The age-herald., 1900-01-20
MR. HALE PLEADS
 FOR THE BOERS An Inpassioned Speech on Floor
 of the Senate. HEAVY BLOW AT BALFOUR The Snsvaal Representative E eIld be Recognized. Ss
 M0 Ss SPEAKS ON FINANCE BILL
 GOT Allen Said the Populist Party 1; Not Losing It's Strength, But
 is Now Stronger Than l Ever Before
Mo si SPEAKS ON FINANCE BILL

Washington, January 19.-(Special.)-A speech, sensational in its intent and inten- tional In it's importance, WAS delivered in the senate today by MT. Hale republican of Maine.
 The occasion of the speech was the reso- lution introduced by MT. Allen, popuist of Nebraska, calling for information as to the recognition of this country of the official representatives of the Transvaal.
 MT. Hale made the question the text of an impassioned speech in which he declared that nine-tenths of the American people sympathized with the Boers in their gall lant struggle for liberty against one of the greatest powers in the world. He declared that ''the war which Great Britain Is wag- ing is the worst blow at human liberty that has been struck in the century,"
 He denied that the American people were "in sympathy with Great Britain in the South African war to stamp out the liber- ty of a people, and ''when Mir. Balfour, in the house of commons made such a state- ment he should be met with some disclaim- CT from this side of the Atlantic" He declared that the English people themselves were not in favor of the war which had been brought on by sharp cabinet minister engaged with gold specu- lators."
 MT. Hale spoke with unusual force, de- cisiveness and earnestness, even for him, and his passionate eloquence claimed the closest attention of every auditor. The resolution which pertains to MT. Hale's speech and had called a sharp colioquy be- tween Mr Allen and MT. Spooner, reDubli- can of Wisconsin, was passed finally as amended.
 MT. Morgan, democrat of Alabama, ad- dressed the senate briefly on the financial bill.
 At the conclusion of the morning business in the senate today the resolution of MT. Allen, of Nebraska calling on the sscre- tary of state as to whether any represen- tative of the Transvaal had applied to the United States government for recognition, and if such application had been made, if | it had been accepted, and if not, why not, was laid before the senate. | MT. Spooner, of Wisconsin, moved that the resolution be directed to the president, and he be requested to furnish the infor- nation, if not incompatible with public interest
 should Have Discretionary Power
 MT. Spooner maintained that the presi- dent ought to have discretionary powers about giving out information.
 MT. Allen thought the matter his resolu- tion affected could not make any difference in diplomatic relations.
 MT. Spooner regarded it as a piece of gross impudence to call upon the secretary of state for confidential informa tion which the president alone was responsible for.
 Mr. Allen replied at length ito MT. Spoon- CT, in the course of which he said 1t had been reported throughout the country in the daily and weekly papers that the populist party had gone to pieces.
 T say to you, MT. President" said MT. Allen, that these statements are circulated with political purpose. There are more populists in the country today than ever before. We can cast 25oo,ooo votes. and not all of those voters are fools, either. The or- ganization far from having gone to pieces, is stronger today than at any previous time
 In a brief speech in opposition to the amendments, MT. Teller said he would not say word that would be offensive to the government of Great Britain, yet he felt his sympathy go ous to the Transvaal re- public in its great contest at arms with England.
 MT. Hale, of Maine said that he could not believe that any accredited representative of the Transvaal republic had been received by the president T deem that most favorable event if it occurred. I heard that irresponsible, unaccredited persons, perhaps United States citizens, have appeared in . Washington, claiming to represent the gal- lant people who are struggling for liberty. but no such mission could be recognized.
 ''I have yet to be made to believe that any duly accredited representative of that brave people of South Africa has appeared before the president of the United States and been denied hearing. If that be true. the sooner we are informed about 1t the better for the American people,"
 In Sym. .athy With Boers
 T do not fail to take notice that through out the length and breadth of the land the sympathles of the great American peo- pie are for the great struggle which the Boers are making today to preserve re- publican government against one of the greatest powers of the world"
 Mir. Hale quoted from a speech of Mir. Balfour in which the British statesman had declared the Boer war had knit together every branch of the Englfsh-speaking race.
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