Neutrality? The crucifixion of public opinion . troops knew that they were onlywomen and children, as happened only recently at Gras-pan onthe 6th of June, near Reitz, where a women and childrens campwa,s captured and retaken by us whilst your excellencys troopstook refuge behind the women; and when reinforcements camethey fired with artillery and small arms on that woman can mention hundreds of cases of this kind, etc. Will John Revelstoke Rathom, Esq., editor of the ProvidenceJournal, born in the land of the kangaroos and growing rich inthe United States, kindly paste President Stey
Neutrality? The crucifixion of public opinion . troops knew that they were onlywomen and children, as happened only recently at Gras-pan onthe 6th of June, near Reitz, where a women and childrens campwa,s captured and retaken by us whilst your excellencys troopstook refuge behind the women; and when reinforcements camethey fired with artillery and small arms on that woman can mention hundreds of cases of this kind, etc. Will John Revelstoke Rathom, Esq., editor of the ProvidenceJournal, born in the land of the kangaroos and growing rich inthe United States, kindly paste President Steyns letter toKitchener into his hat before he opens his wide mouth denounc- ing Teutonic warfare? For the editors of otherpers this letter may also furnish good copy. Al-lies pa- CHAPTER XXV British Atrocities. How about the unspeakable cruelties in India? The sub-joined cut is a reproduction of the celebrated picture by Verest-chagin! Verestchagins picture, India Pacata, possesses apeculiar interest. It was called by the artist Blown From the. India Pacata. Cannons Mouth, and, as we gaze on it, we behold a strangelyimpressive tragedy, representing the execution of rebel Hindus,who are thus punished for their love of country and their hatredfor British rule. 80 NEUTEALITY In defense of this unusual punishment it is claimed that,according to Hindu religion, death would be no deterrent, be-cause the Brahmans believe in immortality. Therefore, theirbodies were blown to pieces so as to destroy every chance of re-incarnation. An Indian (Hindu) patriot writes: The British power is based on perfidy, treachery, brutality,and brigandage. Remember the massacre of the Egyptian,Fellaheen soldiers on the field of Tel-el-Kebir, the cold-bloodedand wholesale slaughter of the Soudanese at Omdurman, thebutchery of the Thibetans on the road to Lhasa, the Denshawaihangings in Egypt, the massacre of poor Peruvians in Putu-mayo, the shooting down of Hindustanee laborers in BritishGuiana, whose pover
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