The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 9, 1901, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 1901. ! FRIENDS OF THE BOERS APPEAL TO ROOSEVELT Great Meeting in Chicago, Addressed by Bourke Cockran, Adopts Resolutions Calling Upon the President to Use His Good Offices to End the Struggle in South Africa CHICAGO, Dec. 8—A programme of protest against British methods in the South African war was carried out before | &n immense audience in the Auditorium eater here to-night. Following an elo- quent address by W. Burke Cockran and | earnest speeches by others, resolutions for the appointment of a committee to bring | the sentiment of the meeting before the President were adopted. Although an admission was charged, the fur being intended to aid the Boers, and especially their women and children, standing room was at a premium and many were unable to gain admittance. The programme opened with the song | “The True Heart,” nineteen German sin societies of Chicago. Dr. Hiram T head of the People’s Church, fo owed with a prayer for the women and n in South African prison camps. followed short addresses by Judge Theodore Brentapo and Judge Murray Tuley, chairman of the Chicago branch the American Transvaal League, under v} e auspices of which the meeting was | he | " Boer Cause Not Hopeless. There were 500 persons on the | stage | when Mr. Cockran, the orator of the even- ing, arose and bowed in recognition of the tumult of applause which greeted him. He said, in part: . However men may differ about the invasion of the South African republics, all are agreed that the restoration of peace is in the highest degree desirable. There are but two ways in which the war can be terminated—either the Boers must surrender or the English must abandon the hope of subduing them. But is it true that the resistance of the Boers is hopeless? Since the fall of Pretoria | it certainly has not been fruitless; it has been | | justified by most important results. Lord alisbury’s position that nothing but absolute surrender would be considered has been aban- doned, and to-day the burghers could obtain almost any terms short of complete acknowl- edgement of their independence. As their re- tance has not been fruitless, neither is their s endence hopeless. On the few months, to_subdue them by Great Britain is inevitable. statement is not pased on any special ation concerning the war, but on the »n that it will be impossible for the vernment o secure the passage of many more war appropriations through the House of Commons. 2 Al sources of taxation have been exhausted and the attempt to effect another large war loan would result ADVERTISEMENTS. « Bis-kits” S-KITS” are short, tender edi- (19 I B bles made without trouble from «Bis-kit,” The H-O Co.’s prepar- ation of winter wheat flour, creamof tartar and soda. «Bis-kit” Flour is an up-to-date ready in a wink novelty, sold by The H-O Company under the strongest possible guarantee—for cakes, pastry and biscuits. 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Grevin will, however, live in Denver, He was a cigar clerk in the Vic- stay and offered him a share in the 2 | in such a fall in the price of consols as would | seriously jeopardize British ~industries. If, then, the Boer forces can hold the field a littlé longer, the attempt to subdue the republics must be abdndoned for lack of means to pur- sue it. { The capacity of the Boers to maintain_ the | struggle is placed beyond a doubt by the bar- | barity of the methods employed to _subdue | them. The English Government cannot avoid supporting the women and children made home. |less by the destruction of the farms. With | the support of his women and children im- [ posed upon England, while his lands have been -made desolate and unpfoductive, the Boer soldier is free to continue In | as long as he can secure by capture | supplies of food and arms from the Englisk His reputation for humanity and cour- age make the English soldier prefer surren- dering to facing his rifle. Real Interests of England. Nothirg can be clearer than that the resist- ance of the burghers cannot be' suppressed, and, therefore, the only possible way to peace is the withdrawal of Great Britain from the attempt to subdue the South African soldiers. | The British Government may prolong the war, | but cannot change the outcome. Such a re- | { { the fed peing consistent with justice, it is_in ests of every one to hasten it. The of England as well as of the be advanced by pro- rest of the world will moting it. The pretense that the existence of these re- | publics endangered British authority over the { Test of South Africa is unworthy serious con- sideration. If republics and monarchical a thority are so hostlle that their mere proximity | involves conflict between them, this country would be justified in annexing Canada as a { safety. This mecting has no disposition to provoke bitterness, or to increase the crop of resent- ments, already too large, throughout the | world” Much as we might desire the incor- could be accomplished by the consent of the people on both sides of the frontier, we do not wish it, but it may be well to point out that there was much less justification for the as- ault upon the South African republics by Great Britain than there would be for the | foreible annexation of Canada by this country. Continuing, Mr. Cockran