The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-06
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gulse, and made manifest their Eng
lish sympathies and partisanshlp in
the South African struggle Yesterday
the President told the 6ccr delegates
that this government would no inter
fore in the struggle. and IT, Secretary
Of state Informed them that this coun-
try would continue TO be British re-
rruiting ground for mules and horses.
II is a disgraceful condition OF AZ
fairs All that the representatives OF
the struggling South African republics
asked was that this government should
exercise its friendly offices to bring
about peace. and that the neutrality
laws should be enforced so that The
British could not ship mules and
horses to equip their armies from
American ports This was a reason
able a just. proper request, and 1t Is
disgracefu to the American people
that their government did not grant 1t.
This was however. but the final de-
monstration OF the Presidents SYM
pathy for and Secretary Hays toady
ism 10 England II is only few days
ago that Secretary Hay refused to
grant passports 10 Dr and Mrs. Hiram
w Thomas. of Chicago. 10 visi; the
concentration camps of South Africa
and distribute money for the relief of
the Boer prisoners
The facts in tins case are simple and
unquestionable A number of friends
of humanity at Chicago, moved by
the information OF the sufferings of the
Beers confined in the concentration
camps. and especially ny the sufferings
OF IN. women and children there,
raised a fund for their relief; and DIR,
and Mrs Thomas were appointed
agents to convey it to South Africa.
and see that il was distributed where
it was most needed, The necessity for
passports arises from the fact that the
British government has recently pro
hbited anyone from landing al its
South African ports without pass
port
There is no possibility Of question
ing the need OF assistance The Bri-
;ish Oh The ground ADMIT II. Lady Max
we'll. wife ot the British military Gov
ernor Of Pretoria issued an appeal to
4 rf, Yx.tpla M
asking for money with which to pur-
chase food and clothing for these
homeless ana perishng sufferers
Many pastors OF the reformed church
in South Africa have taken it up and
urge all to contribute And Chicago
people had especial cause to contribute
because lne Governor of Illinois had
issued a proclamation asking the peo-
pie OF the State to do so.
Every civilized nation on earth ad-
:nits the proprlety OF ard under such
circumstances. mat Is why the Red
Cross is privileged on every battle
field But here stands the Roosevelt
administration and says that Ameri-
cans shall not go to the aid of these
unfortunates II is barbarous posi-
ton 1t is villainous position. The
man who takes il takes the blood OF
those wretCheu victims Of British
greed on his head mink of it. The
British blue books show that l0,ll3
children died in those camps in the
last SIX months Of 1901, and Theodore
Roosevelt. for he is responsible for
Hay, says that Americans shall not go
to carry medicines and food and cloth
ing to those who still survive.
This refusal of the administration TO
permit the extension Of aid 10 The
Boer women and children shows the
awful rate at which the spirit OF i'm
perialism advances MS toward bar
barity President Mckinley, if he wcrs
alive, would not have countenanced
such a proceeding. Less than fou?
years ago speaking OF the same vile
system In Cuba, Mckinley said
RECOMMENDATION, adopted avowc'''y
as war measure in order to cut or
resources OF the insurgents, worked
ifS predectined result. AS | said in
my message last December, 1t was not
civilized warfare; it was extermina-
tion. The only peace it could beget was
that Of the wilderness and the grave.
The heart OF the whole nation was
touched then, and not only did the
Rsovernment encourage relief from pri-
ynte resources. but it gave relief from
Tie public treasury The simple pro-
r6sition was that the Cubans were fel-
IN w-beinss and needed help. And when
tjiat form of aid did not suffice, Other
yas fcrthcoming.
sTwas cn1y yesterday sick Cuba's cry