The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-09

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protest against British methods il
the South African war was carried
! out before an immense audience in the
Auditorium theatre here tonight. Fol
lowing an eloquent address by w
Bourke Cochran, and earnest speeches
by others, resolutions for the appoint
ment of committee to bring the SEN
timents Of the meeting before the
president were adopted.
! Although an admission was charged
the funds being intended to aid the
Beers. and especially their women and
| children, standing room was at a pre-
MUM ana many were unable to gain
admittance
The programme opened with the
song 1.-THE True Heart" sung by
nineteen German singing societies OF
/ Chicago. DR.. Hiram Thomas. head OF
/ the Peoples church. followed with a
prayer for the women and children III
South African prison camps. Then fol-
lowed short addresses by Judge Theo-
dore BrentanO and Judge Murray F.
| TUley, chairman Of the Chicago branch
Of the American Transvaa1 league, IN
der the auspices Of which the meeting
was held.
There were 500 people on the stage
when Mr.. Cochran, the orator of the
evening, arose and bowed in recogni-
ton of the tumult of applause which
greeted him. He said in part:
Bourke Cockran's Speech.
However men may differ about the
invasion Of the South African repub-
lies, all are agreed that the restoration
of peace is in the highest degree de-
sirable There are but two ways III
which the war can be terminated
either the Beers must surrender. OF
/ the English government must abandon
/ the attempt to subdue them.
TT is quite generally assumed that
/ the resistance of the Beers cannot be
/ successful, and if this be true, they
would not be justified in continuing q
struggle which involves fruitless loss
/ of life and waste Of property, even
/ though the losses inflicted on their en-
! envy were tenfold greater than what
! they suffered themselves, for blood
/ shed is useless and is always indefen-
/ stble.
But is it true that the resistance Of
| the Beers is hopeIess2 Since the fal
/ Of Pretoria it certainly has not beer
! fraitless. IT has been justified by mosI
/ mpOrtant results. Lord Salisbury s Pc
sitiou that nothing but absolute surren-
[ der would be considered has been aban-
/ doned. and today the buTghers could
j secure almost any terms short OF com
pIete acknowledgment of their indie
pendence.
Struggle Not Hopeless.
-:--..v,,o hos not Taev
[ fruitless. neither is their struggle IoI
I irdaDandence homeless. On the con
! trarv. if their resistance be prolonged
( for few months. the abandonment OF
[ tba struggle TO subdue them by Great
Britain is inevitable.
This statement is not based on any
4 suecisi information concerning the war
/ but on the conviction that II VIII DC
/ imnossible for the government 10 Sc
/ cure the passage of many more Wal
concentrations through the house OF
/ commons The last budget was passed
onlv after immense difhcultles- Al
( sources of taxation have practically
/ boen exhausted and the attempt to eI-
( fect another large war loan would re-
e7,1+ in such q fall in the price Of con
/ soIs as would seriously jeopardize Brit
/ isb industries. II, then the Boer IorCe'
can hold the field little longer lll,
/ attempt 20 subdue the TepubhcS mus
/ he abandoned for lack Of means u
pursue it. .i,-
seThe capacity Of the Beers to nam
tain the struggle IS placed DeyoHu q
doubt by the barbar1ty OF lile ihS -
! - eroD1oved to subdue them. Inc
/ I1,elisb government cannot avoid sup
/ nortiDp the women and children hlaue
/ ton9a1ees nv the destruction OF the
4 eoTrs With the support Of his women
~ children imposed upon England
r,-,jte his lands have been made desc
1oe, and nnDroductive, the Boer soldier
/ l., frae IN continue in the field as long
/ -. t,o can secure BY capture abound
! aT+ supplies of food and arms from
/ Al E,nqlish forces His reputation Ioi
/ b1,uanitv and courage make the Eng
iie,. eoldier prefer surrendering &c
facing his rife.
Saws Beers VIII Win.
Nothing can be clearer than Una
the resistance Of the burshers c"i an,
he suppressed, and therefore lhe ClII'
possible way to peace IS Iue IN
dravvaI If Great Britain from the at
tempt to subjUgate the south AZ - y, a.
soI-iers The British government may
,,roIonT the war. but cannot change
H. outcome. Such a result being con
sistent with justice. it is IN the inter
ests OF everyone to hasten II me req
interests of England, as well as INT
| rest of the world, viii be advanced D1
promoting 1t. .-... -
"The pretense that the existence
these republics endangered British au
thoritv over the rest of South Attic
is unworthy of serious consideration
IF repubIics and mOnarchical authority
are SO hostile that their mere prox-
nifty involves conflict between them
/ this country would be justified IN an
nexing Canada as a necessary measure
of protection for its own safety.
This meeting has no disposition +
provoke bitterness. or TO increase tn,
crop OF. resentments already too Iarg
throughout the world. Much as W
might desire the Incorporation Of Can
ada in the Union, unless it could be &C
complished by the consent of the PEG
pls on both sides of the frontier, we d,
not wish it but it may be well to poin
out that there was much less iustif
cation for the assault upon the Soutl
African republics by Great Britain
than there would be for the forcibl,
annexation Of Canada by this conn
try"
Interest of Irish People.
Continuing Mr.. Cochran said that tn
real interest of the Irish people in tn
Transvaal war is in extending the do
main of English commerce, not in ex
tending the domain Of the Fnelisl