Patriotic Demonstration

The war spirit struek the University hard on Safcurday, and patriotic demonstratlons were thé order of the day. Begintfjng about noon a rnjêk ïunvhid up and down State Street and around through the business district. The paraders were dressed in all sorts 01 Ri-dic-uiii' eostümes and cairied all kinds ■( weapons, from ball bats and pitchforks to swords and muskets. At short intervals a salvte was flred from a cannon at one of the fraternity houses. 'J'lic warllke fever increased rather than dlminished during afternoon, and, in the early part o:' the evening, ■ ' mass meeting was held at the Delta l' huns,'. Representative A. .1. Sa ■.vhu lives next door, was calljd ín and' a rousing speech, Jenouneing .Spain's policy in Cuba. He was folI bj W. R. Day. -on ].. son of -- sistant Secretary .f Stat3 Day who an enthusiastic speech. Aft r more student oratory, Spain and Weyler were burned in efiïgy. amid a tíandemonium of college yells, national and the reports of cxploding fireworks. After refreshAents, the m-íeting írot aown tj business and appointed an enlistinent committee, consistinK of Messrs. Day, Peil and Wildner. This nittee will crganize a íompam of student volunteers. lt was tlu-n to send telegrama to President McKinley, Secretary Alger and Assistani etary of Siu te Day. The meeting hed in a body to the Western l nion office and the following telegrama ■ sent and tumultous cheerine: "President Wiliiam McKiniëy: Two ihousand studen.ts of the Unlversity of Michigan tndorse the policy of th. ministration and tender the a regiment in the event of w ir " n. Russell Á. Alger, Secretary of :. 'h" student': of thfi Ui.iyeisity chigan stand by the lidnihist „and teMer servicea ?t i case -oí "Asstetant Secretnry ol State Dav: Mass meeting of Mudents of the O'ñiVfrsity oi Michigan volunteer reg ment in case of war. Administratie P ilioy was hearUly Indorsed " After this ihe crowd maiched back '"""- ■ neighboring .v ,, and fences. The ebulition of war suir! u.I:lnto the night nnd , "De gr ups could be heard sU mprovised songs until late -Z As we g-o marclilng "SaÍS,Srteaw'-e"'d botter ""tathort18 a War' She hd '-1■ttayho80 ' War' Sh" ha" better As we go marching on." Refrain - L'&eedoin, freedom, then Cuba thn '-' Cuba hieeáom, freedoin, then for Cuba As we go mare-hing on " Will be no need for its crystalizatlon : ::Vi.thusias„, and patn,;tii;;;': - - -