The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07

vote, but refuses to forsWear allegiance
to his queen. Then he is not allowed to
vote, and there is not state In the
American Union that has not similar
laws. 1t is claimed that the taxation is
unequal. So 1t is in ST. Paul The truth
is that the taxation In the Transvaal is
based pro rata upon the value of prop,
erty. If 1 own $4,000 worth and you $10-
000 then l pay twice as much as you,
Which is certainly fair But the English
men have come over and secured control
of the gold and diamond mines, and made
riches out of the Transvaal, where they
left poverty at home. If a great syndicate
takes 100000 in dividends out of its
mines in year 1t is but just that it
should pay more for the support of the
government than the poor farmer upon
the African veldt The whole purpose of
this war lies in the desire of Cecil Rhodes
and the Kimberley diamond spectators
to get possession of that country"
Mr.. Kane was given an ovation when
he concluded. He was followed by G. j.
Lomen, who spoke briefly, and then the
chairman introduced C. d. O'Brien, who
was greeted with prolonged applause.
II am thankful for the pleasure and
the honor Of being with you tonight.
When the instinct of the American people
detects any cloud that threatens the safe
ty of the republic they arise in their
might and assemble in mass meetings as
you have assembled here tonight-a SOW
ereign people sitting in elaboration to
direct Its servants, the representatives in
congress, to do such because we are the
people, your masters and we will it.
Never since the days of the American
Revolution has such spectacle been seen.
A little band of people In far off Africa,
standing back to back, surrounding their
women and children and battling for
their lives, because they chose to love
their God and the liberty He gave them
! The Almighty God has His purpose III
directing the attention of the American
people to this tragedy. The similitude
between this conflict and our own strug-
gle for independence is great. It was
our struggle that made possible the con.
ditions existing today, when the grandson
CT an Irish emigrant occupies the presi-
Dental chair
They've got him hypnotized," shouted
a voice from the rear, and there was q
roar Of applause.
One Irishman is enough at time"
remarked Mr.. O'Brlen, continuing his ad-
dress, after the interruption
Il hate, and 1 should be false to my
race and principles If did not, hate with
great bitterness the English government
and the English system Of aristocracy--
system that says of two children one
| has blue blood in his veins and the other
red. 1t is the old hattie Of aristocracy
against the people that is being fought
out in South Africa
"Tf / were fit to pray before the Chanc-
cry of Heaven, would ask Him to help
the men who are battling for liberty in
South Africa because they love liberty
better than they do their lives"
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
At the conclusion of Mr.. O'Brien's ad-
dress, Chairman Clapp read the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted by
rising vote, and copies ordered sent to
the Minnesota representatives in COIL
gress:
1t appears that the English government
claims to be justified in waging war upon
the Boer republics mainly because the
Beers placed what the English govern
ment claimed to be an unjust tax upon
| the persons and companies operating the
mines in the Transvaal, and because the
Beers do not grant the right of franchise
| to aliens. 1t should be remembered that
the Boer republics only impose license
of 5 per cent of the net profits for the
| right to remove the mineral wealth OF
! that country and this license Is ultimately
largely borne by stockholders resident In
London. While this license is fixed at o
! per cent, license of 90 per cent on the
gross output is imposed In the adjoining
| English province of Rhodesia and III per
cent in British Columbia.
In answer to the claim that the Beers
| do not grant franchises to aliens it must
be remembered that before the Salisbury
! government forced war upon the Beers,
the Beers reduced the residence limit of
| foreigners to five years. They make this
concession to avoid war with a great and
seemingly inyinc.ble. power. This is the
limit fixed in the United States. and while
1t is true that no foreigner can be elected
to the upper house of the legislature in
| the Boer republics, it must be borne in
mind that no foreigner except by special
/ act is eligible to the upper branch of the
English legislative body. No civilized ma
ton does nor can permit foreign nations
to dictate the terms of naturalization
laws. 1t appearing that the war waged
! by the Salisbury government against the
| Boer republics is wholly unjustified, there
| fore, be it
Resolved, That the citizens of ST. Paul
here assembled, in mass meeting, and rep
resenting all creeds, Municipalities and be-
liefs, declare that when Joseph Chamber
| lain stated that the American people were
in sympathy with his effort to crush out
the Boer republics, he not only mis-
judged the character of the American
people, but forgot that the Beers are only
repeating the struggle we made more
than a century ago, except that we then
revolted against the English crown, while
government which has been twice rec
ognized by the English government in
| treaty convention.
We, therefore, must emphatically refute
people sympathize in the effort of the
English government, represented by the
Salisbury ministry, to overthrow and
crush out sister republic
1t. is further resolved, That we I'M
| hesitatingly declare that it is our earnest
hope that in this struggle the Beers will
be able to maintain their national ex-
istence and retain their national indie
pendence.
1t is further resolved. That in view of
the. growing. sentiment among. civilized
Of
20 II tbere was % anu
ference between the English government
and the Boer republics. it is greatly to be
regretted that such difference was not
submittd to arbitration, in accordance
with the earnest request of the Boer re-
publcs made before resorting to arms es-
pccially in view of the great disparity In
the power and strength Of the two ma
tons.
these resolutions be sent to our senators
! and representatives,