The age-herald., 1900-01-22
RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED John Bull Severely Scored by
 the SpeaI AMERICAS P0SIT5 CRITICISED
 -Ss representative Cl 'aid the United States Was 2 $ mt Partner to 1ohn Bulls npt at Rob- bery-Shoso Intervene

opera house, the largest auditorium in washington, was packed to the doors to- night win an enthusiastic audience whicI, vigorously expressed its sympathy with tha Boers in their fight with Great Britain
 The demontration was planned as means of evidencing public sentiment. and Ill numbers and enthusiasm was fully nm 10 expectations The keynote of the speeches was that the Boers were fighting Tor their independence as OUT forefathers had done in 1776
 The gathering assembled under the aus. pices of the United Irish societies. and al number of leading Germans of the city joined in the movement. Among those who occupied seats on the stage were Senators Mason, of Illinois; Allen, of Nebraska. and Tillnlan of South Carolina: Representatives Clark DeArmond and Cochran, of Missouri: Bailey, of Texas; Carmack and Cox, of Ten- nessee; Rhea, Jones and Lamb, of Virginia: Shafroth, of Colorado; Dovener, of West Virginia; Meyer, of Louisiana: Sulzer of New York, and Lentz, of Ohio; and MT. Van Sicklen, representative of the Orange Free State at New York. and represenea- tives of the United Irish societies and oth- CTS. large delegation of Irsh-Americans
 
 was in the audience.
 The meeting was called to order by the chairman of the executive committee, P. T. Moran, the national treasurer of the An- cient Order of Hibernians, who after few words of welcome, introduced Congressman sulzer as the presiding officer of the even- ing MT. Sulzer was greeted enthusiastic cally. He said: fA q ashamed to have dt known that my sympa- thy is with the heroic Boers in their de- termined effort to maintain their homes and their independence against the piracy and the tyranny of the British crown. In a fight between liberty and monarchy I want to see liberty win. 1
 Their Cause is Just
 ''Their cause is a just one Englands att tempt to steal their country is an outrage, an act of criminal aggression, and should bc condemned by the Christian powers of the world.
 'In 1776 the patriotic fathers of this re- public fought England to gain our inde- rendence. The South African patriots to- day fighting the same cause to main- taih their independence. The courage of the Boers in the face of the tremendous odds las challenged the admiration of man. kind, and their heroism against almost insurmcuntaLle obstacles has won the spect Of the civilized world. England n,1st a1t be permitted to crush the Boers and steal their fomes. Her criminal march of devastation must ard will be checked.
 We must do our duty. The great repub- lie in the name of liberty, humanity and free institutions must demand peace and make that demand good. We sympa ;1lzed with Poland, with Hungary, with Greece, with all the South American republics. with Armenia and with Cuba. Why, ask, in the i'ame of all honor, why do we refuse to lend our moral support and sympathetic aid to the patriots of South Afrioa A ss-. public tfat will secretly connive and aid monarchy .o destroy Q sister republic and blot out it's ,Tee institutions is a republic rotten to the core an1 will soon fall Ike decayed tree on the banks of turbulent $ strean to be swept away forever. There Is no doubt the administration is secrstly n sympathy with Great Britain and lendirg her all :he aid it can. Every patriotic eitil zen of the republic should condemn these pro-Englsh tendencies"
 Senator Mason Speaks
 Senator William E. Mason, of Illinois. was first inicoduced by Chairman Sulzer He said that he had no apology to make for coming to this meeting on Sunday night. "I hoid,' he continued, that there is no hour too sacred or place too dear to speak for the cause of liberty. .congratu. late Washington, the capital of the nation. on this sympathetic demonstration in be. half of sister republic. The conflict in the Transvaal is struggle between liber- ty and slavery. When you hear these monarehies open their services with iong Riayers and tell of what they will do for down-trodden people in far off lands, you usually find them closing with descrip- ton of the resources and wealth os those countries.
 ''The Boers are right, but unless we can aid them in some way their cause may not triumph. The bird of liberty has hfthert6 always found resting pace in this couus try. Lately, the American eagle, 1t ap- pears, has taken to eating carrion If you