The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-07
WEBSTER DAVIS SPEAKS.
Says Every Effort Should be Put
Forth to Stop the Unholy War.

Forth to Stop the Unholy War.
NEW YORK, May 6.-webster Da-
Wis, former assistant secretary Of the
interior, spoke at a meeting at the
Academy Of Music tonight, held under
the auspices OF the New York commit
tee to aid the South African republics.
He said;
"The great masses Of our people do
synpatlflZe with the Boers. They
stand for liberty, for civilization, for
self-government and for pence. Every
effort should be put forth by them TO
bring this unholy war in South Africa
to close. AS Americans, we are op-
posed to having our republic held up as
a menace to foreign countries, whose
sympathies go out to the struggling
Boers. All foreign countries, since
our war with Spain, regard America as
one Of the greatest powers OF the world:
Abroad to-day, representatives ana
sympattlzers of the British government
are striving to create the impression
that a secret understanding or alliance
exists between our government and that
of England. We cannot, as American
freemen, whose ancestors gave their
lives for freedom and independence,
withhold our sympathies from the farm
ers Of the Transvaai and the Orange
Free State as they chastise those who
in mockery OF Great Britains' principles
and in disgrace of her fame seek to e%-
terminate civilized people, and to de-
stroy their liberty.
The Cry for Help.
ave should be ready to hear the cry
for help from the struggling people of
the two little South African republics.
For Chamberlain has attempted to DOM
mate and dictate in their internal at-
fairs, Just as George III, interfered in
the afrairs Of the colonies. Indeed.
England has trodden under foot and
trampled honor and good faith in the
dust. And were she to conquer the
Beers, there is no doubt in the world
that they would be compelled to suffer
rs the people Of England have suffered
for centuries. British cruelty is pros
verbal. And yet the British nation
poses before the world as the great civ
illZer, whose mission is to subdue saw
age tribes and disseminate the germs
OF civilization among them Accord
ing to their theory, the Beers are saw
ages, and must be civilized, even II they
have to shoot civilization into them
WIN lyuNllG Is uAlo tAAlA AAAhA,
During the battle of the TugeiR river
1000 shells fell among the Beers, and
though at The Hague convention dunn
DUN bullets were condemned by the
representatives OF the civilized world as
fit only for sRVageB, yet ] have now IN
my possession three uneXploded dun
dun cartridges that ] picked up on the
top OF Splon Kop, in the trenches that
had been occupied by the British troops,
and have also two exploded dun dun
bullets that were given me by sur
geon rs he extracted them from the
bodies OF two dead Beers. To my mind
this is sufficient proof that dun dun
bullets were used to some extent. at
least, by the aforesaid alleged civilized
troops in that engagement
Instances of British Cruelty.
Numerous have been the instances
of British cruelty on the battleheids of
South Africa, such Rs the abuse of the
white flag and the firing upon the Red
Cross. And the conduct Of the British
troops especially the Lancers, has no
parallel In modern warfare.
"The Beers love OF liberty Is as strong
aB that OF our own revolutionary faith
ers and mothers, whose deeds OF VRlor
and suffering challenged the admiration
OF the world, and made the name Amer
ican the symbol everywhere for free
dom-for equality OF rights.
"England has no right to peddle uB
around through Europe as the tail to
her kite"
"Thot's McKinleylsn," !" shouted n man
In the audience.
'McIilnley's all right" answered Mr..
Davis "He Is patriot, one OF the COM
mon people, ttkcLfncOin, and the effort
on the pnrt OF the British sympHthlEers
TO connect him with the British effort
to crush liberty, TO kill the two young
republics, and to rob and murder their
handful Of brave martyrs, - a crime,
and must be resented by every Amerl-
can patrlot. Mekinley 70 NIL right, but