Willmar tribune., 1899-12-27
AN APPEAL TO TT. PEOPLE T..

| DSSS'IA1NA ANp1.
AN APPEAL TO III, PEOPLE.
DEAN COrNTRyMEN--It is in ac-
cordance with IL resolution, unanim-
ous'y adopted at a meeting of Afri-
cander and Bond Members of Parlia-
ment, that we address you as follows:
Notwithstanding the most strenuous
efforts made by our clergymen, our
ministers, our party in Parliament,
our Bond branches, and our women,
by means Of respectful petitions, pub
lie meetings, and by other means to
preserve:the invaluable blessings of
peace for South Africa, the much
dreaded war has virtually broken out.
Her majesty's forces will soon be
involved in a bloody war with the
burghers of the Transvaal and the
Free State, who are one with us in re~
ligion, language, and descent.
There are bu, few Colonial Afri-
canders who are not bound to the in
habitants of both Republics by ties of
relationship, intimacy or friendship.
This makes war still more painful to
you and us, and much more calamit-
Gus to South Africa than it would
otherwise be-.
It is not our object to inquire to
whom a this misery and calamity
WHICH avait our country, owing to the
existing oireuMassta4ces, are dye.
Enough acrimony exists without such
inquiry. Much more does it heit US
to yield to the overpowering impulse
which fills the heart of our people
with a desire to do something in aid
of our kinsmen and friends beyond the
Orange and Vaal rivers, by giving it
an opportunity to express itself in
some legitimate manner in work and
deed.
What may, what can, we colonial
| Africanders do in this sorrowfnl time?
Join in the work of warfare with the
weapons? The law and our duty as
British subjects forbid this, even
! should other circumstances not OPP
pose such a course of action,
But what neither the law nor the
duty of the subject forbids, and what,
moreover, agrees in every respect
with all principles of religion and
hunranisy, is the offering of help to
the wounded, to the widows and the
orphans.
1t you are in earnest in your ex'
pressions of sympathy with your
brothers and sisters in those parts,
you will make sacrifices in favor OF
those men who will be wounded or
mutilated on the field of battle, and
for the sake of those wives and chill
dren who. will be robbed of their only
support in life by sword or bullet.
With that object in view we entreat
you to subscribe to the appended list,
and to do so with unstinted liberality
When the war is concluded there
will be hundreds, perhaps thousands,
Of widowe and orphans left quite up.
provided for. It is chiefly on their
behalf that our party in Parliament
appeal to you. Large sums of money
will be needed to provide them, ever
to a slight extent, with the necessaries
of life. ~. ... saS +. ": = #..G5s
+ Let each one, therefore, contribute
and not only a trife, as if it we're fo1
an ordinary matter, but to the utmos
of his or her means; even though he
or she should have to deny himself OF
I herself some pleasure Or other for. {
long time to come. M ss .=. .Ss>sE >:. IF q ss:
4 Provision will be made to preven1
the abuse OF your donations ~ ! =
Mr.. c.. G. de Nilliers has kindly un
|dertaken the duties Of hon. treasurer
i Of the committee. 3s. u AZ N s5 ,s.s
Give literally and speedily. Oper
subscription lists in each district ane
each Field ornetcy and app pnint col:
lectors to call upon each inh abitant. te
lsoIcit contri butip MS, SO th at no per
son be omitted. S#ss
convinced 5thrt we haven appealed
i Ito you ii vain, q nd rusting that al
Iaal-Wise ProYid dence may see &c speed
lily to 3 teruin atest 3 alanity of W;a1
1 III south Africa q, We ubscribe ourselve,
Il with due respect our obedient ser
slvantgs,
Cape FooYs, Foos 4 October e {, 1 1899
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