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There was an immense audience at
the meeting held in Turner Hall in ia.
vor OF the cause OF the Beers In South
Africa. The guest OF honor of the ey-
ening was General w. d. Snyman, of
the Boer army, delegated by President
Steyn, OF the Orange Free State, to
make a tour OF the United States for
the purpose OF presenting in its true
light the cause OF the Beers.
The meeting was called TO order by
Charles schmitt, who introduced the
chairman OF the evening. James II. De.
vine.
The Red Mems Singing Society sang
couple of patriotic songs with fine
effect, and then followed r. M. Clarken
with an address on the subject, Inter.
est and Friendship Of the World for
the Cause OF the Beers" Mr.. Clarken
criticised the treatment accorded the
Boer representative recently at Wash
ington, and contrasted II with the re.
ceptIon accorded Kossuth half cen.
tury ago He said toadyism and com
merciallsm seemed to be the watch.
word of the hour. He arraigned Secre-
tary OF State Hay, saying he was too
much devoted to gold lace, knee
breeches and good dinners. He said
the caucus of Democratic Congressman
would compel congress to put itself on
record as for or against the cause OF
the Beers. The speaker believed that
at heart President Roosevelt was for
the Beers, and II civilian in South
Africa would fight for them, but he evi
edntly conceived II his duty not to In
terfere with the AFFAIRS Of nations with
which the country was at peace until
Congress took first action. Mr.. Clark
on said II he were a younger man, he
would go TO South Africa and fight for
the Beers himself.
General Snyman was introduced by
Mr.. Devine. He said, in part:
when | came to the United States
knew | was coming 10 n country
where everybody was complete
stranger TO me. | knew my qualities
as a speaker were poor, especially as
have TO speak in language not my
own: but very little did think that
would fall into the hands of such
friends--for have met friends by tho
thousands from the day landed in
New York until this very meeting
which am addressing here tonight.
And when one reads of the accounts
in the newspapers Of our people In
South Africa, Il Is impossible to expect
that you, as a people, can sympathize
with u.s. The minds OF your people
have been poisoned against us. and !
repeat that II was next TO impossible
that We could expect sympathy. But
the fact that we have received 80
much sympathy shows that there ex
ist. deeply imbued In the heart OF the
people Of this country. the great priD
icples OF freedom and liberty. I pre-
sumo you are here tonight to express
that sympathy and that you will not
submit TO anything, where the prIn.
olples OF freedom and liberty are In
yolyed. that points 10 the extermina
tlon OF those principles from the face
OF the earth.
Now the causes that led up TO the
war are all well laid before the Amer.
lean public through literature as well
as various public speakers. Byery cit,
izen OF these countries has right 10
vote for members OF his Volkraad. the
highest legislative body. From that
body the Executive Council Is nomi,
mated, and when the time comes for
the election OF president OF the re.
public, every registered voter IN the
republic has a right 10 vote. So from
constitutional standpoint the Trans
vaal and the Orange Free State are
republics In the true sense of the
word.
III Is said however, that with us
people various nationalitles have new,
or been allowed 20 participate In the
elections. and more especially the Jew
ish fraternity A great deal has been
said as 60 the Jew having no voice IN
that country. A Jew can remain a
Jew, or an Engllshman an English
man. and an American an American,
and refuse 10 forswear all allegiance 10
his own government; but II he wants
10 become a citizen OF my state he
must forswear allegiance That was
one OF the hrst points raised by the
Jameson raid, When President Krug
er gave his order ne was plainly told
that Il was against the traditions Of
the English 20 forswear allegiance tc
the British crown, and hence II was
that these people had no right 10 vote
Then, ! ask YOU, can YOU blame Mr.
Kruger and the volksrAad Tor putting
these people aside. when they refused
60 become cltizensg
The opposition has often been put 10
me by friends OF our people In South
Africa living IN this country, What Ia
the use OF carrying on the struggle9' II
you take newspaper reports. II you
take what Lord Kitchener would like
20 tell you. YOU win believe that he
has captured more Beers than ever
went 10 hght. and killed more than ev
or carried guns"
General snyman said Il will be che
inty OF Great Britain 10 feed its sol
llers in south Africa ana Al long "a A /