Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-21

and at the request Of the
assembly. no account of Saturdays
proceedings was published by the Re-
public Sunday morning, but the entire
account appeared In this mornings |
issue OF the paper. The other morning |
papers did not heed the request. but
the ministers declare they will nor read
their accounts because they were pub
slished on Sunday, which they contend
is Is contrary to the spirit Of the Sab
bath.
BIG AUDIENCE HEARS ENJOYS.
sulzer, COCHRAN, Wellington and
Others Appear With Them.
Washington. May 2l.-An audience
remarkable for its size, sympathy and
enthusiasm greeted the Boer envoys at
the reception given in their honor Sum
day night at the Grand Opera House
under the auspices of the congressional
and citizens committee.
Speaker Henderson was in one Of the
boxes, and others present were Sena-
tors Daniel of Virginia. Teller, Tlllman.
Pettigrew, Mason and Wellington;
Representatives ,Shafroth, Atwater,
Slayden, Glynn, Rupper; Gaines, Lati-
mer, Lentz, Sulzer, Lands, Linney. Ry-
an, Greene, Henry of Massachusetts.
Hay, De Almond. Clark of Missouri,
Meiers and Rhea OF Kentucky.
/ One of the boxes, 1t was stated, had
been reserved for the president, COM
| mittee having been sent to the white
house with tickets of admission to the
Iopera house. but no representative of
4 the presidents official household was
on hand.
Chairman sulzer, of the reception
committee, presided. The Invocation
was pronounced by Rev. Father Mack
| in, of this city.
Chairman Sulzer was the first speak
er. After welcoming the ENJOYS and
emphatically stating that the occasion
was non-partisan and non-politicai in
|scharacter, he said in part:
i In my judgment, ntne-tenths of the
4 American people are against England
4 in this bloody war of conquest for sor-
|sdid gain, and in sympathy with the Boz
lsers. The best thought of England con-
i demns the conflict and the awakening
a conscience of the British empire de-
mands peace with honor in the name of
humanity, Christianity and clviliza-
ton.
I'm 17I6 the patriot fathers of this
4 republic foughtSEngiand to gain our In
+ dependence. The South African patri-
Iots are today fighting the same country
[ to maintain their Independence. That
3 Is the only ifference.
I'VE sympathized with POLAND, with
Hungary, with Greece, with all the
afSouth American republics, with Arme-
q MIA and with Cuba in their struggles
q for freedom. Many we helped. Why,
ask, in the name of all that is Just and
honorable. in the name of our glorious
Ilpast, should we now, refuse to lend our
moral support, our sympathy and oul
aid to thee dtriotss of South Africa? II
American sentiment tead ?"
: The three envoysISA ISAfessrs Fischer
: Wulmnrans and Wessels, We're intro
: duced in turn by Mr.. Sulzer, and eacf
8 one of them was given Il cordial recep
S3tion. Commissioner Fischer told hi:
hearers why the enNoys had come t.
. this country and what they hoped e
accomplish. I'VE have come across tht
/, seas from two different republics" h'
: said, Ito see whether here in the heart:
!. lof the people of a great sister republi,
the spirit OF more than 100 years ast
I lis still alive: whether the sentimen
: that caused it's people to take up arm
. :. Ito obtain its freedom is strong enough
: to recognize the feeling possessed by.us
= We come to you as a great liberty
Z loving people in whom the sense of jus
!. tice and fair play is strong. and look I,
: You to find a practical scheme to OBJ
!. tain peace with Justice
There is no doubt from assurance
. lreceived from all parts of the countr.
!. that the sympathy of the people is witt
: us. We look to you to help us IL posi-
: bile, and whether we get assistance o
= mot We appreciate the kindly feeling
+ which has been manifested for US. =
= Commissioner Wesscl's speech was
"a vivid picture of the Beers in their con
B test for liberty. of the charity and de
:, vot!on which characterized their man
ner, and of the patriotism with whic
:. they all went in to fight their battle.
!. !. I'VE are doing the lighting in the re
: publics.. he said. 'and have kin
friends in America who will do tn
!, speaking for us.
Mr.. Wolmarans. who spoke in Dutch
said to the audience that while the en-
voys did expect to be sympathetic
ally received in this country. yet the
% did not anticipate that they would re
celve such strong welcome as ha
II been shown to them in New York Cit
y and the capital of the nation.
: Senator Wellington. who spoke mex
<. was cheered to the echo by the aud
,s ence. The senator said that as Amer
III cans we always had held all men wei
d entitled alike to life, liberty and tn
.e pursuit OF happiness. II this was tru
t In America, he asked, why not in Sout
" Africa? Some one in the -audienc
i asked, Why not the Philippines also.
.eS to which the senator added his assen
tof He predicted in closing that no ma
A ter what might be the result of the lii
" lomatic mission of the ENJOYS, OF
i government could not long stand in OF
ar Exposition to the manifestations of syn
~ pathy expressed by the people for Il
Beers.
l. Mrs. Edith w Lamb here receite
re "The Spirit of '76" and presented a
L American flag to Mrs Fischer. the wi
j. OF one of the envoys, following whio
is Rourke Cochran delivered an addres
At Mr.. Cochran spoke for over half a
is hour. He strongly advocated upholdir
" the Monroe doctrine. recalling Secreti
st ry Roots recent words that we mu
y. be prepared To fight for it, and addir
in THAT the latter must be gratiffed at Il
re hearty response which had been mat
n. thruout the country.
er Referring to Canada and its proxin
al lity In the United States he said he b