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Show Boer Leader Thanks Irish. I Prospects of the ultimate freedom of both tho Transvaal and Ireland were held out to 3.0(10 Irih- 1 f Americans at Brand's park. Cheiago, Saturday at. I an Irish picnic by General P. A. Cronje. the "lion I of the Transvaal." Lord Roberts' former opponeut. declared he hoped the timciwould soon come when I the Irish and his owir" countrymen would assist each 1 other in liberating their countries. j "I can never thank the Irish too much for the assistance t hoy gave us in our fight against great J odds," said General Cronje. ''To those of Chicago J and to Colonel John I'. Finerty I am particularly i grateful. It is my dearest wish, the one which will j by my guiding star through the rest of my life, 3 that my' countrymen, once more free, shall help the Irish in a fight for liberty as they helped us." j General Cronje' w-ordA were wildly cheered by j his auditors in spite of the fact that few heard . " him. The general spoke-in his native tongue, his address being interpreted by his fonntr aid-de- 1 camp, Captain O. J. Ilindon. I . i |