The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-08
STIRS THEM UP.
PrO-BOer Meeting Held in Repre-
sentative Hall.
Captain De ROOy,a Beer Soldier,
Speaks.
FROM HIS VIEW POINT.
Says English Only Care For the
Money.
Beers viii Win For They Fight
For Liberty.
David Overmyer Puts Another
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David Overmyer Puts Another
Knot in Lions Tail.

If John Bulls ears did not tingle last
night it wasn't the fault of Captain Pat
COney, and if the British lions tail isn't
pretty sore this morning it isn't because
David Overnyer did not tie enough hard
knots in it last night. Both Mr.. Over
myer and Captain Coney assisted Cap
tain H. v. Van Mendenbach De Rooy,
Of the Boer army, in roasting the Brit
ish government to rich. crisp brown.
Representative hall was we'll filed at
the pro-BOer meeting last night. The
object of the meeting was to arouse SEN
tlment in Topeka against the war of the
English against the Beers in general
and against the maintenance OF a mill
tary post by the British at New Orleans
which is used in supplying the British
army in the Transvaal with horses and
mules. 1t is not generally known that
such camp exists not far from New
Orleans, commanded by officers of the
British army and under the protection
Of the United States, where Missouri
mules and Kansas horses are .'mObi-
lied" for shipment to South Africa. It
was asserted by the speakers last night
that If it were not for the supply OF
horses and mules from America, furnish
ed through this New Orleans camp, the
BOer war would not last long, because
the Beers could speedily sweep the Eng
lish out of their domain.
Fred Close called the meeting to order
last night. He introduced Captain Pat
COney as the chairman of the evening,
stating that Captain COney's first name
indicated how he stood on the Boer war
question.
Captain Coney started in to make a
few Introductory remarks about British
oppression in general but when he gets
to roasting the British government he
so thoroughly enjoys his task that he
forgets how time flies, and he talked for
an hour before he got around to ask for
the election Of the secretary, L A. Steb-
bins.
After Mr.. Stebbins was elected secrs-
tary, Colonel Close presented list of
names which he moved be made vice
presidents There We're twenty-nine of
them. Just why twenty nine vice pres
identS were needed for the meeting,
very few of whom were present, was
not explained to the audience. Here is
the list:
Col. A. B. Jetmore. T. F. Doran, Oscar
Bischoff, H G. Larlmer, John Grief, DR..
J. c. McChntock W H. Rossington,
Capt c. H. Titus, Rev. A NJ. S. Heren-
ius, Rev G. Brand, Rev. H. +. Eghart,
Judge z. T. Hazen, Judge Frank Dos
ter, Gen. J. K Hudson David Over
myer, Dell Keizer. Rev. F. M Hayden,
@. J. Devlin, Capt J. C. Waters Maj.
T. J. Anderson, Maj. A. NJ. Harvey,
Col o. H. Coulter. Rev. Chas. M. Shell
don, NJ Hogan, Chris States. Albert
Parker, DR.. J. H Solecki, DR.. J. P.
Lewis and NJ. Heery.
The main speaker of the evening.
Captain H. c. DeRooy, was then intro
duced Captain De ROoy was on the
staff of General Delarey and has faced
the British bullets himself, but from
I his descriptions the Beers do not get
many opportunities of facing the Brit
/ ish. The British are generally going the
I other way. Captain De Rooy SAYS the
/ British troops are fighting for the
I money there is in it. while the Beers
/ are fighting for liberty and their homes
and this makes great difference in the
Ia ar 10 he
/ British soldiers would often rather be
! captured by the Beers and taken into
/ the Boer camps where they received
/ plenty to eat and had no fighting to do
/ rather than to keep I'D the fight.
! Right here the reporter who is writ
4 ing this wishes to state that he does
not propose to give the names of all
/ the battles and places mentioned by
/ Captain De ROOy. He doesn't mind such
! easy ones as MagersfOntein. Johannes
( berg, POtchefstiOom. Krugersdorp, Vii
/ jOens Drift and a few others, but ne re-
! fuses to go up against an attempt to
1 spell the majority of them.
Captain De ROOy speaks English with
/ broken accent. but he is nevertheless
/ an interesting speak er-unIess one
! Should ha ppen to be an English svnpa-
! thizer. He characterized Joseph Cham
i berlain as the greatest scOundrel the
4 world has ever seen, and said that the
war which the British are waging on
| the oBers is purely war for gold The
British have wanted an excuse ever
! since 1881 to avenge Majuba Hill and to
! get possession Of the rich gold and dia-
; mond mines of the Beers, but they have
| not had an excuse to get them They
manufactured an excuse by claiming
that the Beers We're depressing the Uit-
! landers by taxing them without allow
ing them a voice in the government.
Il am Uitiander myself said Cap
tain De Rooy so I am competent to
! say whether this IS true or not The
/ Beers were perfectly willing to grant
/ the franchise and a voice in the govern
/ ment to all Uitlanders, the English in
/ Guided, who would really become citi-
/ zens of the country and take the oath of
/ allegiance to the Transvaal republic,
/ but the English would not do that They
/ wanted voice in our government and
| still remain subjects of Great Britain.
Everybody agrees in regard to one
point concerning the war-that it should
be ended as speedily as possible. The
only question is. how shall it end
There are only two ways-either the
Beers must lay down their arms or the
British must abandon their attempt to
conquer our country
Captain De Rooy said there is only
one possible outcome Of the war. All
the Beers have 10 do is to wear the
English out, and that they can do. He
said the Beers are in position to keep
up the war for ten years without rein
fOrcements, while it is costing the Brit
ish government six million dollars a
week. The middle classes of England
have the bills to pay and they are very
much opposed to the war and win not
stand it very much longer The princi-
pal trouble. he said. IS that the war is
very hard on the Boer women and chill
dren in the British reconcentrado camps
He accused the English of all sorts OF
violations of the rules of civilized war
! fare and said they practiced the utmost
cruelty. He said the white flag was the
only one the Beers had ever seen the
British carrying, and the British fire.
| Quently take advantage of the white
flag to fire on the Beers.
The speaker made special plea for
the American government to abolish the
British military camp near New Orleans
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