New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
WEBSTER DAVIS HERE.
SPEAKS TO LARGE PRO-BOER MEET
ING IN BEHALF OF SOUTH AFRI-
CAN REPUBLICS.

An enthusiastic meeting of Boer SYM
pathizers filled the Academy of Music to over
flowing last night cheering the of every Boer
leader mentioned by the speakers and Kissing
every mention of Britain. her Queen or her sol
diers. Webster Davis ex-Assistant Secretary of
the Interior. the principal orator of the oc-
casion. and he carried his hearers clear off their
feet times by his impassioned apostrophes to
liberty and appeals TO the Irish and Germans to
unite In furnishing practical aid to the little South
African republics In their struggle with England
at the close of his address resolutions were passed
without a dissenting voice calling upon President
Mckinley, ''n the interests of humanity and civili-
zaton. to invite the great Powers of Europe to
join in concerted demand upon Great Britain
to stop the and respect the rights and In
dependence of the South African republics.
Ex-Judge George NJ. Van Hoesen presided and
among those the platform and in the boxes were
John n. L. Pruyn, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer,. Theo-
dore NJ. Banta, William McAdoo General j. r.
O'Beirne Princess Salm-Sam, John Jerome
Rooney. Patrick Gallagher, Denis A. Spellissy. Ed
ward Van Ness. Abraham X Van Week, Jacob T.
Van Wyck. Tax Commissioner Sheehy. Alderman
Kennedy, John w Van Hoesen and Coroner yucca.
Mr.. Davis said among other things:
1t is the duty of every American patriot who loves
the memory of Washington strike for liberty.
There never moro gallant fight for liberty
American fellow men, rise in your might and de
mand liberty for these Boer heroes Here Here
The PUafs of dead BgsPs spGn Ink koP And 6a
savages You are all familiar with the wrongs
done TO Ireland but | tell YOU England Is com, n
The bravest iris6imen I ever saw are three hun
dred men fighting under a West Point gradu-
ate Colonel Blake in the Boer aits ranks Many & OF
gathered around me to ask for news from the
States whence they came-New- York. Pennsyl-
talked to them tears down their checks. When
had nisSed they brought ] Gut & one e nSg tne
to battle and fought like devils against the British
President kruger is one of the best men that ever
lived. The three great characters OF history, to
my mind Oliver Cromwell Abraham Lincoln
Cecil Rhodes on the other hand is the most
damnabe scoundreI that ever went unhung in all
the world-a man who has caused rivers of blood
of the earth. Hell is frescoed with thousands of
skulls that We're % better % men than he Paul krger
believe the test Republic in the world ought to
# it We're not for for the war in the Transvaal to-
day we ourselves & would g, be at & war With Great
be good time to settle that boundary question.
that ths from M oong efT lips M ThsfF esp
gold" and in the clubs and other resorts where
saying, 7The gold mines Of the Transvaal are
worth fighting for, and we will have them at any
You have never seen people much like Ameri
t speak English % we'll they are @ cultural edGcaed G ed
refined splendid men ana women: never saw
the two republics of South Africa. No people on
a eaTh n M def9 6en n5 % M % a
the greatest nation of towards in the world is the
English.
long fkd RSF n e da{ y s the ssh
and the natives have kept busy fighting for
years that don't have time to shave" No
people in all the world have fought and suffered for
liberty like these Beers. Why should not sym
pathize with them? And yet England is holding
which seems inclined to sympa hize with the Beers!
A Voice-McKnley is no lover of liberty ,
The Speaker-McKiney' heart is all right. but
he is surrounded by men who will not let his
for this reason to depend on Mr.. Mckinley alone,
kind his heart is You must depend upon your
selves. | say ii is a lie If any one declares that
this Nation will side with England against any
other nation which may intervene in this war, and
a hundred thousand Germans and Irshmen in this
country will wade through of gore before they
will permit it. / wish God hundred thousa nd
OF you could yourselves and with American
feet could land in the Transvaal to fight for the
Beers.
Something practical ought to he done. I do not
know Just what you do, but, at least you ought
to let the whole world know that this great Repub-
lie does sympathiZe with the British in this
affair All have to do is to preserve absolute
Germans ana the Irish in America stand together
this issue. woe be to the party who dares
to oppose them!
Montagu White and ex-Judge Van Hoesen also
spoke.
New York Committee to Aid the South African
Republics. The interior of the building was deco
rated with the flags of the Transvaal and Orange
The colors of all other nations except Great Britain
also shown The green flag ireland and
the banners of the provinces in the Emerald Isle
were much in evidence.