The Irish standard., 1901-12-14
ROOSEVELT AND THE BOERS.

The citizens of Chicago to the num-
Der of 1000 assembled last Sunday to
express sympathy with the 10000
Boer women and children who are
huddled together like cattle in British
reconcentrado camps and dying ut the
rate Of 1000 month. They passed
resolutions to be presented to Presi-
dent Roosevelt asking him to deny the
use OF American ports to England for
the expectation from this country to
South Africa of horses and mules for
the British army, and to employ every
means to bring TO an end the horrors
of the concentration camps and tho
war of conquest now waged by Eng
land against the farmers of the Dutch
republics. AS an evidence of sincere
sympathy the great audience sul,scrib-
ed more than $4,000 fer the relief of
the abused Boer women and children.
The principal orator was Bonrke
Cochran, who came all the way
from New York to make an eloquent
plea for Boer non-combatants who are
used as II breastwork by Kitchener to
ward off the fighting burghers and
keep them from destroying the rail-
roads and starving out the invading
soldiers OF King Edward. If the wo-
men and children were out of the way,
the Beers would soon conquer the
British. With his magic eloquence
Mr.. Cochran swayed the audience to
the highest pitch of enthusiasm. Men
and women checrcd and applauded his
utterances until they became hoarse.
His address, as given in full in the
Chicago American, is perhaps the
ablest he has ever delivered. He pin
ned his faith upon President Roosc-
welt and the prevention Of England's
further prosecution Of the war under
methods he termed worse than bar
barrie. In this connection he said:
Providence has so ordained events
that the President of the United States
can compose this bitter quarrel 1t
would not he necessary to draw the
sword to make the threat of any arm
Ell intervention, or to take any I'M
friendly attitude. One word spoken to
the English ambassador or in the
hearing of the English nation, would
restore peace, establish justice, secure
liberty to these burghers, promote en-
ornousy the prosperity of the human
race and bring unreasonable glory to
the American nation. Will that word
be spoken? Never in history have
such momentous results hung on the
lips of human being. Washington
founded the nation and Lincoln saved
1T. To Theodore Roosevelt is given
the opportunity to extend world wide
the boundaries of humanity and the
brotherhood of man. Will Theodore
Roosevelt improve this opportunity for
his country and the whole
human racer"
The great orseXcoriated England
for her savage warfare in South Afri-
ca and said Canada had given the
United States ample justification for
IFS annexation by the government at
Canada had sent troops
to South Africa, and thereafter nny
country about to engage in war with
Great Britain must expect to be at
tackled by Canadian troops. The inter
ference of Canada in n war at the
other side OF the globe may. therefore,
have the result of making American
soil the prize of battle between two
European nations. and this is exactly
The condition which the Monroe doc
'rine is designed TO make Impossible.
In closing his address. Mr.. Cochran
again referred to the President and
said one word spoken by him would
reverse the course of the English gov
eminent ana call peace down from