Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-24
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New York. May 10. - The principaI
event IN connection with the visit to
TINS city OF the Boer delegates. Messrs.
vessels, Wolmarans and Fischer. oc-
CURED Yesterday when they were re-
celVed at the city hall by Mayor Van
WSck, n in accordance with the res
oiutlon passed by the municipal as
semDly, welcomed to the city. Ac-
companied by the reception commit.
tee n a delegation from the South
African club, the delegates drove from
the Hotel Manhattan to the city hall,
where he municipal assembly and
mayor were awaiting them. N. Van
heilssaler introduced each delegate In
turn to the mayor, who said: Il am
delighted TO welcome you to the city
or New York and to assure you that in
America o will receive cordial well
come from the liberty-loving people of
this country. Never since / have been
in the mayors chair has a more
pleasant duty been assigned to .me
than TO welcome you ON behalf of Il
free people. | want TO assure you
II a wherever you go you will find a
welcome from the people, and L hope
that when your
Mission Is Ended
and o are returning to your own
country you will again call on us so
that we may have the pleasure of Civ
ing you another welcome"
Delegate Fischer said: '"rhis is 70
us an occasion of pleasure and of
pride We are not so conceited TO take
IInnp nrrag.1Y no, H. n,.~. 49, -. ~,
but we desire TO show that we do not
represent an unworthy people. We
believe no people can understand
what it is 70 struggle for freedom,
except n people which has gained its
freedom by a fierce struggle. We have
been told TO avoid the pitfalls of party
cliques, anu we ear say that we are
as ignorant of party cliques as when
we arrived. The reception that has
been given to us comes from all
classes of people. We cannot think
that the II ission TO seek peace for our
c~ountry-peace with hoEor-will be
unsuccessful. We hope we shall OBJ
tain the objects o four mission, we
are encouraged in our hope by the
splendid reception we are given every.
where. You. Mr.. Mayor. would not
receive us as YOU do If you thought us
unworthy. This reception by you is
an honor which we will remember.
The small. liberty-loving people
VIII Think the Better
of their big brother. We think we
will come well out of the struggle.
We have been told that 30 per cent OF
the people of America sympathize with
us. We want TO convert the other 10
per cent by simply telling the truth.
We hope that a free people will not
have appealed to you, a free people,
in vain"
Aid. Kennedy then read an address
prepared on behalf of the municipal
assembly welcoming the delegates.
Delegates Vessels and Wolmarans
also made short speeches. AS the
envoys left the city hall they We're
shaken by the hands by citizens on all
sides.
On making their temperance the
crowd set up a cheer and Mr.. Fischer,
standing on the steps of the city han,
delivered a brief address in which he
said the people of the Transvaal and
the Orange Free State were strIg-
Cling for their liberty and wanted the
support of the people Of America. The
delegates were escorted to their car
riages. 1t took several minutes to eX-
tricate the carriages from the crowd.
which pushed around and shook hands
with the delegates.