this country a leading exponent of popular Liberalism declares that
"morally we can never win, but that physically we must and shall," we
begin to realise how necessary is the chastisement which has fallen upon
us for our sins. If this interpretation of the situation be even
approximately correct, the further we go the worse we shall fare. It is
vain for us to kick against the pricks.

W.T. STEAD.
_January 1st, 1900._

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 1: 1894.--Year of Lord Loch's visit (in June) to Pretoria.]

[Footnote 2: 1895.--Conspiracy, culminating in the Raid.]

[Footnote 3: 1898.--First nine months.]




A CENTURY OF WRONG.

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INTRODUCTION.