Author: Albert Shaw

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-22

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 9781333018443

Excerpt from The American Monthly Review of Reviews, Vol. 23: An International Magazine Kn The pilgrimage of Kossuth, nearly rugerspopu Iar Triumph fifty years ago, after the complete Europe' downfall of his cause in Hungary, was so marvelous in the demonstrations it created in liberty-loving lands, especially in the United States, that the memory of it still lingers in the world as one of those Object-lessons which some times make a good cause as potent in defeat as in victory. In some such sense the triumphal tour of the indomitable old Boer, President Paul Kriiger, is making its indelible impression upon the mind of continental Europe. It is not that anyone supposes that there is now the slightest chance of securing European intervention in South Africa; but the fresh and irresistible outburst of sympathy with Kruger has fixed universal mr, krfigerin france, attention upon the fact that in the very begin ning Kriiger had begged England to consent to arbitration of the matters in dispute, and that England had persistently refused to consider it. Kriiger may or may not be an admirable charac ter in the personal and private sense; but to Europe he typifies the valor and heroism of a tiny nation of farmers who have taught the great British empire how to fight, and who, with only a handful of soldiers left, are not yet willing to admit that they are defeated. Arbitration Will havea more practical meaning for every body in Europe from this time forth. On every occasion where Kriiger has had a chance to speak, he has dwelt upon that one idea. He reminds Europe of the principles of arbitration adopted at the Hague Conference, points to England's refusal to arbitrate, and thus, at least, serves as the apostle of the cause of arbitration, even though it be too late to secure application of the Hague principles in Kriiger's own particular ih stance. His landing at Marseilles was on No vember 22. In modern times, certainly, no other foreigner has been received in France with such acclaim. The old man from Pretoria has at the turn of the century taken hold of the imagination of Europe somewhat as Garibaldi did in his day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.