| Show That the Boers gave up Johannesburg without inlllcting any damage upon the properly of that city and the adjacent mines Is the biggest feather barring their splendid courage that they have so far placed In their caps The mines are owned chiefly by b the citizens of Great Britain France Germany and the United Stales but they are In tel rltory which the Bocrs are fighting for I and war permits 1 crippling on enemy in any legitimate way Modern wars are run by I money and hud the Boers made ImposHlble the working of the Rand mines by destroying the hoisting works and blowing up the shafts it would have taken perhaps three years to cure the damage In the meantime the wOIld would have been losing 100000 OCO a year most of which gravitates to England I was a temptation which not many nations could have resluted That the whole property was left intact ought to plead Immensely In favor of the Boers when the time for settlement comes Inthis modern world the sentiment sen-timent of the nations Is I that while when wars are In progress It is legitimate le-gitimate to prosecute them with all energy at the same lime It excepts as far as possible private citizens and their properly from sacrifice and when a power fighting for Its own soil in the Interest of private citizens puts by an opportunity to Inflict irreparable damage dam-age on the enemy Its something so line that the enemy ought to appreciate It and keep It in mind when dictating terms Of peace |
