The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
AN APPEAL FROM BOERS
TT HAS BEEN SENT TO COURT OF
 ARBITRATION.
Representatives of the Republics De- sire to Submit Their Cause For a Peaceful Settlement
 If Possible.

New York, Sept 27-Charles D. Pierce, representative in the United states of the orange Free tsate. has received copy of the appeal made by the boers 10 the administratlve of the permanent Court ot Arbitration at The Hague. The appeal which is dated The Hague, SeptsmDts lo begins by reciting the fact that The Hague convention July z9, 1853, had pro- Vlued way for the peaceful settlement of international differences whereby the Jurisdiction Of the permanent court powers which had not become sigma tories as also between powers which had become and those which he'd not become signatories. The appeal continues;
 nicatton. notification was made in behalf of the governments of both the States Represented by the undersigned, to His Excellency, the then President of your pleased if the war being waged in South Africa could be terminated by the arbi- tration of this court.
 "Now that this war has gone on for nearly two years. without any prospects of an end thereto, except in the way cnly recently acknowledged as being the most effiicacious and at the same time the nose equitable means of deciding international differences, to wit: Submis- sion to arbitration. the desirabilify, mu- tualiy, for such a peaceful termination cannot but become more and more ac- knowledged.
 "The States represented by the under signed, therefore. consider that they should repeat the proposal already made by them beforexthe war but rejected by England, to submit to arbitration the settlement of the differences which gave rise to the war. -. e-1
 Tn this they particularly have in view the question whether England-i is right in alleging that any action was taken by the republic which had for its object the suppression of the English element in or its expulsion from South Africa and gen. arA1IH uuhofhpr hox da themselves of ary act which, according to internationally recognized principles, would give England the right to deprive them of their independence. The und er- signed moreover allege that England al- ready at the outbreak of the war com menced ard has ever continued to act in contravention of the rules of war between civilized powers as generally and also by England herself acknowledged, and as solemnly confirmed by The Hague con vention of 20th July, 1899, concerning the England has moreover quite recently, by proclamation, issued by Field Marshal Lord Kitchener. at Pretoria, and dated the 7th day of August, 1901, virtually mo- tiled that she intends shortly to take ac- tion in contravention of Article xxx also
 'The governments of the States repre- sented by the undersigned are fully pre- pared, as soon as an opportunity thereto shall be afforded them, to substantiate the allegations herein made by setting forth and proving the particular facts to which they refer.
 Since England sees fit to deny this continual violation by her of the laws of warfare, the States represented by the undersigned consider that they may also in regard to, this difference, seek arbi- ! tration of the permanent court of arbi- tration. The undersigned and their gov ernments are aware that in or der to ob- tain such a decisicn, the consent of Eng land is required. They, Therefore. take the liberty of soliciting your council to apply for such consent to endeavor to obtain the same by your mediation or that of the governments represented by your.
 Should the English Government give an unfavorable reply, it will thereby be manifest that they dare not submit them selves to the judgment of conscientious. learned and impartial tribunal.
 They will then moreover continue to bear the responsibility for the prolonga- tion of a war as terrible as 1t Is unneces- sary, and they will tacitly have acknowl- edged that the manner in which they have carried on the war is in conflict with the demands of humanity and civili- zation as confirmed by themselves
 The appeal is signed by w. J. Beyds, A. Fischer and A. D. w. Wolmarans, plenipotentiaries of the South African Re public and A. Fischer and C. H. Vessels, plenipotentiaries of the Orange Free State.