Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-23
"ANGLO- MANIACS".
John Hays Hammond Warns
British Against Them.
Tells Why Our Sympathy Is Mostly
With the Beers.
Former Boer Prisoner Creates Sensa
tion by Speech at London.

London, April 22.-"I must advice you
not to pay too much attention TO the
extravagant expressions of friendship
of a certain Well-meaning but dls-
credited class called, in America,
anglo Maniacs."
That was the keynote of speech
made by John Hays Hammond, the
American engineer, tonight, before a
notable gathering, including Lord Grey
and others interested in Anglo-Ameri
can and South African matters, at Il
dinner given in honor of Mr.. Ham
monds return to England. With pun
gent sentences Mr.. Hammond explain
ed to his English audience the depth of
and reason for American sympathy
with the Beers and, as "a candid
thought a genuine friend OF Anglo
Saxon friendship" he impressed his
hearers with Great Britain's total lack
of effort to counterfeit the pro-Boer
sentiment in the United States. With
equal frankness Mr.. Hammond urged
that Great Britain be generous in her
demands.
Your American friends" he declar-
ed, most earnestly hope that in a ar
ranging terms of peace, wise liberality
will be shown to the Beers"
Such a statement coming from one
who, in the same speech referred to his
Imprisonment at Pretoria on account
of his anti-Boer tendencies, produced
u rather striking effect. The Ameri-
can Anglophobes came in for equal
criticism with the Anglo-manaics" in
Mr. Hammond's remarks.
Both of these classes" said Mr..
Hammond, ARE the flotsam and jet
sam of the American population. The
citizens who compose the important
body of our population are the expon-
ents of Americanism in its highest
form. They are the true Americans
whether of British, German or what
ever ancestry. 1t is trite but never
theless an almost irresistible argu-
ment that our nations should stand to-
gether because blood is thicker than
water. In default of other reasons
this sentiment, on many memorable oc-
casions, has prevailed and saved the
day.
But we must be prepared hence
forward, to urge our claims for con-
joint action respecting important inter
national issues upon not racial but
moral basis; namely, that ours is
u just one. For / believe that to
both nations justice is the corner stone
of their international structure"
To this conservative and unbiased
section of the American community Mr..
Hammond averred that England has
not condescended to explain" To this
lack OF condescensfon Mr.. Hammond
attributed the general pro- Bore senti-
ment' which he found upon his return.
to the United States in 1900. The
speaker pointed out that American i'm
pressions of the Boer var were derived
from the political emissaries of the
Beers and the writings and speeches
of the British pro-Roers, under which
circumstances, he said, it was not sur
prising that the corrupt Transvaal
Oligarchy masquerading under the
name of Little sister republic had Sc
secured the aid and sympathy of
America. However much we English
and Americans differ from the Beers
politically, we are compelled to admire
the plucky fight made by the unfortu-
nate and deluded Beers now under
arms"
vor of securing generous peace terms in
South Africa, Mr.. Hammond unfavor
ably compared Mr.. Krugers attitude with
Gen. Lees Christian and patriotic ac-
ton But he warned his hearers to
learn a lesson from another chapter of
the American Civil War by avoiding the
mistake of the American statesmen who
endeavored to govern the Southern states
of, rf
which many years elapsed before the
harm done by the carpetbagger was re-
paired.
Among those present a the dinner were
the Marquis of Graham the Earl oil
Kintore, the Earl of Jersey and the Ear
of Dudley and the Earl of Hardwicke
Lords Windsor and Harris and Rear Ad
mral Lord Charles Beresford.