Evening star., 1902-05-05
PRO-BOER RESOLUTION
BY HOUSE FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS COMMITTEE.
National German Alliance Presents
Petitions Signed by Over
Million Citizens.

The subcommittee on the war in South
Africa of the House committee on foreign
affairs today gave a hearing to a large
delegation representing the National Ger
man Alliance of this country in behalf of
the resolution introduced in the House by
Representative Burke expressing sympathy
for the Boer republics.
Two trunks full of petitions signed by
over 1000 600 citizens of this country urg-
ing action by Congress on the Burke reso-
luton were presented.
The resolution reads: Resolved, that the
people of the United States feel a strong
sympathy for the people of the South Afri
can republic and the Orange Free State;
that they are pained by the report of the
present sufferings of this Christian people,
and unite in the hope that this declaration
they feel their duty to make viii be favor
ably considered by the government of Great
differences.
Resolved, that it shall be the duty of the
President Of the United States to conimuni
cate this resolution to the government of
Great Britain
There was no mincng of words on the
part of the delegation in stating what they
wanted.
Should you refuse to let this resolution
go out of this committee declared DR.. G.
j. HeXamer of Philadelphia. president of
the National German Alliance, as he ad-
dressed nlfnSeiI. as ne SAID, 10 the TepuDl1-
cans on the committee: Should you pigeon
hole or bury it. l can assure you that you
will lose the entire million votes of the
German-American Alliance"
DR.. Hexamer then explained that he did
not state this as threat, but simply as
a declaration emanating officially from the
headquarters of the German-American Ali
ance.
Mr.. Charles 8. Keyser, also of Philade1-
phia, told the committee that not only were
the Germans of the country united on the
matter, but that the Irish vote of the coun-
try would be Influenced by the action of the
committee on the resolution. "Al we want
is to get this resolution reported to the
House., he declared, 80 that We may put
that body on record
Mr.. Keyser declared that five governors
of states were on record as pro-Boer SYM
pathizers and the next governor of Penn
sylvania will be the man whose record
shows him to be heartily In favor of the
object Of these resolutions.
Mr.. Van Ness of New York presented a
brief setting forth the legal points involved
in the question of the purchase of horses
and mules by the British government in
this country. Mr.. Van Ness held that it
was our duty to enforce neutrality treaties
on our own shores.
Mr.. +. Frank Carson, secretary of the
National German Alliance also submitted
arguments in line with what DR.. Hexamer
had said, and also filed brief with the
committee.
Chairman Adams of the subcommittee
made a statement at the conclusion of the
hearing in which he assured the delegation
that the committee was glad to get the in
formation presented and would give the
same careful consideration. He said the
question of neutrality violation was
being considered by the Attorney General.
The District of Columbia was represented
in the delegation by William L. Elterich,
Gustave Bender, Kurt F. Voelekner. Will
lam Feldhaus. Wolfgang Ruckdaeschel,
Karl Gundlach, Claus Schwartz.