The Irish standard., 1895-12-28
brains. 50 they should suppress fheir
fellow members who SO about with hol-
THE WAR CRY.

AT Cooper un.on the other nightssin New
lsYCrk a meeting was held and the idea Of
war was generally denounced. The meet
ing was presided over by 3. Howard Cros-
by, who sad:
1--WE are here to assert all that stands
for the dignity Of the American people,
and to counteract the ,froth at the mouth
that has become epidemic and seems to
have taken hold of the people. We are
here to protest against the errors of the
president of the United States.'
After Kisses and cheers the speaker con-
tinued:
What is the Monroe doctrine?. 1t is
not the doctrine of Monroe, it is the doe
trine of Grover Cheve3and i is not the
doctrine as interpreted in American his
tory. When was investigating Egypt
was scandalized to find that Egypt paid
an annual tribute Of $3,000,000 annually
for which it received no return form Tur-
key, to which 1t was paid, and who was
stealing it. In the past we have not been
much better off. Have we not Stolen Cal
:forn.a and Arizona? Have we not stolen
Texas?"
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, Of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, said that when Mr.. o.
ney says that Great Britain IS allowed to
gain possession of 800 square miles Of land
1000 miles away, she viii use it as a basis
for operations to push acquisitions. Such
a statement was ridiculous because she had
already thousands OF mics that she could
use if so desired. 49,. .-.~ ~..
'Nor is this a question of duty to a
down-trodden sister republic. Since Ven
ezuela became 4 republic 50 years ago she
has been in the throes of internal strife. On
the other hand, British Guiana has always
been a peaceful nation, and whether the
boundary of one be decreased Or the other
increased is a matter that does not con-
cern u.s. <-f
81 stand here tonight" he said, ito in
dict this accaptalion Of the Monroe doe
Urine as characteristically and spiritually
un-Amer:can. America is The peace Ma
ton of the world" ~
Henry George then spoke. He said:
"What reason IS there for this war? l,be-
'l:eye in the Monroe doctrine and have
stood for it. This, however, is not the
Monroe doctrine, and what Grover Cleve-
land calls the Monroe doctrine is but a
travesty on it, and an utter absurdity. I
do not believe Cleveland used Democratic
methods with his message, and l don't
rhink he even showed it to his cabinet"
Continuing, he said: Our business is
to mind our own business. II we want to
interfere in anything, let us do it where
there is principle at stake. The advo-
Gates of this war scare do not mean war.
They are playing at politics.
Charles Frederick Adams denounced
President Cleveland and his Venezuelan
message severely. His remarks were re-
ceived with storm Of Kisses.
Rev: w. G. Bliss, associate advocate Of
Boston, and Franklin Pierce, also made
short addresses.
secretary read a letter from DR.. R. Heber
Newton protesting against war, and also
resolution which was put and voted for
and again in the same voice. 1t was de-
clared passed, however. The resolution in
substance IS that the chairman of the meet
ing and the speakers are appointed a COM
mittee to secure the widest possible opin-
ION to oppose the warlike methods of the
president. 80 - - >t
The New York Independent this week
opposes the war cry in these words: VI
War? No, thousand times no! God
forbid. It is thought too monstrous to be
seriously entertained. War with England? :?
Impossible. She is our, mother country
We are Of one blood, one race, one Ian
guage and one civilization Our frequent
expressions of jealous inpatience with her
only proves the sincere attachment tina;
exists at the bottom. War with England?
Far be it from it, -
War with Che United States, her own
kin, with whom The bonds Of peace have
50 long remained unbrolzen? England
can not tolerate the thought. L ought "a
be impossible. Have we cultivated rea-
son during all the centuries since We left
the shades OF barbarism, to elethr6ne it now
for an appeal to the sword? Those who
welcome war talk like fools; those who
grow hilarious over the prospect OF it are
merry with insanity. .5E:
1--WE are not beyond the province Of di-
plomacy. England has given us no ulsi7
matl,an, nor has she given Venezuela an
ultimatum: Itis not cowardly on our part
to refuse to precipi,ate conflict. 1t is
moral cowardice not to persist in a peace.
full negotiation. We don't propose abject
surrender. We propose to stand by the
Monroe doctrine. England gave her cor
dial assent to it once; way not again - /
"Let. us, have faith that honorable peace
will be secured and lei the hot-headsl on
both sides of the Atlantic who are canjur-
ing up the spectre of war be treated as
schattering magpies." II.
Probably that expresses the sent. t.ment
Of the country. There will be no war. In
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