The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-24
Cleveland Denounced at a New
York Mass Meeting.
The MARTIAL SPIRIT DEPLoRED.
Rev. Lyman Abbott Would Like TO
See England Take Venezuela.
Americans Continue to Express Ap-
proval of the Presidents Message.
and the English Press Tries To Mis-
represent American Public Opinion.

New Y6fk. Dec . 1-Eleyen hundred
people 'asse embed in Cooper Union tonight
to condemn President CIeEeland-s mes
sage 80 congress over the Nenezaelaa
boundary question: Ernest Howard Cros-
~ presided. ole spoke cor the Monroe
doctrine as follows. we are here 10 as
seTt all that STANDS for The dignity Of the
American people and TO counteract the
frcih AT the mouth that has become epi-
oeunic and seems 10 Nave taken hold 81
the people. We are here 70 protest
ngainst the errors of the presid 2nt %
tire United States CProlongAd Kisses
ard applause u
The tumult that followed seemed AZ n
II would break up the meeting. Cries OF
PUT him Out 'Gef out and the like
were heard from all parts OF the hall.
Meantime the hisses and applause con
tfnued.
Just as quiet had been restored The
speaker continQed: What IS the Monroe
doctrine? II is not the doctrine OF Mon
roe. IL Is not the doctrine OF Grover
Cleveland Cit - the doctrine az interpreted
n American history. When l was iHves-
ugaung Egypt / was scandaliZed 10 ind
thar Egypt paid an annual tribute od So
0oo0oo fOr which ST received no return
from Turkey, whoC was receiving 81 and
who was stealing ij3- In the past We have
not been made better Of. -HaNe We not
stolen California and Arizona ONlI
c1eSrs) Have we not stolen Teas
Mr Crosby went on from th.s 10 de-
clare that the whole furry was the loucal
outgroWth o. the ~ar spirit that has
been gradually growing up IA the COIN
tFT and which * putting tbe school boys
in uniforms and bu.ldlnE ships that we
az least never ought 10 need.
Dr. Lyman AbSott. Of Plymouth church.
Brooklyn. was the next speaker. Dr. A.
bott sad that when Mr. O.ney ssys tbat
Il England Is allowed TO gain possession
Of 29 square miles OF land 800 miles
away she viii use II as a basis for oper-
alton 10 push acquisitions. the statement
was ridiculous. because she has al
ready thousands Of square miles
she could use II so disposed
Nor IS this question of duty 90
down-trOdden sister republic" said the
speaker Since Venezuela became re-
public fifty years ago she has been in the
throes Of internal strife. on the other
hand Great Britain has always been a
peaceful nation. and whether the houp-
dary Of one should be Increased or the oth-
er be decreased should not concern vas 90
tApplause and shoutsl 4 stand here to-
night" said he "to iudict this aecepttfior
Of The Monroe doctrine as characterfsrral-
~ and spiritually un-American America
is the peace nation of the world"
Henry Georse came neNt re SAT-.
what reason is thPre for war; 7 believe
in th6 Monroe doctrine ana have stood
for IT. This, bowever. g not The Moar1e
doctr.ue. and What Grover Cleveland calls
the 5IoU~oe d6ctr.ne ls agt tflveetv an
u and au9 utter absurittF- ! DO not ht-
lieve CldHelan3 used Denocrafi- methods
with hs message. ana lsrfy thtnk h@
presented .t 20 his -4h.rt- ,Cries - Yes
he dfi. and NO ~ ala rof"3 oar 5..s.-
ness ~ 20 mind our busipess tf We want
10 interfere iu anything ~ Is go - Wis,re
then5 is "A pTtncipis a. stake. The ai-
vocates % this war scare 30 not msaa
war. They are playing ~ politics
Chdrles Frederick Adams denounced
President Cleveland and his messaee se-
vCTel5 lie was -recrivtd with j siorm ~
Res " g Bliss az Boston ard k,rank-
liu Iaesce aIss made short Addresses
At the conclusion of tae lls' al1ress
the secretary read a letter from Ir d
Heher Newt0H, pr9tesun< against war
ana also resolution. Whieh was voted
far ana aEalust IN TIE same voice. Dc
was deelared passed FoweFer. The rfs.-
luton. Il subsistence. i~ sth 30 the rlalrusn
and speakers are appointed committee
20 SECURE the' widest poss ale opinion 40
oppose the WafBke methods Cf tle Fre
dent
Boston. Dee cs-Tae BOARD ~ ali.--
aler -ght refused o. Endorse fra s+aaI
taken any. Pr-ztleut cl-s.'aal ln tr- A-f-
szus'ap ma -tef TIE d.saprrotal Was ea-
press sod 5y a vote u - ; iu a rsfIst.
:. o. c9nUuT I8 q resolution.