Arizona republican., 1901-02-21

the South African sturggle is not with in the province of the American gov crnment. this committee is of the opin- ion that the people of this country can do what the government cannot do. It desires in any case to remove the inn pression which prevails in England that Americans view with indifference the threatened eXterminatiOn of the cit izens of the two South African repub- lies, and the means to this end, which the committee of the league has adopt ed, are certainly novel, We are con- vinced,N its members say that d very large number of people in this country, if they only knew how, would gladly help the Boers in their struggle for freedom. Heretofore the question with msst of us has been--What can We do to help them?
 Tt has ben suggested tO us recently. and We heartily approve the sugges- tion, that we can best help the Boers by influencing British public opinion in favor of justice and peace in south Africa. lt is evident that so vast are the resources of the British empire in comparison with the south African re- publlcs, that unless the history of our own war of independence soon repeats itself in his case. to the point at which the majority of the British people con cluded that there was neither gain nor glory in Its continuance, the republics might. In the course of time, become temporarily exhausted The sooner. then, that the British people can be bI ought to the point which they reach ed in their war with us. the better i; will be for them. for south African and for the whole world.
 With this end in view, it becomes of the utmost importance to evoke such an expression of popular feeling in the United States that the people of Great Britain. Ireland and the British colo nics will be made to realize at last that the large majority of Americans look with extreme disfavor upon the con- tlnued slaughter and threatened exter- imitation of the citizens of the south African republic and Orange Free State.
 "Thc British people hay" been de- ccivsd in regard to public sentiment here. They have been led to believe that they have the moral support of America in their dealings with the Boers. and Mir. Chamherlan's claim that some sort of an alliance had been entered into by him with this country q claim immediately rejected by the administration hcre-was made to fOS- ter this erroneous belief. The majori- ty of the English newspapers are so bitterly anti-Rner that th5y do not pub fish news that might oper the eyes of their readers on this subject; they know that the man in the street" up on whose support Mr. Chamberlain de ponds feels that in Europe he stands among enemies. and is, therefore. not only anxious tO conciliatc and preserve the good opinion of the Americans. but would be shocked to learn that the ac- ton of his government hal already ali enated, and threatens to alienate still further much of the friendly feeling for Great Britain which at one time eX- iated in this country.
 "We propose to a1minist that shock so far as possible by crystallizing the pro-Boer sympathy of the majority of Americans and by taking steps to bring the rcsut-in the form of a brief protest-'.o the notice of the British people This. in our 1pinioa. will do more than anything else could do at this elme to shake the blind confidence of many t.nSlishmen in the righteous ness of their cause.
 "A number of pg]mnent residents of the ea-tern states have already signed the protest referred 10. which is print ed beneath fo: further signature.
 "hs soon as a sufficient number of signatures tO it has been obtained w Intend Co insert the protest as an ad- Hertisament in tn" leading British newspapers. and to leave it stand as long as our funds permit, with a state mcnt b -hth giving the number who have sigr2d it and such names among them as are likely to be known in Eng land.
 This is the only way known c us by which the American people can show practically their admiration for the gallant struggle for tho south Afr can burghcrs and for the great princi- pl, for which the burghrrs fight,
 This communication is signed by thosc whose names have been given above. Then follows the protest. THE AMERICAN PEOPLES PRO .