The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-01

E BERLIN, Jan. lit is announced
that the German protected cruisers,
Condor and SchwaIb, nre now ON
the way to DeIagoa bay.
Nk NEW YORK, Dec. S1.-The United Irish
societies of New York and vicinity filed
q the Academy of Music tonight with q
tSmass meeting called to express sympathy
with the Beers and opposition to Eng
land in consequence of the South African
II war. Senator Mason, of Illinois; Con-
gresham sulzer, Congressman Cum
tmings, of New York, and others ad-
lfdressed the meeting. Justice Fitzgerald,
IN of the supreme court, presided. The
IFentire house was filed. The proscenium
N and the balconies were all well decorated
IL with a profusion of American flags, the
n green Irish emblems and occasionally the
VI flags of the two South African republics.
isJustice Fitzgerald, after calling the meet
Ting to order said:
1T is a great honor to be asked to
speak to this great audience tonight and
to join in expressing our deep indignation
with the unjustifable war now being
lswaged by Great Britain upon the people
FEof the Transvaal, and to give utterance
to our sentiments of deep admiration for
lsl The gallant stand being made by the en-
M battled farmers of South Africa in de-
4fense of their property, their lives and
lltheir liberties.
III THE British coloni al office seems to
Nshave, up to this point, made a mistake
Sin calculating the fighting qualities Of
ltthe farmers. 1t is is said that the colonial
II Isecretary will send more troops to Africa.
VI perhaps when the yeomen foxhunters
n and, by the gracious permission of the
N hlueen, the Duke Of Connaught go to
kls he relief of the besieged troops, Eng
h ands cup may again be- filled with Bit
"a terness.
tE 'The great heart of the American peo-
NJ pie goes out to the people of the Trans
vaal and the Orange Free State. They
lsare fighting for the same principles, they
= are against the same sovereign and red
coated soldiers that fought US century
ago and would fight us tomorrow if they
dared and thought 1t would benefit them"
MR.. SUFFERS ADDRESS.
Congressman sulzer spoke next. He
said:
J II am not ashamed to have it known
hA that my sympathy is with the heroic
VII Beers in their resolute endeavor and de-
ltern1ined effort to maintain their homes
h and their independence against the piracy
VI and the tyranny of the British crown.
/ IL want to see them win. in this contset,
ibecause they are right. and deserve to
win Their cause IS a just one. NO one
lean honestly dispute that. They are de-
Tending their homes, and repelling. a re-
n to steal their country is. an outrage-an
slact of criminal aggression, and should
N Zoe condemned by the Christian powers OF
1.-THE world In my judgment nine-tenths
(of the American people are against En-
;gland in this matter, and in sympathy
with the South African patriots. The
smendous odds has challenged the admir-
; Sation of mankind and their heroisrn
y against almost insurmountable obstacles
has won the respect of the civilized world.
lThey are entitled to our sympathy, and
o. I'VE would be false to ourselves and to
Wall our history if we did not give it to
them.
Ii SOUTH AFRICAN PATRIOTS.
1.-THE South African patriots are white
lE men They are a good deal like the
love their homes, their freedom. and their
q liberty. They come from good old Saxon
ancestors, from the north of Europe:
y They are flesh of our flesh, and bone of
4 5ur bone. They love free institutions, the
4 .yame as we do. for the sake OF personal
II liberty. 1t comes to them naturally. and
" oy inheritance. Their love of liberty is
4 not of a day., or of year, but of cen
n Aturies. They have never been conquered,
and in my opinion, no matter what others
may think. they never will be. The story
n of the struggles and the hardships OF
these brave men in South Africa is one
, of the saddest pages in all history-an
imperishable heritage to their hardy and
valorous descendants. No one can i'm
toartially read it without feeling deep
tsympathy for them in their present strug-
n gle TO-, maintain their freedom and inde-
4 pendence~ against English greed for gold
English tyranny, and criminal British ag-
lgression for land.
8 "They carved out, unaided and alone
IL their own destiny In the wilds of the
lark continent. amid unspeakable hard
tships and privations, and gave to the
world a civilization as good as our own
fFor q century and more in sunshine and
lin storm, these brave people plodded or
I and they builded, like the fathers of this
h trepublic better than they knew. Sur
4 rounded by savages, harassed by vile
beasts visited by famine and scourged by
disease. in all the long, weary and dreary
years they never lost hope-they prayed
sto God and never despaired. They are g
toimple, Christian people, as honest as
sihey are brave. They redeemed the wild
thrness, turned the desert into sweeping
erelds of grain, made the, jungles blossom
lihees and towns Notwithstanding al
lahey had to contend with they grew
! thhey prospered, and they were happy
tuntil perfidious Albion came.
SPIRIT UNBROKEN.
u "The spirit of their patriotism is un-
people inspired by the love of liberty
Pand battling on their own soil for their
3homes. They will never surrender theiI
fCreedom. They will resist tyranny until
fthey are exterminated by Overwhelming
and superior forces. These brave Beers
aare lighting fer republicanism against
an1onarchy: folY democracy against plu-
Itocracy; for home rule against the bayo.
bet; for sovereignty of the individual
3hgainst the sanctity of the crown; fol
4the ballot against the throne; for the
tlove of home against the love of gold
A1for sacred freedom against a ruthless
II invader; for school house and the church
81 against the army barracks and the mill
E tary forts; for religious freedom against
+ hAforeign domination; for the flresfde OF
n civilization against the blazing torch OF
f deyastation; for free institutions against
III imperialism, and above all and beyond
they are lighting a brave battle fol
rights of man.
There never would have been trouble
bs gold had not been discovered in the
II d. The rich find of gold there is al
~ bottom of 1t all Love of gold is the
NJ Use of this cruel Anglo-African war.
y I'll Rhodes, the most daring and coios-