New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-03-31
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.

President Kruger, under date {
Pretoria, Feb. Z. President Krr
ger said:
81 sent message to the Worl
saying the losses in a war woul
stagger humanity.
The British laughed at me an
said they would only take a mont
to conquer us. Did those $50 dea
at Spionkop and those hundred
who were killed in other battle
please the English9 Are they laugh
ing now' When you came through
London did you see much laugh
teri"
The correspondent told him O
the scenes in front of the LondOl
war bulletin boards-the weeping
relatives and the sorrowing friends
| Nlr. hrugef WenL on:
eyes, that is only one side of tht
picture. Here we have the same
scenes, only our casualties are moi
so great. Every home in South
Africa has been desolated, and the
war has only begun. Wait until
the war is ended and those who
will suffer on account of it will be
numbered by the hundreds and
thousands.
Did Chamberlain and Miner and
the capitalists who are back of them
think Of those things before they
drove us to the wall? Are the tears
Of widows and orphans to pay for
the gold fields?
Tell the Americans that appre-
ciate their expressions of sympa-
thy, and that l will inform my
burghers of it. am greatly pleased
to hear that committees have been
formed to raise funds for our Red
Cross. We need medicines and
supplies for the wounded-not so
much for our own wounded, but
for the many poor British soldiers
who come into our hands. 1t makes
my heart bleed to see them suffer,
but we cannot help them as much
as we should like to do, because
the British authorities will not let
us bring supplies for our local Red
Cross through Delagoa bay
Resid gMsa ~ lsilEd that the
Beers looked for no assistance from
any nation. He declared that the
Beers will not destroy the mines in
any event. He said that before
the war he believed that the United
States would offer to act as arbi-
traitor of the differences between
The two countries, and that he was
perfectly content to accept the de-
cision that would have been made,
but Great Britain had refused to
arbitrate.
Mr.. Kruger is just as confident
that he and his burghers can with
stand three-year war as he was
,wo and a half years ago, when l
asst saw him. Then he declared
hat his country was amply provi-
led with foodstuffs and ammuni-
ion for more than three years.
Said he:
"Thank the American people for
heir expressions Of sympathy. My
and | appreciate them. |
lope that we shall soon be able to
axe our proper place beside the
United States as free and inde-
,endent nation.
Your secretary, Mr.. Davis, saw
verything in our country, and he
ays that his sympathies are with
IS. He is an able man, and just
nan, and l hope he will tell the
american people that we are merely
truggling for our. independence. !"
New York, March 28.-Among
he passengers on the steamer Aller,
7hich arrived to-day from Genoa,
7as Webster Davis, assistant secre-
ary Of the interior. Mr.. Davis
epeated his previous denials that
is visit to the Boer republic was of
a official nature. He met Presi-
ent Kruger at Pretoria, and was
realty impressed by the strength
I character of the chief executive
{ the Boer republic. Mr.. Davis
elieves that the Beers will be able
} continue their struggle against
be British for considerable time,
] spite Of recent reverses. He had
o opportunity Of personally seeing
lie Boer troops in action, and he
poke highly Of their soldierly
and courage.
Mr.. Davis said he was we'll treated
y the Beers, every courtesy being
aown him. On his trip to Pretoria,
'om Lourenzo Marquee, he travelled
the private car of President
.ruger.
my treatment by everyone / met
as all that could be desired. | had
10 pleasure Of meeting President
.ru9er and President Steyn and