Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-08

the past have also made it sufficiently
clear to us that we cannot rely on the
most solemn promises and agreements
of Great Britain when she has at her
helm government prepared to trample
on treaties to look for feigned pretexts
for every violation of good faith by her
committed. This is proved among other
things by the unjust and unlawful
British intervention, after we had over
come en- armed and barbarous black
tribe on our eastern frontier, as also by
the forcible appropriation of the do
minion over part Of our territory where
the discovery Of diamonds had caused
the desire for this appropriation, al
though contrary to existing treaties.
The desire and intention to tra1nple on
our rights as an independent and SOW
ereign nation, notwithstanding SOL
emn convention existing between this
/ state and Great Britain, have also been
more than once and are now again
shown by the present government, by
giving expressions in public documents
to an unfounded claim of paramountcy
over the whole of South Africa, and
therefore over this state.
with regard to the South African
republic, Great Britain has, moreover,
refused until the present to allow her
to regain her original position in re-
| spect to foreign affairs, position
which she had lost in no sense by her
own faults. The original intention OF
| the conventions to which the republic
Ihad consented under pressure and cir
cunstances has beer perverted and
continually been used by the present
British administration as a means for
1.-the practice of tyranny and of injus-
ltice, and among other things for the
support of a revolutionary propaganda
within the republic in favor of Great
Britain.
And while no redress has been Of
Ifered, as justice demands. for injustice
| done to the South African republic on
the part of the British government;
and while no gratitude is exhibited for
the magnaninlity shown at the request
4 of the British government to
4 British subjects who had for
i feited under the laws of the republic
i their lives and property. yet no feeling
4 of shame has prevented the British
government now that the gold mines
4 of immense value have been discov-
cred in the country, to make CLAIMS of
/ the republic, the consequence of which.
W
whose forefathers-have saved the
4 country from barbarsm and have won
Hit for civilization with their blood and
their tears Will lose their control over
the interests of the country, to which
Isthey are justly entitled according to di-
4 vine and human laws. The consequence
l.of these claims, would be moreover.
4 that the greater part OF the power will
A be placed in the hands of those, who
foreigners by birth, enjoy the privilege
of depriving the country of It's chief
treasure. while they have never shown
any loyalty TO a foreign government,
BESIDES, the inevitable consequence of
the acceptance of these claims would
be that the independence of the country
as a self-governing, Independent SOW
ereign republic would be irreparably
lost. For years past British troops in
: great numbers have been placed on the
frontiers of our sister republic in order
to compel her by fear to accede to the
: demands which would be pressed upon
: Isiler and in order TO encourage revolu-
Itionary disturbances and the cunning
! plans of those whose greed for gold is
/ the cause of their shameless undertake
e ings
4 Those plans have now reached theil
t climax in the open violence to which
: the present British government nov
: resorts. While We readily acknowledge
the honorable character of thousands Of
:. tnglishmen, who loathe such deeds Of
5 robbery and wrong. we can not but alb
e hor the shameless breaking of treaties
the fsigned pretexts for the transgres
i sion of law, the violation of interna
n tional law and of justice and the nu
n merous right-rending deeds of th'
: British statesmen who will now force
L a war upon the South African repub
& lie. On their heads be the guilt o
i blood, and may a JUST Providence re
q ward all as they deserve.
: ''I3urghei's of the Orange Free State
!, Rise as one man against the espresso
e and the violator of right.
In the strife to which we are nov
"a driven have care to commit no deed un
= worthy of a Christian and of burghe
: of the Orange Free i:tate. Let us loo
. forward with confidence to a fortunat
,a end Of this conflict, trusting to III
;. higher power. without whose help hu
man weapons are OF no avail.
May He bless our arms. Under HI
6 banner we advance to battle for libert
and for fatherland. NJ. T. sTEYN.
State President.
p0ru CuAncHn WITH NsIInnrr