The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-06
lie Happened TO Be in the City En-
Route to Wooster, Ohio.
WAS IN SYMPATHY WITH MEETING
Was Proud that Beers Looked TO the
United States.
THOUGHT THEY SHOULD HAVE COMFORT
Mayor johnson Made an Address Also.
Strong Resolutions Were Adopted and
Forwarded to President Roosevelt.

Cleveland, Ohio January 5.--Four thou
sand people attended prof. oer meeting In
Gray's armory this afternoon. There was
enthusiastic applause for every expression
OF sympathy and encouragement for tho
struggling Beers. An unexpected event In
the meeting was the appearance Of Hon.
w. j. Bryan who is In this city for the
day as the guest of Mayor johnson When
the committee In charge OF the meeting
learned that Mr.. Bryan was In the city an
invitation was sent To him aud the mayor
to attend aud address the gathering. Both
gentlemen accepted, aud when, toward the
close Of Que of the speeches. MIR. Bryan
and Mr. Johnson entered the hall, the en-
the audience rose en- masse and shouted
the names Of Bryan and johnson and greet
cd them with hurrahs and hand-clapping.
The audience was composed mostly of
men, although a number OF women were
present. The tri-color OF the Boer repub-
lies was u prominent feature Of the armos
rvs decorations aud little streamers were
tied In the buttonholes of many OF the men.
Upon the stage were seven native Beers
who had been In some Of the early con-
diets Of their countrymen against the Eng.
llsh.
MIR Bryan spoke for about Ave minutes,
during which lime he said; Sad will be
What day; fTlen will be tue star OF our
destiny IL the time ever comes when strug-
Cling free men feel that they can not look
upon the people OF these States for
sympathy"
Mir. Bryan said he was In entire sympa-
thy with the intent of the meeting; eulo-
gi8ed the hghting south African farmers
and urged them to continue the struggle.
lie said he was glad the war had cost
England so dearly. aud that the disastrous
cost Ia money and life would be rauch-
| needed lesson for the English government,
| because 1t would teach and had alEeady
! taught lesson that WIN not be soon for
| gotIen. Nj. Bryan said he considered 1t a
compliment that the Beers looked to the
| Lnited States for aid aud sympathy ia
their struggles, and no considered 1t dis.
! grace that no official expression Of sympa-
thy had yet been made by this governments
MIR. Bryan believed that the English peo-
pie are opposed to the continuance Of the
war, because they, TOO. are suffering be-
cause of the unhappy conflict and are thu
ones VINO must bear The burden of the cost.
MaJ or johnson said he was in full sympa-
thy with the intent Of the meeting and eS-
pressed sympathetic sentiments 10 those ex-
pressed by Mr. Bryan In that the English
people generally are opposed TO the war.
| resolution of great length was passed
and Will be sent to the president OF the
! United States. The resolution calls the al.
tenton Of the president to the continuance
OF the war for the past two years and
| stated that 1t had been characterized on
! the part Of the British as conflict of saw
/ agely by the conhscation or destruction OF
The property Of inhabitants and nOn-com'
batants lying within the zone Of war.
| Attention is called to the denunciatiou
| by President Mckinley OF the system OF re-
concentration camps.
| quotation from the Manchester eng
, land) Guardian Of September 4, 1901, IL
made which states that a degree OF suner
ing and death exists in these camps with
| out a parallel In history. In CONCLUSION
the president is asked to enforce the treaty
of Washington. May s. 1871. denying t.
vessels operating under British authorit,
opportunity for the augmentation OF sup
plies of war from the United States
President Roosevelt is asked to continue
the efforts Of his predecessor TO bring z
and end the horrors of concentration camps
and warfare which. by tits une1ampie'
ferocity and enormous cost OF life an'
treasure. has astounded the civilized
world"
Members Of German singing societies
numbering COO voices sang patriotic songs