The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-24
South African Imbroglio Calls
Forth Fiery Eloquencs.
lee ChamheplaAm ana Ooa Pawi Fina
Synpathtxers AmonS seess'es
C~uncfImsn-MR. McArdie says
EngianA IL . savage Nation-shI
p~~.hss for the Justice 81 Brit.
alas Caase - WAKES Sarcastic.

vpnae Dom Paul Kruger. the doughty
<<,xt~x executive Of the Beer nation. viii
froenbly never be notified Of the fact. II Ia
,,s,.srtbe,xss true that Seatue's city council
~ uigsx laid aside for A. cofsi2efaoe
r,es4od la laLorious task of governing this
City. and discussed with learning and eio-
s,uea.ce the merits Of the pressn, war IN
6oGHh Africa.
CUuociman ..Bsny.' McArd.s. VINO Ls Of
Iy4sa1 desesEaS was the man who caused tue
trosbis. liz introduce: long resolution
Of synpatty with the Beers. prefsxsng the
seaolusSon With q long iIst OF +whereassS.
In ~vhtok tins alleged bloody rapAcf'y Of the
f,rqR1sA Non was set forth with the most
vivOrous knaiast 20 be lossnd In Webster s
unabridged The resolution wound UP by
instrucftne City Comptroller Parry to prop
er3y sugross IL and send II 10 Dom Paul
with sj.o compliments Of the city council
a. an Indication Of local feeling.
Woodland park was forgotten. the ques-
ton q whether or not the saloons shall
close during the reception 10 the voiuh-
tesrs was lost sight OF completely and the
smoke ordinances was submerged In oh
iiyton. while Tor an hour the council heat
ediy discussed war. politics and religion
When McArdie passed up the resolution
To be Psad Cisk Coryell ~ once an
nounced himself stated sna confessed hS
inabRity 70 read the handwriting OF the
First ward statesman and diplomat. 30 Mr..
McArdie took the floor and read the reso-
tuition himSAe1 Cdn was the drsi 20 speak.
II na&y be hks the parrot ne began.
II mag talk to id much. but II seems
to me TO be pretty far-fstehed for this
city council 10 attsmpa 70 enter into dipbo-
nattn relations With the TranSyaai repub-
lie. ! don't think our duties compel u. TO
amter INTO International disputes and at
tempt 70 decide usssn ThiA nxht Is none
Of our stair. and even II IL were / want
60 say that belieye Eng l0asd hsaa the right
end Of this meas. These Beers have dis
franchAsed Jews. Catholics. and everybody
else except themselves. and I'm not goiag TO
vote for any resolution expressing syrnpa-
thy with any such style Of doing business.
The Beers are a tot Of semi bar eartafx. and
but few removes from savaxery''
Lions Tail Twisted.
Then Mr.. McArdie took the moor. There
was bright Irish blood la HE eye. and he
plunged into his Grafton with q vim that
showed he meant what he said
Ten years ago. ha began and his voice
could be heard out In the halls and down
Che street, ian American who would have
dared vote against a resolution of this kind
would have been hooted on tho face Of the
earth. and l wish II were so today There's
a lot OF talk floating around this country
about an Angio-saxon alliance, aud | want
10 say there Amt ten Anglo-Saxons In
this country 10 i.00oW0 other people
want h understood NEST cmphatioaily. Mr..
President, right at the outset that / dom.
truckle 10 Johnny Bull
The Beers fighting for their liber-
ties. thew homes. their nresa,iea xh,nb
the English are trying 10 destroy. TaIk
about savagers' Who was the savage
when the English chucked dvunnIt.
down into the caves on top of the Zu,uss
England has always been a savage among
nations. Let's carry this resolution. and
show the rest of the world that Seattle
is In sympathy with liberty and In SYM
patty with a people lighting for their
liberties
AIR Muldoon declared against the PESO
luton. and said that 4, was none of the
city councifs business what tho .ro,,hIo
was down IN South Africa. Mr. Savin
concluded that II was time for tn. single
tax delegation TO say word, and he
Jumped into the ring with a resound!ng
bound
This resolution doesn't come here with
very good grace. he announced with
graceful gesticuletion. so long as we're
fighting to enslsve a lot OF men in tho
Philippines simply because they're mig
gers We'd better asep our own skirts
clean. Suli. IN for this resolution. and q"
rufsing h!s voice To high pitch Of aio-
auence. Tn for liberty and against ex-
panston,
pr. crichton was tho next orator
Thus far" he said I've seen or road
nothing 10 convince me that England "a
In the wrong. think she's I'm the right
~ se~Ins ga me tina, she's fighting far
the liberties ~ her subjects who have
located tn South Africa. and n,or. than
that. ] believe The Beers are fighting IN
take away. not only from Engitshlnen
but from Americans az welt the rights
To which they entitled even II they
40 1--we In the wilds Of Africa Wherever
the British Gag has been unfurlea ctytl,xa.
ten and liberty IN their highest best ard
pufesf form exist and flourish. I'm on
posed so this resolution
tsstleman moved thar the resolution, -.
indefinitely postponed, and during - tern
rorary luil iu the forensic entertainment,
President KiDehart put the motion /,
carried by the following vote:
feas~f'as,ietnar. GIL ptlfev. Rua,
Taylor. Rinehart. Cr,chton and Mulaoon
s.
Nays-crawfora. hin. McArdie and
Navtn~-4
Absent James.
Care Of INDECENT sick
CITY Physician Mex echnie sen: tn
communication u the council calling t.<
attention - the fact that the city has
40 means 81 caring for the intiigen, sick
We stated that there e. az pre~en, I'm IN.
cic jail. f>r the want az Il better ss}st,e
to AZ. Very sick man who recently ar
rived erom Alaska. The county cora
u''ssfcners. said T>r. NcKechnle. ''haya
Assusad Ia admit htsa o. the county his.
pstai ~ ste ground thss h. 81 rot = rga.-
dent ~ either she county sar ,ns STATE
~fsie tho city. pr'er 80 th@ present :t-,e
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