The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01

Soils Earnest support Pledged.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1-Representatiye
William Sulzer of New York was one Of
the speakers at the demonstration OF Boer
sympathizers at the Academy Of Music last
night He made an address that was well
received. Mr. Sulzer said among other
things
Il am glad to b here tonight because
take a deep interest in the life and death
! struggle for liberty now going on in South
! Africa. In a fight between liberty and
monarchy | want to see liberty win
Il am not ASHAMED to have il known
that my sympathy 81 with the heroic Beers
in their resolute endeayCr and determined
effort 10 maintain their homes and their in
dependence against the piracy and the tyr
amy Of the British Crown. / want 10 see
them win In this contest because they are
right and deserve to win.
Their cause is a just cause No one
can honestly dispute that. They are de-
Tending their homes and repelliag a re-
morseless invader. England's attempt to
steal their country is an outrage. IN act
Of criminal aggression. and should be con-
demned by the Christian powers Of the
world. In my judgment nine-teuths OF
be American people are against England
IN this matter and in sympathy with the
South African patriots.
In 1916 the patriot fathers Of this re-
public fought England 20 gain our indie
pendence. The South African patriots to-
day are fighting the same country TO main
tain their independence That is the only
difference.
In South Africa there are TWO free and
D. "a f-fr.
I South African Republic the other called
the Orange Free State" They are duly
. organized governments, republican I'm form
patterned TO great extent after our own.
and recognized free and independent
throughout the WCrid. As a mater Of law
and as a matter Of fact England has no
more right TO NEEDLE with them. or 90 in
terfere In their internal ansiss. than she
has 10 NEEDLE with Mexico or .a Interfere
in the Internal affairs O, the United
States These states are now and have
been since 1884 free and inde0s-deat states.
The South African patriots are white
, men. They are a good deal <e the patriots
Of our own Revolution. they love their
homes. their freedom aud their liberty
They come from good ed Saxon ancestors
from the north Of Europe They are flesh
Of our flesh and bone Of our bone They
love free institutions the same as we do
for the sake Of personal liberty. Il comes
10 them naturally and by inheritance. Their
love Of liberty is not OF q day or Of a year
but OF centuries. They have never been
conquered. and IN my opinion. no matter
what others may think, they never viii
be-"
AR Sulzer graphically referred 20 thu
history OF The Beers. HkCning It % the
early struggles OF the American Republic
He dwelt upon the hardships endured by
the early settlers OF each IN their strug-
giles 20 found a nation for the benefit OF
DosteriD-. and with much force declared:
These have Beers are fghing for Io-
publirauism against monarchy f0r dem
ocrscy against plutocracy. for home rule
. against the bayOngt. for The sovereignty OF
the individual against the =surtsJy If the
. Crown, for the ballot against the throne.
for the love OF home against the love OF
gold. for Saxon freedom against British
tyranny. for she Integrity Ca their CAIntry
against Cd ruthless invader. for the school
house and the church against the army
barracks and the military fort. for -eIi-
gious freedom against foreign domination.
for the Preside or civilization against ths
D. 7zins torch of devastation fer free in
situations against Imperialism. aud above
al and beyond az they are lighting q bat
Jle for the rights or man"
The speaker told OF the organization of
the Orange Free State and me South Afri-
can Republic and the recognition given by
Great Britain in 1851. and asserted taat
ever since then these TWO brave little he
rubij"s-sssters of our oWn-hayc been as
free and as independent as cur own great
Republic. There IS no doubt about this.
Mr.. Sulzer quoted from papers prepared
b. Lord Derby. when Secretary OF stat
for The Colonies TO prove his assertion. He
also quoted a speech delivered BY Mr.
Chamberlain in 1896 Ia which the latter
said
To 20 to var with President Kruger i'm
order 10 force upon him reforms in the in
ternEI affairs Of his state iD which Sccre-
taries OF states. standing in this place
have repUdiated all right Of interference
that would be course OF action as i'm
moral as it WOULD have been uuWisc.
Further on Sir Sulzer in referring to
the attitude OF the United States in the
BOer war. said.
There is no doubt a secret understand
ms exists today between the White House
and Downing Street. /, ought not to. but
il does.
I am opposed 70 an Anglo American al
lance. expressed or implied. especially
when its object is the advancement oil i'm
perialism, the march OF armies. The down
fall of republics. the destruction OF free
institutions. the enslavement Of man, and
the porpetuity Of the pcwer OF kings
In the first place the President should
have offered the friendly Offices Of thia
country to prevent this cruel war. He
should have responded to the great and
mighty petition for peace presented to him
at the beginning tie should have acted
On the findings. the conclusions and the
judgment Of The Hague Peace Conference. |
He could have done so consistently
But the friends Of free Institutions
should not lose hope-we should not dss-
pair even though the White House seems
10 be enYel0psd in the atmosphere OF an
English fog. II is not too late for this
publican Institutions T. is not too late
for US TO demand an honorable peace in the
interest Of humanity. Christianity. ana
civilization.
IF the President viii not act Congress
can-ald Congress should / aayc offered
in the House OF Represen tativCs a Joint
resolution protesting against the war.
granting the Beers belligcreut rights, and
nsjructinE the President to bring about
a cessation Of hOstiliJies. and an honorable
peace. This ought to be done and done at
once. l promise you I will do all in my
power TO pass that resolution. and pass l.
will. in my opinion
Livingstone Relics To re shown.
(From the London Mail)
The Royal Geographical Society has kindly
given permission for the relics in It's possession
to be placed on view ut the Livingstone ENhibi- /
tion, which il 70 be held early month at 81.