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Show I APPEAL OF BOER GENERALS TO CIVILIZED WORLD AMSTERDAM, Sept. 24. The Boer generals, Botha, Dewet and De-larey, De-larey, have issued a manifesto in the shape of an appeal to the civilized world. This document recalls how, after the terrible struggle in South Africa and the Boers were compelled to accept the British terms of peace, the f generals were commissioned to proceed ; to England, appeal to the new govern ment to allay the distress which is devastating de-vastating the colonies, and in the failure fail-ure of the mission to appeal to the civilized civ-ilized world for charitable contributions. contribu-tions. i Continuing, the generals say that, f having failed to induce Great Britain I to grant further assistance, it only re- I mains for them to address themselves I to the people of Europe and America. ? After setting forth how sweet it had been during the critical days they had ; passed through to receive constant marks of sympathy, the generals take this opportunity to express, on behalf I of the people of the late republics, fer- vent thanks to all those who had as- i. fisted charitably the women and ehil- (" dren in the concentration camps, pris- j oners, etc. I "The small Boer nation," goes on the I manifesto, "can never forget the help it received in its dark hours of suffer- r ing. Our people are completely ruined. It has been impossible to make a com- i plete inventory, but we are convinced at least 30,000 houses on Boer farms and many villages were burned or de stroyed by the British during the war. !. Everything was destroyed and the country was completely laid waste. The ij " "war demanded many victims, the land V was bathed in tears and our orphans i and widows were abandoned. We are i appealing to the world for contrlbu- I tions to assist the destitute and help in the education of children." $ The generals repudiate all desire to 1 inflame the minds of the people, and declare: "The sword is now sheathed, and all differences are silent in the presence of such great misery." They say the small amount given by Great Britain, even if multiplied tenfold, ten-fold, would not suffice to cover the war I losses alone. ' "We solicit the hearty co-operation i of all existing committees in the van- ous countries which we are on the i point of visiting with the object of es- l tablishing a satisfactory organization." t The manifesto is signed by General Botha, General Dewet and General De- larey. |