The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
United Irish Societies Of New York
Crowd Academy Of Music.
SYMPATHY FOR THE B0ERS
Senator Mason and Congressman
Sulzer and Cummings Present.
1 SUPREME COURT JUSTICE PRESIDED
Sulzer. of New York, Declares Great
Britain Wants South African
Gold Mines Only.

New York. December si--The United
irish ssocieties Of New York aud vicinity
filled the Academy of Music tonight at
mass meeting caIIcd To express sympathy
with the Beers and opposition TO England
I'm consequence of the South African war.
Senator Mason. II Illinois; Congressman
Sulzer. Congressman Cummings. Of New
York. and others addressed the meeting.
Justice Fitzgerald. of the supreme court.
presided. The entire house was filled. The
prosccni=m boxes ami balconies were all
decorated with profusion Of American
flags. the green Irish emblems ami oc-
casIouaily the flags u the two South Az
rican republics Justice Fitzgerald. after
sailing Sle meeting to order. said:
The great hesrt ol the American people
Eus-s uut g" tls people 81 the TrausVaal
AMI THE urausO Free state They are
fighting for the same principles. they are
against the SAME sovereign ami rv1-cuat-
81 soldiers tnaI fOushJ Us "A century ago
ana would hight Us tomorrow. IL tnry
dared and thought Il Would benefit them
Sulzer Makes Speech.
Congressman SIizsr spoke next tie
ss.d-
am not ashamed 40 have IL known
that my sympathy Is with the aeroic
burrs Iu turlr T,~vilst- eIieaVor ami de-
Iermlt.td efurt Q" maintain their homes
ssu4 ths4r lu,isi i.-n.lsEI.,. .tgaiu~r tine PIRACY
.smss the tyranny az tine British crown
want tu -t-r r-rm Wiu az this contest be-
g.su~e tnuy are right sud deserve 20 win
Their cause D. "a Just one. NJ one can
honestly dispute MAJ lney are defending
their numcs amd rrpeinns a rcmuFseisss
invader. Euslauu attempt 10 steal their
country is .lu ultEIE.. au act ~ criminal
srsgrc=-igu ana should be condemned los
siI, CHRISTIAN powers - tne world ia m.
judgment ulur-tru-Ls of tine American
pvvPlr are ..saiIls, England IN this matter
ana iu sympathy WIKI lne south African
patriots
-sn-~e brave Bocrs are fighting for re-
Iuu-i---f-isI.l aE.i-.ls1 uIciiarcny. for ,enuc-
Eacy against gluiucTtcy. Tor HuE.Ie rule
.a.s5ust -le ,.iyusI,-t. Tor ia. sovereignty
OI Tue Individual against tnS s1uctisX oI
THE crown. Tor tlc ballot against tine
thToIlc. Tor tA- love ~ home against the
love ~ sold. tur saxon freedom against
British ~ lr.-Irg 1ur t-c integrity II their
suuutry aEIlu-t ruthless invader. for
tts. scuuu.ruuss and tnc church against
tile army BARRACKS .susa the military fort.
tor Religious Irr.,lum against foreign dom
tuatlOu. for tH. Mr-sllc ut civlilzag4ou
against the blazing tors. ~ devastation
EUr free institutions against Imperialism,
aud auuyS ail anI uvy und aH shey are
msutlI.g a hattle tor thr rights Uf man.
= here never WwUil have been trouble
" su4u LssI uys Uecm discovered ia the
4-suu- he rIch lind ~ E~.d there - at tine
bottom ~ ir all Iuas conflict should be
cl4I,-d Cecil lluolvss War Iur g0ld Ia
south lAgrlca- lie - rrz pvll.ible for all the
WOc. All tuc sur-vN. all thc despair. anu
ail the misery the war Has CAUSED.
EiuTy IL the sEuusl ~ grand old Pau
hrtser- lie j. ONE uf thr worlds great
Ecrues- In= ultiuIsltuIu he i-sti.-ti % f-ng-
.dGu rauE arulll case globe aH4 Viii lIVe
"a tue Wur.I history
Have Wc iursutlyl IhGt Thomas J,Ifer-
son iss4y,l a Similar ulglsaatuni uu the
L Eolrtn ul jay. Isst. te klug tseurg-.
know the ue-ll4raSiuu II in,l. i.,.uicuce l.
today nO more popular with kings ana
queens shau when lt wss written. bat
.sIa American enough T. believe Ihat IL L,
Just ss true Today ID was be- isss. when
Il sounded the death kurll uf Eue divine.
T.Eht " kiuEs. ana IrJ.'.asnirI 10 all thc
world a government by consent ~ th.
governed a. Is Zoo isld tte declaration al
INDEPENDENCE - acct as popular as 81 used
u he- ID seems 90 he iu such Oisfavor IA
~ Ws~niustuu that tAr present pro t.u,lsrn
secretary ~ state ass iutkeI d. uu ia 4
Il T.
dor tu thv sIlleu court uf 81 James
makes afttr-ul-ille- sl.t-tsies 10 firssl lords
AND dukes about tile b-4utics %. imperial
ism au1 1uG iEpn-clad friendship uf Eus-
land ami America There = up doubt q
secret uu,Lcrs s.audIEg exists today be-
tween the white house ssnd Hrunln..
street am opposed TO au AugiB-Ameri-
csfil .alliaIl1s. cAllrrsaeJ ~ lmpil.rl am1 t---
Isecialiy utsu 4ls object D. ilt .iuE.tuu..-
fls-uL al llliH-rl-lI--il. Eue II.tru.l of armies
lAe dpNiiis4l u republics. THE destruction
uI Erre ll-tl- IilUu~. tile .sl,laVetu-uf al
IMAM agl1 lnv .-a- Iellt.iy IL tho power ~
kings The PRESIDENT should have. ssfT.-r,-si
the Grl-ful4 ulilGes ~ this country ro ur,--
Went TINS cruel war lie should have. r..-
ss0DuT4 tu GL- great and mighty rss.r rIfissfl
Tor peace presented ~ nIm al tne begin
nlug. lie should have acted uu tn,- nu.i-
iuss. the conclusion AMI tile Judgment II
the hasuc peace conference. lie youlg
nave dome So consistently
''ltut tle friends ~ Tree institutions
1-suuli NOT Jose AuIl--We should nor ...-
sp2tr even though tie white house seems
L. be cI1N~avl-1 lG tne sttu.tS glilsr.- of an
English T"s- IL tie president g.ill NOT at
congress Cati-siuu congress should 4 have
offered IN the house ~ r-pTcs.ntatiyt.s Z:
joint Resolution protesting against fhe
war. granting Lnc EueIs r--lli-ereur rights
and instructinE the president TO bring
about . Cessation ~ huSliiiIies and sn
honors Die peace This ought to b.. ssout
aud done IA once i promise YOU Z viii 10
all ia my power % pass that resolution
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