The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
HELP FOR THE B0ERS
Advocated at Monster Mass Meet
ing In Washington
SYMPATHY IS OPENLY EXPRESSED
Senators. Representatives and Other Eni-
mont Men are Heard-StronS
Resolutions Adopted.

The Grand opera house, the largest
auditorium in Washinton, was packed
to the doors Sunday night with an en-
thusiastic audience which vigorously
expressed It's sympathy with the Beers
in the fight with Great Britain.
The gathering assembled under the
auspices of the United Irish Societies,
and a number of leading Germans OF
the city joined the movement. Among
those who occupied seats on the stage
were Senators Mason, of Illinois; Al
len, of Nebraska, and Tillman, of South
Carolina; Representatives DeArmond
and Cochran, of Missouri; Bailey, OF
Texas; Carmack and Cox, OF Tennes-
see; Rhea, Jones. and Lamb, of Vir-
ginia; Shafroth, of Colorado; Dovener,
Of West Virginia; Meyer, of Louisiana;
Sulzer, of New York, and Lentz' OF
Ohio, and Mr.. Van Sicklen, represen-
tative of the Orange Free State at New
York and representatives of the United
Irish societies and others. A large
delegation of Irish.Americans and Ger
man-Americans from Baltimore was in
the audience.
The principal addresses were made
by Sulzer, Mason, Allen aud Clark.
Representative Bailey, of Texas, said
that be was present to give his moral
support to the cause. His address was
q vigorous one, and he was loudly ap-
plauded.
Other speakers were Representatives
DeArmond, of Missouri; Cochran, OF
Missouri; Rhea, of Kentucky, and
Lentz, of Ohio, and Mr.. Van Sicklen,
of New York.
A number of letters and kilograms
received, including one from Senator
Halle, of Maine, expressing regret at
his inability to be present and entire
sympathy with the movement. The
following resolutions were adopted:
"Whereas, The American people
still cherish the lessons and memories
of 1776 and 1912, and therefore, fully
understand and realize the rapacious
war which Great Britain is waging
against small but patriotic people,
whose misfortune is the possession of
natural. wealth coveted by British
greed;
"Whereas, In the prosecution OF
this robber warfare Great Britain has
been balked as yet of her tyrannous
designs, and has, therefore. resorted
to unlawful and barbarous articles, as
is her wont, to-wit:
81. The arminy and mobilization of
savages.
"2. The distribution of dun-dum
bullets to her soldiery, coupled with
the boast that the British government
possessed 100, 900, 900 such missiles.
's3. The illegal seizure of peaceful
merchandise, en- route from the neutral
ports of the United States to friendly
Portuguese markets.
"Whereas, the president of the United
States has not taken proper notice OF
these outrages, making it necessary
for the people at large to express their
will through public assemblies and
serious warnings.
Therefore, the citizens OF the
American capital in mass meeting as
sembled, have
'.Resolved, That the people of the
Orange Free State and of the south
African republics are and OF right
ought to be free and independent and
their civilization is recognized to be
equal in morality to that of any other
people, the false witness Of the British
press to the contrary notwithstanding.
Therefore, the precipitation upon
them of savage foes in alliance with
trained soldiery threatens the repeti-
tion Of the horrors of Wyoming, Fort
Dearborn and other places, bitterly
remembered by the American people
as ruthless instances of British peridy
and dishouor. The attention OF the
president Of the United States is re-
spectfully directed to this feature
which is a notorious matter OF common
repute throughout the world.
"Resolved, That this meeting, in
concert with the American people
throughout the land, sends it's sympa-
thy and good will and heartfelt en-
couraeement to the Beers and reminds
them that as we triumphed against the
same foe, 80 may they.
"Resolved, That we beseech ard
strenuously urge the president Of the
United States to exercise the preroga-
tive vested in him by tho peace con-
vention lately arranged by the powers
of the civilized world. We beg him
to offer his good Offices IS a mediator
between the Beers and the British as
for the deliverance of these unfortu-
nate Englishmen and their families,
now being punished vicariously for the
crime of brigand oabal of gold grab
bers and land-hungry conspirators, not
one of whom is at the forefront OF the
battle.
''Resolved, That We solemnly pro-
test against the shipment of munitions
of war from this country for the use OF
Great Britain"