New-York tribune., 1908-03-23
BOER GENERAL APPEALS.
Wants England to Protect H's
Family from Portuguese.

Camera, Fr,ncois Joubert-Pieuaar Who fought
In the Transvaal war against England on pehai
of his family and fellow Beers, who are living IL
Angola in Portuguese West Africa, has appeared
IN ord Grey the British Secretary for Foreign
Affairs. telling of the unjust and cruei treatment
prevalent in that territory.
The general became British subject after the
war and claims protection from the English GOV
ernment. ia a letter dated March ne says
regret that the injustice and trescherous deal al.
Portuguese government again MAKE II "e'
I,asf week / received a letter from my secord
who should now be in Angola a. - Hon ue ses
back again by the seashore , was as oTSuiue PoTit
dOwn in q2o ssT had way little e billet VIII
Mr. Johnston tof the British railwaD a; SIS ,s'na
happen happened Thel Portuguese authorities wrote me
through the engineers of the Britisn ~ yer to
seeH efie m fhe dcultes between themselves and
sse aR mqa oS to out by the
They refused IS s9 sG a BaX my my fsns down
the interior. and the first boat leaves 10 here
row re- haye bTe sgseS done TO hs Go the T plea
TO leave and must "at @ nassae naIs M money
When the boat leaves and am NO. not on ss it But sH
ISere eer w Th& be nothing serious hopeat any rate;
nothing that you need worry abono; Ut h;ch leaves
may may t0ok nS February fGg ,aT u '''
viii note that my son n was Was IN reacherousiy ans
led to leave his employment TO come down 10 d
Portuguese officials in the usual way 10 3red
pIish their nefarious ends or couL;ei rarS Wher.
not touch nv son among the Engilshnlen WIFI
he lived as thew would have taken ms part. az"
he was therefore enticed by false pretences ~
come down the coast, where they hao hiih az
their mercy. r... ...,. .Idac.
SON dated from Cape Town, February i. lsoo'
from which the following is an extract -
last rd from Ernest tWnlcT Is the Soli
mentioned in the preceding letter. was me .eeter
we forXya rded TO you. I man named Stoht,
who came from Lubita Bay with the boat IN NuIe t
we expected Ernest. This man stone tens me uldl
Ernest received orders from the authorities 10 ieVe-
He disappeared. but what became of MIN is a N.Y.
terry that no one knows. Mother, or course IeelS
This very much. is breaking up her health en-
tirelv CAPTAIN Gordon here tells me we cai! uo
case So that can do nothing. even 10 finding out
ANYTHING about him ..~-,
Now sir my son has sappeared IN county
where il is the usual thing for the PortuSuese ON
riaIs II, murder their enemies You know tha1
am a ioyal subject and that it is my ioFai1F 70
nv nv king and government. which has deferred me
D,luishing the cowardlv and powerieSs Porlusuess
government for the suffering they have caused M
and mine I will continue to be loyal. put appeeii
Ia yon 70 save us from the treachery ana perse-
crtion the Portuguese in the Intule anu, -
ali things 70 find out where my son is and 70
"a bic me the at least have 1t caoleo |"
my wife ir Cape Town
The general sent another letter TO Lord Grey on
March 90 in which he wrote:
I, reference 10 nv letter dated from here on the
Cane Town AGAIN last week: saying that hotlhs ms
ras been heard of my son. who flsappeaieu III o cie
hands Of the Portuguese officiais IN Ll'lIo Day.
West Africa.