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Show j ST. LEO'S CHOIR. I J . Members of the Irish-American Pro-i j greseive fociety of Denver have pledged! in a set of resolutions passed by them Monday night, their moral and financial finan-cial support to the Boers in their strug-: strug-: glo against England. The resolutions are as follows: . "Whereas, The republic of the Trans- vaal is engaged in a struggle for free-! free-! dom and independent national exist-i exist-i ence. and "Whereas. The British government. : in 3ursuance of its traditional policy j of plunder and piracy, is endeavoring! to throttle free government, strangle! democratic administration in South Africa, and give to the torch and sword the homes, the. lives and liberties of the sturdy men and women who have transformed the veldt into a pros:er-ous pros:er-ous domain, where they may enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; now, therefore, be it "Resolved, That as American citizens aril lielievort! tn tht fnnrlnmontol Hni trine that all government should rest on the consent of the governed, we go on record as unalterably opposed to the policy of rapine and plunder inaugurated inaugu-rated by the British government in South Africa. We lecognize in its operation op-eration the same greed for gold and thirst for gore which has marked the progress of England's pirate flag through the world. The patriots of the Transvaal are righting for the same principles of eternal freedom for which the patriots of this young republic of the United States fought, and against the same enemy. Believers, as we are, in democratic government, and denving the right of kings, queens or potentates poten-tates to coerce, destroy or dominate, we pledge our moral and financial sympathy sym-pathy to the brave Boers and congratulate congrat-ulate the sturdy men of the Transvaal and their active sympathizers of all nationalities on their heroic defense of their lives, their liberties and their sacred sa-cred honor as frevmen. "PETER WALSH, "MICHAEL F. SHEEIIAX. "S. J. DONLEAVY, , "Committee on Resolutions." |