Show WH LOAN tOIS Thu Th Springfield Republican of ot the tho new British war bun lotin nays sas that at rut tho the close elos of ot the Napoleonic Ware 1 national debt to tin 1 Thus This 8 reduced nutting forty tort years by try but bu t thorn thon tho tine Crimean war was swan taught ought arid and f had to be borrowed on that tha t account At tine tho outbreak nu of ot tho tine African troubles the Was in tho tire neighborhood of ot tho total reduction of oC tile the debt In hr 84 4 years year being about O The Tha present prese military opera liars have t war var loans to the amount l of GC That Is 10 to say the tho war with two In republics III In a I cor corner corlIer co coner ner lIer of ot tire the earth arth inns has In lit 11 a coUPle of ot years cars cost tho tine mightiest empire In III the tho world about half halt of ot what It I inns has bc nub able to save In almost a I century What n a lesson Is this tints against the tIne national craving for tor glory on nit the battlefield What a 11 demonstration of the Urgent need of ot jome more moro rational means of settlIng fettling International In Individuals sometimes er fortunes In Inn n a few tew moments r round und a n gambling lIng table ta le and aro are then regarded as us slaves of ot vice nut But how hall about nations that tInt ruin themselves to save their hop hon honor ho hoor or Great Britain Is la a II wealthy nalon natIon cern can afford to spend spen 1 a 11 billion dol dot dollars lars latin that t at way sway n but nil tho the same tIne the burden will rest yest ily II on the tho taxpayer The loan tonu lo n of Inns has h B been subscribed lIve times over oer and the tIne part lart of tit It that Is allotted to American subscribers will also be taken token up quickly because there ther therIs Is III unlimited confidence In the tine British resources Hut But the common people will willbe be Ie required to pay IL for tor this confidence and sooner or later It will m dawn upon I OIl them that war In this age Is III too ex expensive exPensiVe pensive oven for tor wealthy woOl thy The rho struggle lo which Is costing coatIng Great Britain BO 60 vast sums Bums of ot money and no 90 runny many lives lIven Invites a n comparison with the tIne last contest between Greece and anti Turkey Turlee In which the oriner coun country country Country try was swan completely subdued In n a few tUI weeks throwing Itself at the thu mercy merc of ot Europe l for tor the tIne continuation nM if Its na an national Independence And Europe In Interfered If It Greece was deemed worthy of or further existence aa ns a 0 sovereign state stat after litter tho the cf at national weakness the Orange Free Freo State nt tnt least should be worthy of Qt existence after lIter such a 0 tremendous effort A little nation that can exhibit such Vitality cannot be morally corrupt npr nr far fV M be ho behind behind hind mind In civilization Tho noal no nil arid physical endurance of ot those thos Af AC African rican peasants should render thorn them worthy of ot the tIre position of or bearers hen reIs of ot civilization lit 11 the thc part of ot tho the dark daric continent In which their lot has hils been beell east cast I |