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The Psychology of Jingoism

the rectitude of British policy and the corresponding wickedness of our enemies upon the untutored mind of the lesser clergy of the land might have been anticipated by those familiar with the parson in his character of politician. The stream of ignorant malice which has poured weekly from the pulpits defies chemical analysis and may perhaps be indicated best by the following quotations, whose terse mendacity requires no comment.

Here is the famous Edgar case, as presented in writing by the Rev. E. K. Elliott, the Vicar of Broadwater: –

I may mention that a year ago a Mr. Edgar, when standing at his door, was shot dead by a Boer who happened to be passing, simply because he recognized him to be an Englishman.

The same cleric is responsible for the following story of Cronje: –

To-day a gentleman called upon me who, eight years ago, was in the Transvaal, and, what is more, a guest of Cronje during part of his sojourn in that country. Whilst with Cronje he saw him shoot two old Kaffir women because (as he said) they were too old for work!

The Rev. John Alsopp, who claims personal experience in South Africa, is accredited with the following: –

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