The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-09

as the result Of a successful war, tn
British can now gain anything like q
full control over the destinies Of Soutl
Africa as would in any case have beef
theirs in the natural order Of thing
within five or ten years at the furthes
II they had simply let things alone.
stop.the War Movement.
Mr.. w. NJ. Crook, who was editor o
the London Echo, is now secretary o.
a national committee that is demanding
that the war be stopped. The chairman
Of this movement is the Rev. DR.. Clif.
ford. The general committee has issued
the following remarkable appeal, which
has been sown broadcast throughout
England in the form Of leaflets, hand.
bills, and posters:
To Our Fellow.C Countrymen We APP
peal 10 You 10 Stop the War.
Il is an unjust war which ought never
10 have been provoked.
IL isa war in which We have nothing
20 gain, everything 10 lose
To "put II Through" merely because we
are in IL is 10 add crime TO crime.
And All for What2
Why are our sons and brothers kill
ling and being killed in South Africa2
Why are happy homes made DESC
late, wives widowed, and children
left fatherless2
Let us Face the Facts
There would have been no war II we
had consented 10 arbitration, which
President Kruger begged for, but
which we haughtily refused.
There would have been no war II the |
government had counted the cost.
There would have been no war II the
capitalist at the gold fields had not
hoped IL would reduce wages and
increase dividends.
There would have been no war but
for the campaign Of lies undertaken
TO make men mad against the Beers.
who are the Boers2
The Beers nre the Dutch OF South Af-
rica, white men, and Protestan
Christians like ourselves.
They read the same Bible, keep the
came Sabbath, and pray TO the same
God az ourselves.
They believe that they are fighting
for freedom and fatherland, with
the unanimous support OF Europe
except Turkey.
What Are We Fighting For2
We have been at war for three
months, thousands have been killed
and wounded, but TO this day
neither side knows what the other ,
is fighting for.
Each side asserts that the other is
fighting for something that the I
other denies that II wants.
Why not call truce2 Il
We might then get 10 know for the
first time what is the real difference
tween us.
And when we had in black and white
what each side, wants, we should
then be able 10 see what could be \
done TO arrange matters. 8,
II we could not agree on settlement, m
then we ought TO refer the difference !,
10 arbitration. II
we put II through" what does il Al
mean2 m
The sacrifice Of the lives Of 10000 Of h,
our brave sons.
Hard times for the poor at home.
Dislocation Of trade.
The increase Of taxation.
rhe waste Of elOO,0OO,OOO Of our hard !"
earned money. or
And In the end h,
CONSUMPTION an
the Game Worth the Gambler th
Z we wade through blood to hoist the ga,
Union Jack at Pretoria our difficult
ties will then only have begun. VIC
We shall have conquered people we loa
cannot govern.
I We try TO govern them against their ,
will we shall have 10 keep $1,000 !
soldiers In their country. Sic
J DO Not Want Another Ireland in tin
outh Africa. -.
therefore, we appeal TO you 10 -
sroP THE WAR AND sroP IT Sowi 20 ~,
igned on behalf Of the "Stop.tbe-War os' @
Committee" Ma
JonS CLIFFORD, ID. d., paI
Chairman OF General Committee. sew
SILAs X. HoCKINd,
Chairman OF Executive.
W. NJ. CRooR, i
Honorable Secretary. her