New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
,ruE BOER MASS MEETING.
rp.x SEXES THE OPPORTUNITY
Oo' -op An ATTACK ON ENGLAND.
-.voRs REPRISALS ON THE ALASKAN
,orNpARY IF THE WAR BEGINS
rx.JusrICE VAN WICK AND
OTHER SPEAKERS
OTHER SPEAKERS

OTHER SPEAKERS.
rho feature which overshadowea all o,her
'n' a, the meeting in Carnegie Hall last
sa'u's' .Sou American sympathy for the South
p...n Republic was the speech OF W. BourKe
-" 1t was Bourke Cockran's oratory
w. ufted the audience into Juror OF en-
"" ,'..,o. II was his whitening sarcasm which
It'd for the instant at least. the interrupt
~ British sympathizers who made them-
,".s heard at every opportunity. and II was
cockran's unequivocal advocacy or reprisal
." ~. United States on England on account or
!" Alaskan boundary dispute While England
u" bands full with the war in South Africa
30" removed the speaker from a sphere or
" ..,bv FOR a struggling republic to maker
",,onaI policies which riveted attention to
=. .,.rv utterance from the time he made his
n . how 70 the audience till he finished his
.o,,,ion AT the end Of an hours oratorical en-
- no, a half minute of which was dry or
undressing.
a., Cochran was listened 10 by an audience
a.. eusd every seat on the lower floor and
IT, ersd the galleries His words
f,a ~. an extreme bitterness toward Eng
49,, and what he called the English classes. He
-.,,rod hroadside after broadside into the Brit
T., Hon until the blood Of English-born auditors
,a,r,v bojled with Indignation. Mr.. Cockrans
,,os, admirers while proud Of his Oratorical
,orb were forced TO confess afterward that
-. ooo, ~ hs effort would have been more
h.i,+ul FOR the cause he advocated II he had
80, ,sss hitter. and If he had not tried to
t,co a new National issue to the front the
no,rra ~ which would end the good feeling be-
ard ne United States
D,r,no ;he whole course OF his speech Mr.
Cochran fought wordy dues with pro- British
sr,o,o,h,zprs IN the audience. 1t was highly
diveriinc 10 the audience and the speaker never
failed 10 leave his antagonist pierced with the
shafts OF his Wit and sarcasm. but at the same
TINA II encouraged the hot headed sons Of Bri-
,aoo,a TO redouble their efforts. on account Of
this the meeting was a continual heavy bonn
harding BY Mr.. Cockran's 13-inch guns. with an
occasional angry crack from British 6-pounder
which refused 10 be spiked captured, silenced or
masked.
For instance. Mr. Cochran had just finished
the declaration that England was in the wrong
and asked the question If any one believed that
there was any injustice being done the Outland-
ers In the TTansvaal. He sooner got the
words out Of his mouth than fifty men In differ
ent parts Of the gallery fercely yelled Yes.
Yes, Yes following it up with lusty cheering.
On the heels of this. after Mr.. Cochran had
scored the outbreak Of enthusiasm manifested in
the British metropolis, a man IN the third gal
ery who wore a gray suit Of clothes sprang to
his feet and. unfurling a small British flag,
waved it frantically and yelled at the top OF his
voice
"Rue Britannia! Rule. Britannia
His nerhbor presumably a Dutchman. made
grab for the flag. and there was fight for the
colors In full view Of the audience. The Britsher
won, and stuffed the flag inside his vest. Then
The Inevitable policeman appeared. and the man
with the flag subsidized. There were cries 10
throw him out. but he was not thrown out.
How about dynamite?" shouted another man
Aum the xauery after Mr.. Cochran had as
serted that the Beers were not overtaXng the
Outanders. The speaker with almost inmitable
irony and in tones that all heard said:
MY friends while I read 10 YOU about dyna-
mite from this record you Will regret with me
that there is not a small portion Of it available
for immediate use in the gallery" This sally
provoked roars OF mirtn. and made the meeting
worth attending simply as place Of entertain
ment. II for nothing else. The speaker scored
Ills greatest triumph When ne pictured OOrn
Paul relying on the God Of his fathers. sing
ing the praises OF the Almighty relying on
Divine Providence to help him and his twenty
thousand soldiers they went to war with a
mighty empire. ready 10 die with honor If God
so willed rather than submit to dishonorabe
slavery The pen picture was vivid in its in
tensity. and worked the audience up to the
highest pitch Of enthusiasm.
When the speaker launched into the theme Of
what was the right thing for this country to do
ne was listened 10 with deep attention. 1.-The day
England goes TO war with the Dutch republic,
our claims in Alaska will be pressed with all the
force and power this Government can put be-
hind them said he
what are you talking about?" demanded a
man In the audience. IN voice that cut the
comparative stiffness like the crack Of rife
IN Inc depth Of a forest. Then Mr.. Cochran
Seei'eo 10 remember that an explanation was
proper. and he said that he reasoned that the
on''ed states would take advantage Of its OPP
'"i'uhty only on general principles. as he had
MOI been told II BY any one having authority to
say
%'UsTICE VAN WYCK's ADDRESS.
ins meeting was presided over by Augustus
g" WICK, Of Brooklyn. after being called to
~'' oy George W. Van Siclen. The platform
50 "'ieo with the vice presidents whose names
'Ypsa!ed in yesterdays Tribune. who in many
s s@ses were accompanied by their wives and
ws Mr.. Van sicen introduced Mr.. Van
''"' VINO spoke in part as follows:
corSsi sho GentlemeD. ! extend TO you all most
Whom ,t1eeuhg IN the name Of the only King
suegisr'He Shl0ren Of the republic can owe
Erp9ira x, we onniscent Ruler Of the Eternal
Du,cn " feace. Down in Africa there Is a little
tee -, puDHc born OF that courage. sense OF JUS
and fer,lo' e o. freedom which create the noble
ltertIes ~ N history. Her national life and the
esuss "a neE people are threatened without tust
tonirol % !, would be war inspired by those in
Sysrics =. me diamond and gold fields, and such
dsapnrosnG angeIs ciyiIiza zion and meets with the
hone M y! me masses Of every land and In
Ths 49, man IN England Scotland and Ireland
tes,nv SSh OF the world is riveted upon her
ii'' as htr wrong
tbs ratsglate the great honor OF presiding over
levers 4, '.e an audience composed of sincere be-
moral cn ~ me brotherhood Of man. who have tho
Il the sssSee 10 indulge in the hope and engage
hnsone 'sIOl Or sLppressing bOOdt hirsfy DassiOn