The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-25
I'm BEHALF OF THE Beers.
4 South African Preacher Seeking
American Aid.

Rev. H d. Won BroekhuIzen Predicts
That the british VIII Lose south
Africa-Tbe Refugee Camps Where
Women and Children Are Confined
BALTIMORE. July 25-Rev. Herman D.
Won Broekhuizen. of Pretoria, who has
come t. America Tor the purpose of OBJ
tanning assistance for Boer women and
children in British refugee camps, makes
the prediction that unless the burgheUs
set their independence, and that shortly,
England viii lose South Africa"
Mr.. Broekhuizen bases his prediction on
the fact that the women and children in
the camps are relatives of the South At
ricans who have not yet taken up arms
against the English.
The 5a.010 or 6o.000 men in Cape Colony
are slowly rising" Mr.. Broekhuizen said,
-as ghey learn Of the treatment and suf-
ferIugs Of those in the camps. They are
being supplied with arms and the time
viii come when they and all South Africa
viii revolt against the British unless the
Beers are granted their freedom"
Mr. Broekhuizen brought to the United
States a message from Nj Kruger TO the
American people =
What message shall I take to the
Sluizen says he asked Mr. Kruger when
they parted in Holland
Just tell the American people they are
helping to murder u.s. was Kruger's re-
ply.
The Boer women and children are held
10y the British as hostages, Mr. Brock
huizen continued. The refugee camps in
which they are placed are located 1t Va
rioUs points along the railway line so that
the Beers may be deferred from blowing
up the railway from Cape Town to Pre-
tori2- Should the Eoers destroy the rail
way communication with The camps
would be cut of and the sufferings OF
those held in them would be increased.
( That is enc way in which the British are
waging the war.
/ i never thought the British would be
guilty Of such things, MIR. Broekhuizeu
said earnestly when speaking of how the
var against the Beers had been conduct
ed and their women and children mall
} -reated- we would rather die a hundred
! times than submit to such things There
are 1899 Beers fighting yet and they
/ have no idea Of abandoning the struggle
! We started a war Of defence and not OF
| attack, and although our farms and farni-
! lies have been DESTROYED we viii never,
! never give up We are not waging
/ guerrilla warfare As General SHUTS has
/ said, it Is q new style of warfare rendered
/ necessary by circumstances. The troops
are divided into small mobile bodies. be
| tween which communication is kept up.
! When the opportunity occurs the small
! bodies unite and swOcI down upon the
/ British
/ There are q. 900 women and children in
! the refugee camps, Mr. Broekhuizen said,
| Is 10 per 1869 Mr.. Broekhuizen has with
! him a number OF printed pamphlets and
| reports which corroborate his state
ments- One of these IS report Of the
trial by court-martial of J. Spoelstra. =
/ Holland newspaper correspondent in Pre-
tOria. on the charge of evadiHg the press
censorship and sending prohibited news
| to his paper. Mr.. Spoelstra's statements
| Of the treatment of defeuceIess women
and children by British soldiers were
| borne out by the evidence in his behalf
/ but he was convicted and sentenced 10 q
years Imprisonment
One Of the pamphlets. headed The
| Truth About the War is a reprint Of
an article in the London Daily News Of
May 30. 1901 The article was written by
Frederic Harrison, who states in it he IS
| neither Little EngIander,'' '-Pro-BoeT."
o;ic EngIishman-~ AR Harrison writes
in part as follows Of the war against The
Beers
The official return has disclosed q bar
barOus, vindictive, systematic attempt 20
terrorize and crush a brave enemy IN
arms by devastating a country which 1t
was found impossible to conquer, by ruin
ing the homes Of soldiers with whom we
were waging war. and by exposing their
wives and children to misery ana want
This was Il violation Of the recognized
laws Of civilized war. and was expressly
| forbidden by The Hague Conference 1t
was especially infamous when resorted
70 against an honorable body OF citizens
who were defending the existence Of their
country. 1t was insane folly in the case
Of a people whom it designed to incorpo-
rate in the empire, who had actually been
proclaimed as our own fellow-country-
men"
Another pamphlet is a copy Of q plea
issued at The Hague or the 18th of last
April for the grant Of a neutral territory
for the Roer women and children The
| plea was disregarded- Mr. BrOekhuizeu
also has photographs taken of The refu-
gees The subj ects are apparently in the
| same condition as the reconcentrados in
Cuba during the Spanish var.
Mr. BrCekhuizen came to the United
States about seven weeks ago with his
brother. DR.. Hendriek J. Won Broekhui-
zen. a physician. Both were in the Boer
larryv. NJ Eroekhuizen says he carried a
gun- bat did not use il because Of his pro
fessiou Last September ne was banIshed
from Pretoria after. spending ten days in
Jail He refused 20 take the British oath,
and General Maxwell. Of the British ar
my told him he was too dangC Gus to be
| in the country He went TO Europe and
has prosecuted the relief work in France.
| belgium and Holland DR. BroekhuiZen,
who was captured in Pretoria went from
Scotland TO Holland and joined his
bruth her.
| Ths- brothers landed in New YORK Mr..