Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-02

A dispatch from Utrecht, Holland,
to the Boston Globe, says:
The warm spring sun was beaming
upon the spires and roofs of this
ancient city, in which independence
from SPANS tyranny was first pro-
claimed, when I started to keep my
appointment with Dom Paul. With
me was Pet GroebIer, who served as
under secretary of state in the days of
the old republic and who is closer to
Mr.. Kruger than any other living per-
son. met Mr.. GrOebler at his house
and together we walked to the resi-
dence occupied by the president of
the lost republic"
When l was admitted to Mr.. Kru-
gers presence he was sitting by a
table clasping in his hands the same
black pipe that he smoked in Pretoria.
They told me afterward that it was
one of the keenest griefs of his friends
that they could not keep his honor sup
piled with the famous number three
brand of Transvaal tobacco, his IA
vorite smoke. A bale of this tobacco
was brought along from south Africa
at the time of the presidents de-
parture but it is now almost used up,
cannot be procured here and Mr.
Kruger is on short rations,
After shaking hands I was permit
ted to remain in the room along with
some of the boer officials while Sec
rotary translated into the Taal dialecs
war news from the London Morning
Post. But a cable dispatch from
America saying that two shiploads of
horses had been shipped from New
Orleans to south Africa called for
severe denunciation from the old
Transvaal patriot and statesman.
why" he asked ENORMOUSLY, can
not the greatest republic on earth at
least give us a fighting chance?
eve have long ago." he said, turn
ing to me, "relinquished all hope OF
getting aid from America. We were
convinced that Mr.. Mckinley, when
he dismissed our first deputation, diu
not intend helping us. But the
Americans, who have come down to
fight for us were so earnest and the
American newspapers SO supported us
that, although the government was
pledged to neutrality, | never eX-
pected that she would deliberately be-
come an accomplice Of Great Britain.
LAS it is, we are fighting probably
the two greatest nations of the world
England and America; England fur
nishing the men and ammunition,
America supplying the horses and
mules. Great Britain, with her 100000
troops, could never conquer the 10000
men that we now have in the field.
British Infantry Helpless.
"A column of infantry on the veldt
is as helpless as a fish Oh dry land.
Our burghers with their knowledge of
startegic warfare and their skillful-
ness in Craftsmanship, could prolong
this war until we win back our liberty
and independence. But to follow our
quick movements the enemy must be
mounted, and today the British sol
der is following up upon horses fur
nished by America.
There is no way in which an Osten-
sibly neutral nation could aid England
more than by equipping her army
with horses. Our legal advisers in
America assure Us that England is
maintaining military posts on United
States territory. At these places
+ not only are mules purchased, but men
are recruited to fight against the few
burghers whom we still have IN the
field. Against this infringement of
international law, which proclaims
that neutral nation shall not aid one
of the belHgerents, it is useless for me
to protest.
4 had hoped that Mr.. Roosevelt, on
account Of his Dutch ancestry, II for
no other reason, would have, at least,
inquired into this violation and have
given his decision in favor of small
people fighting for the liberty which
his own republic loves.
Il cannot exaggerate the import
ance' OF Americas aid to England in
this war She has supplied to our
enemy more than 100000 horses and
mules, and with their aid alone has
England been able to cope with us"
A Feeling of Resentment
From talking with boer officials both