The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-18
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| Only cathsrclc 70 take WITH Hoods SarSaparilla.
more hotel and adopted the following
/ resolutions:
Whereas, The Sedgwick County Teach
| ers' association in session, by. process
as wild, unreasonable, supplementary
| ad unfair as any body, parliamentary or
social, ever witnessed, passed a set of
resolutions regarding the present war
! between Great Britain and the Trans
| vaal. The resolutions were strongly con-
| demnatory ofthe English position and ac--
| lions. They began with false premise
! and the argument used TO support the
same was long list Of alleged incidents
! Of the cruelty Of the English soldiery to
Boer prisoners. This every intelligent
/ reader OF daily news knows TO be base
/ exa ggeration-only wild, oft malicious
Misrepresentation by the reporters Of vel
! low journalism. That any person gifted
/ with the Eve only five, senses should
/ countenance such, to say nothing about
using it as the basis for an argument
regarding the question in dispute. is be-
yond the comprehension Of the thinking
American citizen.
Whereas. The manner OF passing the
above mentioned set Of resolutions was
manifestly unfair, being as follows: The
association was ready for adjournment
when I W. Grfmstead arose and asked
permission to read a paper before the
assembly. The chairman, Mr.. Fffer,
granted the request Immediately without
consulting the association. Mr. Grim
stead then read the resolution rapidly,
and owing to the bad acoustic properties
OF the room perhaps not one-fourth the
audience could understand any great
amount of the subject matter. He, then,
without submitting the floor, made a mo-
ton for the passing Of the resolutions.
The motion was seconded; an amendment
was offered but was tabled. Then, in
spite Of the fact that a dozen members
were on the floor shouting for recognition.
the chairman Immediately, without al
lowing any time for debate put the ques
ton. and in the confusion declared Il
passed. though not more than five votes
were cast on either side. Member and
member arose simultaneously, protesting
and calling for standing vote The
chairman solemnly declared the vote le-
gauy cast. An appeal was made imme-
diately to the assembly. The chairman
refused to allow the appeal To avoid
trouble a motion to adjourn was made
and carried. This being the manner Of
passage, and
Whereas. Immediately before any OF the
members had left the room, Mr.. Dunn
arose and asked the audience 70 remain.
When the room was again quiet he quiet
" asked them 10 vote on chairman for
a special meeting TO draft a paper de-
claring the course Of the government Of
Great Britain TO be both humane and
lust. Mr.. Parker was then nominated
and elected by a vote almost unanimous,
Mr. Parker Immediately arose and ap-
pointed his committee. The assembly
then dispersed; and
Whereas. We. the undersigned, being
legally appointed 10y the special chair
man. supported BY more than two-thirds
of the members of the association, DO
hereby make public the following state
ments as the correct opinions OF the ma
jority of the teachers Of sedgwiek coun-
u:
First-We do hereby declare that the
first article Of the before mentioned set
Of resolutions wlpch maintains that the
TrausvaaI naturalization laws are unjust.
that the Beers 90 impose ex0rbltant
taxes on English and other foreign Peo-
pie within their domain; and that they
are not humane intheir treatment Of for
eigners is true, for following reasons; A
fifteen year residence is manifestly too
long q time. Further, foreign applicants
are examined before Boer judges who i'm
pose requirements not in accordance with
existing treaties between the Transvaal .
and England. Also the treaties sulran- .
teed English citizens privileges o. local
government in places where they should
form communities. These have been de- (
MED BY the Beers. And the statement /
thar the Beers reduced the residence per- /
Tod 20 five years just previous 20 the (
present hostIIities, IS false
Second-We declare that Boer taxation /
is exceedingly unjust, as the Der capita /
tax or English subjects there averages /
sl25eo against $40 in the United States. I
This being managed so that the fore gn- /
CT almost entirely supports the govern /
n1eut. which allows him no representa- I
ton at ALL Taxation Without reP-esea- /
rarion." has Oft been declared 20 be ,
tyranny: yet the Eaghshmen IN the +
rranSvaal suffer such under its worst 4
form. Further. the English government +
allows the Beers within its territory equal I
rights with English citizens; while Eng /
ISL courts IN the Trznsvaal have been I
suppressed. English schools abolished and 4
even English literature partly forbidden 4
All pleading n the court must DC IN the 4
Dutch Language 10 juries OF Beers
Finally. that infamous and disgrsceIUI .
set OF resolutions Of the regular oonya1-
zion declares that the English soldiers /
do ruthlsssly murder the wounded and I
captured This Ee deRoEnCe as wil.ul /
Misrepresentation Also that Generals 4
Butler ard Kitchener are al powerful re-
sarding the lives OF captured Beers i I
ridiculous Misrepresentation q the niE- /