The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
PLAN TO END ,.,n
American People Send Ol-
gantIc Protest.
Pro .Boer Committee FoImu-
Iates Novel Plan Of Ad'
vertising.

u.der the beading. "How Americans
can IIelp the Boers," communication
h.. been sent 10 every daily paper -
sbe United States by the fxecnuvs
,,,,,.,n,,,ee -. oi The Transvall League o.
~ pss,em s,sses. This Committee
'.,',.,s,. ~ ~ Messrs. WIN. q. Davies
r,,e,.lo,e n I,nnsa, FredricJ De Peyster'
I'll AZ vos. Howard Q. Hillegas'
Fdws,a 1au.erbach, ". Loring Andrews
y reeve Merritt. John Y. J.. pruyn
and KIllaen Van Rensselaer,. IL e'aiui'
u he pro. Boer without being an. :
H,itIsh. and to be divided equally ~
membership a. between hepupn'""'
and Democrats,
REALIZING that direct interference ~
she South Alrican struggle is not "'ln'h
tbe province Of she American govern
ment this Committee is Of the opinl ID
tbat the people Of this eorntry can 90
What the government cannot 40 ~
deslres IN any case 70 remove the iH.
,.,.s.,on which prevails In England that
Am.,ieans view with indifference The
.brsa,eped externluaiion Of the citizens
ot,hs twogoutb African Republics ana
sbs means 70 this end, which the Com
mlt,se Of ihe Leagne has adopted are
certainly novel. -,
"Tt has been suggested TO us recently
and we heartily approve the suggestion
that we can best help the Boers oy in'
tIuenclnr Briiish publieopinion In 'AV0I
of Justice and peace In South AiricA' "
Il evident that's, vast arc the RESOURCES
a. AZ. grI.lah Empire In comparison
with tbose Of South African Republics
that unless the history oio ir own wa
II Ipdspendence soon repeais i1sod y
this ease, 10 the point at which ueI
majority Of the British people concluded
that there was neither gain nor g'oiy
40 i,s continuance, the Republics might
in the course Of time, become Temporal
nv exhausted. The sooner, then, 1hS'
the British people can he brought 70 'he
point which they reached In their Wa'
with us, the better Il will be tor them
for South Africa, and for 1he whole
world.
"with this end In view, Il becomes o.
the utmost importance 10 evoke auch
an expression Of popular feeling In the
United States that the people oi Great
Britain, Ireland and the British Colonies
viii BE- made 10 realize at last that the
large majority Of Americans look with
eKtrume dlaiayonr upon the continued
slaughter and threatened determination
Of the citizens Of the South African
Republic aud Orange Free State.
-iirhe.- .-p-illaa.--.naslsla- -lhAua -heen-das
and hF. Chamberlain'a cIalm that som,
sort Of an alliance had been entered int
by him with this country.-a claim i'm.
medlasely rejected by tho Adminlstra.
ton heFe-waa made In order 10 foster
this erroneous belief. The majority OF
the Engllsh newspapers are 90 bitterly
anti'boer that they do not publish news
that might open the eyes Of their readers
on this subjects they know that "the
man Ia the street." upon whose Pupport
Mr., Chamberlain depends feels that Ia
Europe he stands among enemies, and
Il, therefore. not only anxious 10 con
oillass and 10 preserve the good opinion
Of tho Americans, but would be shocked
70 learn that the action Of his govern.
meat had already allenatod, and throa.
iens 10 ALLEVIATE sllll further, much Of
lhe friendly feeling Of Great Britain
which At one time eEisled la this country,
I'VE purpose 10 administer that shock,
% far a. possible, by crystallEIng the
pro'iioeF aympathy Of the majority Of
Americans aud by taking steps 10 bring
'he resnlt-ln the form Of briol Protest
to the notice OF the British people.
ihiu, la oar opinion, viii DO more than
anything else could Al this time 10 shake
he blind confidence OF many Eng.
ishmen la tho rishleousness Of their
auna.
"A number Of prominent residents OF
be Eastern s,asea have already signed |
.he Protest referred 30, which l. printed
'eneAlh Tor further sianatnre.
"As soon a. aaaaicicat number Of
ignalures 10 Il has obtained, We In.
end 70 lnsert the Protest ~ an adver.
lsement In NE The British newspapsrs
od 70 leave 4 standing 'as long a. our
inda PeTmii, with a statement beneath
wing The numher who have signed Il
nd such names tom among them
are likely 10 b. known IN ,Rngland.
This l. The only way khown 10 ne by
h'eh the American people show prae.
cai'y thelr admiration Zoe tho gallant
faesle ol The south African barxhers
ID Toe The great principles Cor which
q barghem aght,
ms ooin@anieaiioa is aigaoJ by
ose whoee nance have been s,yen
'ose Then Iollows the protest.
tAt AA1HlcAN PtoPlHSpnorbsr
a. penuf. - g.. -