The Wichita daily eagle., 1900-06-06
ENJOYS NOT WHIPPED
Beers VIII Tear a Leaf Out of
the FiIipinos' Book.
HOPE IN A CHINESE WAR
England Might Then be Glad
to Grant independence.

Chicago, June 5.-The Boer ENJOYS ar
rived here this morning, but the welcom-
ing words Of the reception committee
were half lost in the shouts of the news
boys crying "All about Pretoria sur
rendered" The news Of the fall of the
Transvaa4 capital was received calmly,
almost fndinerently, it appeared, but this
was explained by Mr.. Fischer, who said:
THE news does dot come as a surprise.
The fight will continue.
Mayor Harrison headed the reception
committee but he was momentariIy put
i nthe background by an enthusiastic
man who, although unknown to the COM
mibtee, rushed up the steps of the car
from which the Afrikanders were about
to alight. ION behalf of the Democracy,
which I have supported for twenty-seven
years" he declared in a loud voice, Il
bid you welcome" The envoys looked
somewhat surprised at the incident, but
were soon put at ease by the mayor,
who, after turning the intruder over to
a policeman, accompanied the party to
the Auditorium Annex.
At the hotel, breakfast was eaten pri-
vately. The party consists of A. Fischer,
c. H. Vessels, A. D. w. Wolmarans,
Montague White, Secretary de Bruyn and
Mrs. Fischer.
AT the hotel Mr.. Vessels was shown the
Associated Press dispatch announcing the
fall of Pretoria. He read It through very
carefully. 1T is true. There can be no
doubt Of that" he said slowly, as he read
the last words. 1T means" he contin-
ued, "that organized resistance on a
large scale win be no longer the prob
I'm presented to Lord Roberts in South
Africa 1t means that from now on the
burghers will pursue the same tactics
adopted by the Filipinos. We may sur
render but we win never be conquered
Pretoria was well fortified, but our gen.
erals saw that it was useless to stand a
siege when they had hut 5000 men to
combat the enemy,s G0000.
combat the enemy's $4,000. They. have
withdrawn in good order, no doubt. and
are still able to fight And Pretoria has
been saved from a bombardment which
would have wrecked it. Think! Lord
Roberts has with him twice as many
lTghing men as there are men, women
aud children in Pretoria. Was it not
wise. then, to retreat In the face Of such
ODDS. 1 half expected that there would
be a battle outside of the city, but stin.
1 am not surprised. Doubtless the sit
uation has considerably changed since 1
left
1.-The outcome of the guerilla warfare
generally is not in favor if the guerillas.
But in our case we hope for a change in
European affairs which will aid US. If
We are still able to fight and the Euro
pean nations become involved over some
question-China, for instance-I have no
doubt that the Transvaal could get the
best of terms, probably their indepen-
dence.
''That the Beers, as you call US, al
though we are ourselves Afrikanders I
are good fighters, the world realizes. |
Hardly battle has been fought in which !
We have not been outnumbered twenty |
to one. And we have not lost a gun. |
Can the British say as much?
Concerning our reception in this coun- /
try, I win say that the envoys are con- /
vinced that nine-tenths OF the people |
are insyInpathy with our cause and be- |
lieve it TO be just"
you do not expect any country to in
terfere with the English?" Mr.. Vessels |
was asked.
why not?' he answered. HAS there
not been a great deal Of interference,
one with the other. in China?'
A visitor suggested that the situation in
China, where each of the great powers
has its eyes on the others. was not simi-
lar to the situation in South Africa, and
to this Mr.. Vessels made no reply.
During the forenoon the party was
driven about the city, accompanied by a
committee Of the Holland society. and |
later in the day committees from Spring
field, H., Milwaukee. Davenport. Iowa,
and Omaha presented invitations asking
the ENJOYS to visit their respective cities.