Show MEET ft IN WAS I Gr N Nt NI t It Senators I and tives lives Sl t Is WARi MASON j IS FUNT Hold f l l Under of of r Irish With Some t 4 t 1 J The New York Congressman i Who Is Made Chairman Compares the Doer Boer Struggle to War For Pon ForAI American AI 1 Independence d eee He Says St ys i Pl That Criminal ri lIIl March of iBe Checked d Strong Resolutions A e Passed Washington WashIngton Jan 21 The Grand Opera house the largest auditorium in Washington was packed pocked to the doors tonight with an an e thu audience that expressed Its sympathy with the Doers Boors in their fight tight with Great Britain The speakers included members JD of both branches br of and nd on GoD the stage were other other public men m n who came eagle merely to add their moral support The keynote of the speeches sp was wiss that the Boers were fighting for their independence Independence I ence once as our forefathers had done in 1776 1176 The gathering assembled under the auspices of the United Irish socie societies societies societies ties and a number of leading Germans of ot the city joined in the movement The Th decorations were American flags with witha a fair sprinkling of the green gren n of Erin Congressmen There Among those who occupied seats on the stage were Senators S Maeon son of Illi 1111 Illinois Illinois nois Allen of ot Nebraska and anti TIlIman of South Carolina Representatives Clark DeArmond and Cochran of ot Missouri Bailey of Texas fLexas Carmack and Cox of Tennessee Rha Rh Jones Jorte and Lamb of Kentucky th df if t Colorado Dov Dovenor Dovenor Dovenor enor of West Want Virginia Meyer W er of LouIsN Loul l lann ann ana of New York and Lentz of Ohio Ohl anti and Mr lr Van of ot New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and representatives of the United Irish societies and others A large delegation of IrishA s and Ger from Baltimore was in inthe Inthe Inthe the audience The meeting me was called to order by the chairman of the exe executive executive committee M rI P T Megan 1 the national treasurer of the t e Ancient Order of or Hibernian W who O aft r a lew ew of nie pd Sulz r lo bo p 4 8 f New York selected sheeted is S an chairman Mr Sulzer said sald in part As an American citizen I am not ashamed to have it known that tbt my sympathy Is with the heroic Boers Beers ta in inthe the determined effort to maintain n their homes and their I the tyranny of the British crown In Ina ina I a a fight light between liberty and monarchy 1 I want to see liberty win Their cause caus is a just cause Eng lands attempt to steal their country i Is ir an outrage an a act t of criminal ag aggression and be condemned by bythe bythe bythe the Christian powers of the Ute world In 1776 the patriotic fathers of this I country fought England to gain inde independence independence The South African today are fighting the same name cause C to tc maintain their independence That Is the only difference Entitled to Sympathy The courage of the Boers in the face fac of tremendous odds has challenged the admiration of ot mankind and their lie he heroism against almost insurmountable obstacles has won the respect of the th civilized world They are arp entitled to our sympathy and we would be false raise to ourselves and to all our history if we did not give gle It to them England Engl nd must not riot be permitted to crush the Boers and steal their homes Her Ber criminal march of devastation must and will be checked cheeked We must do our duty This great republic in the name of liberty hu liu humanity humanity manity and free fr institutions must de tie demand demand mand peace and make that demand good We have bave a right to express our sympathy for the patriotic Boers Boors We have a right to aid the th Red Cross Cro s so society society society In their behalf We sympathized with Holland with Hungary with Greece with all the South American republics with Armenia and with Cuba Many we helped Why by I ask uk in the name of all nil that Is just and honorable should w we now refuse refuge to send our moral support and sympathetic aid to the patriots of South Africa A republic that refuses sympathy to a n sister republic struggling struggling gling to maintain its independence I against monarchial aggression lon is Ia un unworthy unworthy Unworthy worthy of ot the thu name and In hi danger of monarchy Itself A republic that will secretly connive and aid a monarchy to t destroy a sister republic and blot out Its Us free institutions ns is a republic rotten rottes to the core and will soon fall fail like 11 a decayed tree on the banks of a lant stream to be swept pt away forever The defeat of the Boors win be tilt the severest blow to republican Institutions Institutions that has hat been struck in a century and every lover loer of liberty libert should fer fervently vently pray that they may be success fut ful Denounces the