The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-10
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1901.
THE Beers APPEAL.

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THE Beers APPEAL.
Under the caption, "a Statement of
Facts; question and an appeal
General Pearsons, special agent of the
BOer government, who conducted le-
gal proceedings at New Orleans to
prevent the shipping of mules to South
Africa, has issued the following adj
dress to the American people:
"The burghers of South Africa who
have maintained the war with Great
Britain these two years past, have in
their struggle history strikingly par
allel with your own.
Driven by English oppression they
went into the wilderness and redeem
ed from the wild beasts and the saw
age a country for themselves and
there planted civilization and estab-
lished free government. In the
course of time, English cupidity
threatened them. They withstood the
demand. Raids were made upon their
territory. Troops and munitions of
war massed upon the border and in
sulting demands made of them. The
appeal to arms followed. Hundreds of
thousands of English soldiers from all
parts of the world were massed on the
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tanning fewer Inhabitants than any
state of your union, and yet they re-
main unconquered and will so remain
If the American people will compel
their government to keep faith.
by law of your land, treaty sol
EMMY entered into and to which you
compelled the assent of the British
government it is declared that the
ports of the United States shall not
be made the base of warlike opera
lions against a nation with whom the
United States are at peace. The at
tention of your courts and your presi-
dent has been formally called to the
operations of a body of English army
officers with headquarters at New Or.
leans. From many part of the United
States there are army officers gather.
ing horses and mules for their armies
and at New Orleans load them on
ships and take them to their armies
in South Africa. Without these mum
tons of war the war on the South AT
rican republic would almost instantly
end. When these republics went tt
war with their oppressor, they die
not believe that they went to wal
with you; they had faith in your prom
Use of fair play, and can hold and es
tablish their freedom and keep thei
country if you keep faith.
To-day the army supplies that 20,
permit to leave your ports are uset
chiefly to continue torturing and slay
ing women and children. The reveal
tiOns forced to be made in the Englisl
parliament within the past few week
have not only shocked and staggere
humanity, but have shamed it as wei
How much of the sin and sham
shall become your own and what vii
you do about it?
ION this natal day of your great re
public will you not turn your thought
from purely selfish patriotism and i
emulation of your Washington le
your hearts go out to the people wht
as your ancestors did, seek to unful
and uphold the flag of liberty and t
do so just as your forefathers di
when engaged in the same struggl
with the same enemy.
The appeal is made to the libert
loving people of America. When
came here came fearing that the pc,
pie were hostile as their governmer
had been unfriendly to the Beers.
find, however, that the contrary
true. The heart of the American pc,
pie go out to these South African
so grandly struggling with the emo
nous power of England, to maintai
their right to keep and to rule the Ian
that they redeemed. But you have NJ
impressed the federal governmer
with your will. The president doe
not enforce the treaties and so hi
subordinates despise them.
"The English government is at tn
end of its resources. The Beers hav
won as against them. II the Amer
can public will stop this shipment {
supplies from the American ports I