Show HAS NOT lOST HOPE r 9 PR yN J President Steyn Believes the Boer Cause Will Triumph 1t tf o < I HIS SPEECH IN THE RAAD corr I r 13 ° p1 3 l V SC r War He DeclaredHad Thus Far Bern Jcr 1 So Successful that it Had Caused I I 1 tho Greatest Wonder Throughout 1 the tho World and Even of the Boers < rh 1 Themselves Ho Stated that British 1 hI H I IDC were Violating the Flag of Truce and tho Red Cross Neutral Powers I 51id tie I lot ed I k Pretoria Monday April 21n his shieeeii at the opening of the Free Stat I Rnad President Steyn declared In spite of time suriender of Hlolmfonleln l < < > 1 had not lost hope of triumph of the K i publlcan cause The war lie saId wni I B forced upon the Transvaal end nothing remained for the Orange Free Stalo I but to throw In Us lot with Its sIster fl I public iT accordance with the terms of b I Iho treaty I I The war he continued was begun L n t I with the object of maintaining with p arm thy Independence bought with ihu blood of the forefaihers of the nation and had been so successful that it had caused the greate wondcr throughout I ihe world and even to the BOLTS Ihein 1 J elvfH VIOLATING FLAG OF TRUCn Alter paying a tribute to the ricriory of Gen Jnubort President Sleyn wild that tho Iritlsh notwithstanding their overwhelming numbers were violating I the ling of truer and the Red Cross and IH wan compelled to report the I I I matter to the neutral powers j Thc President further remarked that the attempt to rreato dlssensloiu among the burghers by the Issuing of proclamations had failed r COIn ESPONDI iI WITH SALIS Rofeiring to the I lUnr correspondence between be-tween lie South African PrjsJdpnts j I and Lord Salisbury President Sttvn apr a-pr cdL Not only weie those I d forls VriadX but tlu mepu hI ics hud dl Is patehed n deputation to Europe and America to bring thc Influence of iyu iiral powers In order to secure a rcs a L llon of the I bloodshed and greucly I ce sired that these efforts be crowned with r success After saying that the Government had raised a temporary loan with the Transvaal President Steyn concluded with a prayer that the Free Stale be 11 preserved from being forerl to give t I Us dearly loved independence |