Administration tion There Is no no doubt the administration is secretly in sympathy with Great Britain mId and lending her all the aid it itcan Itcan itcan can Every patriotic citizen ef of the re republic re repUblic republIc public should sh uld condemn this I want to see StO the Boers Win and aad I r believe they will ill win God Cod bleas blem the embattled farmers of South Africa is my fervent prayer and had frOth front the ashes of the conflict may I there arise a greater gr tEr and grander re republic republic republic public the glorious United states of f Africa I Senator Mason was first Introduced by Chairman Sulzer I 1 congratulate con Washington the capital of the nation he said on this sympathetic demonstration in behalf of a sister republic The Boers are right but unless we can aid ald them In hi some way their cause cau e may not tri triumph triumph The Mid bird of liberty has bas hs hither hitherto i to always found farino a R resting place in this country Lately the tie American people it appears have taken to eating car carrion carnon non rion We do not want for the Boers Boera the e kind of f liberty that England would I give ghe them We Ve want the Boers Boors to have havethe havethe I the kind of liberty they want If t you I have hv any Influence lend your voice to i ithe the cause canto of the Boers If you have no influence but have hac conviction speak your sentiments I Representative Bailey of Texas T deIty delivered delivered ered crud a a vigorous address that was applauded I am sick ick of hearing about our Continued on Page 2 j jr r if MEET iN WASHINGTON 1 From m Page L 1 I i brothers brot ers screen across acri the sea ea said he Eng England England England I land is brutal R n 1 Is not merely Eng English lish Ush greed of ot gold or desire for wealth that th t urges urged England on during d ring this war warSh warSh 1 Sh fines an opportunity to Wet blot a re from the map of the world and slie sll does do 5 not hesitate to do it I r blush to say that there are men mete under this flag who hope to see Me this crime perpetrated perpetrated perpetrated but bitt they hope In vain I Senator Allen AUen of Nebraska said ii it part If there Is any country on the faC face I of the earth that owes the ll em en empire t pire nothing that country is the United I States of America I am not a believer in nonintervention when liberty is at stake I would not n t Intervene with sym sympathy sympathy sympathy pathy expressed but I would intervene with every lawful means m ans in my power I hope opo and that the God of justice will at some Orne time see that the British Brit th empire is 15 overthrown and anda a republic placed pissed at its stead I hope that the fate meted out to her will be the reward of any nation which seeks to c deprive and oppress I people of f their liberty whether it be in inthe Inthe Inthe the plains of South Africa or in the islands of the sea A man stan cannot be believe believE believe lieve In the justice of the cause ca e of the Boer Boar and at the same some time uphold our ourThe governments course In the Philippines The American flag will never wave vave in I triumph over oer the prostrate form of lib liberty erty We Ve will wUl not even recognize the representative of the Boers Deere a sister I republic although we have sent a con consul consul consul sul to Pretoria Pre orla Is there any subtle in at work in high circles to pre prevent prevent prevent vent the Transvaal from obtaining rec recognition in this country I close with the th hope bope that the next cablegram m from across the water will wm bring news of Butlers Bullers defeat f Mr Hr Clark of Missouri Representative Champ Clark of Mis Missouri Missouri said in part Wherever people are struggling for lor liberty Ilbert they should have th the friendship of all aJl Americans It is astounding that there should be any argument as to that proposition within the broad confines of this puis puissant puissant puissant sant republic Two years ago there would not have been In the earlier day we would have hav made the welkin ring now govern goern governmentally governmentally mentally speaking we are as dumb as oysters Wherefore because England nd is la isa laa Isa a robber nation we must moot stand together for self protection and because it is 19 isso Isso so English you yea know That govern governmental gov governmental mental America mark you only official America From its sordid inhuman v vend verd rd ft C we appeal to the unofficial masses ma es who make and unmake statesmen whom Abraham Lincoln affectionately demon the plain people l The s senate male of the United States may laugh to scon Senator Matrons Masons resolution resolution resolution tion of sympathy y the Boers but the tolling toiling millions of America will send their sympathy and their hearty godspeed the sea to the brave burghers who are the bast best