Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-03-20
RESULT OF BOER WAR
Present Conditions Point to Z Sort
Of United StateA
AseAeies Actively ~ WORK fcv the
Rshabiiitation of the Two Ex-hs-
puhIics--Amerteaa lasAs
prevNr.

There arc two republics less In tho
world than there were In 1897. This ~
one OF the results of the war which has
| lust been brought to close. An elap-
orate scheme Of federation, in which
the people Of the subverted govern
ments will have local self-rule At an
eurly day and be in league with the
rest OF the British possessions in their
quarter Of the world, 10 to be estAb-
lished. This IL another outcome OF
the same conflict. and onc which was
not expected by many persons at the
outsct. Some Of the Boer hghting
chiefs who have laid down their arms
have been to London on missdon con-
nected with the settlement OF the
terms Of surrender. They were enter
taincd by representatives OF the Brit
ish government, and there can be no
doubt that the visit will be n pleasant
episode In their lives. A. one OF the
results OF the present rapproschment
between British and Beers the Afriknn-
der-Dond. which In sort OF league
between all the Dutch residents OF A.
rica. IL 10 be dissolved. says tho st.
LOWS Globe-pe,~rocJat.
The agen,l,s which are certain 10
make the rehabilitation Of tho two
ex.rcpublics speedy and pleasant are
actively In operation. A large portion
Of the population Of both OF them will
be British, Americans, Germans and
other non -Boers. Necessarily these
persons will get the same sort OF treat
ment ~ the Beers, and they are vitality
interested in having the disabilities Of
the latter removed nj the earliest pos
sible day. The crown colony status
would be even more objectionable TO
,he Americans and Englishmen resid-
Ing In the two Dutch states than they
would be TO the natives Themselves.
and they have = strong incentive for
making the transition TO full self gov
ernment ~ short as possible. Already
some ~ these persons arr presenting
this side Of the question In the lead
ing London newspapers. This 10 a
side which will appeal with force To
the british ministry. The ministry has
a special reason to want to win the
favor Of the Rocrs, and the wny To do
this. az Il we'll knows. IA to make their
political conditions a. agreeable to
them ns possible. and ~ do this at the
earliest practicable moment.
Thus all tho conditions point 20 the
crcN tion Of 4 sort ~ United States
Of Africn among the different Bri'lsh
colonies which are contiguous. Eng.
lands possessions In the whole conti-
nent Of Africn. counting Egypt, which
nominally belongs 10 Turkey. but
which has been administered for many
years by England and which she viii
never give up. aggregate about 3.O0o,-
600 miles In area, or about the same M
that Of the United States. exclusive Of
Alaska and the islands acquired In
1893. About half of this area Ia In
South Africa. most Of u being contigu.
ous. The purpose evidently IL TO es-
tablIsh a union between all these con
tiguous states on the Canadian md
Australian plan. In which each will be
practically independent in local affairs
and have voice in matters pertaining
10 The whole federation This will be
sort ~ ''nited Sintes ~ South A.
rlca. closely following the American
model. which hns great VOGUE among
British md british colonial sfpte' men
AZ the nrrsrnt time. american IDEAS
are making their triumphant wny
around the world. There will he re-
wYets for the oyerfhrnw ~ fbetwo III.
tle republics. hut their pcople are ac-
eeptinv the situation with courage and
Intelligence. and the new re~'ms which
will soon vet In will evcn'unlIy give
them almost ~ much liberty ns they
had under the former condition. aud
~ the same time rive them = contact
with the world which will materially
advance their social and industrial
status.