The Irish standard., 1902-08-09
FAMOUS Beers ARE COMING,


coming to America to solicit financial
aid for the burghers of the veldts and
their families who have been ruined
by England in the war of rapine that
has just ended. Though England, in
order to end the costly war, entered
into an agreement to restock the farms
that have been devastated by her SOL
diers, the homes that We're burned
must be rebuilt before the scattered
and impoverished people can find shell
ter and settle down to agricultural
pursuits.
1t takes a great deal OF money to
build up the ruined homes and provide
for the widows and orphans who sur
vived the concentration camps of the
British barbarians. The three gallant
leaders look to the sympathetic Amer
lean people for aid and their appeal
will not be in vain. They will receive
warm welcome in all parts of the
United States and return home happy
burghers for a new start in life.
The generous American people will
respond to the appeal of the Boer he
roes whose fame has gone round the
earth. No nation of ancient or mod
ern times ever produced nobler patri-
OTIS or Drawer generals than the Dutch
republics of South Africa. No nation in
arms for it's life ever made greater sac
rifice of it's property before surrender
ing than the little republics that fought
the whole British empire and it's col
onies for two long years. History con-
tains no record of any people who dis
played greater intrepidlty in the face
of overwhelming odds.
With calm courage and putting their
trust in God, the men, women and chill
dren of the Transvaal and Orange
Free State met the invading hosts of
Britain and inflicted upon them pun
isthment which shook the piratical en-
pire to it's rotten foundations. Nhe
Beers made a desperate fight for life
and liberty, but We're forced at last to
accept the terms of the great robber
of the nations. Their homes We're left
desolate, their property destroyed, tlfeir
wives and children by the thousands
persisted in pestiferous camps, the Boer
prisoners of war We're sent beyond the
seas, and vet the brave farmers under
Dewet. Botha and Delarey kept up the
fight and made the world wonder.
The great powers Of Europe looked
on unmoved, and for the first time in
it's history the United States uttered
not one word Of sympathy for the
struggling people. The Republic Of
| Washington. to it's shame. saw the
South African Republic and the
Orange Free State trampled to death
under the iron hcofs of the British
Empire without uttering a protest or
expressing any sympathy. On the con-
trary, it rendered the empire every aid
in it's power to destroy the republics
and supplied the British with mules
and horses to prosecute the war of con-
quest in South Africa. The Republi-
can party of imperialism in control Of
the government ut Washington is large
ly responsible for the destruction Of
the only two republics in the eastern
hemisphere outside of Europe.
On May 81. 1902. ten of the leading
Boar generals, including the three who
are coming to the United States, sign
ed articles of peace proposed by the
British and laid down their arms. In
giving their reasons for terminating
hostilities the Boer leaders said:
"The war policy of the British mil
itary authorities has led to the total
devastation of the territory Of the two
republics, with the burning of farms
and villages. the destruction of all
means of existence and the exhaustion
of all resources necessary for the sup
port of our families, the existence of
our forces and the continuation Of the
war. The placing Of our captive fam
lilies in the concentration camps has
led to an unusual state Of suffering and
disease, so that within comparatively
short time about 10000 of our beloved
ones have died, and the horrible pros.
pect has been opened that in this way
our entire race may become extinct"
They bowed to the inevitable and
are now going to make the best of their
changed conditions. While they own
the land, their houses and outbuildings
have been mostly destroyed, and they
have neither implements. cattle. nor
money to purchase stock. What
they need is ready money to
purchase stock. agricultural i'm
plem,nts and building material, and
once again on their legs they will make
the veldts blossom as the Sc. In the
aame of the Irish race on this CONT.
nent. which sympathized with the
Beers in their gallant struggle against
brutal foe, we extend in advance a
hearty welcome to Dewet, Delarey and
Botha and hope they will be success
full in their American mission
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