The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-03-17
NOT ALL IN ITS FAVOR.
Sensation in a Meeting Called to In.
dorse Arbitra ton Treaty.

New York, March 12.-Cooper Union
scarcely ever contained larger, more
enthusiastic or a more thoroughly COS
mopolitan audience than crowded it's
space to the doors Thursday night To
give expression of approval Of the rati-
fication of the arbitration treaty now
pending in the United States senate.
Mayor Strong presided and delivered a.
brief address in which he strongly
urged the Endorsement of the treaty
Hon. Seth Low also spoke. Hon. Chorles'
S. Fairchild read series of resolutions;
petitioning the United States senate for
al early ratification of the proposed
| agreement.
After the resolutions were read and
as the chairman was about to put the
question on their adoption. Wauhope
Lynn rose and asked to be heard. Per-
mission was given, and Mr.. Lynn then
made an address which fairly set the
audience frantic. He said:
Before adopting the resolutions we
| should stop and pause. Who wants this
arbitration" He then went on to say that
| England had broken the treaty of 1912 and
raised troops and built war vessels for the
confederacy during the civil war, and
again broke her treaty. II care not for
| the depreciation of securities; care mora
| for the depreciation of American patriot
| ism. We can have no peace with the rob-,
| Der nation, England. Tonight the Greeks
| are defending their humble brothers I'm
| Crete, while England, with arms and guns.
| is forcing that unfortunate people by CO.
| ercion under the Turk. LApplause.] A
| treaty with government that has permit
| ted the Armenians to be slaughtered by
orolc fran txyr
| government that has broken every obliga-
| ton she has ever made. TGreat applause.1
We are peaceful nation and we will main
| tain that peaceful attitude with the honor
| that we have always maintained. lap
plausel We ask no war, but in the words
| Of the great Washington, which this cali
| does not incorporate tonight: We seek
| no entangling alliances with foreign ma
| TONS IApplause.1 A treaty that upon
| it's face reads five years and means for
| ever" [Applause.]
Mr.. Lynn then presented the follow
IN resolutions for a substitute for those
already presented:
Whereas, The United States, following
| the sage advice of George Washington and
| the fathers of the republics, has ever
avoided entangling alliances with En-
| ropean powers, and pursued it's path OF
| peaceful progress untrammeled by treaties
restricting It's Dene0Cent interest IN mo
western hemisphere, and
Whereas, The Monroe doctrine is a
practically accepted code Of International
| lay prevailing on this continent, and
Whereas, The arbitration treaty now
pending before the senate of the United
States is SO lacking in clearness of Ian
guage and complicated in construction
as to involve danger of a reversal of the
tinne-honored policy of Washington and.
the setting aside of the Monroe doctrine,
| therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, citizens of New
| York. in mass meeting assembled, respect
fully urge upon the senate the unqualified
rejection of said arbitration treaty with
England"
Great applause greeted the reading
of these resolutions. Mr.. Lynn had not
vet taken his seat when Seth Low, who,
had succeeded Mayor Strong as chair
man, jumped to his feet and said:
Fellow Citizens-This is a country of
free speech [applause], and when my friend
asked for the privilege of platform,
yielded to him with the greatest pleasure
[Applause.] He must square it with his
own conscience, that, having accepted
invitation to attend meeting to take such
action as might be deemed best in favor
of the ratification Of this treaty, he has
spoken against it's ratification. [HiSses.I
fellow citizens of New York who oppose
the ratification of this treaty should not
have their own meeting. Applause and
cheers But l protest that it was never"
yet and it never can be proper to come TO
a meeting called for one purpose and try to-
twist it into another. I must therefore de-
cline with great regret, but most perenp-
torily decline, to accept the amendment to-
the resolutions. [Renewed applause. min
gled with loud hisses] Fair play is a
jewel, gentlemen. I call upon Hon
John Dewitt Warner to address the meet
Ing and then ! will put the question on the
resolutions submitted by those who called
the meeting, and then we will close by sing
ing America +" Tremendous applause ana
cheering.]
The latter part of Mr.. Warmers adj
dress was completely drowned by cat
calls and Kisses and the hall through
out was in the greatest confusion and
uproar. After the noise had somewhat
ceased, Chairman Low said: I'VE will
now vote on the resolutions offered by
the meeting; all those in favor say aye"
A loud cry of aye was at first heard
With smile on his face he asked for
the noes" The cries that he received
were deafening and completely outdid
the ayes" Men jumped to their feet
waving their hats and shouting at the
top of their voices, and cried: No, no."
Notwithstanding this fact, President
Low said that the "ayes" had it. The
band was then ordered to play my
Country, TITS of Thee" but was COM
pletely drowned by the shouts and
Kisses of the audience. AT the close of
the playing, and while the band was
in the midst of Hail Columbia" the
lights were suddenly put out and the
meeting closed.
Preparing for High Tariff.
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