The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-04
CLEANING AND COMMENT.

The English press and people have
and write who are so prone to ex-
aggerate e merits of DISTINGUISHED
and able H.. Cecil Rhodes, it is said,
prophes. that his enemies would
slobber over him" He is not lauded
beyond merit or written Of in wild
terms of enthusiasm. He has many
very great admirers in Britain. The
London correspondent Of the New York
Tribune o nthe 29th of March sent this:
Those who dislike the mastertul in
flue1ce of the great im~periaiIst in polit-
zeal affairs at home and in the empire
are discreetly silent. although uncon-
WINGED. Imperialism has known no
more expensive irony than the sudden
~apotheosis of Cecil Rhodes. after six
years of Obloquy and remuneration as a
millionaire intriguer, responsible for the
Jameson raid n Great Br1tafn's
enormous toll of death and taxation by
the Boer campaign. The sudden trans
formation of public Opinion has been
aided by tho choice Of the burial place.
in lonely majesty among the MatoDpo
hills"
The Beers are to meet to consider the
question of a complete surrender. In
England there is good hope of a peace
full solution now. 1t Is said that the
British will be "masnanimous" if he
Beers will throw up their hands and
cry for mercy. II IS reported by the
Tribune correspondent in London that
Grants terms for Lee should be follow
ed that the feeling of the gallant
Beers should be respected. He writes:
"Englishmen, true to themselves, re-
spect and admire the burghers for the
wonderful campaign Fought under ire
mendouS disadvantage. and wish TO ne
generous in the final settlement and
make the submission as little humiliat-
ing as possible. At the same time they
will insist Upon having permanent
peace without the convention which
which may become a source of conten-
| ton and jealousy, like the two treaties
made by Gladstone after the first Boer
war. There Wiz be no armlstice until
the Boer negotiators offer proof that
| they are thoroughly IN earnest, and no.
bent upon wasting time
The Monroe Doctrine is abused now
if it ever had m true merit It means
endless contention Ind trouble. a
writer in the New York Sun springs a
new view OF 1t in connection with Can
ada. We do not stop to argue the reaI
value of the suggestion, but logically
there is something in 1t, but the United
J states government will be very sure no
to try conclusions. The writer avs
The report that Great Britain ha!
called upon Canada to furnish 1000 ad'
ditional cavalry for South Africa sug'
gests some grave considerations Tor tn'
American government.
us not the employment OF
troops in a war with which this he1nis
phere has no concern 4 source Oh Dan
ger to the Monroe Doctrines
THE Dominion, having ~voluntaril!
involved itself in a predatory war IN be
half of England. cannot aVoid beint
called upon to give military aid to IN
imperial authorities in the future.
Under the Monroe Doctrine we clam
a paramountcy over this continent, bu
we cannot object to Russia or Franc
invading and holding terri
tory, should Canadian troops De EN-
plowed against tnem.'
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Mai. Littleton w. T. Waller. of tn
marine corps now undergoing trial a
Manila, under a charge of great cruelt
to the natives, is a Virsinian OF goo
family. He is accused OF killing native