The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-26
But They May Be Forced 10 Surrender BY
0yvhsImlng Numbers.
FIGHTING AMERICAS OLD ENEMY.
ewghsn Arc Now Csntsndlng With The Same
British Empire That Sought 10 Hold America
in CsIsnlaI SubIsoton In 1776.

New York. June 26.--The Boer envoys
who have been in this country for
months today issued an address to the
people OF the United States.
After expressing regret at their in
ability 10 accept many of the invitations
extended to lnem they expressed their
thanks TO the American public for the
deep sympathy they have shown for
the cause OF the two struggling repub-
lies. Continuing, the address says:
I'VE now feel convinced that the
boastful allegation OF the colonial Sec
retary and other British statesmen, that
the citizens OF this great country SYM
pathized with the British empire in its
attempt to crush the liberty and inde-
pendence OF our two small states, is abb
solutely devoid of truth"
The address then goes at length into
the history of the relations between
Great Britain and the Beers, which II
characterizes as lone of violated faith
and broken pledges, choaked under the
display of magnanimous and irregular
hreproachable principles"
WILL NEVER BE CONQUERED.
Taking up the campaign to date the
address says: THE Beers may be in the
end defeated by overwhelming numbers
and may ultimately be forced to sur
render, owing TO difficulty in securing
ammunition and provisions. but the
conduct of the present war. as well as
the history of the past 100 years justi-
fies us in saying that they Will never
be conquered.
I'VE believe that the war will continue
Tor sometime. and we solicit your SYM
pathy and your moral support. inviting
you to assist our cause constitutionally.
as far as Hes in your power, not only
during the continuation OF hostilities.
A,,t tlxas.
ty and Independence have once more
been fully restored to both republics"
THE SAME ENEMY.
The address compares the present
war in South Africa to the struggle of
the American states for independence
and then says: "Our enemy today was
your enemy in 1776. The same British
empire which sought to hold you in CO.
lonial subsection now demands from
US an unconditional surrender of our
national existence"
Concluding the address says: I'VE do
not ask of you anything in the shape
of direct or forcible Intervention such
as you secured from France, and to
which your historians attribute your
ultimate victory over Great Britain.
All we ask and all we need from your
nation besides moral support, is con-
vincing indication, or a pronouncement
not be subject to the misinterpreta-
tions of the British colonial minister,
or leave any doubt in the minds of the
European powers as to the fact. viz:
that the people of the United States
do not acquiesce in what Vattel has
termed the "monstrous doctrine that
the independence OF a nation defeated
in war is completely at the mercy OF
the conoueror."
SEEK NO ALLIANCE.
1--WE repeat that We seek no alliance,
we solicit no expression that might be
construed as an unfriendly act on your
part towards our relentless and power
ful enemy We appeal for nothing more
than that you protest before the civil
lied world in terms. which though de-
void of hostile or unfriendly animus.
will nevertheless carry conviction, that
the precedent which Great Britain is
about to create in destroying the liber-
~ and the national life of two inde-
pendent states. is regarded with disap-
proyal and disapprobation by the peo-
pie of the United States of America"