said that the real interest of the Irish people in the Transvaal war was in extending the do- main of English commerce, not in extend- ing the domain of the Engiish crown. He continued: Disaster to the English people lies not in the defeat of this enterprise, but in its success. If the South African republics were subdued and the last Boer disarmed, To maintain authority over these people—re- sentful, dissatisfled, accustomed to bearing arms—would require the maintenance of a huge army, and such an army could not be maintained’ without establishing _compulsory military service in Great Britain. The es- | fablishment of compulsory military service in | England would be the ruin of the British con- stitution. The name of England might remain | to distinguish a political division of the earth’s | surtace, but not to describe a country of con- stitutional freedom. Appeals to Roosevelt. The conquest of the Transvaal, while It might be dangerous to the burghers, ‘'ould be fatal to England. The people who have the great- est interest of all in the defeat of English arms are the people of England. They can be saved from this peril. Civilization can be de- livered from this cloud which darkens its hor- izon if the conmsclence of the Enslish people can be awakened, To do this, the most effective means is to show them that the people of this country do not sympathize with the scheme of conquest which the English Government has undertaken. Providence has so ordered events that the President of the United States can quell this bitter war. It is an extraordinary opportunity offered to an extraordinary man, It would not be necessary to draw the sword, to make any threat of armed intervention, or to take an un- friendly attitude. One word spoken to the glish embassador or in the hearing of the Inglish nation would restore peace, establish | justice, secure liberty to these burghers and promote enormously the friendly relations be- tween the people, | " 'Will that word be spoken? Never in history | have such momentous results hung on the lips of a human being. Will Theodore Roosevelt improve this opportunity for himself, his coun- try and the whole human race? | A letter from Carl Schurz was read, in | which he said: | 1 am one of those who heartily rejoice at the | subsidence in this country of the old and more or less unreasoning prejudice against England. T witness with sincere satistaction the dis- | appearance from our popular oratory of the cheap trick of “twisting the British lion's | tail,” and I hail with joy the growth of a real friendship between the two nations. But Englishmen should not indulge in any delusions about this. Deep in their hearts the great masses of the American people cherish a pro- | found sympathy for the Boers in their struggles and sufferings. What they condemned was done by the British irf South Africa. And if there is anything apparent to revive the old | BEAUTIFUL [HOLIDAY G00DS | | l The Latest Buropean Importations in Ohjets d'Art, Etc. (13 Geary Street, Larger and Handsomer Assortment Than Ever. OPEN EVENINCS AFTER DECEMEBER Iith. necessary measure of protection for its own | poration of Canada in the Union, unless it | the macn and_women | | B - captivicy st be retutned 'to the soi. | NATIVE SG0UTS - KILL DESERTER Bring Into Camp the Head of David Fagin. | 'MANILA, Dec. 8—Native scouts from Bangabon, province of Nueva Ecija, have killed the American negro, David Fagin, a deserter from the I'wenty-fourth In- fantry (colored), who for more than two years has been leading Filipinos against the American troops. The native scouts decapitated their prisoner. The man’s head, however, was recognized as that of Fagin. The scouts also secured his com- mission in the insurgent army. Fagin had on one of his fingers the class ring of Lieutenant Frederick W. Alstaetter ot the engineers, who was captured by Fili- pinos, supposedly under the command of Fagin himself, on October 28, 1900. Fagin has been reported killed on several occa- sions, The authorities are satisfied that tormer statements of his death were er- roneous and that he has now been killed. A military committee has sentenced Filipino General lsidor Torres to be hang- ed, after finding him_ guilty of ordering the assassination of Corporal Kieldner ot the 'Lweltth Intantry at Malolos, province of Buiucan, last Uctober. 'L'he sentence of ine commission nas been disapproved by General Chaftee, who finds lonat tne commission has _reasonable grounds to doubt wnether Generali ‘Lorres personally ordered the assassination of the Ameri- can soldier. General Chaffee belheves that the mgh rank occupled by Torres in | the insurgent army would have been suf- fictent to preventi such unmlitary action on his yart. The case of Patterson, the Englishman, private secretary to Sixto Lopez, to de- port whom from Manila eftorts were made after he had landed there without swearing allegiance to the United States, is still nanging fire before the Supreme Court. Patterson's attorneys assert that their client, once having landed, is be- yond the jurisdiction of W. Morgan Shuster, Collector of Customs for the Philipnines, who has been trying to ef- fect Patterson’s expulsion. The United States Philippine Commis- sion has passed an act authorizing the in- sular gurchasmg agent to draw money in gold for payment for supplies pur- chased, as_the