The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
|R|SHMElI DEHOUhGE
WAR ON The BOERS
E Big Massmeeting Held In
New York City.
SULZER AND MASON SPOKE

Resolutions Were Adopted Condemn
Ing Englaud's Attack on the South
African Republics and Expressing
sympathy With Bursh"rS.
New YORK, Jan. The United Irish
societies o! New York and vicinity filled
the Academy OF Music last night at a
massmeeting called to express sympa-
thy with the Bosrs and opposition to
England in consequence of the South
African war. Senator Mason Of Hi
NOS, Congressman Su!zer, Congressman
Cummings of New York and others ad-
dressed the meeting. Justice fltzger-
aid of the supreme court presided.
The entire house was filed. The
proscsnium boxes and balconies were
all decorated with profusion of Amer.
!can flags, the green Irish embISns and
occasionally the flags of the two South
African republics.
Justice Fitzgerald, after calling the
meeting to order. said:
The great heart Of the American
people gees out to the pecple OF the
Transyaal and the Orange Free State.
They are fighting for the same prlncl-
pies; they are against the same soyer-
eign and relocated soldiers that fought
Us century ago and would fight Us TO-.
morrow if they dared and thought 1t
would benefit them.
Congressman Sulzer spoke next. He
said:
II am not ashamed to have it known
that my sympathieS are with the heroic
Beers in their resolute en6eaVor and
determined effort to maintain their
homes and their independence against
the piracy and tyranny Of tie British
crown. I want to see them win in this
contest because they ere right and de-
serve to win. Their cause is a just one.
No one can honestly dispute that. They
are defending their homes and repeiling
a remorseess invader. England's at.
tempt to steal their country is an out.
rage, an act Of criminal aggression and
should be condemned by the Christian
powers Of the world. In my judgment
nine.tenths Of the American people are
against England in this matter and IN
sympathy with the South Afalcan pa.
triots.
Senator Mason, who followed Mr..
Sulzer, received a hearty welcome. Said
he:
1--WE want to look at this thing fairly
tonight and not let our passions get the
better of Us. If England is really in
tie right; if she is really seeking the
promotion of civilization over the world
if she really wants to bring enlighten.
ment and education to the children OF
oil lands, then we should be with her in
the war. But if she is seifshly seeking
the acouiremens OF rich territory; If she
is seeking to force her flag of empire
over free, liberty loving people, then
we must speak out without fear OF
favor
Senator Mason reviewed the history
of the Dutch people III South Africa and
her relations with England. IN the
course OF this he referred to "liliputian
statesmen, who are trying to fill the
place of the great Gladstone, and who
are now seeking to beiittle his memory
BY insinuating that fear made him dl.
rect the retirement of the British from
the Transvaal at Majuba hill. %
81 think that we as onlookers have a
right 10 say" said Senator Mason, that
if in that matter Gladstone had a grain
OF discretion, the events Of the last siS
weeks il South Africa have shown that
it was in accordance with sound states
mansh;p
They tell as that our sympathy with
the Beers may interfere with politics in
England If there are any politics in
England that iaterteres with our duty
they had better set out OF the way. The
same rue will apply to this country
also
Other speeches along the same line
were made by prominent men present
and resolutions coldemning England's
policy and expressing sympathy for the
Roars nacsed with q cheer.