The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-12-27
BoERs FOR TEXAS.
Will Not Stay British Subjects In
South Africa,

SCUM Africa.
On the ocean somewhere between
Germany and America is Il committee
OF four sturdy Beers, who are on their
way to Texas, New Mexico and Colo
RADIO in search of 100000 acres of
land to which 1000 Afrikander fam
lilies will emigrate from the conquered
Trunsvaal.
This will be the beginning of an exc
lus which may take from South Afri-
ca its best and bravest blood, the re-
bring themselves to live under the rule
Of Il king.
-Four Beers who left Bremen for
Texas Nov. 20, represent large Afr
k;ader committee whose meml ership
includes several Boer generals ard
publicans OF the veldt who can l.u..
commandants and members of the
now extinct Volksraad.'
They have studied the map OF the
world for a place to which their peo-
pie may trek for the last time.
Madagascar and the Argentine re-
public have already been considered,
and the choice now lies between the
rich and cheap lands of Texas, New
Mexico and Colorado
They will possibly settle in Texas.
There is no more impressive and pa
thetic incident i'll the vast movement
Of races from the Old World to the
new than this proposed voyage of the
beaten Beers from continent to CONT
ncnt
1t recalls the sailing of the May
flower pilgrims. the Hugenots and the
Irish. all potent and brilliant factors
in the appearing of the United States,
the blood that has told decisively in
American history. and there is album
dant evidence that the South African
heroes and their children will he well
coined to their new home.
The representative of this move
ment in America, is Gen. Pearson, the
late ulnrterml ster general of the
South African republic. who is now on
his way from New York to Texas.
He shares With Kruger and Steyn
the distinction OF being eXiled from
his native land, where his wife and
eight children are still living.
I'VE are to choose 1,OOO.OO0 or more
acres to which 1000 Afrik;lnder fami-
lies will engrate ut once" said Gen.
Pearson.
Il am sure that if these 5000 or
10000 persons get on we'll when they
the forerunner OF an immigration
which will bring at least half of the
Afrikander Beers to the United States
"'rhey will come to stay, to become
citizens to help in building up this
great nation, and to fight for it's flag
against the whole world
why do your people leave South
Africa. general? 1t is rich country
for farmers and stock raising"
why do we leave South Africa: \
trek in Afric, is no longer possible.
The Aflillander patriots must now
trek across the OCEAN
when the Beers 'treked out of
Natal in 1886, the women clapped their
breasts and said they could never
Sucklc British slaves. The same senti-
ment exists in South Africa today.
especially in the women.'
You in America, do not understand
what Il precious thing liberty is. be-
cause you have never lost it. The best
thing the .AfrikHntler ROcr can do now
is to get as far away from Africa as
possible"
THE real .\frkander can not live
there. The British must and will keep
Il thousand thousand troops under
arms in her South African possessions.
and their policy is already shown by
the fact that they are putting Afri-
lnnder traitors to be our masters.
"'rhe 1000 families that will make
the first trek to America will con-
Sist of ProgresSivcs. There will he no
Conservatives among them. The Pro
yrcssives were led by Schalk- Burgher,
the Conservatives We're led by Kruger.
| When we have chosen 1,OOO,OOO or
more acres of suitable land land and
finance company will be organized,
and something like S1O,OO0,O0O of
bonds will be issued to purchase the
territory and provide stock. houses
secured by the land, and stock and
buildings and the crops.
THE Afrikander settlers will be all
men accustomed to high class farming
and grazing in all its branches--not
telligcnt men. accustomed to deal with
the hardest kind of agricultural and
stock raising problems.
I'VE shall go in for the best Merino
sheep. pure bred Angora goats-for
momir-ostrich farming on Il large
scale. fine horses aud cattle, high
grade vineyards. tobacco culture and
whatever ordinary crops the country
will bear.