marksmen mark seen on earth since Andrew Jacksons immortal day at New Orleans Other speakers on the same general lines as their predecessors were Representatives pre f De Dc Armand Cochran Rhea Ky Hy and I enU 0 O and Mr Van Sloten of New York A number of f let lef letters tens te and telegrams were received in including In eluding one from Senator Hale at 1 expressing regret athis inability to be present pre nt and entire sympathy with the movement The rhe following I resolutions were adopted The Resolutions Whereas the American people still cherish the lessons ai nd and d memories of ot 1776 and therefore fully understand and realize the rapacious war which Great Britain ig Js waging against a small maiI but patriotic tl people p O le whole misfortune Is the th possession of neutral wealth cov coveted coveted eted greed Whereas Thereas Where In the prosecution of this thia robber warfare Great Britain has been balked as aa yet of or her tyrannous de designs de designs designs signs and has therefore resorted resme le to un unlawful unlawful i lawful and barbarous war tactics as asis asIs asIs is her wont I II I 1 The Th arming and an mobilizing mobilising of 0 say sav savages B V ages i 2 The distribution of dumdum bul bullets bullets lets Jo fo her soldiery coupled with the boast that the British government pos pee senses such i 8 he l seizure of merc merchandise en route tte from the neutral neUt ports of the United States to friendly Portuguese markets Whereas The president of the Unit United United United ed States has not taken proper notice I If St f these outrages making it necessary sary for the people at large to express their I will through public assemblages assemblage and serious warnings therefore the citi citizens I ZeUs zens of o the th American capital In mass anon meeting assembled have Resolved That the people of the i Orange Free State and the South Af African A I rican republics are are and of right ought j to be be free and independent and their civilization is understood to be equal I morally to that of any other people j I Ithe the false witness of the British press r S to the contrary contra notwithstanding There Tiler Therefore Therefore I fore the precipitation upon them ef of I I savage foes in alliance with trained soldiery threatens the repetition of the I horrors of Wyoming g Fort Darien Danlea and other events bitterly remembered d by hy the th American people as ruthless in Ia instances j stances of ot British perfidy and dis dishonor dishonor honor The attention of the president of ot the United States is respectfully di dL directed directed j to this thin feature which is a no U notorious notorious matter of common repute throughout the world I Resolved That this meeting in con concert j crt cert with the tb American people through throughout out the land sends its Us sympathy good go goodwill will and heartfelt encouragement t to the Boers and reminds r them that as s swe we triumphed against the same foe I 1 00 flO may they Resolved That we beseech and am strenuously urge the pre president nt of the United States to exercise the tive tire vested sted V in him by the peach peace pea con oon ference lately arranged by the powers of the civilized world We beg be him bim to offer his good offices as a a mediator m be tween the Boers Beers and ani the British for the deliverance of those tho e unfortunate and their families now now be ing vicariously for the crime of o a brigand cabal of gold robbers and conspirators not no one on of oC whom wham is at the forefront of tho the lt tie tle Resolved That we solemnly protest pro against the shipment of munitions of o war from this this country for the use of or Great Britain Many Turned Away Buffalo N Y V Jan 21 lA A p Boer BoeT mooting was vas held at t the Lyceum theatre tonight The building was wag packed and thousands thou clamored In Iii Vain for admission Addresses Addressee were de livered livened by R P B Mahaney Rev Father Cronin Rev T N Powers Rev C eH H Kimball state Senator Mackey and others othera A subscription subs of over In aid of the Boer Boor hospital corps was takes taken Resolutions R were adopted tendering sympathy to the Boers Boars Boer and ceiling calling upon the president and his administration I tion for a foreign policy more mort truly truTy I American and in keeping with the I traditional attitude of this country to toward to toward toward ward a 3 sister republic Irish and Germans Meet Omaha Omah Omaha Neb Jan LA iA A largely at attended attended attended tended meeting of and ana merican citizens chinese was held eld tonight t to inaugurate a plan to rates man money y for the tha th Boer Beer hospital fund fUn A committee wac appointed to invite Miss Mis Maude Coned Gonne the Irish Joan Jop of ot Arc who is t expected to arrive atrIe li In l jet rew York next Sunday to visit Omaha and deliver a lecture |