The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-02-28
PRO-BOER MEETING
salem Citizens Who Sympathize With
the South African Republics.
Preliminary Meeting Called at the City
Police Court for Saturday Even
ing at 1890.

A number Of citizens Of Salem, ir
private as we'll az public life, have re-
,eived invitations to assist the pro-Boer
organizations Of New York and Phila.
elpbia In their labors Of charity and
Encouragement TO the South African
-epublct ia their war for independence.
| II has been thought best 10 give every.
me who sympathizes with the Dutch
Republicans Of South African oppor-
unity 10 Join in the efforts and follow.
ng subscription paper has been quite
generally signed:
"The undersigned sympathizers with
the struggling South African Republic
ans hereby call a public meeting 10
form an organization for the purpose Of
extending all proper encouragement TO
Them in their efforts 10 etestablish their
complete Independence.
Among the signers are. Rev. w. T.
Copeland, John KirD, Jacob Bezemer,
Cyrus Stewart, II. II. Savage, Asahel
Bush, J. X. Fairbank, Guy NJ Powers,
VI. J.. Wilmot, Amos Strong, Geo. T..
Day, d. J. Fry, S. j. Kerr, Erastus r.
Fucker, $. r. Northcutt, ?. +. Minsen.
meyer, =. Van der Bann, j. II. Elgin,
John lIeidecker, Robert Basey and
others.
by the courtesy Of City Recorder
Judah the police court room at the city
hail will be thrown open Saturday even.
at 1880 p. m. for the purpose Of holding
preliminary meeting.
AN OFFICIAL LErrKR
has been received by Governor Geer.
from the National Boer Relief Fund As
sociation, asking him 10 permit the use
Of his name az a member Of the Associa-
ton, the object Of which IL 10 raise
funds for the benefit Of the widows and
orphans Of Beers, who may lose their
lives in the present South African war
The object is considered a worthy one
by many people, irrespective Of where
their sympathies are In the war.
TBE Journal is also in receipt OF a
letter from Geo. w. Van sicler, Ameri.
can trea,urer Of the fund for the
widows aud. orphans Of the Beers, at
New York, enclosing a copy Of an official
note from d. Hendrix Muller, Envoy
Extraordinary Of the Orange Free State
at the Hague, In reply to the statement
circulated In England, that the Free.
staters we're abandoning the Trans.
vaalers. Here Il his reply In part:
On the contrary The jameson raid
had already brought the two republics
together as II had shown the designs Of
the present British administration as re.
CARDS the Independence Of. the Two
South African Republics. And now this
war IL making one nation Of the two |
states aud brothers OF their burghers.
who before we're treating each other M
cousins.
The policy of the present British adj.
ministfation has oxasperated my people
the most peaceful In the world. There
wa and II no choice; my people have To
light or 10 die. For our Independence
Ia dearer to ua than our life.
How could We separate from our
IranHyaal brothers now that ali told
men, women and children; both states
together have not more souls than
small British town, who now have been
forced 10 war by the largest empire the
world has ever seen2
We could not separate aud We do not
want to. God would not continue bis
visible protection OF our Just cause. The
lfansvhal people are our brothers and
kinsmeh' not only ilguratively speaking
hut also In reality. And we have
ayailed ourselves OF the experience of
last months and put right whatever was
not In perfect shape In the beginning of
the war.
This war Is doing just tho reverse of
what the English intended ID 10 attain.
Instead Of crushing the Airiksnders, h h
building up out Of two states one 10 Ter.
ated Transyaal Free State or Orange
Republic, strong 10y lis unity aud strong
5y We common suffering 81 terrible and
TO undescred.