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

{ BERLIN, Jan. lit is announced
that the German protected cruisers,
NCondOr and SchwnIb, are now on
the way to DeIagOa bay.
NEW YORK, Dec 31.-The United Irish
n societies of New York and vicinity filled
the Academy of Music tonight with
kmass meeting called to express sympathy
with the Beers and opposition to Eng
Hiand in consequence of the South African
war. Senator Mason, of Illinois; Con-
kgressman Sulzer, Congressman Cum
mings of New York, and others ad-
dressed the meeting. Justice Fitzgerald,
n of the supreme court, presided. The
entire house was filed The proscenum
hand the balconies were all well decorated
4 with a profusion of American flags, the
Il green Irish emblems and occasionally the
n flags of the two South African republics.
7 Justice Fitzgerald, after calling the meet
ing to order said:
1T is a great honor to be asked to
\. speak to this great audience tonight and
IN to join in expressing our deep Indignation
Y with the unjustifiable war now being
I waged by Great Britain upon the people
\ of the Transvaal, and to give utterance
n to our sentiments of deep admiration for
, the gallant stand being made by the en-
y battled farmers of South Africa in de-
M Tense of their property, their lives and
n their liberties.
1.-The British coloni al office seems to
n have up to this point, made mistake
n in calculating the fighting qualities of
!. the farmers. 1t is is said that the colonial
N secretary wili send more troops to Africa.
I. Perhaps when the yeomen, foxhunters
Y and by the gracious permission of the
\ queen, the Duke Of Connaught go to
H the relief of the besieged troops, Eng
" lands cup may again be filed with bit
terness.
N "The great heart of the American peo-
pie goes out to the people of the Trans
n vaal and the Orange Free State. They
are fighting for the same principles, they
are against the same sovereign and red.
coated soldiers that fought US a century
ago and would fight us tomorrow if they
dared and thought it would benefit them"
MR.. SUFFERS ADDRESS.
Congressman Sulzer spoke next. He
said:
Il am not ashamed to have it known
N that my sympathy is with the heroic
Beers in their resolute endeavor and de-
\ ternined effort to maintain their homes
II and their independence against the piracy
and the tyranny of the British crown.
want to see them win, in this contset,
because they are right, and deserve TO
win Their cause is a just one. No one
can honestly dispute that. They are de-
tending their homes, and repelling re-
morselesS invader. EnglandS attempt
y to steal their country is an outrage-an
IN act of criminal aggression and should
D be condemned by the Christian powers of
the world. In my judgment nine-tenths
of the American people are against En-
with the South African patriots. The
courage of the Beers in the face of ire
mendous odds has challenged the. admir-
I alton of mankind, and their heroism
against almost insurmountable obstacles
! has won the respect of the civilized world.
They are entitled to our sympathy, and
all our history if we did not give 1t to
kk SOUTH AFRICAN PATRIOTS.
EN1"The South African patriots are white
men: They are good deal like ~, the
patriots. of our own revolution. They
love their homes, their freedom, and their
They come from good old Saxon
t3ancestors, from the north of Europe.
r They are flesh of our flesh, and bone of
A our bone. They love free institutions the
E.same as we do for the sake of personal
I&berty. 1t comes to them naturally, and
fk1Hy Inheritance. Their love of liberty is
Iftlhot Of a day, or of a year. but of cen
kfuries. They have never been conquered,
Wand in my opinion, no matter what others
II may think, they never will be- The story
! of the struggles and the hardships of
II these brave men in South Africa is one
n of the saddest pages in all HISTORIAN
imperishable heritage to their hardy and
ValOrouS descendants No one can i'm
Z partially read 1t without feeling deep
I sympathy for them in their present strug-
gle to maintain their freedom and indie
a pendence against English greed for gold
English tyranny. and criminal British ag-
erosion for land.
"They carved out, unaided and alone
their own destiny in the wilds of the
dark continent. amid unspeakable hard
ships and privatfons, and gave to the
\ world civilization as good as our own
4. For a century and more in sunshine and
n in storm, these brave people plodded or
~ and they builded like the fathers of this
republic, better than they knew. Sur.
q beasts visited by famine and scourged by
4 disease in all the long. weary and dreary
4 Years they never lost hope-they prayed
IN to God and never despaired. They are q
" simple Christian people, as honest as
they are brave. They redeemed the wild
erness, turned the desert into sweeping
fields of grain, made the iungles blossom
like a rose and dotted the hills with vii
lagos and towns. Notwithstanding al
they had to contend with they grew
they prospered, and they were happy
A until perfidious Albion came.
H SPIRIT UNBROKEN.
III "rhe spirit of their patriotism is I'M
N broken. You cannot conquer a brave
y people inspired by the love of liberty
B and battling on their own soil for their
3, homes They will never surrender their
IA freedom. They will resist tyranny until
III they are exterminated by overwhelming
ID and. superior forces. These brave Beers
IN are lighting for republicanism against
y monarchy; for democracy against plu-
W tocracy for home rule against the bayo.
Net. for sovereignty of the individual
y AGAINST the sanctity Of the crown; fol
he ballot against the throne; for the
J Ave of home against the love of gold
! ASor sacred freedom against a ruthless
! W'sE,der; for school house and the church
Mk asst the army barracks and the mill
forts for religious freedom against
gn domination; for the fireside OF
cation against the blazing torch OF
Wl station; for free institutions against
#S rialsm, and above all and beyond
hey are lighting a brave battle fol
LIME lights of man.
HI lere never would have been trouble
-MH Id had not been discovered in the
ysh The rich find of gold there is al
MI ottom of 1t all. Love of gold is the
MIL of this cruel Anglo-African war.
EA Rhodes, the most daring and co1os-