| Show BRITISH LAUK LAOK OF Roberts Humiliation of Q a Stain on Christan Christian Knighthood In Soldier RI at Cecil nule al a tr lr er View New York Feb to the frol from says ContInental accept the tho de d fe feat t of Oe clan Cronje In grim None wi will consent to b be quoted for any except that the Isue issue Is what might Ino hare been expected One ot of the who hiss himself served nI as a soldIer however says There II is on one apet aspect of the tho capitula lon lion of Gen Oen Cronje which Is humiliating to eer every Thare Is 1 a brotherhood of chivalry which binds all professional soldiers Violation of the d delicate 11 C to amenitIes whIch govern the conduct of members of oUr Is a ton ion pon the order ot of l as much today as It wal vac when knighthood wal was In flower Oen Cronje made mado n a galant gallant defense At the cost cOBl of the utmost sacrIfice and pain he the victorious Lr Lord Hoort and held his until hIs hard countrymen could form for fora a defense The fact that Lord Ird Roberts and his lieutenant Lord compelled the tho valorous Crone to the biter bitter 11 bu of presenting himself nt at tho hoe tent of his o a suppliant for Cor Corthe forthe the miserable boon ot of unconditIonal sr our render II Is I a requital of brol bravery not ron with chivalrous conduct conduct Soldiers throughout the tho worM world wi will be amazed There Thoro was faS no possible excuse The act that the tho British commander might he have n treachery is 18 flimsy The D were strong enouGh to hose hae executed the tho army were stero any violation of war committed SAIN STAIN ON CI ChRISTIAN STIAN HOOD Cronje ha has been beon a bravo brno fO foe le lemalle If e made malle no between the Iho wounded untie I and hi his own pe people lej all were treated alike ns as Wi was shown hown the hospital lt at wal was ta tur two weeks MO aio The bIller humiliation put upon Ullon him Is f a stain Parallel christian tan knighthood Ils Ills wIthout Contrat the conduct of Lords fob nob erts erta and with that ot or the nc Jc Schley and Shafter The ut utmost most moat courtesy courtes was shown to their over oer t foes Dont cheer men they It are dying wi will stand In contrast to the tho of oC the tho generals who corn com rell a gallant foeman toeman who hind bat batted ted tied against tremendous odds to come I as asa a humble suppliant nt even to the very el dool doors lt of their tents to beg for lor his brave broe that they surrender This ruthless overbearing conduct wi vilI have nn na effect upon cIvilIzatIon Those who claIm to admire fair flay play should exhibit flOn ot of the elements of at atthe the chivalry which Is I the real basis buls of gent gentlemanly lanly conduct Soldiers wil wIll remember this trea treat ment and i It Is IB possible that on another may b be returned with interest CECIL RULE RULEA A dl dispatch to the Joural Journal and Ad frol from London says Schreiner husband hUBband of Olive on the present sItuation and nd future settlement In South ArIC Africa says Fas FasI I It wl be a great greal point g gained I If we could get the man In the street to realize realise what the over oer of the rand to and his clique would mean TheIr object hn has been from the tho first to reproduce In Johannesburg the conditions that pral prevail In Kimberley The ho amalgamation of the diamond mines the tho company ro m In a decrease of iia the white hi laton lotion The natives were shut up In compounds which they might no leave night or day dBY Within the confounds the truck system was established and money a accordingly was withdrawn from circulation came about about that no noone noone one was lf In Kimberley but hogs thole who ho recognized d the dominance of the tho company socially politically and oud corn com The ho floes noer government resolutely acts ls Its face against the compound stem The There were about sOr natives ern em In the mines at three guineas 1 a month apiece If I tutt that sum lum were wih with withdrawn drawn from circulation as In Kimber hey ley It would bt be nut ut Info the pockets 0 or ormine mine owners Monopoly Would an accomplished fact c o MONOPOLY At present I it Is possIble tor or lode Inde Independent pendent tradesmen and storekeepers to IQ tomake make a II lIving In Johannesburg WUn Wita the compound system once Introduced te the town would to the financIers The only solution which wi will con conserve conserve serve En interest permanently In South Africa Is II to leave the republics independent so tar far 1 as their Internal a at fairs arf are con concerned Short ot of this I am convinced that England eventually will 1 lose loe Artl AfricA for It If It the ICI lits now nail nud to hold them down while the capitalist ring jumps on them she w will rou rouse e such a 1 feelIng ln of Indignation throughout Africa as aB will 11 place 01 all the tho Dutch and Ond many others ther who at arc purely In permanent which means that wi will willbe be unable to gO govern rn the country Such I a serious state ot o affairs wIll 1 nt nut result If the Inter internal 1 independence of r republics 11 is left Intact with lh sa a en tarl retro Ith em bodied In Q ci which r I bc believe the Transvaal would agree to os as e an earnest of genii faith Do this and then leave leao Africa JUrica alone internally and let the people or of the country settle the That way lies In m my fr fIrm thO the only hope or of In Africa and the Permanent adhesion ot of Arica Africa to th the em empire lre You cAnt hold Africa down wih with a bayonet at her throat That oU out inevitably t there wi will alienate your our own bo |
