The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-21
AWAITING KRUGER'S COMING
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situated on the principal boulevard,
known as Cannebiere. 1t is equally GER
tain that the formal proceedings, re-
ceptions, etc, will not be invested with
the Importance which the occasion war
rants, owing to the abstention from
them of the project, mayor and other
funetlonaries in their official capacity.
The Boer delegates, Messrs. Fischer,
Vessels and Grobler, have arrived here
and express to the representatives of
The Associated Press their continued
anxiety to have the American people
with them in their efforts to secure q
termination of the war. They said
they knew Mr. Kruger appreciate
American sympathy and still hoped it
would lead to practical results favor
able } the cause of his country The
delegates, however were unable to say
exactly what Mr.. Kruger will decide to
do after landing in France. He will
probably look around before issuing a
| declaration
| There is much talk in Marseilles to
the effect that counter demonstration
or that anti-Englsh outcries will be
raised, which might result in street dis
| orders, but neither the project nor the
mayor nor the English nor American
consulate officials attach the slightest
Importance to these rumors.
A pro-Boer committee has issued an
appeal, copies of which We're posted on
the walls Of the town this afternoon.
calling on the people to cheer for Mr..
Kruger and the Beers, but to refrain
from any Anglophobe demonstration.
1t usually happens that several Brit
lsh merchantmen are in the harbor and
hundreds of British sailors invariably
come ashore when there Is any function
OF popular interest in progress. Their
presence at time like this would in
Vite disorder, but the harbor is COM
pletely denuded of British ships, the last
having sailed this afternoon.
Inc Boer delegates fully appreciate
the disadvantage accruing to their cause
from the fact that the French welcome
TO Mr. Kruger is mainly engineered by
the anti-ministerial party, thus detract-
ing immensely from it's political impor-
tance
Messrs. Fischer and Vessels who
were interviewed by the correspondent
of the Associated Press this afternoon,
expressed regret at the partisan charac-
ter which the demonstration is assum-
ing. They compared it with their well
come in the United States by the Dem
ocrats, which, they declared, had preiu
diced the republicans against them.
Both insisted, however, that the re-
suit of the American elections has in
no way modified their hope that the
United States would yet support the
Boer cause. 1.-THE United States" said
Mr.. Fischer, remains a force in the
councils of civilized nations, and we
trust this force win eventually be exer-
cised in bringing the war to such an
end as will protect our rights. So seri-
GUS have been the atrocities practiced
on our women and men that we would
rather fight the cruel and bloodthirsty
Basutos and Zulus than the British
army. Our men, whose homes have
been burned and whose women and chill
dren have been carried into captivity,
will fight to the death. No Boer gener-
al will surrender"
The delegates said it was significant
that General Dewet, whose heroic ex-
ploits have awakened the admiration
and sympathy of the British people,
was not now mentioned in the British
dispatches. Mr.. Fischer explained that
this was due to the fact that the Brit
ish government now realizes that De-
wet is becoming too popular in Eng
land"
Mr.. Kruger's plans are not known to
the Boer delegates here. His rugged
and independent character opens up a