The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-25
PEACE MEETING A FAILURE.
CNoWD IN TRAFILGLR SQUARE
HoWLS down THE SPE<KERS

over $4,000 Persons at the MestinE-A Vic.
tory for the War Partv-Germ,p
Sympathy IL with tho Bo.r.-Ber,,p
Meeting Asks the Emperor IN Int.rx.n..
Special Cable Despatehss to The Sun.
LONDON. Sept. 24.-The peace demonstra-
sion. which was held to-day In Trafalgar
Square under the auspices OF the Transvaal
committee. attracted one OF the Rreatest
crowds ever asssmbl there But It was a
l iaiiure In that the party opposed to the ideas
OF the promoters OF the Getting carried the day.
Inc meeting was called for the purpose of ex-
pressing opposition TO war with the Transyaal.
before 1t had fairly started. however, the NEE
ing was turned into a regular lingo demon
stration.
Inc speakers could not be heard few PAGES
away ana the confusion was so great that they
nnally abandoned all attempts at speech max
ing.
1t was estimated that $4,000 person. were
assembled In the Square: nd / 900 police m en-
were on hand to preserve order.
Later on the Transvaal Peace Committee
met ana decided to hold public meeting In
one oil the largest halls in the city at an early
date.
The resolution recited that the proposed
meeting would be held because OF the or
eanized interruption Of to-night's anti-war
demonstration. which was fomented by a sec
tion OF the yellow. stock -jobbing press"
AS matter OF fact, to- nj ght's meeting was
complete failure. The crowd was very
disorderly and howled down the very small
minority OF those present who were DESTROYS
OF listening to the speakers,
BERLIN. Sept 24.-Semi- official articles In the
newspapers consistently insist that, although
Germany sympathizes with the Beers, this
FEELING must not be allowed to interfere with or
influence the policy OF the Government. which
undoubtedly does not contemplate the slight
est Interference on behalf Of the Transvaal
III spite OF these declarations the pro- Boer
feeling in Germany shows itself in many ways.
ti-EnRish meetings were held in mum Der
ottowns to-day and at a meeting in Berlin 1t was
resolved to send telegram OF sym patty to
President KRUGER. Another telegram was sent
to Emperor William asking him to intervene
between Great Britain and the Transvaal.
This telegram CLOSED as follows: We hail the
German who does not desert his kinsmen."
The London correspondent OF the Ne,tste
Ndchrtchten says a member OF the court told
him that the Queen prayed daily to God to en-
tighten her advisers and bring about a pacific
issue OF the present trouble. so that in her old
age she would be spared the pain OF war
LONDON. Sept. 25-Th. -e are no new de-
Velopments In tho South African situation and
all the news this morning seems to indicate
that both sides are hesitating over the next
move.
The Johannesburg correspondent OF the Dailv
Mail says the exodus Of miners 10 SO great that
many OF the mine owners have curtailed their
work to one-haf the usual amount and the
prospect Is that they will shut down COM
pletely by the end OF the month.
The Cabinet has been summoned to meet
next Friday.
P1ETERMARITzBuRo. Sept. Pit is certain |
that the Orange Free State will support the |
Transyaal in case of war. .---..-..--. $3.50
1t is believed that the protracted secret SEES. |
sion OF the Orange Free State Volksraad, which |
still continues. is due entirely to the consider
alton and elaboration OF measures for defence
and the mobilization OF troops,