The Irish standard., 1902-09-06
A Graphic Description of Her Atrocities
in the Old and New Worlds
byW. F. Stephens.
Everything Written by Him is Taken From
Historical Sources and is
Absolutely True

The admirers OF Grtut Britain nave
lauded her to the skies as the Mother
of Civilization. Statesmen have waXed
eloquent over her wealth and the eN-
tent OF her domains; poets have rhap-
sodizcd upon the bcncficence of her
rule. Most brilliantly did the orator
describe her almost boundless sway
when he declared that her "morning
drumbcnt following the sun. keeping
company with tire hours, circles the
earth in an unlproken strain OF the mar
tial airs of England" Had hc de-
picted the manner i'll which England
had acquired her vast rXlnnsc of ter
ritory, his effort would 'mvc been less
inspiring Had those who have pic
tultd the bcniynity O. hcr influence
omitted nothing of the story, but sup
piled every detail, their efforts would
II. Stephens in Il New England con
temporary.
Let us review THE gl,l lious record of
this brnignant "Mothcr of Civilian
ton" the virtues Of whom ncr SONS
never cease to cNtol. Let us contcm-
plate the bcatiiic condition IF those
fortunate ones who enjoy tile gracious
ness of 'hcr dominion. Let us examine
this record first as it appears in our
history. fo" that touches rs nearest.
The "Motllcr of Civislzntion' be
traycd her maternal instincts when
she melted the savagcs of the forest
to put the settlers to TIN. tomahawk
and scalping knife i'll the Revolution
and the War Of 1872. Wyoming and
Cherry Valley in the Revolution;
Fort Minis ami the Ri,tr RaiSin III
the War of 1879. are cndctring mon,l.
nents to British humanity.
The British treasury accounts dur
ing the Revolution show an item OF
E1GO0iih appropriated for he purchase
OF weapons for the Indians. Mht
official records reveal the revolving
fact that large sums of lnOney werC
expended by the British authorities as
bounti2S on American 'ps.
Said Chatham, Americas foremost
champion in parliament, referring tC
his own people: "rhcy Lave let til,
savages of America loose upon thei!
finn h,,n%
the aged. weak. and dcfnnsclcss; or
Old men. women. and children; upOI
babes ut the breast: to be cut. man
glah sacrificed, burned and roasted
nay, to be eaten. These are the allies
Great Britain now has"
Chamberlain. in threatening to arm
the Zulus against the Beers, was, there
fore. simply carrying out tie traditions
Of his fathers.
British magnanimity "'s exhibited
in the treatment of American prisoners
during the Revolution. During tho
operations of 1916 Sir William Howe
the English commander, G; pturcd sev
cral hundred prisoners Through tho
long and bitter winter the most OF
these were imprisoned in large, half
finished buildings, which afforded
them little protection and where theil
sufferings were intense. In addition
to their exposure to the cold they were
scantily clad and their f,od was OF
the poorest quality. The smitary con
ditions which prevailed were most Of
fensive
But deplOrable as was the state OF
these unfortunates, it was infinitely
preferable to the conditions Of those
who We're incarcerated on the prison
ships During the last si:: years of
the war II 900 American pr soncrs died
on beard the notorious Jers " alone.
The concentration camps If the Boer
war and the lHarding of Cronjc's cap.
tured army on shipboard in lrOves,
indicate that Great Britain has not
outgrown llier early concept III Of what
military prison should be.
The raids of TyrOn in Connecticut,
of TarletOn in the south, Ol others In
New York and New Jersey, we're char
acterized by desoIation, IT pine, and
indisTminate carnage, wo men, emil
drcn, and the decreDit falling victims