The South-African crisis - pagina 63

THE SOUTH- AFRICAN

It

several articles.

ill

England who declined

Avas

it.

contcannot admit of arbitration!" she interpretation of the Convention was to

"Suzerainty

The

ended.

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CRISIS.

one side only and, if need be, would even under the Chambe laid down by force. As if, masters and w^orkberlain system, arbitration between again is men was not the rule! On which side here civihsation most advanced? Trafalgar Square where a I recall the scene in all rabble assembled en masse; and with

be

on

binding

ministerial

pelted menaces threatened the friends of peace, them from them with rotten eggs, and prevented impression which the speaking. Do yon imagine the sorts of

sation

made

Pretoria

at

Have not the Boers been

edifying?

speech

scandal

that

of

report

was very

told that liberty of

civihthe most sacred privilege of modern considered press has everywhere been

is

The

?

as the great

motive force of the progressive movement.

And

in

best

the

head

what the alone

2he

its

is

days the English press marched at But the whole journalistic phalanx.

of to

last

be

it

since

The

its principles.

to

Chronicle,

Daily

of

campaign?

jingo

holds

said

the

beginning

of

Gazette

Westminster

The Editor-in-chief

of

because he could not side with

had to send in his resignation. No From the press difference of opinion can. be tolerated.

the jingos,

has

to the telegraph

that

the

War

is

not a far cry.

Oftice

has

made

And what

is

the use

of the telegraph?

All

and defeats changed the despatches have been mutilated The smallest advantages gained in victories. into into important insignihcant skirmishes have been inflated

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