The Florida star., 1902-11-14
SOUTH AFRICAN TOPICS
DR.. De Thompson Says the
} Beers Still Have Hopes.
THEY DREAM OF A VAST REPUBLIC


Composed of All States From Cape
- Colony TO the Zambezf - Bishop
mi Hartxen on Africn's Wealth.
VI DIR. Otto De Thompson, a former Of
1icer in the Boer army under General
- De Wet, who has been in st. Louis for
several days, delivered an address the
eel other night In the Reformed church,
"a says the st. Louis Globe Democrat In
so the course of his remarks DR.. De
ks Thompson said:
,e 'The Beers have buried their arms
n and their flag, but they have not bur-
led their traditions. Their dream,
which will be realized some day, and
that I'm the not distant future, Is to
form III South African republic COM
posed OF all the states from Cape Col
ony to the ZarifbeZi river. When that
dream has become reality, the South
African country will again come under
the rule Of the Beers. to whom 1t right
\ fully belongs. We were defeated not
by the British. but by the Americans.
. Unaided by American supplies. Eng
land never could have conquered us.
ik "At. the battle of the 'MOdder River,
no when l.5OO Missouri mules stampeded
,r from the English lines and ran into
10, our CAMP, General De Wet remarked
~. TO me, Even the mules refuse TO AID
W. the English
'eiiy' '"rhe traditions of the Boer people
:ii'iu' ~ are too strong 10 be forgotten. My peo-
L lhey pie are a part and parcel of the same
-iiieo 'eople who were driven from Eng
. Mr.. Nnd. Germany, France and Holland
engaghOre than 800 years ago by religious
roll 2 prosecutions Some of them came to
rain America, and others went to South
very Africa In both countries they built
> Ma nation Both countries for a time
,ar, we're the victims of English tyranny.
i,,;n,Shose who settled In America threw
,as off the yoke. but my people are now
80 wearing 1t. | cannot say how long II
. will be, but a new and a stronger
South African republic will arise from
1t the ashes OF the one that has just
da been destroyed"
will After the address. which was deliv-
frieIered to a large audience. DIR. DE
!, >.Thompson talked interestingly OF the
~ Boer people and their condition. After
A.. the treaty of peace he went TO Europe
~, and about two months ago came to the
w United States and was Immediately
Nc:au assigned to the general Boer league
Va" for missionary duty. His object here
\ Ms TO secure homes In Missouri for
Iaddeolony OF his countrymen who. like
.Iewekmself, have been sentenced to exile
! I'LL = the British government.
~ DR.. De Thompson said that under a
50 rule OF the British government all per
ksons not natives of South Africa who
tbore arms against the English during
heIla late war will not be permitted to
- -furn' and it is in the interest of these 1e
I'D sted States.
nexsr wintghompson says that more
N1SsS rfourths OF the women and
=, SrNt'Millb the Boer republics were
naa si1AHf died Of starvation during the
.alyef. and 10000 farms were devastat-
shed. All of these things cry out to the
J. hsuryivors and keep alive their hope Of
n new republic and the final overthrow
ut, OF the English
three
- lion and liable never ascribed to
me reater wealth than did Bishop
- yacht'am tftze tiftzeil the other night at 81 81
ORevere wteInouiS' w:itu Cnu'T ~, $40 s"SH 'n ns
Svo;r-se'is fibune. Win The ruture OF OF
- Gfhite races. the missionary proph
Nl tr'Ehe development of fabulous rich
A. IhY minerals and precious stones.
Y this growth the speaker foresaw
I'D progress in Industrial lines.
YSThc Cape TO Cairo railroad has been
y ohrgotten In the wars of the south or
s SShe continent" Bishop HartZell said.
- "but the project is not dead. | myself
expect to ride in a Pullman car from
one end to the other of the great conti-
nent There will be a break for some
years In the middle of the route, where
passengers will be transshipped from
one rail line 10 the other by the great
lakes of central Africa, hut il will not
be. ,IC6aa until the whole rail line is
- of the bigge $4,000 ill., .,
close M out f} miles are finished at the
50 nocLe eind Il like amount at the
n i;es' Shoes road is not the dream we
q q, consider it. 1t is being
NY e none but Englishmen
Ia Suld realize"
NE and proad the missionary told or
V ges the future would bring.
-. Acities populous farming commu-