Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-30
RESULT OF BOER WAR
Present Conditions Point to a Sort
of United States.
Aw~nctcs Actively at work fsr the
Rehabilitation of the Two Ex-Re-
pubIics--Amertoan Ideas
prevafs.

There are two republics less In the
| one OF the results OF the war which has
just been brought TO close. An clab-
crate scheme uf federation, IN which
the people Of the suhycrted govern
ments will have local self-rule al an
early day and be in n League with the
rest Of the British possessions in their
quarter Of the world, IL TO be cstab-
lished. This is another outcome of
the same conflict and one which was
not expected by many persons at the
outset Some OF the Boer lighting
chiefs who have laid down their arms
have been to London on u mission CON
nected with the settlement OF the
terms OF surrender. They we're enter
tanned by representatives Of the hrit-
ish government. and there can be no
doubt TINT the visit will be pleasant
episode In their lives. AS one of the
results of the present rappronchment
between British and Beers the Afrikan-
der-Bond, which is n sort Of league
between all the Dutch rcsidcnts OF AZ
rca, is 20 be dissolved, says the ST.
Louis lobc-pc-acyat
The agcnoioe which nre certain to
make the rehabilitation Of the two
er-republics 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 viii get the same sort ~ treat
ment an the Beers, and they nre yitally |
interested In having the disabilities ~ |
the latter removed at the earliest pos
sihle day. The crown colony status |
would be even more objectionable to
the Americans and Engllshmen resid- |
ing In the two Dutch states than they |
would be TO the natives themselves, |
and they have n strong incentive for |
making the transition to FUN ~ lf-gov- |
crnment as short as poss ble Already |
some of these persons are presenting |
this side OF the question in the lead |
ing London newspapers. This IL
side which will appeal with force TO
the British ministry, The ministry has
/, special reason to want TO win the
Fnyor Of the Boers, and the way to do
his az II wen knows, IA to make their
political conditions as agreeable TO
hem as possible. md TO do this at the
EARLIEST practicable moment
Thus all the conditions point TO the
reation Of u sort ~ United States
II Africa among the different British
olonies which are contiguous. Eng.
and's possessions In the whole conti-
ent Of Africa, counting Egypt, which
Iominnlly belongs TO Turkey, but
which has been administered for mnny
ears by England and which ahe will
ever give mp. aggregate about 3O00.-
DO miles In area. or about the same ns
hat Of the United States, exclusive Of
lnska and the islands acquired In
Sos. About half of this nrea IL In
outh Africn. most Of II being contigu-
us. The purpose evidently is TO es-
lbliah n union between all these con.
gnous states on the Canadian md
nstrnllrn ulnn. IN which each viii be
roctieallY ir'nnen'ent in ocnl afTairs
nd have voice IN mptfcrf ~arfn nirinp
} the Whole fedceafion. ThiY uiJl bc
sort ~ United cfnfes ~ e6rtt Az
On, closely following the American
odel which has grenf " rue nrronp
lififh and Brltiah cdloninl stnteeinen
) the present time ymetican idens
e making their Triumphant way
ound the world. There will be re-
'ctf for The overthrow n he two III
Z republice hnt their rnr le nre nc
ntln~ ~fhe rltuntien With q nraee md
telligence, md the new rpr me witch
III soon set In will eventually give
EN- almost ms much liberty nf they
ID under the former condition fnd
the same time give them contact
tn the world which will materinllv :
vance their social and industrial
atus.
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