Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-11

Transvaal. orange Free state and cap'
Colony, and that they are Threatening
Portuguese territory, the latter oountr,
having violated the neutrality laws IL
favor Of the British. How long this
kind OF warfare may continue, It Is Inn
possible to estimate. Hut cuba fought
FOR many years Just IN this way against
overwhelming odds, and the Beers have
proved themselves IN no way inferior to
the Cubans In fighting qualities and
generalshlp
Just now the executive committee OF
the Transvaal League OF the Eastern
States, Is sending out a protest against
the war, In the hope Of obtaining sigma
lures In this country, The protest Is In
the form OF an appeal from American
citizens tQ the people Of Great Britain,
Ireland, nd the British colonies" II is
issued by Messrs. VIM. G. Davies. Theo-
dore NJ. Banta Frederic j. de Peyster,
II, VI. de Vos Howard c. Hlllegas, Ed
ward Lauterbach w. Loring Andrews,
u. Reeve Merritt. John V. l.. Pruyn and
Klllaen Van Rensselaer,. These gentle
ment say in part;
The British people have been de-
celyed In regard to public sentiment
here They have been led 10 believe that
they have the moral support Of Amer
lea In their dealings with the Beers, and
Mr.. Chamberlain's claim that some sort
Of an alliance had been entered into
by him with this country~-a claim i'm
mediately rejected by the admlnlstra-
ton here-was made in order 10 foster
this erroneous belief The majority OF
the English newspapers are 90 bitterly
anti-Boer that they do not publish news
that might open the eyes Of kher read
ers on this subject; they know that
the man In the street, upon whose
support Mr. Chamberlain depends, feels
that In Europe he stands among enc
mics. and Is, therefore, not only anxious
TO concillate and to preserve the good
opinion OF the Americans. but would be
shocked to learn that the action OF his
government had already alienated, and
threatens TO ALLEVIATE still further much
Of the friendly feeling for Great Britain
which at one time existed In this coun-
try
1--WE purpose TO administer that shock,
so far as possible by crystallizng the
pro-Boer sympathy Of the majority Of
Americans and by taking steps 20 bring
the result-ln the form OF n brief protest
Ito the notice OF the British people.
This, In our opinion, will do more than
anything else could do at this time to
shake the blind confidence Of many
Englishmen In the righteousness OF
their cause"
The protest, or appeal rather is as
follows:
1--WE. the undersigned, citizens Of the
United States OF America, In the name
OF humanity hereby protest against the
continued slaughter and threatened ex-
termination Of the citizens OF the South
African Republic and Orange Free
State; and urge the people of Great
Britain. Ireland, and the British colo
MES, 10 refuse 70 countenance pro-
ceeding that can bring them neither
gain nor glory"
The suppositlon, as is seen is that the
British people do not realize the senti-
ment prevalent in the United States and
that popular expression Of this sentl-
ment would have the effect Of changing
public opinion IN Great Britain in favor
of peace. Whether this supposition is
correct is another question. But II an
appeal from the American people to the
people Of Great Britain should hasten
the termination of sanguinary strug-
gle, It ought to be made, In the intereet
of that civilization Of which we, Justly
or unjustly, boast.