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Show j TO HOLD MASS MEETINGS. Expression of American Disapproval of War In Transvaal. New York. Dec. 20 Friends and sympathizers sym-pathizers of the Boers are to hold two mass meetings in this city after the holi-. holi-. days. One will be under the auspices of the Irish societies. Judge George M. Van-hosen, Van-hosen, George Van Siclen and Frederick M. Ernst are arranging for the other gathering. These gentlemen issued a j statement today, in, which they stated: "It is hoped that a judicious expression I of American disapproval of this horrible ! war will tend to recall the English gov-1 gov-1 ernment to a recognition of the political I rights of a small power and help toward j an arbitration of the differences which, j through arrogance and bad temper, were allowed to bring about an unjust and un-i un-i necessary war." i go many physicians have volunteered to go to "the Transvaal as surgeons in the Boer army that Tunis G. Bergen of this citv chairman of a Red Cross fund, has written to the Netherlands Red Cross society asking if volunteers would be accepted and what plans there were for transportation. |