The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-01-27


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of the earth that owes the British en-
pire nothing. that country is the United
States of America / am not DeHeVer
i'm nou-interventiOn when liberty Is at
stake. would not intervene with sym
pathy expressed. but l would intervene
with every lawful means In my power.
1 hope and believe that the God OF
justice will at some time see that the
British empire is OVerthrOWn anu
d republic placed at it's stead.
Il hope that the fate meted out 10
her will be the reward of any nation
which seeks to deprive and Cypress
people of their liberty. whether II be IN
the plains of South Africa or in the
islands of the sea. a man cannot be-
Heve i'm the justice of the cause of the
BOer and ut the same time uphold our
governments course in the Philippines.
The American flag will never wave IN
triumph over the PROSTATE form of I'D
erty. We Will not even recognize the
representative of the Beers, q sister
republic. although We have sent a con-
sui to Pretoria. Is there any subtle in
ilueuce at work i'm high circles to pre-
vent the IraESvaal from obtaining rec
ognitiOu in this country? L close with
the hope that the next Cablegram from
across the water will bring news Of
Buffers defeat"
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, said in part:
Wherever people are struggling for
liberty they should have the friendship
of all Americans.
1T is astounding that there should
be any argument as to that proposition
within the broad confines of this puts
SAINT republic. Two years ago there
would not have been.
In the earlier day we would have
made the Welkin ring: now, govern
mentally speaking, we are as dumb as
oysters. Wherefore because England is
a TObber nation we must stand together
for self prOtectiOn-and because it is
so English you know. That govern
mental America, mark you, only official
America.
From its sOrdid inhuman verdict we
appeal to the unofficial masses. who
make and unmake statesmen. whom
Abraham Lincoln affeCtionately demon
inated-the plain people.
The senate of the United States may
laugh to scOrn Senator MaSOn's reSOlu-
ton of sympathy with the Beers; but
the toiling millions of America will
send their sympathy and their hearty
godspeed across the sea to the brave
burghers who are the best markSmen
seen on earth since Andrew JaCkSon5
immortal day at New Orleans.
Other speakers on the same general
lines as their predecessors were Repre-
santatives De Armand. Cochran, Rhea
(Ky), and Lentz 90, and Mr.. Van
Siclen of New York. A number of let
tiers and kilograms were received, in
Guiding one from Senator Hale OF
Maine, expressing regret at his inability
to be present and entire sympathy
with the movement. The following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the American people still
cherish the lessons and memories OF
1875 and therefore fully understand and
realize the rapacious war which Great
Britain is waging against a small, but
patriotic people, whose misfortune is
the possession of neutral wealth COW
eted by British greed.
Whereas. In the prosecution of this
robber warfare, Great Britain has been
baked. as yet, of her tyramOus de-
signs. and has therefore resorted to un-
lawful and barbaTOus war tactics, as
is her wont, to-wit:
Il. The arming and modifying of saw
ages.
80 The distribution of dum-dum bull
let's to her solGiery. coupled with the
boast that the British government pos
sesses 100000 such missiles.
80 The illegal seizure of peaceful
en- route from the neutral
ports of the United States to friendly
Portuguese markets.
Whereas, The president of the Unit
ed States has not taken proper notice
of these Outrages, making it necessary
for the people at large to express their
will through public assemblageS and
serious warnings. therefore the citi-
zens of the American capital in mass
assembled, have
Resolved, That the people of the
Orange Free State and the South At
rican republics. are. and of right ought
to be, free and independent and their
civilization is understood to be equal
morally to that of any other people.
the false witness of the British press
to the contrary notwithstanding There
fore. the precipitation upon them of
savage foes in alliance with trained
sOldiery threatens the repetition of the
horrors of Wyoming, Fort Darien and
other events, bitterly remembered by
the American people as ruthless in
stances of British perfidy and dis
honor The attention of the president
of the United States is respectfully d.
rected to this feature, which is a no
tOrious matter Of common repute-
throughout the world.
Resolved. That this meeting. in con-
out the land. sends it's sympathy, good
will and heartfelt encouragement to
the Beers, and reminds them that as
we triumphed against the same foe,
90 may they.
Resolved That we beseech and
strenuOusly urge the president of the
United States to exercise the pTerOga-
tive vested in him by the peace con-
ference lately arranged by the powers
Of the civilized world. We beg him to
offer his good offices as a mediator be-
tween the Beers and the British for
the deliverance of those unfortunate
Englishmen and their families, now be-
ing punished vicariously for the crime
Of brigand cabal of gold robbers and
and-hungry conspirators, not one Of
whom is at the forefront of the bat
tie.
Resolved, That we sOlemnly protest
against the shipment of munitions Of
war from this country for the use of
Great Britain