The South-African crisis - pagina 58

54

THE SOUTH-AFRICAN

CRISIS.

Mr. Kruger, or even of physical superiority on the Tugela or

at

Modder-Rivier ?

we have

seems that we must

It

when an Englishman

be doubtful

"We

seen, that:

harvest of seventy years of

are

still

hinself admits,

as

merely reaping the

mismanagement

i)."

IX.

Weary

of these paltry shifts and of this diplomatic public opinion in England, in the more

chicanery

enlightened lising

turned round and pleaded the

circles,

mission

Great

of

civi-

The Boer regime

Britain,

belonged to the worst period of the middle ages, and it was the duty incumbent upon England to replace it

with her up-to-date civilization! Here however we

must pause

for a

to propogate itself

people

moment. Has civilization the right by war ? Does the fact that another

found to be in a state of inferior civilization constitute a justa perduellionis causa? Moreover there is is

and civilization. Doubtless the English of Johannesburg wear clothes of a superior cut. Their civilization

social

customs are in some respects a servile imitation

of high-life.

They are more expeit

Their

libraries

As a

result,

nesburg. fights

of

^)

the

full

of all

sorts

of bad novels.

drinking bars have multiplied at JohanProstitution was become a scandal. Free

are the

menaces

are

in the exact sciences.

the

fashion.

public

sea-port

Froude p.

4.

A

ruffianly

security.

reigns

there.

All

mob

constantly

the

rowdyism

This

is

not,

I

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