The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-17

AL the CanQlQabeS no Favor
Territorial Expansion to
Be Opposed.
One Of the largest meeting of the United
Irish Societies of Hudson County was
held yesterday, in Humboldt Hall, dele
gates from twenty-six Irish Societies in
Hudson County being present. There were
also delegates from Newark, Paterson,
Railway. Passaic, Elizabeth, Trenton,
New York, Brooklyn and Long Island.
Mr.. Patrick OaMara, President of the
United Societies OF Hudson County. pre-
sided. Secretary John Larkin read letters
from prominent men In outlying cities re-
GREETING their inability to be present. The
United Irish Societies now embraces every
Tsish association in Hudson County, all
of which are opposed TO an ~AngloAmeri.
can alliance, which was the principal sub
ject OF discussion at the meeting. Mr..
OsSuilivan Of the Irish National Club,
of New York. and DR.. Jas. T. Nc
Nanara, of Hoboken, made lengthy
speeches in support Of the action taken
at the meeting. Mr.. VIM. j. Burns and
several other others spoke. A State
committee consisting of FIVE members
namely:-Wm. j. Burns, Jas. Amrock,
Dennis d. Long, Tnos +. Riley and J..
Hickey, were appointed to confer with
the representatives of all the Irish socie-
ties at Newark on Sunday, October %.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted
Whereas, There has been organized in
Great Britain a movement for the avowed
purpose Of furthering the British policy
OF an alliance, offensive and defensive,
between Great Britain and the United
States, and
Whereas. Many OF our public men and
certain sections Of our public press OPEN
" advocate. such an alliance. or in its
more insidious form, IA better under
standing we therefore deem it our duty
as patriotic citizens to protest in adj
vance against any such unholy alliance,
founded as it must be, upon the mutual
support for mere trade and conquest We
voice our unwaying belief in the wisdom
of the policy recommended by the immor-
tai Washington, endorsed by Jefferson,
Jackson, Madison, Monroe. and all he
far-seeing patriotic men who laid the
foundations Of this Republic. So broad
and deep, who nurtured its infancy so
well that it is still the refuge of the OPP
pressed from every land, the hope of
grooming millions and the beacon light of
freedom throughout the world; we hold it
to be a sacred duty to ourselves and to
posterity to safeguard this priceless
heritage, we must consider any step to-
ward an alliance with any foreign power
as a menace to cur peace and happiness,
as q danger to our free institutions, and
Whereas, Great Britain is preeminent-
~ the representative of the system of
hereditary rule and d Government by and
for the classes, the upholder Of a mediae-
val afistocracy, while the United States,
as declared in its glorious Declaration of
lndepencence, maintains that all govern
ment must proceed from the people; that
equal rights is the G~od-given heritage of
all; which distinctive principles of gov
anne make all alliance as contem-
plated morally Impossible between the
by either of its cherished sys-
tenn As modern illustrations of
the results of the British system we
point to her t~yrannical government of In
of famine, the cruel -internecine strife,
brother armed against brother, son
against fatheri We point to her syrnpa-
thy with and support Ct the slave-hold-
ject being to rend this country and de-
stroy its influence for free government
everywhere; we point to her ruthless en-
deavor to crush the brave and independ-
ent Beers of the Transvaaa Republic; the
piratical raid of Jameson and his free
hooters; we point to her e~ncroachTlent
upon N~G1lGZEet3 QIlJll We E0rCSQ EGf 10
pause; we point to her recent massacre
Of wounded opponents in Africa, we call
attention to her sordid and unchrsstian
support of the decaying barparic Ottoman
Empire. with ali its crimes and Arineni-
an atrocities. to the constant subsection
of other lands and people to her p
cious and avaricious a,nnition to conquer
and epslaye; to these modern instances
we point as apt illustrations of the ma
ture ana policy of that pe~fidious govern
nel1t, which, through the centuries, she
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freedom and Independence. Everywhere
this policy was cruelty enforced in the
employment of Hessians and Indians TO
massacre our people IN the days OF our
struggle to be freed from her oppression;
a policy which commenced in Ireland sew
en- centuries ago, and has continued
through the ages until tho present day,
where famine, restitution. death or ex-
patriaticn still confront the peopie IN that
fertile Green Isle of the Ocean, First
Flower Of the Earth. First Gem of the
Sea. we thus unfifnchingly hold aloft
to the world her fraudulent and iTpru-
dent pretenses to the highest civilization
and to Christianity asAa Elockery, 4 de-
liIsiau and a snare; and
Whereas. A policy of expansion in
remote seas is contemplated by our Cow
nmen and that policy IS urged upon
of Great Britain. We fear IL must newt
ably lead up to foreign entanglements
and create friction between us and rlations
row friendly to us and aboveabove alignus
with Great Britain: BIZ 1t therefore
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to
oppose at the polls, the men Of any party
who favor any line Of policy ineonslsient
States against n e~ntangling foreign
alliances directly or indirectly. That we
appoint committees from this body to
ascertain the views on this ali important
question Of every man in nomination for
the State Legislation, irrespective OF
party, also the Congressional nominees
and the men who are understood to be
no udidaTpS {1T thp vacancy nS9On to occur