The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-12-10
GREAT BOER MEETING
Sympathizers Gather at Chicago and
Will Make Protest
SPEECH BY COCKRHN
Although q Small Admission Was
Charged There Was Not Standing
Room Money Raised for
Women and Children.

against British methods in the South
immense audience in the Auditorium
Theatre here Sunday night. Follow
ing an eloquent address by W. Bourke
Cochran, and earnest speeches by 9TH
ers. resolutions for the appointment
Of a committee to bring the sentiments
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
childien. standing room was at pre-
MUM and many were unable to gain
admittance.
The program opened with the song.
The True Heart" sung by 10 Ger
man singing societies OF Chicago. DR..
Hiram Thomas, head of the Peoples
church, followed with a prayer for the
women and children in South African
prison camps. Then followed short adj
dresses by Judge Theo Brentano and
Judge Murray Tuley. chairman Of the
league under the auspices where the
meeting was held.
There were 500 people on the stage
when Mr.. Cochran the orator of the
evening, arose and bowed in rccogni-
ton Of the tumult of applause which
greeted him. He spoke at length and
time and again was compelled 70 stop
until applause ceased.
The meeting closed with remark
ale demonstration. Following a speech
by Bishop Spaulding of Peoria, ILL.,.
the great audience roared its approval
of the Boer cause, the cheering being
long and continued and then contri-
buttons were asked for the relief Of
the stricken women and children in
the South African camps. The first
by man who requested that his name
be withheld. Then followed checks
for 800, the contributors Of this
amount being numerous.
When smaller sums were asked for.
money came freely from all parts of
'iie SiedI duuitOTlun. Inc total
an unit raised was something over
$500.
The following resolutions were
adopted
Resolved. that we as American cit
liens. believing that the wantop de-.
struction of property of non-combat.
ants by British military authorities in
South Africa (without precedent in
modern times, save by English officers
in the war Of the American revolution)
is source of needless suffering to the
people of the South African republics
and without advantage to the military
operations of the British army. and
that the slaughter of the helpless and
innocent. caused by English prison
pens. is causeleSs outrage upon the
humanity of the civilized world which
amply justifies concentrated remon-
STRANGE by American and European
states; and believing that the rights
and obligations of common humanity
are not determined by geographical or
political limitations; and regarding
the treaty of 1871 as made to be OBJ
served by England as we'll as by Amer
lea, do most solemnly demonstrate and
protest against the acts of the English
government
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 representa-
tives in the American congress, and to
cause copy of these resolutions to
be brought to the attention of the
president of the United States with
our most respectful but urgent petit
ton that the treaty of Washington of
May 8. 1871, be strictly enforced, and
that the use of American ports and
waters be henceforth denied to ves-
sells operating under British charters
for the augmentation of supplies of
war; and that the president of the
United States will employ every posi-
BILE means to bring to an end the hor-
rors OF concentration camps and a war
fare which by it's unexampled ferocity
and enormous cost of life and treas
ure has astounded the civilized world.
Resolved, that the chairman be al-
thorized to appoint a committee of
citizens of Chicago to cell the atten-
ton of the president to these resoiu-
lions and inform him of the sentiment
of the citizens of Chicago, and that
such committee shall have power to
add to it's number citizens of other
portions of the United States"
A resolution was also adopted COM
mending Governor Yates of Illinois for
issuing proclamation calling for as
sistanee for the occupants Of concen-
tyatiar eamha.ia South Africa.