The Irish standard., 1901-06-29

The language used by Frederic Har-
rison in denouncnig the atrocities COM
mitted on Boer women and children, by
order of Lord Kitchener and with the
approval of the Tory ministers, is the
severest we have yet read. He stig-
matizes the policy adopted as "a bar
barous. vindictive, systematic attempt
to terrorize and crush brave enemy
in arms" and says it is $50 degrading
in plan and so revolving in consequent
ces that any honorable soldier would
have been justified in declining to un-
dertake such butchers work." He de-
clares that the Boer war is making the
English people ga race Of black
guards" and compares the English in
Africa to the Orangemen in Ireland
who have had the whole power of
Britain to back them in dominating
1.-THE native Irish majority" and look
ing upon themselves as the advance
guard Of the English conquerors in
that unfortunate island. He says that
the war is not over, despite the reports,
and hopes the nationality Of the Boer
republics will never be crushed out by
the barbarous methods of England.
According to the latest advices from
the seat of war the wishes of this noble
Englishman are apt to be fully realized,
At present the Beers have decidedly
the best of the British throughout
Cape Colony. So British correspon-
dents say, and what they say must be
so, for it is with extreme reluctance
they admit it. In fight on June 20
at Waterkloof the British lost eight
killed, six wounded and sixty-six cap
tured. The correspondent of the Daily
Mail, the most violent organ Of jingo-
ism, says that the invaders of Cape
Colony are swarming all over the east
ern and midland districts to the num-
Der anywhere from 1000 to 10000, and
that they wreck trains, kill colonists
and play havoc generally. They cap
tured and sacked jamestown, which is
close to Aliwai North, where there
were 5000 British troops and an album
dance of guns and transports. He says
that the slow progress Of the campaign
from the British point of view causes
deep dissatisfaction.
Another correspondent who repre-
sents the London Standard at Pretoria
writes home to say that General Sir
Bindon Blood is not making much head
way against Botha in the Transvaal.
And then he goes on to say:
UNFORTUNATELY we do not appear to
have troops available for so huge
movement. Quite 10000 men, half of
the mounted infantry and cavalry
would be required to cover the vast
area described. Where the 100000 odd
men now in South Africa are distribut-
ed is a mystery to all except those at
headquarters. Lord Kitchener might
have 1.O01,OOO additional men at his
disposal and yet have none too many to
spare for mobile work."
In a dispatch from Brussels last
week it was said Mrs. Louis Botha told
certain newspaper that General
French was captured by her husband
and released on parole. Instead of re-
firing from active service and follow
ing the other generals to England, he
again took the field and was captured a
second time. For breaking his parole
he was going to be shot when Kitchen
Ell offered to exchange 1000 Boer pris-
oners for him, and thus his life was
saved. The British correspondents of
American papers have not, to our
knowledge. challenged the story attrib-
uted to Mrs. Botha. 1t is probably
true. Certain it is that French was
out of action for couple Of months,
and the latest news from Africa con-
corning the brave Irishman is that he
had recovered from illness, and had
been assigned the task of checking the
Boer raids in Cape Colony.
Every lover of liberty and humanity
will be glad Of British defeat in South
Africa. 1t is now evident that the
Africanders are casting their lot with
their brethren of the two republics.
Had they done so earlier in the war,
England would have been whipped by
this time and MANY lives of innooon+
women and children would have been
saved from Weylerism at the hands
of the enemy.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, the
hero of Santiago Bay and the captor
of Cervera, says that nations ought to
perpetuate the great events of their
history rather than the names of par