The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07
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high-minded remarks of my friends 1
thought If 1 could only have Dom Paul
here to look at you. 1 come as a citizen
to listen to what the friends of a brave
little nation in far off Africa have to say
for its struggle for freedom and liberty
against one of the greatest and most
powerful nations in the world. They are
a brave and noble people, who have left
their native lands far across the sea to
build up a new home in South Africa, to
live in peace and harmony and serve
their God according to the dictates OF
their own hearts. Mr.. Chairman, the
war IS on
Somebody in the rear of the auditorium
shouted already yet" and after the
laughter and applause had subsidized
Mayor Kiefer observed:
IT have friend Mr.. Chairman, who
always says, so it is Rightfully the
one who is entitled to our sympathy is
the Boer. Not only is he entitled to our
sympathy, but the sick and wounded
should receive substantial aid at our
hands. The Red Cross should again cross
the seas to help that little nation. A ma
ton struggling for a government of the
people, for the people and by the people
is thrice entitled to the sympathy of lib
erty-loving humanity"
Then came another outburst of ap
plause, and after the orchestra had rem
dered a selection Health Commissioner
Ohage was introduced by Chairman
Clapp.
FIGHTING A FORLoRN HOPE.
"The purpose of our meeting tonight is
not only to express our sympathy with
that little band of heroes in South Africa,
vino ere fighting forlorn hope against
mighty empire, but to show our own
government how we feel he said. 1t
is the old story over again, when man
destroys man against whom he has no i'll
will People who do not like to live I'M
der the laws of the United States need
not stay here. Applause) 1t is different
with the Englshmen in South Africa
from the English viewpoint All our re-
ports come through English channels, but
you may be sure were the provocations
that England claims true, we would not
find Americans, Dutch, Irish and French
fighting shoulder to shoulder with the
Beers.
You are told that England is lighting
for civilization. These words in the
mouths of Englis-. statesmen are BIAS
phemy. 1t was English humanity that
blew the Sepoys from the mouths Of can
non, it is English humanity that denies
poor Ireland justice. 1t is English hu
mainly that brings about the use Of lyd-
ute ana the QuIn GUM outlets. II IS EnS-
lish humanity that slaughters the Boer
prisoners and then boasts of 1t. English
humanity stands today Where Roman hui
mainly stood 1000 years ago Her con-
tracts have been written in blood and
tears. She has made a b. siness of civil z
ing weaker peoples on the lion and lamb
principle, with the lamb inside. She stoo
by US when we were fighting a seven h
rate power, and protected us when no.
rXin tn 6n hGr ns-t
to a coward the most abhorrent thing
is q braggart. England has come to COM
plete iSolation-a bully among nations.
She has not friend upon the earth ex-
cept, perhaps, Washington, D. c., and
Washington, d. c., does not mean the
American people. In numbers little more
than the population of the Twin Cities
The Beers have entered into this struggle
for their all-their liberty and their
homes They are Spartans in every re-
spect These are the people that Eng
land wants to civiliZe. Rome had h4r
Cato, England her grand old man, Glad
stone. The best English abhor this war,
but they are in it because of an unscru-
pulous, corrupt ministry Let us pray
for victory for the little band of Beers,
whose every man, woman and child is a
hero
KANE SCORES OFTEN.
T. r. Kane, who followed, delivered
the longest address of the evening, but
almost every sentence was punctuated
with applause 1t was a mastery and
most eloquent review of the history Of the
Beers and the causes leading up to the
war, with a singing arraignment of Jo-
seph Chamberlain. He said in part:
THE world Is witnessing at the pres
ent hour the saddest and most gloomy
spectacle that has ever disgraced the
IL, -@., rTt,1-- Il,
lies have been forced into warfare to re-
sist a rapacious foreign invader. The
presence of a free republic in South AZ
rica is a menace to English domination,
and the edict has gone forth that the
republics shall cease to exist. The sad
dest feature is that a Christian civiiiza-
ton stands idly by and looks as a spec
tator upon this horrible spectacle without
word of protest England had long
before the outbreak of hostilities, pre-
pared her case by systematic falsi fCatio1
in regard to the character of the Beers.
Her case was given to the world through
the Associated Press, and every other
agency that could be reached by gold,
while the Transvaal had to tell her story
with British censorship or remain silent.
England for once reckoned without her
host She forgot that truth could not be
strangled in the sands of South Africa,
even when surrounded by British bayo-
nets / will prove out Of Joseph Cham
berlain's mouth, by his statements in the
British parliament that the war could
be termed but a war Of immortality. I
am not making direct charge against
the Englishman, remember but against
the policy which his government pur-
sues.
CHARGES ARE UNTRUE.
zone Of the British charges is that the
right to vote Is denied foreigners in the
I'ransvaal That charge has been made
In the Associated Press, and is as untrue
as the other charges The truth is that