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Editorial
May 10, 1900
Converse County Herald
Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
Editorial critiques U.S. Senate's diplomatic rejection of a resolution sympathizing with Boers against Britain, highlighting global public support but official governmental silence due to diplomatic caution.
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DIPLOMACY IS ART OF LYING.
Diplomacy is sometimes defined as that of lying. One day last week there was a vote in the senate of the United States upon a proposition to consider a resolution expressing sympathy for the Boers. The vote was yeas, 20; nays, 29. It was probably diplomatic to defeat the proposition to consider, and thus smother the resolution, but was it an honest vote?
Are there 29 senators who do not sympathize with the Boers? Nobody believes it. Whether the Boers are entitled to an expression of sympathy is perhaps a question for the congress of the United States to decide, and too great haste ought not to be made in condemning it, but it is a fact apparent to every observing citizen that the sympathy of a vast majority of the people of the United States is with the Boers in their courageous struggle with the British nation.
What is true of the people of this country is also true of the people of the other nations. France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, in fact all the greater and minor powers of the earth, without an exception, save those that are part and parcel of Great Britain, are watching the contest in the Transvaal with keenest interest and hoping when the end of the conflict comes the little Dutch republic in South Africa may still be free and independent.
And yet, notwithstanding this world-wide sympathy, not one government, great or small, dare vote an expression of sympathy for the Boers.
The diplomacy of the rulers belies the sentiment of the people.
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Diplomacy is sometimes defined as that of lying. One day last week there was a vote in the senate of the United States upon a proposition to consider a resolution expressing sympathy for the Boers. The vote was yeas, 20; nays, 29. It was probably diplomatic to defeat the proposition to consider, and thus smother the resolution, but was it an honest vote?
Are there 29 senators who do not sympathize with the Boers? Nobody believes it. Whether the Boers are entitled to an expression of sympathy is perhaps a question for the congress of the United States to decide, and too great haste ought not to be made in condemning it, but it is a fact apparent to every observing citizen that the sympathy of a vast majority of the people of the United States is with the Boers in their courageous struggle with the British nation.
What is true of the people of this country is also true of the people of the other nations. France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, in fact all the greater and minor powers of the earth, without an exception, save those that are part and parcel of Great Britain, are watching the contest in the Transvaal with keenest interest and hoping when the end of the conflict comes the little Dutch republic in South Africa may still be free and independent.
And yet, notwithstanding this world-wide sympathy, not one government, great or small, dare vote an expression of sympathy for the Boers.
The diplomacy of the rulers belies the sentiment of the people.
i
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
Diplomacy Lying
Boer Sympathy
Senate Vote
Transvaal Conflict
International Sentiment
What entities or persons were involved?
United States Senate
Boers
British Nation
France
Germany
Russia
Italy
Austria
Netherlands
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Diplomatic Hypocrisy In Expressing Sympathy For The Boers
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Diplomatic Dishonesty
Key Figures
United States Senate
Boers
British Nation
France
Germany
Russia
Italy
Austria
Netherlands
Key Arguments
Diplomacy Is The Art Of Lying
Senate Vote Defeated Proposition To Consider Boer Sympathy Resolution (20 Yeas, 29 Nays) For Diplomatic Reasons, Not Honest Sentiment
Most U.S. Senators Likely Sympathize With Boers Despite Vote
Vast Majority Of U.S. People Sympathize With Boers' Struggle
Worldwide Sympathy For Boers From All Nations Except British Allies
No Government Dares Express Official Sympathy Despite Public Sentiment