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Show 4-f-f-f-fi 4-f-f 4H -f-f -f 4--f r -f-f t sons -remaps Mb : : IIITOi iff PEi IM5 4-' r The one association in the" United States to take action in support of the struggling Republic in South Africa is the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an organization composed of Irishmen and descendant of Irishmen. This association asso-ciation has not only given moral support to the Boers, but has given substantial sub-stantial aid to them in the form of gpod American dollars. The motive which animates these men is not altogether impelled by lack of love for England; but there is, behind it, a deep-rooted desire to keep a Republic from dissappearing from the face of the earth. It is noticeable in this connection that not one of the blatant, so-called patriotic organizations, which recently made the country odorous with their professions of loyalty to Republican institutions, has done aught to help a weak Republic against the domineering monarchy which would crush out its life. These alleged patriotic organizations had their origin in the spirit of intolerance that now finds expression in the halls of "Westminster the ' English spirit that would rule or ruin individuals or nations. Nor have many prominent Americans, who have made fortunes out of the opportunities given them by Republican form of governments, and in spite of England, done everything possible to keep alive the spirit of freedom in the Transvaal Trans-vaal Republic. It would seem that only those are appreciative of freedom in America Amer-ica who are not of English origin and who are not anxioua to bask in the smiles of royalty. Rut thank God, these form the bone and marrow of the country; the great estate of the common people; the very substance and life of the Republic. If they have not been able to sive material support to the people who would be free, a freedom that is a God-given right; they have not failed in moral support of a cause that is worthy of all men. Rut the fact cannot be hidden that there are some alleged Americans Ameri-cans who are busily engaged in giving financial support to the oppressors of the little Dutch Republic. Nor can the fact be hidden that these r.ccple j are actuated solely by a desire to receive royal recognition, and thus ob- tain an entree into a social circle, which otherwise would have remained barred to them until the day of doom. We do not refer to Mr. Astor. He at least had the decency to expatriate himself and renounce allegiance to the land of his birth ljtfore he commenced com-menced to bribe English society. We refer to the few rattlebrained women who have pushed themselves into prominence through their purses which were opened to build a hospital ship that the bars might be taken down from English door? in their favor. All this was bad enough, but now comes a trio of sekers for American Ameri-can dolars, who are not satisfied with what they can get for themselves, but in addition are obtaining American dollars to be used in subverting the very principle which that coin typifies. Firnt comes Sir Henry Irving, who donates five hundred American dol- 1 lars to the English, cause. Next comes Actor Kendal, who having not yet received a title, adds a thousand American dollars to those of his knightly confrere. Now comes the notorious Mrs. Langtry, whose fame is unspeakable on two continents, who is, to display herself for more American gold, won i from "easy American marks" to assist the British cause. It is unfortunate that a number of shallow Americans have mot followed j J the example of Mr. Astor. |
