The evening Republican., 1902-04-23
.NOTCOOD AMERICANS
John Hays Hammond Makes
Notable Speech In London.
ANCLOMANIACS ROUGHLY HANDLED.
"a Well Meaning hut DiscFedted
Glass;" Says the Famous Engi-
peer-Plea For Generous Treats
mcnt Of ROerA by Brftinh.

"A We'll meaning nut DhcheuHeU
Glass;" Says the Famous Engi-
neer-plea For Generous Treat-
mcnt Of Beers by Brftizh.
LONDON, April 233--"I must advise
you not to pay too much attention to
the extravagant expressions Of friend.
ship of certain well meaning but dis.
credited class called i'll America Anglo
maniacs.' That was the keynote Of a
speech made by John Hays Hammond,
the American engineer, last night be-
fore a notable gathering, including Lord
Grey and others interested in Anglo
American and South African matters,
at dinner given in honor Of Mr.. Ham
monds return TO England. With pun
gent sentences Mr.. Hammond explain
I'd to his English audience the depth
Of and reason for American sympathy
with the Beers, and. as "a candid
though genuine friend of Anglo-SaX-
on friendship he impressed his hear
ers with Great Britains total lack of
effort to counteract the pro-Boer senti-
mcnt in the United States. With equal
frankness Mr.. Hammond urged that
Great Britain be generous in her de-
mands "Your American friends he
declared, most earnestly hope that In
arranging terms of peace wise liberali-
ty will be shown to the Bocrs."
Such IL statement coming from one
who in the same speech referred to his
Imprisonment at Pretoria on account Of
his anti Boer tendencies produced a
rather striking effect. The American
Anglophobes came in for equal criti-
cism with the Anglomaniacs in Mr..
Hammond's remarks. both of these
classes" said Mr.. Hammond, "are the
hOtsaIn and ietsam of the American
population. The citizens who com.
pose the important body of our popu-
lation are the opponents of American
ism in its highest form. They are the
true Americans, whether of British,
German or whatever ancestry. 1t is a
trte but nevertheless an almost ire
sistibe argument that our nations
should stand together because blood is
er reasons this sentiment on many
memorable occasions has prevailed and
saved the day.
but we must be prepared hencefor-
ward to urge our claims for conjoint
action respecting important interna-
tional issues upon not a racial but a
moral basis namely. that our claim Is
Il just one for believe that to both
nations justice is the cornerstone Of
their international structure
TO this conservative and unbiased
section of the American community
Mr.. Hammond averred that England
has not condescended to EXPLAIN
10 this lack of condescension Mr..
Hammond attributed the general pro-
| Roer sentiment" which he found upon
lis return TO the United States in 1900.
| The speaker pointed out that American
! impressions of the Boer war were de-
| rived from the political emissaries OF
| The Beers and the writings and speech
es of the British pro-Boers, under
which circumstances, he said, it was
not surprising that the corrupt Trans.
vaal oligarchy, masquerading under
I the name of the little sister republic
had secured the aid and sympathy Of
America. However much we British
md Americans dS.fcr from the Beers
politically, we are compelled to ad-
nire the rlucky fight made by the I'M
| fortunate and dclullcd Beers now un-
| der arms"