The Irish standard., 1899-12-09
SYMPATHY WITH THE Beers,
The Citizens of Cincinnati Pass Strong
Resolutions.

The Citizens Of Cincinnati Pass Strong
Resolutions.
AT recent meeting in Cincinnati, O.
to express sympathy with the Beers
stirring speeches were made by Mayor
raiel, Hon John L. Follett, Henry
Hack and Charles J. Fitzgerald
which were enthusiastically appaudet
by the friends OF liberty.
mo war OF modern times asserted
Mr.. Follett, warmly, was more cause,
less and more reprchensible than thi:
war against the Beers"
Shall We" he continued, stand idly
by and let conflict of this kind go or
in the name OF civilization without lift,
ing our voices in protest."
Mr.. Follett accredited the British witt
consumnate diplomacy in turning over
their affairs in the Transvaal to the
American consul during the conflict
He believes, ii this country had talcr
the stand she should have taken at tha
start, England would never have dareC
to go to war against the little nation.
1T is n1orstrous thrust at liberty
said he, and he then referred to the Ven
czuclan troubles OF three or four years
ago, and how, by proper and timely &C
ton, England was made to respect the
United States The eminent attorney
in closing, venturcd the hope that there
would be many more meetings OF the
same character, and that the protes,
would become known far and wide.
The crowd was very demonstrativt
during Mr.. Folletts speech, and fire
quently interrupted him with vociferou!
cheering.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, the last speaker, com
pared the Beers to the Revolutionar,
patriots and set the audience wild will
his lervcnt eloquence. He denied tina
England is our friend, and cited he
course in colonial history, in the Revo
luton, in the War OF 1872, in Our owl
Civil War, in the Alaskan controversial
and i'll the Samoan nuddle. leaving Ii
there, as he expressed it, ito hold tn
bag"
The speaker denounced the silly va
porings OF what he was pleased to tern
Our Anglicized dudes" in their expires
sions OF sympathy with England, an
wound TIP by comparing the unity of tn
Beers with the discord and dissensio
among the Irish in their continual strue
gle for freedom, and appealed to tn
Irish to take lesson from the Boer
md unite in ore grand effort to includ
Old Erin in the wave Of liberty.
The following preamble and resolr
ions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The British invasion OF til
Transvaal, cntailing upon brave an
Christian people all the horrors OF wa
a violation OF international law an
ethical principles, and an outrageor
crime against humanity, and as sue
> merits the most severe condemnatio
rom all who love universal libert
: ruth and justice; and,
Whereas, The pretcxt of England ft
he war-to obtain an increased fral
hisc for the aliens in the South Africa
Republics but tllinly yelled subtle
'ugc to satisfy her Unsuitable lust ft
gold, trade and empire; and,
Whereas, The franchise priviles
which England pretends to seek for Il
orcigncrs in the Transvaal, she rcfus
, 20 grant in her own realm, where mo
I han 100000 OF her people are disfra
G chiscd, having no voice in the selectit
T. of representatives in parliament, and a
! slavishly subservient to the DEGREES
J, that hereditary institution OF infamy, t
House OF Lords; therefore, be it
Resolved, by this meeting OF citize
j OF Cincinnati, that we extend to t
:. Bocr people, citizens Of sister rcpubl
- our heartfelt sympathy and our MOI
q support in their brave and gallant stru
'7 gle Tor the independence OF their cou
- try, their homes and their fresides, a
we earnestly hope that, in their fight
st liberty, the all-powerful and just G
d twill crown their efforts with succe
er thereby insuring the continuation
s, their republican institutions. With t
d fattendant. happiness Of Liberty; and.