The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-01

societies Of New York and vicinity filled
the Academy Of Music tonight at a
mass meeting called to express sym
pathy with the Beers and opposition to
England in consequence of the South
African war. Senator Mason of Hi
nois. Congressman Sulzer, Congressman
Cummings Of New York and others ad-
dressed the meeting.
Justice Fitzgerald of the supreme
court presided. The entire house was
filled. The proscenium, the boxes and
the balconies were all decorated with
a prOfusiOE of American flags. the green
irish emblems and occasionally the
nags of the two South African reDub-
Hca Justice Fitzgerald, after calling
the meeting 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 in
dignatiOn at the uniustifable war now
Waged by Great Britain on. the people
OF the Transvaal, and to give utterance
To our sentiments Of admiration for the
gallant stand being made by the en-
battled farmers Of South Africa in de-
tense OF their property, their lives, their
Ebe-ties.
THE great heart Of the American
people gees out to the people Of the
Transvaal and the Orange Free state.
They are fighting for the same prin-
ciples; they are against the same sOver-
eign ard rad-c1at d soldiers that fought
US century ago, and %ould fight US
tomorrow if they dared, and thought it
would benefit them"
Congressman Sulzer Speaks.
Congressman sulzer s1oIze next. He
said, in part: I 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 indie
Dendence against the piracy and the
tyranny of the British crown. I want
to see them win in this contest, because
they are right, and deserve to win.
In my judgment nine-tenths of the
American people are against England
in this matter and in sympathy with
the South Africa patriots. The courage
of the Beers in the face of tremendous
odds has challenged the admiration of
mankind, and their herOisn against al
most irsurm0untable obstacles has won
the respect Of the civilized world They
are entitled TO our sympathy, and We
would be false to ourselves and to all
our history If we did not give it to
them.
Fight for Their Homes.
THE South African patriots are
white men. They are a good deal like
the patriots Of our own revolution. They
love their homes, their freedom zad
their liberty. They come from good old
SaXony ancestors from the north of
Europe They are flesh of our flesh and
bone of our bone. They love free in
Stituti0ns the same as we do. for the
sake Of personal liberty. It comes to
them naturally and By inheritance
Their love of liberty is not Of a day or
Of a year, but OF centuries They have
never been conquered, and, in my Opin-
ion, no matter what others may think
they never viii be.
The story of the struggles and the
harddhiPs Of these brave men in South
Africa is one Of the saddest pages in
all histcry-an iTaperishabIe heritage to
their hardy and ValOrOUs descendants.
No one can impartially read it without
feeling deep sympathy fer them in
their present struggle to maintain their
freedom and independence against
English greed Cor gold, English tyranny
and criminal British aggression for
lard
This conflict should be called Cecil
Rhodes war for gold in South Africa.
He is responsible for all the wee, all the
sorrow. all the despairi sll the misery
this war has caused. The Beers have
made him practically a prisoner. He is
shut up in his diamond mines at Kim
berley. He win have to eat diamonds
if he is not speedily rescued. I hope
the Beers will capture him and give
him an immediate trial.
Kruger is a Hero.
Il glory in the spunk Of granA old
Paul Kruger. He is one of the worlds
great heroes. There is no doubt a Sc
cret understanding exists today be-
tween the White House and Downing
street. 1 am opposed to an Anglo
American alliance. expressed or inn
piled, especially when its object is the
advancement Of Imperialism, the march
Of armies, the downfall Of republics. the
destruction Of free institutions, the en-
elavement Of man and the perpetuity
Of the power Of kings.
the president should have offered
the friendly Offices Of this country to
prevent this cruel war. He should have
responded to the great ard mighty pc
tition for peace PRESENTED to him at the
beginning. He should have acted on
the findings. the conclusions, and the
judgment Of The Hague peace confer
ence. He could have done so consist
entity.
Bat the friends Of free institutions
should not lose hope. We should not
despair, even though the White House
SCENE to be envel0Ded in the atmOs-
phere Of an English fog. It is not too
late for this republic to assert itself
in behalf Of republican Institutions. II
is net too late for US to demand an
honorable peace in the interest Of hu-
manity, Christianity and civilization.
Congress Should Act.
If the president viii not act, con-
gress cagl-and congress should. / have
offered in the house Of representatives
a joint resolution protesting against the
war, granting the Beers belllgerent
rights and instructing IKE president to
bring about a cessation of hostilities
ard an honorable peace. This ought
to be done at once. / promise YOU 1