The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
BRYAN PLEADS "a
FOR THE Beers
Declares the EmbattIed Burgh-
ers Are Entitled to Our
Sympathy.
MEETING IN cLEt(LAND.
Mayor Tom L. johnson and the Me-
braSka Man Talk-Resolutions
Ask President to
Act.

Cleveland, O., Jan. -Four thousand
people attended a pro-Boer meeting in
Gray's ar1nory yesterday afternoon.
There was enthusiastic applause for
every expression of sympathy and n
enlargement for the struggling Beers.
An unexpected event in the meeting,
was the appearance Of Hon. w. j..
Bryan, who was in the city for the
day as the guest Of Mayor johnson.
When the committee in charge Of the.
meeting learned hat the democratic
leader was in the city an invitation
was sent to him and the mayor to at
tend and address the gathering. Both
gentlemen accepted, and when, toward
the close Of other speeches, Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Johnson entered the hall the
whole audience rose en- masse and re-
peatedly shouted the names of Bryan
and Johnson, and greeted them with
hurrahs and ha%ndclapping.
The tri-color of the Boer republics.
was a prominent feature Of the ar
mory's decorations. Upon the stage
We're seven native Beers, who had been
in some Of the early conflicts of their
cOuntrymen against the English forces.
They We're driven from the country,
and are now residents of this city.
The meeting continued for four
lG pllllS4pal doolCoo DS11S W
Hon. John ]. Lentz. Rev. August
Franz, a local Reformed Lutheran
clergyman, also spoke.
When the formal speeches of the af-
ternoon were concluded MessrS. Bryan
and n were called upOn to adj
dress the vast audience. Mr.. Bryan
spoke for about five minutes, during
which time he said:
Sad will be the day, fallen will be
the star of our destiny, if the time ever
comes when struggling freemen feel
that they cannot look upon the people
of these states for sympathy"
Mr.. Bryan said that he was in en-
tire sympathy with the intent of the
meeting, eulogized the fighting South
African farmers and urged them to
continue the struggle.
Mr.. Bryan said that he considered it
a disgrace that no official expression
of sympathy for the Beers had yet been
made by the United States govern
ment.
Mayor Johnson also spoke briefly,
and said that he was in full sympathy
with the intent Of the meeting. He de-
clared, as did Mr.. Bryan, that the Eng
fish people generally are opposed to the
a
A resolution of, great length was
passed, and will be sent to the presi-
dent OF the United States.
III lSSOlullol dis IN dllGllIioli VI
the president to the continuance Of the
wal for the past two years, n states
that it has been characterized, on the
part Of the British, Is a conflict of
savagery by the c~onfiscation or de-
struction of property of inhabitants
and non-combatants lying within the
one of the war. n
Attention Is called to the denuncia-.
ton by President Mckinley Of the sys-
tenn Of recommendation camps.
A quotation from the Manchester.
England, Guardian Of September A,
1901, is made, stating a degree Of suf-
fering n death exists in these camps
without a parallel in history. In 90
clusion the president is asked to en-
force the treaty of Washington, May 8.
1871, denying to vessels operating ua-
der British authority opportunity for
the augmentation Of supplies Of war
| from the United States.
President Roosevelt is asked to con
tinue the efforts Of his predecessor to
bring to an end the horrors of concen-
tration camps and a warfare which, by
"its ~unexampled ferocity and enormous
cost of life and treasure, has %astound-
led the civilized world
Members of German singing societies.,
numbering 600 voices, sang patriotic
songs. .l t-l-T M