Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-02 | Page 1 | Sympathy for Boers

SYMPATHY FOR BOERS I Four Thousand Persons in De Detroit Detroit Detroit troit Cheer Anti British Sentiments f 4 Detroit Mich lIch Dee Dec 1 Four thou thousand thousand thousand sand Boer Boor sympathizers attended a amet amet aine met ine ting held in Light Guard armory th this 6 afternoon under the auspices of the local Transvaal league and ap applauded applauded applauded the sentiments of Commandant Jan who served under General Botha and grossman gressman gle mn J J Lentz of ot Ohio Resolutions denouncing the policy of ot this government in allowing the ex ox exportation exportation cf of horses and mules mutes to the British in hi South Africa denouncing the detention in camps of Boer Boor women and children and ex cx extending extending tending sympathy thY to the t e Boers now in inthe Inthe inthe the field were w e unanimously adopted and will be sent ent to President Roose Roosevelt Roo Roosevelt e evelt velt with the request that he be offer the friendly mediation of this country to the combatants Commandant said The British must now fight to the end for if they give in the people in tn India Indi will say y that thet they the are tired of at British rule and want their independence Independence dence deuce Then Australia will be next to demand her liberty As surely as the South African war killed the great old queen just ao so o surely will the South African war sound the of at atthe the British empire