merchants refuse to sell goods for Mexican silver. A general feeling of uneasiness pre- vails among the business men of Manila over the unofficial announcement that, beginning on January 1, the United States Philippine Commission intends to reduce by the difference of the fall in the price of silver the present ratio of two Mexican dollars for one gold dollar. It is hoped, however, that some solution of the diffi- culty may be found which may obviate this necessity, as, for instance, the tax- ing of each silver dollar imported into the islands by the difference between its actual bullion price and 50 cents in gold, until such time as the United States Con- gress gives authority for the issuance of a Philippine currency. LARGE AMOUNT OF COIN TURNED OUT BY THE MINTS Considerable Number of Gold Pieces Coined at Philadelphia for Costa Rican Government. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—The report of George E. Roberts, Director of the Mint, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1801, has been completed. The coinage of the mints during the fiscal year amounted to 176,999,132 pieces of the value of $136,340,78L. Of this $99,065,715 was in gold, $24,298,850 was in silver dollars, $10,96,648 was in fractional silver and $2,009568 was in minor coins. There also were coined at the Philadeiphia Mint 225,000 gold pieces of Costa Rica. Coinage operations were conducted dur- ing the year in the mints at Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans. The Philadelphia Mint is now in its new quar- ters, and the old site, including the struct- ure, will be offered for sale to the high- est bidder on December 19, 1901 The new Mint under construction at Denver has made slow progress during the year, and the supervising architect finds an additional appropriation neces- contracts can be let. The appropriatiod for site and building was $500, and for equipment $150,000. The new mints at Philadelphia and Den- ver, together with the old ones at San Francisco and New Orleans, will afford ample facilities for this country for many years to come. @ sl ek @ anti-British feeling In this republic, it is the terrible spectacle presented by the Boer war. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That we, as American citizens, be- lieve that the wanton destruction of property of non-combatants by English military authori- ties in South Africa (without precedent In modern times, save by English officers in the war of the American revolution) is a_source of needless suffering to the people of the South African republics and without advantage to the operations of the English army; and the slaughter of helpless and innocent, caused by English prison pens, is a useless outrage on the humanity of the clvilized world, which amply justifies_concentrated remonstrance by American and European states; and, believing that the rights and obligations of common humanity are not determined by geographical or political limitations; and regarding _the treaty of 1871 as made to be observed by Eng- land as well as by America, we do most Soi- emnly remonstrate and protest against the acts of the English Government. Resolved, That we, and each of us, do here- by pledge ourselves to use our utmost powers to make this, our purpose, known to our sev- eral Representatives in the American Con- &ress, and to cause a copy of these resolutions o be brought to the attention of the President of the United States with our most respectful but urgent petition that the treaty of Wash- ington of May & 1871, be strictly enforced and that the use of American ports and waters be henceforth denied to vessels operated under British_charter for the augmentation of sup- Dlies of war; and that the President of the United States will employ every possible means to bring to an end the horrors of con- centration camps and a war which by its un- exampled ferocity and enormous cost of life and treasure has astounded the civilized world, Resolved, That the chairman be authorized to appoint' a_committee of citizens of Chicago to call the attention of the President to these resolutions and the sentiment of the citizens of Chicago, and that such committee shall have power to ac o_{its number citizens Dportions of the United States. oE Oekier A resolution was also adopted com: ke ing Governor Yates of Illinoig for lzfirll:g sary before the f: the occupants of concentration TP Lt e meeting closed with a re; demonstration. Following memflf,fi&’: making the audience roared its approval of the Boer cause, the cheering being long asked for the relief of the stricke and children in South Africa. $5500 was raised. ‘women re than of the value of $349,014 for the Government | a proclamation calling for assistance for: continued, and then contributions were | —% MINISTER SHOT TO DEATH BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Becomes Angered_ Because of Per- sonal Remarks Made by Clergy- man From the Pulpit. BROOKSIDE, Ala., Dec. 8—Rev. J. W. Bradford, a Methodist minister at this place, was shot by R. D. Coffman, Justice of the Peace, to-day and died two hours later. Rev. Bradford had been returned here as the Methodist minister for another year. While at Sunday-school this morn- ing he called attention to the fact and remarked that he hoped all the relations between himself and his congregation would be pleasant. He added, it is alleged, that their relations would be pleasant if they would stop such men as Coffman from lying about him and the church. Coffman was once a member of the Rev. Bradford's church, but had been expelled on some charge. After the shooting Coffman surrendered and a warrant was sworn out charging him with murder. | | I S g by Ready to Build Turkish Cruiser. