Washington sentinel., 1901-03-02

| trY In the present unfortunate wal
should be strictly obsC rived:
| Therefore, we, the undersigned cit
zens, respectfully petition your honor
able bodies to pass such order or reso
luton as will prohibit the further sal
of arms and ammunition by the Unlte'
States G. lvernment, during the contin
uance of the present Furopean war
LOUIS SCHADE,
OSCAR v 2LAlSDER,
V. GLUMER,
CHR. MADES,
John WALTER,
John c. ALBRIGHT,
JOS. GERBARDK,
A, Fl. EICHSTADT.
GEO, TUENEMANN,
and others.
The signatures to this memorial
were secured on the night OF the
s2d, and the nexT day we handed
the petition to Congressman Boyd
of Missouri, a Republican, 10 order
to avoid any possible objection to
the introduction of the petition by
the majority. Fortunately wemet
Gen. John A. Logan, chairman Of
the Military Committee, who had
just been elected Senator from Illi-
nois, who on account Of President
Grants opposition to his election
was not friendly to the latter.
He advised that Mr.. Boyd ask
to have the petition referred to the
Military Committee, OF which
Logan was chairman, which was
done. About six o'clock in the
afternoon of the same day Con
gressmen Boyd and Logan were
informed by messenger that the
President had stopped the sale OF
arms to France, and no further
steps need be taken by the Mill
tarY Committee on the petition.
No one was more delighted than
Baron Won Gerolt. who thanked
the writer personally and repeat
edly declared that the petition had
done the work, as his and all other
efforts had failed. Because siAs
inability to automatically effect
anything in this matter, Baron Won
Gerolt incurred the displeasure of
Bismarck, and although he had
served 90 years as German ambas
sador, he was soon afterwards re-
called.
Later in the fall Senators Sum
ner and Schurz attacked Grant be-
cause ofthe sale OF arms to France,
and alleged corruption in connec-
tion Herewith and in other deals.
The result was that Secretary
Belknap resigned, having been
impeached because Of these
charges OF corruption, but the SEN
ate held that its jurisd ction ceased
with his resignation which had
been previously accepted bv Pres
ident Grant. (Belknap committed
suicide in Washington, October
18th, 1900
Last week the SENTINEL pub
lished a letter which Congressman
Chanler, OF New York, received
from one OF his constituents. We
agree with this gentleman in what
he says, and furthermore are Of
the opinion that the present sale
OF military supplies and horses to
England is breach or neutrality
on our part. The Beers are brave
people, whose determined and
sturdy stand for independence has
stirred the heart OF every liberty
loving man in the whole world.
The Beers are at peace with us
and have always been friendly to
us. Why then shall we furnish
England in this struggle with the
sinews ot war which she needs the
mos,1 1t is a we'll known fact that
without cavalry England is virtu-
ally crippled in this struggle.
Horses in South Africa are oi
more importance than cannon.
This has been demonstrated time
and again by Gen. Botha and Gen.
De Wet. We are confident that
If President Mckinley had been
as courageous as President Grant
and stopped the sale Of military
supplies to England, as Grant die
to France, this destructive wal
would have come to a close anC
the Beers would have secured
their independence.
In this come ection we would cal
the particular attention of th'
President and Congress to the fol
lowing:
No. II E. 7Ist. Street, Nav YoRE CITY
| January 8, 1901.
| To Hon. w AsToR CHANLER, NJ c,
FouTtes nth Congressional DislrIc
New York
AS am a resident and voter in yo'