The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09


country of constitutional freedom.
The Presidents Opportunity.
Providence has so ordered events
that the President of the United States
can compose this bitter quarrel. 1t is
an extraordinary opportunity offered to
an extraordinary man. 1t would not be
necessary to draw the sword, to make
any threat of armed Intervention, or
to take an unfriendiy attitude. One
word spoken to the English ambassa-
dor or in the. hearing of the English
nation would restore peace. establish
justice, secure liberty to these burg
hers, promote enormously the prosper
ity of the human race and bring i'm
measurable glory to the American ma
ton. VIII that word be spoken? Never
IN history have such momentous results
hung on the lips of a human being.
VIII Theodore Roosevelt improve this
opportunity for himself. his country
and the whole human racer"
Protest Against England.
The following resolutions we're
adopted:
Resolved, That we, as American cit
liens, believing that the wanton de-
struction of property of non-combat-
ants by English military in South Az
rlca, without precedent in modern
times, save by English officers in the
war of the American Revolution, is a
source of needless suffering to the peo-
pie of the South African republics and
without advantage to the military OPP
erations of the British army; and that
the slaughter of the helpless and inno-
cent caused by English prison pens is
causeless outrage upon the humanity
piN npII sal. IL,
justifies concentrated remonstrance by
American and European states, and be-
lieving that the rights and obligations
OF common humanity are not deter
mined by geographical or political lin
itations; and regarding the treaty of
1871 as made to be observed by Eng
land as we'll as by America. do most
solemnly demonstrate and protest
against the acts of the English gov
eminent.
Resolved, That we and each of us
| do hereby pledge ourselves to use our
| utmost powers to make this, our pro-
test, known to our several represen-
tatives In the American Congress, and
to cause copy of these resolutions to
| be brought to the attention of the Pres
| ident of the United States and respect
| fully petition that the treaty of Wash
| ington, of May s, 1871, be strictly en-
| forced and that the use of the Ameri-
can ports be henceforth denied to yes!
| sells operating under British charters
| for the augmentation of supplies OF
war; and that the President of these
| United States will employ every pos
sible means to bring to an end the
horrors of concentration camps and
warfare which by it's unexampled fe-
| rocity and enormous cost of life and
treasure. has astounded the civilized
| world.
To Call on President.
Resolved. That the chairman bt
authorized to appoint committee Of
| citizens of Chicago to call the atten.
ton of the President to these resolu
tons and to inform him of the senti
ment of the citizens of Chicago anC
that such committee shall have pow,
er to add to it's number citizens o
other portions of the United States.
A resolution was also adopted com
mending Gov. Yates of Illinois, for is
suing a proclamation calling for as
sistance for the occupants of the con
centration camps in South Africa
Liberal Contributions Made.
A speech of Bishop Spaulding o
Peoria reused the audience to a higl
pitch of enthusiasm. The meeting
| closed with a remarkable demonstra
ton. Following speechmaking. tn
| great audience roared it's approval o
the Boer cause, the cheering beint
long continued, and then contribution
were asked for the relief of the strick
en- women and children in the Souti
! African camps. The first response wai
a check for $500, sent up by a maj
who requested that his name be with
held. Then followed checks for 500
the contributors of this amount be-
| ing numerous. When smaller sum:
were asked for money came freely from
| all parts of the great audience.
More than $5.500 was raised