Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-04
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WILL NEVER YIELD.
Bosrs Now Ia the Field Mean 10 Fight 10 II
Last Ditch.

New York. July Accommodations re-
Gently. received In this city directly from
the Boer forces in South Africa show that
the 1900 burghers OF the two Republican
defeat the 20.0Oe soldiers OF Great Bri-
tain. and consequently there is much Joy
rious pro-Boer organizations In this city
messenger who came hither directly
from COmmandant Gen. Louis Botha' $
laager In the Transvaal declares that the
young general is as confident Of the ulti-
mate victory of his cause as ne was on
the day the war started, and that he will
never surrender to the British. All the
Mahan. Kritsineer and Meyer. have made
a solemn compact that none shall cease
lighting until the English people and gov
to be free ana indepsndent. They Sxpect
the war to continue three or four years
longer, reported the messenger, and they
have no fear that the British war Office
will discontinue sending ammunition and
supplies to the Boer armies by way Of
Lord Kitchener's army.
These late reports from the Beers in the
field state that the Official records of the
armies show that less than 2OOO Beers
have been killed since the beginning OF
the war. Local pro- Beers OF a mathe-
matical turn Of mind have figured that IL
has cost Great Britain exactly $50J.UU to
kill one Boer. and that at that rate Of
progress II will take Great Britain almost
20 years to wipe out the l1.o0 burghers
In the field. H
Another report which has encouraged
the local Beers came from most
trustworthy source in Cape Colony. and
said that no less than 0O00 Cape Dutch
have joir,ed the Beer commanders within
the last three months. and that two
thirds of the territory Of Cape Colony
was under absolute Boer control Con
tinuing. the report stated that the British
authorities were Imposing almost intoler.
able regulations upon the residents of the
Dutch districts.sof Cape Colony. One
Dutchman was fined $50 Tor having in his
possession a copy of a book, THE Boers
in War by an American writer The
book had been suppre ssed by tha military
authorities. Another Dutch citizen was
fined a similar amount for having n copy
Of the 'pro-Boer newspaper printed in
Cape Town. .....-s...F
These reports from the Seat of war have
Boer organizations in New York have de-
termined to redouble their efforts in be-
half of the South African patriots. Plans
have been formed during the past week
tions to be made in the fall in every city
in the United States. Already there are
branches of the Transvaal and Orange
Free State leagues in all the principal
cities from Boston to San Francisco. and
during the summer IL rs proposed to form
branch leagues in almost every town ami
village. so that all the sympathizers of
the Beers may unite in expressing Their
views in a manner that will carry weight
The Transvaal league OF the eastern
states has adopted'a iuniqn plai, for aid
ing the Beers II is gathering several
hundred thousand names to a petition 10
the people of Great Britain asking that
they end the war, as 1t does not promise
glory honor nor gain to the British ma
ton. II is proposed to print the petition
and the names in leading English news
papers as advertisements. Another organ
ization Of pro-Boers in this city Is gather
ing names to petition to be presented
IN ~ &c rvnr
asking Congress to pass a resolution d-
recting the President to offer his services
as mediator between the two countries
at war The league has set ont to secure
a million names to this petition.
The American Transvaal league is max
ing arrangements to hold mass meetings
H., IN all the large g cities In the e. fan. and for
persons who are well informed on Boer
matters. Olive Schreirer. the South Afri-
can author. and her husband. S. c. Cron-
wright -Schreiner. one of the ableSt men in
Cape Colony. have written that they will
come to America at their own expense III
order to help the Boer cause. and it is
proposed that they shall speak in every
large city in America Mrs Louis Botha
the wife of the commandant-general of
the Boer forces. will also come over from
HGlnna in the fall and and M will Se
Schreiner. Pres. Paul Kruger has been
advised by the leading Beers of the
city to postpone his coming to America
1nOef1nltelN. IL lS pciIeNeu tIdt IS tuo
Old to stand the strain of travelling. and
as he has only an imperfect command OF
English he would not be able to address
American audis nces.' tfA
While these projects are under way
there IS another pro-Boer organization
which works ass 'duously winter and sum-
mer The Bcer Widows and Orphans
relief committee has a half score of VOL
unteers constantly travelling over the
country. They collect almost 5000 weekly
for the relief of the innocent sufferers
from the war. The money Is sent direct
~ to the various military prisons In
South Africa. where the Boer women and
children are confined
"You must RENE nber.' said one of the
leading pro- Beers. "that America is not
alone in having organixations to assist
the BoeEs. Every country in Europe has
pro- Boer leagues and they are working a )
hard as we are. Why, in England the
Roer sympathizers are numbered by the
hundreds of thousands and they are al
most as eager tha: the ,B 1ers shou d VIII:
as we Americans are. Next fan YOU wi
see pro- BOer sympa hiZerS in this country
united and demanding that our govern
ment end the horrible slaughter in South
Africa viii the Boers w.n? Why. they
have already won. only II will take a year
or two before England awakens to the
factw