The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-27
ENJOYS ARE THANKFUL
BoER PEACE DELEGATES GRATEFUL
FOR AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
They Issue q Farewell Address, I'm
which They Give Their Version Of
the Trouble I'm South Africa.

NEW YORK, June 26.-The Boer ENJOYS,
who have been I'm this country for the past
two months, to-day. issued an address to
the people of the United States. After ex-
pressing regret at their inability to accept
many of the invitations extended TO them.
they expressed their thanks TO the Amer
lean public for The deep sympathy they
nave shown for the cause of the two strug-
Cling republics" Continuing. the address
says: now feel convinced that the
boastful allegation of the colonial secre-
tary and other British statesmen that the
citizens of this great country sympathized
with the British empire in its attempt to
crush the liberty and independence of our
two small states is absolutely devoid of
truth"
The address then goes at great length
into the history of the relations between
Great Britain and the Beers. which it
characterizes as lone of violated faith and
broken pledges cloaked under the display
of magnanimous and irreproachable prin-
ciplsS." Coming down to the discovery of
gold in Johannesburg. in 1856. the address
says: "All the forces of land greed and
gold hunger, stimulated by the desire to
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Majuba hill were let loose" Then follows
a history of the political agitation which
eliminated in the Jameson raid.
Mr.. Chamberlain, Sir Alfred Miner and
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes" continues the address,
.are the terrible diabolical trinity which
had control over and shaped the destiny
of South Africa during the calamitous
period. These gentlemen combined forces
so as to achieve by sublety and craft and
misrepresentation what DR.. Jameson and
the rafdaro fQflaH ~ nhfofn nv nna vim
lence."
The address declares that the capitalists
control the press of South Africa and that
the editors of these subsidized journals
were appointed special correspondents of
the political London dailies. The broad
charge is made that Mr.. Chamberlain
revival of the suzerainty claim in 1897, his
public utterances, Sir Alfred Miners
speeches and -infiammatory dispatches and
the efforts of the South African League.
under the presidency of Cecil Rhodes, were
all directed towards.fhe ultimate destruc-
ton of the two Dutch republics.
The address then takes UP the various
international questions which contributed
towards the outbreak of war and discusses
them In great detail, making wholesale
denials of the English representation. The
address declares that at the Bloemfon
TEN conference both President Steyn and
President Kruger endeavored TO avert the
the original demands on the franchise
question. but their efforts were fruitless.
1t was asserted that the war was forced
upon the Beers and the claim is advanced
that they took up arms only I'm self-de-
Tense The address continues that the
policy of Great Britain was designedly
shaped so as TO compel the Beers to send
on the 4th OF October what is ommonl
known as their rltimatum TO Great Britain.
Taking up the campaign to date the ad-
dress says: THE beers may be in the end
defeated by overwhelming numbers and
may ultimately be forced TO surrender. ow.
Ing TO difficulty OF securing ammunition
and provisions, but the conduct OF the
present war. as we'll as the history of the
past one hundred years. justifes us In say
ing that they will never be conquered"
The address concludes by saying that the
ENJOYS do not ask the direct or forcible
Intervention OF the United States. but a
continuance OF public sympathy and sup
port. The address is signed by Abraham
Fischer, c. II. Vessels and A. ID. Wolmar-
ans.