The sun., 1901-08-25
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a Dvssssh sympashises pepssrss Any Com
partson sS krusger Win Washingtea.

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a Bvsush sympashises Depssess ANY Com
parison sf krusser Win Washingtea.
To rus Eprron or the svs-sir: Yestsr-
day THl Sun contained . communication
from Mr.. Arthur Webb. IN which he under
takes 20 reply 70 another correspondent
OF yo,rrs. an ofhcsr Of the British Gov
ernment. who claims that ths pro-Boer
Americans Are doing much toward pro-
longing tho struggle In South Africa
My present object h TO attempt q reply
60 some OF the reasons which Mr.. Webb
gives TO prove that Americans are right in
giving their sympathies 10 the Boer. He
calls the war now earned on by Generals
Delarsy. DE Wet and Bothaa noble cause.
In the first place. the so-oalled Republic
Of the Transvaal was no republic at ali
II was an oligarchy Of a bad form. IL
denied a fair suffrage and taxed without
representation. The English Government
under its rishts by treaty and suxerainty,
objected. The Boers abruptly broke on
negotiations and commenced an unjust
war by invading British territory In three
principal directions. Instead Of bcing
peaceful and contentsd. the Beers are boast
ful and warlike. For Q quarter Of Q CEN
Ntiy Nury nANv bfir uthoN
proved guns. both small and large. Par
ticulArly since Majuba Hin they have been
drilling In artillery under foreign offioers,
They started this war for the extension OF
territory and the acquisition Of seaports.
The Beers ambitions had led them into q
dangerous condition Of sectionalism and
their rule became q menacs TO the peaceful
development Of South Africa. They tried
10 arrest tho laws Of economic progress
and In doing 20 tablished a tyranny.
Some attempt has been made by Mr..
Webb 10 compare, on the question OF the
prolongation OF the struggle, do, tho army
under Washington during our Revolution.
and the scattered oommAndos now In
the field In South Africa. Washington
always acted by authority Of an organized
Government. The Bocrs now fighting
have no Government behind them except
What kruger represents In his exile wash
ington was an officer and gentleman
and carried on war according 20 the rules
OF civilization, and under similar circum-
stances would have acted a. Gen. Ice did
At AppomattoS Court House. To CON-
pare Rrdser favorsbly with Washington
two men more unlike.
washington's mind was Just and noble.
In early lif- he served a. an Englsh Officer
and was br-d In the high art OF honorable
without representation He rsbetled more
against the unwarranted acts Of q reigninG
King than against his Constitutional pre-
negatives. more against the laws specially
affecting the colonies than against tho
English system. .s tn" system should have
been interpreted
kraecr's mind IL narrow and un judicial
He believes that war u q system Of am
bush. Reactionary and medi~val. he
teaches hatred against the English people
that the uitlander should pay taxes. but
practically be denied the right to vote
He, at first, objected TO the construction
or railways and the working Of the mines
but b~ing convinced that there was money
In these enterprises he consented He
Is now a millionaire many times over Ho
belongs To a past age. He IL unable TO
understand the meaning Of progress, the
freedom OF speech and the creed of liberal
thought which characterire the civiliza-
tion OF the present day He worships
the old Hebrew god ot battles, and the
only civilization he cares for IL that which
furnishes him with the best military arms
Of precision.
Mr. Webb says that Thousands Of Ameri-
cans see In the South African war -repe-
tition Of our own Revolution In my
opinion the British now stand for the prin-
ciple OF representation for which we then
fought and the Doers for tho unjust acts
OF King George
spondent recommends will only be- formed
after the e~-entlal Boer element {. sup
pressed. both by force and the nl,ngline
Of other peoples. The men who are pro-
longing the war do not want . true re-
public. The Boerp who trekked TO the wild
northeast have ALWAYS looked with dis
trust upon anv legislation which recog-
nized the rights OF Inferior racee-regard-
ing both man and beast with the eve OF a
master. They opposed the instruction
of the Hottentot and the slaves la the Chris
tian religion. having q notion that baptism
brought them some kind Of legal status
The English colonies ON the Atlantic
seabosrd were not left alone TO struggle
against the Canadian French In their ef-
forts 20 make America a Frcnch-spsaking
continent. Great Britain will not now
abandon Natal and Caps Colony TO the |
tender mercies Of the Transvaal
The Beers Roasted that they would drive
the English into the sea. Thew appealed b
Go the arbitrament OF arms They have
lost. In the name OF humanity they should
submit. Their present course IL worse 4
than a crime, II Il a gigantic mistake
HENRY &. LOCKWOOD.
NEW YORK. Aug -.