The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-02-01
A BOND OF !.
SYMP ATHY
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Many Citizens Of Minneapolis
Express Their Faith In the.
Justice Df the Cause Of
Dom Paurs People.
The Pro=B0alMeethng Held Yes
terday at h@ Exposition Was
Attended, by Several
Thousand Persons.

AIOlO01l0 i 81 0Oll9.
The much advertised pro-Boer mass meet
Ing at the Exposition building yesterda,
afternoon was Assuccess in spite Of the zero
temperature and the fact that 1t Is almost
impossible to heat the immense structure
even In ordinary chilly weather Severa
thousand shiyering people sat through or
nour and half of fervid eloquence from
speakers OF more than average ability. and
Wnen the conclusion was reached and the
resolutions prepared had been adopted by
unanimous rising vote 1t was with un-
willing feet that the audience dispersed.
IN the main the meeting preserved the
character assigned it by its projectors II
was n-partisan-almost. One or two
Things which happened seemed to justify
the fear which local Republicans entertain
ed that 1t was to be an administration
meeting. One or two of the speakers made
references which might easily be construed
as hostile to the Republican party, and the
nrst one to do SO was Frank D. Larrabee,
VINO mad been selected to act as chairman OF
Inc meeting. Mr.. Larrabee could not begin
without reference to the fact that he was
acting as chairman, not as the first choice
OF the committee, not as second choice,
nor even as third choice, but he had been
chosen after destinations had been re-
ce1ved from AZ prominent local Republicans.
Later, as II 10 justify those AZ Republi-
cans, came the speech of Rev. ]. M. Cleary,
IN winch the priest voiced the opinion that
the people OF this country must hang their
heads In shame because they could not
send their sympathy to the struggling
burghers in South Africa because of their
own position In the Philippines, and he
declared that it would not be consistent
lor us to denounoe the invasion Of South
Africa and at the same time support the
invasion of the Philippines.
While this remark failed to receive any
considerable applause, 1t demonstrated the
TACT which hads been feared by local Re-
pupncans, that some of the speakers with
radical leaningsVtoward anti-ism, would say
certain things which they could not stand
for.
REPUBLICANS WERE ABSENT.
The meeting was chiefly notable by the
absence of local Republicans of prominence
MOI one was to be seen On the stage were
galaxy OF the leading Democrats of the
state, including Gov. Lind, L. A. Rosing. ],
N. Bowler, e. S. Corser, M. Breslauer, Lars
hand, Mayor James Gray, Judge F. c.
Brooks, Judge William Prentiss. Aid. Joseph
k1ichli Aid. James Dryer, Senator ]. T.
McGowan, Matt Walsh, s. w. Sample, Perry
Long. John Gleason, Ed Healand, w. H.
Donahue
Chairman Larrabee was brief in his in
troouctory remarks, and he was Immediate
~ followed by H. s. Goff a local Kipling.
who xrecitedt poem of his own composi
ton relating to the subject at issue.
Mayor Gray made a hit at the start bv
the manner of his enunciation, together with
the meaning of his words
mere Is no news from South Africa to-
gay said ne, pausing for a moment to al
No
the statement and to receive the applause
winch came In due time mo news some
times means good news he continued.
and no news, just now means that Mr..
chamberlain has no bulletin of victory to
post. 1t means that God has not yet
permitted the British armies to wipe out
the South African republics"
USES CONTEMPTUOUS SPEECH.
IN most contemptuOus terms the mayor
then proceeded to refer to the present sec
rotary OF state as London importation"
and he went on to recall the fact that
VIM wnlle Daniel Webster was occupying that
nigh position this country had extended its
sympathy to Hungary and Greece. Little
Brooches now sits in the CHAIR" said the
mayor, "and we can only sit still and bear
It, Accidents will happen in the best reg
ulated nations. 1t is not, however. too
late to call off the dogs of war, and we
make our appeal to Great Britain, not only
because she is the stronger power but be-
cause she is the aggressor'
Mayor Gray then discussed history. in
Guiding that with regard to the interfer-
ence Of the United States between Cuba
and Spain, and between Mexico and Texas.
He told how England had prospered for
many years without large standing army
by means of strong police protection in her
dependencies and a powerful navy, and said
that wretched.s Cham berlain had wrenched
England from her old time mornings till
now her army Df 10000 men was held at
bay by $4,000 tunorganized and desperate
burghers." The flower of England's youth
had been led to certain death by London's
brandy and soda generals all because Bal
four and Chamberlain thought an English
sheer would teMify the world. Had Eng
land been patient in so years she would
have acquired by peaceful methods what
she may be unable to secure by force.
so I maintain said he in conclusion.
that in appealing ito Great Britain to stop
this war we are asking justice for brave.
loyal and devoted people, and at the same
time pointing out what is England's true
and traditional policy. l believe that three
fourths of the American people desire that
this appeal under the provisions of the
president Of the United States.'
GOV. LIMBS ADDRESS.
Tie audience cheered enthusiastically
when Gov Lind, who followed the mayor.
arose to make his address, leading Mr..
Lind to say that if things were half SO
warm in South Africa for the British as
IN Minneapolis today it would be cause for
Mr.. Lind was logical in his re-
marks, and devoted great portion of his
words to demonstration that England
position with reference to the Transvaal
was similar to that of the United States in
he Western hemisphere. England claimed
the right of suzerainty, but it was no |
greater than our own with reference to
south American countries under our con-
structfon of the Monroe doctrine under
which we refused to allow any Of those |
countries to cede territory to foreign ma
ions without our consent.
He asked his audience what would the |
world say If wes should attempt to subject |
Mexico because that country was operating |
lnder a system If taxation or sanitation not |
o our TASTE H chimed that nations had
he absolute right to govern themselves
according to their own ideas so long as
hey did not Infringe upon the rights OF |
,thers by murdenng foreign citizens or NAL
reat them. He Stained there was a homo
yeneity Of race to he found among nations |
which made it desirable for them to oper-
tie for the ge1eral benefit OF the world. !
I England, as she claimed, was merely try
ng to serve theadnfsrests Of humanity why |
Ices she not care Tor the 10000 900 starry
ng people of India. Why not pull her |
armies out of Africa, and thus pre-
rent sufferingl and starvation there? !
70 contradict the reports that the
people of the Transvaal are bigoted. he |
declared that DR.. Leyds, the European rep
'esentative Of the republic, was a Roman |