St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
OTHERS WHO ARE EMPHATIC.
ALLY IN FAVOR OF
FIGHTING.
G0THAM'S ANTI-WAR RALLY.
SPEAKERS ARE INTERRUPTED
BY STRONG COUNTER DEM
ONSTRATIONs.
DENOUNCED THE MESSAGE
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott and Henry
George Condemn the Presi-
DENTS Utterances. -.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Eleven hun
dred people assembled in Cooper
Union tonight for the purpose Of con-
demning President Cleveland's mes
sage ito congress on the Venezuelan
boundary line question. Ernest How.
ard Crosby presided. He spoke Oh
the Monroe doctrine as follows:
1--WE are here to assert all thai
stands for the dignity of the American
people and to counteract the froth
at the mouth that has become epi.
demic and seems to have taken hold
of the people. We are here to pro-
test against the errors of the presi-
dent of the United States
The tumult of Kisses and applause
that followed seemed for the mo-
ment as if it would break up the
meeting. Cries of Put him out
'Get out" and the like were heard
from all parts of the hall. Meantime
the Kisses and applause continued
When quiet had been restored the
speaker continued:
''What is the Monroe doctrine? II
is not the doctrine of Monroe, 1t is
not the doctrine of Grover Cleveland;
it is the doctrine as interpreted in
American history. When 1 was in
vestigating Egypt I was scandalized
to find that Egypt paid an annual
tribute of 100000 annually, for
which it received no return from
Turkey, to which it was paid and who
was stealing it. In the past we have
not been much better off. Have we
not stolen California and Arizona ?
CWild cheers.) Have we not stolen
Texas?"
Mr.. Crosby went on from this to
declare that the whole furry was the
logical outgrowth of the war spirit
that has been gradually growing up
in the country and which is putting
the school boys in uniforms and build
ing ships that we, at least, never
ought to need.
DIR. LYMAN ABBOTT.
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, of Plym-
outh. church, Brooklyn, was the next
speaker. He said that when Mr.. Oh
ney says that Great Britain is al
lowed to gain possession of 300 square
miles of land $500 miles away, She
will use it as basis for operations
to push acquisitions. Such a state
ment, the speaker said, was ridicu-
lous, because she has already thou
sands of miles that she could use if
so disposed.
"Nor is this question of duty to
down-trodden sister republic said
the speaker. tSince Venezuela be-
came a republic fifty years ago she
has been in the throes of internal
strife. On the other hand, British
Guiana has always been peaceful
nation, and whether the boundary
of one be decreased or the other in
creased say it is a matter that does
not concern us. Hand-clapping and
shouts.) stand here tonight to in
dict this acceptation of the Monroe
doctrine as enthusiastically and
spiritually un-American. All Amer
lea is the peace nation of the world. u
Henry George was the next speak
er. He said in part: "What reason
is there for this war? I believe in
the Monroe doctrine and have stood
for 1t. This, however, is not the
Monroe doctrine, and what Grover
Cleveland calls the Monroe doctrine
is but travesty on it, and an utter
absurdity. I do not believe Cleve-
land used Democratic methods with
his message, and I hardly think he
even presented it to his cabinet"
Cries Of Eyes, he did" and mo, he
did not came from all quarters of
the hall. Continuing, he said: "Our
business is to mind our own bust
ness. If we want to interfere in any
thing let us do it where there is a
principle at stake. The advocates of
this war scare do not mean war.
They are playing at politics.