The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-12
sEAATOR MAsON
Introduces a Resolution OFSym
pAthy tor the Beers

pAthy tor the Beers
washing on Dec io-An appsa. by ST..
Mason. of Illinois. for on expression oi
sympaihy Tor tho Transvaai republic iu
lts war with Grcot Br.gan. va. fnc f,a
ture 90 che SENATE procecdinrr tooay tn,
rosoiui on upon which NJ Mason based
bis speech was referred to th, commit c,
on foreign relations
Mr Mason. of Illinois trcn called uu
abe roecluilon ho iutroducod few days
aEo. expressing the sympathy o- tnc com
ate with the south AR can rcpuuica D.
their war with Great Hfitlau und ,xt-r
ing in them the hopos of ,h, senate f.r
The succt7s az their arms.
While MS adsIresu al time. wa tehsmcnt
almost passionate BE- confined himf,if
durirE "a greater part of the time eios,I,
a. ha manuscr o. speak nr ni au tims-
with force and viEor. ln opening hr taid
"rho war between monarchy nnd rcpu.
licnnagm hegEa min earnest July Z. At
and 10 treaty of peace has ever been con-.
ciuded nor ever will be-. untii the que.
zion 10 settled right The monarchal
trust company. thcaah onen a quarrcina
among themsclyes' have alWaya agreed
on or thlnf. that republican D, mis-
take"
After quoting extensively from DAME
Wcbstsr's speeches IN support Of his p0-
riiom Mr. hasOn confiuned
but We are toh that England was our
friend IN the war with Span iio@
licr people we're our friend because our
people are q christian people her Eos-
yernment mas never been our friend oa-
opt for purposes of lts own. ] have no
desirc 90 twist che Hons tail. but truth
compels The statement 70 far o. our in
terefte are Conccrned FOR the last half
century the government of England and
she people OF England have oeen diylded
You remember 1852 The government q a.
an i could to diviue the union. hu' mo
brave fsarvinE weayers refused to rc-
solve against us saying they would staryc
before they would say n word FOR slavery
Bui even suppose ahe we're to-day our best
friend and W. go be- silent and uphold
wrong in consideration of that friend
ship We republ cans are charged with
c.,rte alliance wfh England n cannot b.
true aml shs vote which this or similar
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charge
Nj Macon maintained that under hc
Monroe doctrine and on pr-cedents pre-
yiousiy well established. the United
states had the same right 20 extend its|
sympathy and hopes for wlccess 90 the
noers in their straggls Tor rbcrty as u.
had 90 interfere with Spain in a. con-
ducts of ana'rs in Clma dc urged that
the interest OF thla eoumry was aroused
- the fact that the south African war
w6a a struggie between democracy AMI
royalty--hstWeen che divine rights of
klnEr and she divine rights of man
"if We should speak be- declared. "aud
speak quickly. ia would sung the po1r-
clans who brought on th, war for greed
~ gold and cheer the poor brave Dutch
defender % home "
NJ Mason contendci that the question
involved In ths controversy prior 10 hos
Utilities. wan simply on, 81 supremacy n
somh Afr ca. "and ! ask. said he. "in
common justice. Nrat righi has Great
nritian 90 be- supreme in south Africa"
IA is a nght 90 control suoth AfrCca,
ard the only way England Guild do ~ war
80 threaten. huildoEe, browbeat md inter
fere with the Dutchman. und oui of
sheer humiliation and desperation be- vns
a l,cr 20 nrht"
Referring % Mr Chamberlain. NJ Mae.
on tald
"rst the distirgulshe' LiIiputian states
man fattlirg around Gladstone shoes
tryng "a undo bis work aun breaking
uro~liser. be- assured that ho = dec,iy-
ana 100 ,ne except pcssioy himse'f"
80 declared that 90 nation. eSrppf
professed buiiy would make 1emand up
81 auothsr that Great Britain made uron
the 1rAnryaai republic ana in closing
said
IN have not sought 90 excite promliee
ry ou- pest dinersnrss with EnEpai
rhey are forgotten ard forgiNen nut
when the co'ors of republic are struck
ana W. et silent. 81 would seem iha
~ ore ashamed OF t.rei of our insiltu-
done and hy eur silence gYc consent 70
No def1ructlon ~ self governmfn 'n A.
-lca The statue of liberty eullghiealne
he wosli N New Yofk harbor it ueilher
! myth. nui 90. nor lic We may say