The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-23
PRAISE FOR THE BoERS.
Representative Suffers Lecture at
the First Presbyterian Church.

SUFFERS Lecture AT
the First Presby terrain Church.
Hon. William Sulzer of New York lee
tured last night before a fair-sized au-
dience at the First Presbyterian Church.
He delivered stirring pro-Boer address,.
in which he lauded the virtue, justice, and
logical strength Of the stand taken by the
South African Republics.
Mr.. Sulzer said that the history of the
people Of South Africa is the most inter
esting of any people that ever lived In
1886. before the discovery of America.
Bartholomew Diaz. Spaniard endeavoring
to find an allwater route to India. set
lied with small band in what is now
Cape Colony. Other Spaniards followed,
and these were followed by Dutch, immi-
grants from the Netherlands, who estab-
li5hed 4 flourishing colony. which contin-
ued prosperous until il was ceded by the
Netherlands Government to Great Britain
in 1914 -
Then" said Mr.. Sulzer, England tried
to assimilate these Dutch Pedestrians. She
interfered with their affairs, their Ian
guage, tried them in courts where only
English was allowed to be spoken and
refused to consider petitions unless writ
ten in English. This high-handed course
resulted in the hanging of six Beers at
Slaughter's Mex the disgrace of which
mas never Deen Nipeu out anu never
will be.
1.-The Beers then decided to separate
One party migrated to Delas6a Bay. where
its members persisted of the fever; another
crossed the Orange River into Natal, to
perish at the hands of the natives. The
remnant left IN Cape Colony settled Just
north OF the Orange River, where they
established a pure democracy.
England Mr.. Sulzer declared, did not
1. L. IT..
officers to incite the natives TO Instruction.
which was formally put down. In 1888 the
Beers migrated northward, establishing
the Orange Free State and the South At
rican Republic. The British Government
continued its aggresslons," the speaker
said. until 1852. when treaty was rat
flied in which Great Britain recognized the
independence OF the two Repuo- les in all
matters pertaining to their internal gov
ernment- Their foreign affairs were to he
regulated by high joint commission of
covery OF diamonds at Kimberley, in
Orange Free State territory, the two coun-
tries were unmolested.
Then said Mr.. Sulzer England want
ed the territeIy around the mines and
upon a manufactured pretext seized It,
The discovery OF gold at johannesburg
brought forth the proclamation of 1877 by
the High Joint Commission of England and
South Africa. annexing the two Republics.
The battle Of Majuba Hill in 1881 resulted,
in which the British were defeated. Eng
land then recognized Boer independence.
and in the convention of Pretoria retained
only the right to regulate their foreign af-
fairs
History" said Mr.. Sulzer, will show
that England never waged a more unjusti-
fable war. She has more than 200. 900 men
against %. co.," The last stand of Cronje
Mr. Sulzer praised in the highest terms.
and the President Of the South African Rs
pubiics was termed the Grand Old Paul
Kruger" He urged Substantial sympathy
for the Beers by the United States.