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 8. — The Cramp Shipbuilding Company has notified the Porte that it is ready to commence building a cruiser for the Turkish Gov- renment and has asked the Government to send officers to supervise the vessel's con- struction. MORRISON NOT IN FAVOR 'OF THE PANAMA ROUTE Examination of the Canal Commission’s Report Disproves the Published Statement That One Member Would Ad- vise Against the Sélection of the Nicaragua Survey Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—An exam- ination of the report of the Isthmian Canal Commission, which was sent to Congress last week, shows that it is ab- solutely unanimous. There is no minority report despite the assertion that George R. Morrison differed from his colleagues to the extent of recommending the adop- tion of the Panama canal route. As it reached Congress the report is unanimous in its indorsement of the Nicaraguan route as the ‘‘most feasible” one for an inter-oceanic waterway. This discovery is the more surprising because the text of the so-called “minor- ity report,” signed by Mr. Morrison, has been published and accepted as a fact by the press. CANAL BILL UP THIS WEEK. Its Friends Expect Final Action Be- fore the Holidays. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—The only meas- ure of importance which the Senate has on its calendar for the present week is the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty, making provision for the abrogation of the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty and opening the way for the unobstructed construction of the isthmian canal by the United States. Act- ing for the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions, Senator Lodge will ask the Senate to go into executive session to-morrow for the consideration of the treaty, and each day thereafter until the convention is_disposed of. It can be said that at this time the prospect is very strong that the treaty will be ratified, and it now looks as if this result would be obtained after compara- tively little delay. There will be some de- bate and some features of the document will be criticized as undesirable, but there is no probability of captious opposition. The criticism will be along the lines in- dicated by Senators Money and Bacon in the Committee on Foreign Relations at its meeting on Friday last. No Senator thus far, however. has shown a disposi- tion to carry his objections to the point of ultimate effort to defeat ratification. The principal authors of the criticism of the treaty are Southern Senators, who are generally very anxious for the construc- tion of the canal. They find that all canal legislation will be tied up until ac- tion can be obtained on the treaty, and they are on this account less liable than they otherwise would be to do anything to _delay action upon the treaty itself. The most active friends of the treaty now claim that ratification will be ob- tained during the present week, and the opinion is very general that it will be won at least before the Christmas holidays. Beyond the consideration of the treaty very little business will be undertaken be- fore the holidays. It is now generally agreed that the question of reciproe ty will go over until January, probably with- out so much as being mentioned, and it may be added that from being for a time the subject most likely to attract early attention it has taken a position among the matters which will not be vigorously urged. When the reciprocity treatles do come up for consideration there will be persistent opposition to the agreement with France and to that with Great Brit- ain covering the West Indies. There is not so much feeling over the conventions with the South American republics. The present outlook also is against any immediate action in the Senate looking to tarift legislation for the Philippines, and there are some indications that the Senate will wait upon the House of Representa~ tives in this matter. Probably the Chinese exclusion action will be reported from the committee during the week. The nomination of Attorney General Knox will be reported at the first session, but immediate confirmation probably wiil be_antagonized by some Senators. The House this week probably will pass a measure to meet the situation created by the Philippine decision of the Supreme Court last Monday. Up to the present time, however, the Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee have not decided upon the character of the measure which will be reported. A differ- ence of opinion exists as to whether there should be a temporary exactment of the Dingley rates on goods entering the United States from the Philippines or whether a permanent scheme of tariff leg- islation for the islands should be pre- pared. It is understood that Payne. chairman of the committee, and Dalzell favor the latter course. The Republican members of the committee will meet again to-morrow. 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