The Butte inter mountain., 1902-03-20
BoER RESOLUTION ADOPTED By
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
WILL REPORT TO CONGRESS
House Democrats Express Themselves
as Being Deeply Anxious for the
Welfare of the South Afri-
can Farmers.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 2O.--The demo-
Gratis of the house, at caucus held last
night unanimously adopted a resolution
urging that congress should express the
sympathy of the American people for the
struggling Boer republics and pledgins
themselves to use their most endeavors
to force" the committees TO report
resolutions expressive of such sympathy.
Representative Hays of Virginia pre-
sided at the caucus and Representative
Robertson OF Louisiana acted as secre-
tary. The attendance was large. There
was no division of sentiment as to the
course to be taken, the division being
wholly between the two resolutions Of
fered. The Sulzer resolution was az
follows:
Resolved BY the democrats of the
house Of representatives of America In
caucus assembled, that we sympathize
with the Beers in the heroic struggle
to maintain their liberty and independ
ence and protest in the name Of hu-
manity and civilization against a con-
tnuation of a warfare which outrages
the feeling of all liberty-lovng people,
and that we shall use our best efforts
to have the congress of the United
States, being committed to the prin-
ciples OF arbitration for the settlement
of disputes, request the president to urge
the government of his majesty the wis
dom of adopting this policy for the pur-
pose of stopping the awful atrocities
now going on in South Africa, and that
the government of the United States
should maintain strict neutrality between
the contending forces"
The Randall resolution was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, BY the democratic members
of the house of representatives in the
United States In caucus assembled, that
the congress Of the United States should
by resolution express the sympathy for
the people of the South African repub-
lie of the Orange Free State In their
heroic struggle to maintain their llber-
~ and independence.
Resolved, The congress in a spirit
of amity and friendship appeal to the
British government In the interest OF
to accept overtures for peace,
cease hostilities and endeavor to bring
about a just and honorable settlement
of existing differences. to the end that
peace may be established.
Resolved, That the United States
should fairly and honorably maintain
a position of strict neutrality in this
contest between nations friendly and
see to 1t that the neutrality laws are
vigorously and impatrally enforced.
Resolved, AS democrats and repre-
sentatives of the people, that we use our
utmost endeavor to persuade the com
mittees now dominated by the republi-
can party having in charge resolutions
similar to these. to report the same
back to the house so that the congress
may give expression thereon declaring
the sentiments and will of the American
people,"
After some remarks the sulzer res
olution was voted down and the Ran
dali resolution was then unanimously
adopted. In pursuance OF the action
taken at the caucus last night a reso-
luton Will be framed for introduction
in the house and hereafter the demo-
Gratis will do everything in their power
to secure action upon It,
The Southern franchise question was
not considered at last nights caucus.