The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-01-23
Churchill Drug Co.
Helm the Beers.

IlCiD InC ltOCl
Do you feel sympathy for the OPP
pressed republics of South Africa
who are defending their own soil
from the greed of great nation,
as our patriot forefathers did in
Revolutionary days? If so you
may be able to help them by signing
the following:
PETITION.
10 the Congress of the United States:--
Whereas. the subject of the UNIVERSAL
peace conference assembled at the Hague,
Netherlands in 1899, was to promote the
maintenance of general peace and the
establishment of friendly offices and
mediation among the nations of the world;
And whereas, in the opinion of the sub
scribers, the present condition of affairs
in the South African Republic and the
Orange Free State. calls for Il similar ex-
preston and offer of friendly Offices and
mediation of our people through their
governments;
And whereas, the United States. ever
since the adoption of Declaration of
independence, has been The symapthetic
freind of oppressed nations throughout
the world, having freely displayed its
sympathy for France in the days of the
first Republic, for Greece in her struggle
for independence, for Hungary, for
Poland, for Mexico, for the South
American Republics for Armenia and
tor Cuba, and has repeatedly expressed
such sympathy through resolutions
passed by the congress of the United
States, and there is no intention, on the
part of the subscribers, to suggest any
action by the congress that could be
construed as, internationally of in un-
friendly character, or as going beyond
the limits heretofore observed in former
resolutions
Now, therefore, the undersigned citizens
OF the state of Idaho, hereby request their
representative in congress and the senat-
ors from their state, in congress assem- bled
to advocate and sustain by their votes
the passage in congress of the following
resolution, or a resolution of like import.
to witt
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America, in congress assembled. That
The people of the United States feel a
strong sympathy with the people of the
South African Republic and the Orangi
Free State; that they are panied by the
report OF the present sufferngs of this
Christian people, and they unite in the
nope that this declaration, which they
leel IL Their duty to make, will be favor
ably considered by the government of
Great Britain in a settlement of their
unfortunate differences.
Section 2. And be it further resolved
That it shall be the duty of the president
OF the United States to communicate this
resolution TO the government of Great
Britain.
Section 3. And be it further resolved
that the South African republics are re-
cognlzed as belligerent powers and as such
to the full benefits of the inter
national code relating to bellgerents.
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Readers who wish to help the
boer cause will please sign this
petition and cut it out and fill IN the
blank space indicated by the dotted
ines and forward to the SIGNAL.
As they accumulate, they will be
to the proper personages.
There. is overwhelming sympathy
cit In this country for the Beers and
I this great force is concentrated the
government must recognize it or the
administration will show its colors by
lefying tn people.