Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-18
TumuIiuOuS Time at a New
York Demonstration.
Sympathy for England Almost AS
Evident in the Audience AS That
for the BOers In Whose Interest
the fleeing Was Held.

versy with Great Britain. The Hon.
Augustus Van Wyck presided and the
Hon. w. Bourke Cochran was the
principal speaker. Before the meet
| ing was over its promoters probably
got the notion that more popular en-
teprises can be undertaken in New
/ York just now than that which in
wolves an expression of sympathy
with an enemy of Great Britain. AS
matter of fact it was one of the most
turbulent meetings ever held in Car
negie hall. The audience was by no
means in full accord with the object
of the meeting, and to add to the gen
eraI discord there was a little rebel
lion among the speakers.
! Mr. Cochran was the first speaker
after the chairman had been nominat-
ed and had made his speech. It seems
| the placing cf Mr.. Cochran first on
the list of speakers was not pleasing
to the Hon. Thomas Fitch of Nevada,
who was scheduled as one of the
| other speakers. The story lacked Off
cial confirmation, but it was reported
!
fused to speak if compelled to follow
Mr.. Cochran. He did not speak at all
events, and the other scheduled
speaker, Tunis G. Bergen, materially
cut the speech he intended to make.
George H. Van sicien called the
meeting to order and nominated JUS
tee Van Wick for chairman. The
tally.
In taking the chair he reviewed the
history of the Dutch in South Africa
and especially of The Boer republic. He
declared that the war was in
spired by those in control Of the
diamond and gold fields. and that
"such avarice endangers civilization
and meets with the disapproval of
the masses of every land, and in none
more than in England. Scotland and
Ireland" In concluding, he said:
q Peace on earth and good will TO al
men and an affectiOnate regard for
the welfare of our Anglo Saxon and |
Dutch kindred are the inspiration /
which uplifts the voice of America in
favor of the command proclaimed /
from Mount Sinai: Love your fellow |
man and shed not his blood
Mr.. Van Wyck then introduced Mr. |
Cochran. The popular orator received |
an ovation as he advanced to the |
front of the platform, but almost from |
the beginning of his speech until it |
closed he was interrupted by those !
VINO We're not in sympathy with what |
he said. A man must have much
temerity to interrupt the Hon. Bourke
Cochran because the rebuke he gets
is usually pointed. Mr.. Cochran was |
equal to his reputation tonight, but
before he had concluded his speech it
could be seen that the Interruptions
annoyed him. In part he said
TT has been objected to this meet
ing that the United States has no in
terest in South Africa. In a way that
may be true but it must be remem-
bered that the preservation of peace
throughout the world is of material
Importance to every member of the /
family of nations. \ devastating war
in one part of the world may spread
throughout all others parts. If such
be closed at almost any cost.
The close of this century should see
this the most powerful nation on the
globe, assert and assert in no uncer-
tain tones, that an unjust war is an
assault upon the integrity of civiliza-
ton.
1.-The assertion of the Monroe doc
trine by every one of our illustrious line
of presidents has preserved the integ-
rity of this nation and kept the foot
of every foreign power from the west
ern continent.
May the close of the nineteenth
century see an act by the present il
lustrious head Of this government
which shall not only preserve the in
tegrity of a continent, but which
shall restore the peace of the civiliz-
ed world, and which shall become (
known to history as the NIonroe-Kin- i
ley doctrine. (Great applause)
Now, by tradition, by the admis-
sion of the great statesmen of Eng
land by every publication of the
British government, the independenee
Of r1.e Transyaal Eas bee1 a1.no.s
e,lged. except by Ji.et ,=-sse,. as {
shifty statesman, the present colonial
secretary. the Hon. Joseph Chamber I
lain (Croans and Kisses. mingled '
with cries of You're off youg his i
tory.D
1T is a fact that every statesman i
from the Duke OF Devonshire down, in s
these latteA days, has asserted the in
Af the Transvaal. If she I