Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01
Pr 0.B0ER MASS MEETING.
New Workers Condemn Britain and Uphold
the Trarsy5al.
canada CeBsured for Sending Troops
20 Fight Against the South
African Republics.


societies Of New York and vicinity filled
the Academy Of Music tonight at a
mass meeting called to express sympa-
Thy with the Beers and opposition to
England In consequence Of the South
African war. Senator Mason Of Illinois,
Congressman Sulzer, Congressman
Cummings of New York and others ad-
dressed the meeting.
Justice Fitzgerald Of the Supreme
court presided. The entire house was
hlled' The prosceniuu, the boxes and
the balconies were all decorated with a
PERCUSSION OF American flags. the green
IRISH emblems and occasionally the
nass OF the two South African repub-
lies.
Justice Fitzgerald said: "The great
heart Of the American people goes out
10 the people Of the Transvaa and the
orange Free State They are lighting
Tor the came principles; they are
against the same sovereign and red
coated soldiers that fought us a CEN
fury ago and would fight us tomorrow
II they dared, and thought IL would
benefit them"
CONGRESSMAN Sulzer spoke next He
sara IN part: u am not ashamed TO
nave II known that my sympathy is
win lhe heroic Beers In their resolute
endeaVor and determined effort to
maintain their homes and their indie
pehdence against the piracy and the
tyranny OF the British crown. / want
10 see them win in this contest because
lhey are right and deserve to win.
In my judgment nlne-tenths of the
American people are against England
IN this matter and In sympathy with
the South African patriots.
The courage OF the Beers In the
race OF tremendous odds as challenged
the admiration Of mankind. and their
heroism against almost insurmountable
obstacles has won the respect OF the
civilized world, They are entitled TO
our sympathy. and We would be false
10 ourselves and TO all our history IL
We did not give IL to them.
The South African patriots are white
men. They are a good deal Ike the
patriots OF our own revolution. They
love their homes, their freedom and
their liberty, They came from good
Old 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. 1t comes 10
them naturally and by inheritance
Their love OF liberty is not OF a day or
OF year, but of centuries. They have
never been conquered, and in my opin-
ION, no matter what others may ihink
they never viii be.
This conflict should be called Cecil
Rhodes's war for gold In South Africa
lie Is responsible for all the woe all the
sorrow all the despair, all the misery
this war has caused"
when Congressman Sulzer, in the
course OF his speech brought in the
name or Chamberlain, the crowd min
gied groans with their Kisses. stamp
ing. waving Beer flags, whisting and
cheers, with occasional remarks, inter-
fupted the speech all the way through.
when Justice Fitzgerald introduced
Senator Mason, the Illnolsan was given
hearty welcome. Senator Mason re-
viewed the history Of the Dutch people
IN South Africa and their relations with
England, In the course Of his speech,
he said:
II has been said that we must sym.
pathize with England In this cause be.
cause she was our friend In the Span
lsh war. Even so, We we're fighting for
liberty. We were fle ing 20 stop the
murder or women an children In Gu
"a and for the foster of sister re.
pubic. III England was kind enough 10
Keep her greedy hands Off during that
struggle, does II follow that we have
sold our birthright and that the eagle
must not raise his voice except in hon
or OF the lion"
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings
spoke next. He referred TO Chamber
lain's recent change OF front, and add
ed: Chamberlain is a liar, and that
Is not putting II bit too strong. for
three years ago he said the same things
that have told you tonight"
The following resolutions were passed
with a cheer:
Resolved, That we, citizens OF New
York, In mass meeting assembled, con.
denim the action OF the British govern
ment and recognized that the strenuous
struggle carried on for generations after
generation by the burghers OF South
Africa TO secure the right TO rule them
selves in their own way as an example
worthy Of the embattled farmers whose
valor won American freedom, and we
recognize that the two sister republics
whose citizen soldiers have defeated In
series OF pitched battles the veteran
legions Of England. have thus won a
title 10 Independence which all mankind
should recognize as valid.
Resolved, That We protes, against the
seizure Of American food supplies In
transit TO neutral territory as an act
OF inhumanty and breach Of lnterna-
tlonal law, the evident purpose OF which
Is to accomplish by the starvation OF
-combatants result which the
British arms have failed to accomplish.
Resolved, That We deprecate the ac-
tlon OF the Dominion Of Canada In send
Ing troops 10 defeat the Beers aud pro-
ties, against any part OF this continent
being used as base Of operations for
the conquest Of q free nation In any