The evening times., 1900-01-01
SULZER ON THE BOER WAR
The New York Representative
Wants American Intervention.
An Address Delivered in His Home
Cit. in which the Speaker Says
il the President Refuses to DO
Soils Earnest support Pledged.


William Sulzer of New York was one Of
the speakers at the demonstration of BoeI
sympathizers at the Academy Of Music last
night. He made an address that was well
received. Mr. Sulzer said among other
/ things:
Il am glad to be here tonight because
| take deep interest in the life and death
struggle for liberty now going on in South
! Africa. In a fight between liberty and
| monarchy | want to see liberty win.
Il am not ashamed to have it known
that my sympathy Is with the heroic Beers
! in their resolute endeavor and determined
| effort to maintain their homes and their in =
! dependence against the piracy and the tyr
! amy of the British Crown. | want 10 see
! them win in this contest because they are
| right and deserve to win.
! Their cause Is a just cause. No one
can honestly dispute that. They are de-
| Tending their homes and repelling a re-
mOrseless invader. Engiand's s attempt to
steal their country is an outrage, an act
of criminal aggression and should be con-
demned by the Christian powers of the
world. In my judgment nine-tenths OF
he American people are against England
in this matter and in sympathy with the
South African patriots.
In 1916 the patriot fathers of this re-
public fought England to gain our indie
pendence. The South African patriots to-
day are fighting the same country 10 main
tain their Independence. That is the only
difference.
In South Africa there are TWO free and
| independent countTies-one called the
South African Republic. the other called
the Orange Free State" They are duly
S.g.ur
patterned TO a great extent after our own
and recognized as free and independent
throughout the world. As a mater Of law
. and as matter uf fact England has no
more right to NEEDLE with them, or to in
terfere in their internal affails. than she
has 10 NEEDLE with Mexico o. 80 interfere
in the internal affairs o. the United
States. These states are now and have
been since 1884 free and Independent states
The South African patriots are white
men. They are d good deal like the patriots
Of our own Revolution They love their
homes. their freedom and their liberty.
They come from good cd 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. Ii comes
to them naturally and by inheritance. Their
love of liberty is not OF day or OF year
but Of centuries. They have never been
conquered, and in my opinion no matter
what others may think. they never will
be"
Mr. Sulzer graphically referred % the
history OF The Beers likening it TO the
early struggles of the American Republic.
He dwslt upon he hardshiPs endured by
the early settles ~ each IN their strug-
giles to found q nation for the benefit of
Dosterity. and with much force declared:
These brave Beers are fghuug for Ie-
publicanism against monarchy. for dem
OcTacy against plutocracy; for home rule
against the bayonet, for the sovereignty OF
the individual against the sanct'ty NJ the
Crown; for the ballot against the thrCne;
for the love of bone against the love OF
gold for Saxon freedom against British
tyranny; for the integrity of their cAintry
against q ruthless invader. for the school
house and the church against the army
barracks and the military fCrt. for reli-
giOus freedom against foreign domination:
for the tiresde Of civilization against The
blazing torch Of devdstItiUa fer free in
stitutioas against imperialism. and above
all and beyond ali they are fighting bat
tie for the rights Of man"
The speaker told OF he organization OF
the Orange Free State and the South Afri-
can Republic and the recognition given by
Great Britain in 1851, and asserted that
ever since then these two brave little he
pubIjcs-Sisters OF our Own-haye been as
free aud as independent as cur own great
Republic. There is no doubt about this
Mr.. Sulzer quoted from papers prepared
b. Lord Derby when Secretary OF Stat
for the Colonies. to prove his assertion. He
also quoted a speech delivered by Mr.
Chamberlain in 1926 in which the latter
said
20 90 10 ,.-ar 4,;+I, pro.iJcrt L--,,oo,. II,
order 10 force upon him reforms in the in
ternGl affairs of his State. in which Secre-
taries of States. standing in this place
have repudiated all right OF interference
that would be d course OF action as i'm
moral as it would have been unwise.
Further on Nr Sulzer in referring to
the attitude OF the United States in the
B0er war. said:
There is no doubt secret understand
ing exists today between the White House !
and Downing Street Il ought not to. but |
il does.
Il am opposed to an Anglo American al /
lance. expressed or implied. especially |
when its object is the advancement OF i'm t
the march OF armies the down !
'all of republics. the destruction of free /
Institutions. the enslavement of man, and !
he pcrpetuity of the power OF kings.
In the first place the President should |
nave offered the friendly Offices of this |
country to prevent this cruel war He |
should have responded to the great and
mighty petition for peace presented to him
It the beginning. He should have acted
IN the findings the conclusions and the !
Judgment of The Hague Peace Conference
Ie could have done so consistently.
But the friends of free institutions
hould not lose hope-we should not des-
,air even though the White House seems
o be enyelopsd in the atmosphere of an
English fog 1t is not too late for this
Republic to assert itself in behalf of re-
publican institutions. 1t is not too late
or us to demand an honorable peace in the
interest of humanity. Christianity, and
utilization.
IF the President will not act Congress
an--and Congress should. have offered
n the House OF Representatives a joint
esoluton protesting against the war.
the Beers belligereut rights, and
nstructing the President to bring about
cessation OF hostilities, and an honorable
eace This ought to be done and done at
nee. | promise you l will do all in my
over TO pass that resolution, and pass it
ILL., in my opinion,
Livingstone Relics to he shown. +
From the London Mail)
The Royal Geographical Society has kindly
iven permission Tor the relics in its possession |
, be placed on view at the Livingstone EXhibi- |
on which ia to be held early next month at st. |