The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-07
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FREE STATES POSITION.
Iext of rresident steyn's ProcIa-
matien Calling Upon the
kurghers ia Fight

NEW YORK, Nov THE consul gen
erai OF the Orange Free Stale il his cay
gave out today tae fu!. text 4 President
3teyn : proc.ama ti5n calling IA tie Orange
Ffee STATE Beers - sAETor, tRe Trans
Fs@I fha proclamation reads fellows,
'Barshers OF The Orange Free State
Re tine which We had sa>much desired
10 AVOID the moment AMEN Me. as
tiofl are compelled Win arms 10 oppose
injustice and shameless violence a.
hand Our slstsC republic - the nori
G! the Faai river Il about to Ds attacked
by an INSCRIPTIONS enemy. whO for many
years has prepared himself and sought
pretexts for ihs violence x which lie As
now guilty, whose purpose !, - 70 destroy
ne existence OF the .Afrikander race.
wan Our sister republic We are not only
S9GHd oy ties u blood. Ot sympathy and
81 common Interests. bat also by formal
treaty. which has been necessitated by
circumstances. Ths treaty demands Of
1s tEat We assist heg II she should be TN
Justly attacked. which We unfortunately
Tor long time have had toe much reason
- expect. We therefore cannot pAss.Ne.y
look on while injustice l. done her, an
Whiie also our own derry bought freedom
- endangered. but are called as men -
resist trusting 10 the Almighty, FIRMLY be
HeEing that tie VIII never permit injustice
anu unflshteoN$ness to triumph.
New tnat We thuS resist a powerful
enemy vita whom IL has always been
our highest desire 10 live in friendship.
wsthstanding injustice and wrong done
declare In the presence o: Almighty God
that We are compelled thereto 10y the in
justice done to car kinsmon and by the
tome business that the end or their inae-
pendence will make our existence as an
independent state of no Significance and
tha' their fate. should they toe obliged 20
bend under an overwhelming power, viii
also soon after be our oHB fate. Solemn
trea tios have Toi protected our sister re
public against annexation against con.
spiracs, against The claim OF an abolished
sUZeratnty. against renewed attack
which aims al her downfall.
''Our own unfortunate experiences in the
pa&l have also made II sufficiently clear 10
as that we cannot rely on the most solemn
promises ana agreements Of Great Britain
when she has at her hem government
prepared 10 t5Ample on Treaties, 10 look
FOR feigued oret~xts for every violation O;
sooi tatth by ner committed. This IS
proved among other things by the unjust
and uuiar ful British Intervention, after We
had overcome an armed and barharoHS
black tribe an oar eastern frontier. RS also
by the forcib!e appropriation Of The DONNA
ION over part OF our territory whore the
discovery Cf diamonds had caused the de
sire for this appropriation. although CON
tTaTy 81 existing treaties. The desire ana
intention IL trampir ou our rights As an
independent and sovereign nation. notvith-
standing = solemn convention existing te-
tween his STATE ana Great Britain. have a.
80 heeo mare tnau once ard are np~ again
shown by t1- present government. by Civ
tng expressions Ia puhiic documents 10 an
i
~ over the whole Of South Africa ana
therefore over this state
"W}th regard SO the South African re-
pub:c. Great britain has. moreover. re-
fused uNtti the present 10 allow her to re-
gain hef original position III reSs ect - tor-
eign affairs. position which she mad lost
In 40 sen*" hy her own fault TIE orig
tnal fnt-ns lon Df tie conventions - which
the republic had consented under pressure
and circumstances, has Nsen prevented
and continually been used y ;he present
Friush administration "a a means Tor the
practice - tyranny and ~ injustice. nnd
among ether th!ugs for -" support OF
revolutionary propaganda villain THE re2uo-
ijc for Great i{r.ain Aud while no r.
dress has been offered. as justice demands,
for i0justice done the South African re-
public or thr psrt ~ the Bg!ush govern
fne1t while 80 graz 8te is exhibited IL
ne maEnau,mity shown - he request -
the Rlgttsh government N british subjects
who had forfeited under the laws of The re-
putB0 thelr GNt@ ami property yet no
feeling - shame haS prevented tao Briti-h
government Row tEat f1e gold mines or
immense waite have been discoveries iu the
country - make Claims of the republic.
u1V of which &C 4il2R@E VIZ pt t4at
those who az whose forcfa tAtfs aaYe saved
the country f~cm harharisru and have Won
T. fu~ utSt89attcn w(tG their blood aud
Easir tezrs. viii os" thcir control over iAe
frfetrst~ uf the country - which jhev
aye Ntzt}N entitled according ~ ttN}nf ana
hs4tuan }aw~ The consequence NJ t9eae
.9atfrs aas..i te moreover f0a- tae & eat
~ part q t1e power Nil he paced IN the
hands - trtsn wh1 foreigners ~ hirta.
emily tne privilege n tspTfv!nE tac coan~
.r, - - ctio' treasure. While they have
sseeer Shown any }oEtlts ga foreign EoN-
eminent I'es!des the result . :aeee aims
wouli tr taat the 81 l-r-r3"nN@ ~ Ire
country as a -<tf- ecsplrA tr ieFtHient
sovereign repubitc waud 'e irFenag&h'F
lost EoT years past I}~'+lsa troops IN @teai
sIers < aet sister rc1H"ic i0 or i~~ -
cofrt.l hys aE f.ff &c .tte a. t1@ 3f-