The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

live liberty! Long live the Boer Repub-
lics,"
At ,he close of the principal address,
which was greeted with cheering and ap-
plause. there were loud calls fer Lentz,
Mason and Sulzer. Neither OF these gem
tlemen responded and =. Louter Vessels.
special commissioner from the South Af-
rican Republics. made few remarks. say
ing in substance that he could add but
little tc what his eloquent predecessor had
already said. but that perhaps at another
time he would tell his own story in his
own way.
Mr.. Moran MiSundcrstood.
Man. times, under the deep and explo-
,sive ippause that greeted hostile refer
ences - the British Government, there
was strong undercurrent of Kisses. show
ing that all present were not Boer symDa-
thizers.
At the close of Mr.. Davis address Mr..
Moran, the Chairman, proceeded with the
reading of a set of resolutions to be
adopted. The Administration part of the
audience and the chairman of the meeting
were not in harmony. and considerable i'm
patience was manifested during the read
ing OF the resolutions. When the reader
reached that part in which it is recorded
that We denounce." etc, kissing deyel-
cped, and when the reader further an
nounced We denounce the present" a
storm of indignation broke out, which
drowned the remainder of the sentence,
the substance of which was, that We de-
nouEce the present British Government"
but the Administration men in the house
concluded that the chairman was leading
Up to another attack on the President.
The hooting and kissing could not be
StODDfi The chairman cried.
''All in favor of the adoption OF these
resolutions will say aye"
There was strong chorus of ayes. but
without waiting for the noes to be put.
there came negative chorus which at
least warranted a division. but the chair
man promptly ruled that the ayes had it
and that the resolutions were adopted.
Order was not soon restored
The resolutions, in part, follow
Resolved, That we, the citizens of Washington
t.,y. do hereby express deep and heartfelt!
sympatsy for the heroic patriots OF the South
African Republics in their immortal fight for
their homes and liberty. and our admiration OF
their indomitable courage and uneNampled her
oism in their wonderful struggle against the Brit
ish enemies of republican government.
Resolved further, Tsat we tender our most sim
cere thanks to the non. Webster Davis for his
mastefful and most eloquent presentation of the
heroic struggle in which the two little South
African Republics are now engaged against British
tyranny, British greed. and British fraud. We
tender him our applause for his manly course in
taking the lecture Platform free American
citizen to plead the OF freedom and re-
publican government in South Africa. We assure
him that and the great mass of the American
people heart and soul in sympathy with the
B5crs, and denounce the present British Gov
crament and its secret allies in this country Is
wholly unworthy of the respect OF any true Amer
ic.in -itizen.
The members of the executive committee
having the meeting in charge were P. T.
Moran, Chairman; Rossa F. Downey Louis
Schade. and Richard Campbell. The chair
man of the committee on reception was
L. Frederick Schade. and the chairman Of
the press committee F. F. Schraeder.