Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-26
BOER ENJOYS
SEND AN ADDRESS
Do Not Want Active Intervention
by the United States,
SCORE THE TRIUMYIRATE.
CAN Chamberlain, fliInerRnd Rhodes
the DiabolicaI Trinity which
Worked Calamity

New York, June 26..-The Boer ENJOYS
who have been In the country Tor the
past two months, today issued an ad-
dress to the people Of the United States.
After expressing regret az their Inabil-
ity TO accept many OF the invitations
extended TO them they expressed their
thanks 90 the American public for the
deep sympathy they have shown Tor
the cause OF the two struggling repub-
lies"
Continuing, the address Gays:
I'VE now feel convinced that the
boastful allegation OF the colonial Sec
rotary and the British papers that the
people Of this country sympathizod with
the British empire Ia It's attempt to
crush the liberty and independence OF
or two small states is absolutely de.
void OF truth"
The address then goes az great length
into the history OF the relations between
Great Britain and the Beers. which Il
characteriezs as zone OF violated
faith and broken pledges cloaked under
the display OF maguanImous and ire
proachable principles"
Coming down 20 the discovery Of gold
in Johannesburg In 1856, the address
says.
IAN the forces Of land greed and
gold hunger, stimulated by the desire
90 avenge what is known as the battle
OF Mauiba Hill. were let loose"
Then follows a history Of the political
agitation which eliminated In the
JaemsOn raid
MIR Chamberlain, Sir Alfred Miner,
and Mr.. Cecil Rhodes continues the
address ARE the terrible dlabOliCal
trinity which has brooded over and
shaped the destiny Of South Africa dur
Ing the calamltous period. These gem
tlemen combined forces so as To achieve
by subuety and craft and misrepre-
sentation what Or. jameson and the
raiders failed TO obtain by open vio-
leuce"
The address declares that the capital
lists control the press OF South Africa,
and that the editors Of these subsidized
journals We're appointed special corre-
spondents OF the principal London
dailies. The broad charge Is made that
MI Chamherlain's revival OF the suzer-
alnty claim I'm 1897, his public utter
ances sir Alfred Miners speeches end
infammatorv dispatches and the ef-
forts Of the South African league under
the presidency Of Cecil Rhodes, were all
directed towards the ultimate destruc-
ton OF two Dutch republics.
The address then takes up the various
internal questions which contributed
towards the war and discusses them
In great detail making wholesale de-
malls Of the English representation.
The address declares that az the Boem-
fonteIn conference, both President
Steyn and President Kruger endeavored
20 avert the catastrophe by concedlng
even more than the original demands
on the franchise question but their ef-
forts We're fruitless. II IL asserted that
the war was forced upon the Beers and
the claim Is advanced that they took
up arms only In self-defense The adj
dress contends that the policy Of Great
Brlatin was desgnedly shaped so as 20
compel the Beers to send on the 9th OF
October what Is commonly known as
their ulumatum 10 Great Britain.
Taking UP the campaign 10 date, the
address says:
"The Beers may be IN the end defeat
ed by overwhelming numbers anu may
ultimately be forced 90 surrender, ow-
ing 10 difficulty OF securing ammunition
and provisions. but the conduct Of the
present war as well as the history " the
past 100 years iustifles US In saying that
they VIII never be conquered"
The address concludes by saying that
the ENJOYS do not ask the direct OF Ia
vorable Intervention Of the United
states but a continuance Of public senl-
ment and support The address Is
signed hy Abraham Fischer, G. II. Wes-
sells and NJ. ID. Wolmarans.