The Springfield herald., 1897-07-23
SALT LAKE CONGRESS-
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPT
Overwhelming Sentiment In Favor of An
nexing Hawaii and Helping the Gu

Salt Lake City, Utah, July 13.-The
attendance of delegates and visitors at
to1lay's session of the Truns-Mississip-
pi Congress was much larger than on
yesterday and much interest was taken
in the proceedings.
The delegates got to work in earnest
to-day and disposed of some of the most
important business before the congress.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
.Resolved, That the Trans Mississip-
pi Congress favors the prompt anexa-
ton of the Hawaiian republic to the
United States on the grounds of Ifation-
al policy, prestige and commercial ne
eessity. thereby removing the possibil-
tty of this great stronghold in mid-Pa-
citic being controlled by any foreign
power rs Il constant menace to our
country
"Resolved, That we heartily sympa-
thize with the people of Cuba in their
heroic struggle for civil liberty and we
request Congress and the President to
recognize Cuba as n nation. and if ne
cessary to render it substantial assist
nnce in securing and maintaining in
dependence"
"Resolved, That the pending gigantic
labor struggle between coal mine OPP
eGdioTs Illu WoTklHp llllHtTS, tAltHuliS
as 1t does throughout the mining re-
gions of many states threatening a coal
famine and paralyzing some of the
most important industries of the ma
ton. proves the necessity for the adOp-
ton by Congress of some adequate and
effectual system of arbitration in seri-
Gus controversies between labor and
capital-arbitration that will do justice
to both sides in all such troubles. and
so ordained that ii will tend 10 secure
Justice without the drastic measures of
strikes and lOckouts
"Resolved. That this congress urges
most earnestly upon the Congress of
the United States the Importance of fos-
tering all measures that will tend to de
velop the beet sugar industry of this
country.
"Resolved, That we are in favor of
such Legislation by Congress as will
insure the prompt construction of the
Nicaraguan canal as an American en-
terprise, to remain under American
control, and that we memorialize Con
grcss to this effect
The silver resolution, to be debated
to-day. follows:
"Whereas. The eTrans-AIississippi Con
grcss has at its last six sessions declar-
ed in favor of free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver mt the ratio
of 1G to /; and,
"Whercas, Such action by this con
gress has proved a most potential fac
tor in arousing the nation to the neces-
sity of a return TO its former wise and
benefcent coinage system, the success
of which efforts calls for redoubled en-
ergy in that behalf on our part: there
fore. be it
1,-nI Nhn hnn n,.til
mend the action of President Mckinley
in appointing n committee TO try to Sc
cure an International agreement and
most earnestly hope that success may
crown their efforts. We further affirm
that such efforts are proof of the fail
ure of the gold standard to advance the
interests and prosperity of the Ameri
can people and of the fact that the
restoration of bimetallism is almost
universally demanded by them.
"Resolved, That while we favor the
free coinage of gold and silver through
international agreement at the alto of
15la or 16 to l, If 1t can be secured, yet
efforts in behalf of such an agreement
afford no reason for the American peo-
pie to cease their endeavors in behalf
of Independent bmetallism on the part
of the United States: and this congress
flucpS llStll DH TttoTu us utlldlulIS
the immediate restoration of the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer at the present ratio of 16 to l, with
out waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation, such gold and silver
coin to be alike full legal tender for all
debts, public and private"
When William ]. Bryan entered the
hall early in the session he WAS greet
ed with the widest enthusiasm. Black
of California moved that three cheers
be given for Mr.. Bryan, which the lat
ter said was out of order. but the
cheers were given nevertheless.
Mr.. Bryan, in taking the chair, said
1t was matter of great regret that he
was not able to be here earlier, but he
knew that the congress had been ably
presided over by Messrs. Whitmorc
and Craig. He said he was fully in ac-
cord with the movements of this con-
cress which represented great en-
pie in the West. There were numer-
Gus matters in which this section was
peculiarly interested and that was
one of the reasons why the congress
had met here, for an Interchange of
views on these matters. and another
reason was that the Transmississippi
states were part of this great nation
and interested in everything of nation
al Importance. They had right to Sc
cure everything which would tend to
their advancement, but did not desire
to do so at the expense of any other
part of the country. The more he tray-
eled over this vast region the greater
1t seemed. Touching upon irrigation,
he INDUCED in little pleasantly by
saying that Democrats had found out
that water was very important, espe-
cially in this part of the country.
He felt more and more hopeful of
the future of this western country, and
it was not beyond the range of posSi-
bilities to see millions of people living
in the fertile valleys of the West. Mr..
Bryan concluded by saying: I'VE will
rear people in the great West that
will stand for American liberty and
American progress"