The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-02
IN SUPPORT OF M'KINLEY
ACTION OF NEW HAVEN's CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. YESTERDAY.

housing Patriotic Speeches by Various
Gentlemen-Resolution Unanimously
Spouse from Senator Hawley Last Even
Ing.
special meeting at noon yesterday,
called by Vice President Max Adler of
the chamber, the meeting having been
called, as was announced in the jour
nal and Courier yesterday morning, for
the purpose of preparing resolutions to
send to Connecticut senators and rep
resentatives in congress asking that
they use their influence to precent
declaration of war between the United
States and Spain without the full and
unqualified approval of President Nc
Kinley.
Vice President Adler presided at the
meeting, and after calling the meeting
to order he made a short conservative
speech, stating the purpose of the
meeting and then saying that he
thought that he voiced the sentiment
of the great majority of the people OF
the country when he said that Presi-
dent Mckinley and the administration
had thus far carried on the diplomatic
negotiations between the two countries
with great wisdom, careful elaboration
and with dignity and honor to the ma
tion. He said further:
The Questions for the chamber to
act upon at this critical moment is, Is
1t a wise policy for congress to hastily
precipitate the country into war, which
will cost hundreds of millions of money
and the lives Of thousands upon thou
sands of the patriotic soldiers of the
army and navy, or is it a wiser policy
to allow the president to take reason
able time to exhaust every honorable
means for peaceful settlement of the
controversy?
."The dignity and honor of the nation
must be protected and preserved at all
hazards, by peaceful measures if pos
sib1e, and by force of arms of neces-
sary.
"GentIemen of the chamber, there
fore trust that you will discuss this
vital question with GOODNESS and calm
ness, and impress upon our congress-
men to use every effort to prevent the
passage Of Iasty war resolutions with
out the full approval of President Nc
Kinley''
William S. Wells of the firm of Will
1iams, Wells & Co., and ex-admiral of
the Naval Veteran organization of the
United States, spoke on the advisabili-
+ ty of adopting a resolution declaring
the chambers support of President
Mckinley. Mr.. Wells said:
'Our president is acting wisely and
well, and is experiencing a difficulty
only in keeping in subsection those of
his advisers who want war. No men
are in or out of congress who are rush
ing to arms who have seen battle, or
seen a battleship sunk in war. None
of them has seen men imprisoned in
alright cells, or seen men shot down.
or drowning after a sea fight. I have
witnessed such scenes, and [ say that
to see our sons in the prime of their
young lives going to the front would
make the tears course down my
cheeks
..War can be averted, if the presi-
dent is not handicapped. The presi-
dent can manage it. (Applause) I con-
slider that it is wise that representa-
tive men of New Haven should be call
ed at this most critical moment to
help by their words to avert the dire
effects of a war. 1t is crime when we
can have peace to talk of war. Only
hold those men back who are trying to
force war and who, If war came, would
not go to the 'front.'
Others who spoke in favor of reso-
luton in support of the president were
General E. E. Bradley, Frank C. Bush
nell, Lieutenant Governor DeWell, Cap
tain 8. D. Craft and others. Admiral
Wells offered a resolution of endorse
ment of President McKinley's policy in
dealing with Spain, and an amendment
was offered by Colonel N G. Osborn
advocating the independence of Cuba
Admiral Wells and Colonel Osborn
were appointed a committee to prepare
a resolution embodying the ideas ex-
pressed by both. These two gentlemen
later reported the following resolution
whichswas unanimously adopted amid
applause:
Resolved, That the chamber of commerce
of New Haven, in special meeting Assem-.
bled, realizing the serious situation in our
relations with Spain, and havino faith in
the wisdom Of President McKinley's policy
ITO avoid war until every honorable resource
for peaceful solution of the Cuban ques
tion has been exhausted, hereby directs the
secretary of this chamber to telegraph al
once to our senators and representatives in
congress to do all in their power to pre-
vent the passage of any resolutions that
would hastily precipitate war, and to nrmy
support President Mckinley in his eff
forts to arrive at peaceful and honora bic
conclusion of the question now at issue be
tween this country and Spain.
Resolved, That this chamber urges the
Connecticut delegation in congress to use
its efforts to sustain the president in Sc
curing the independence of Cuba and the
relief of its distressed people, without re
sort to war.
Resolved, That we hereby pledge our sup
port to President Mckinley, should he deem
that the necessities of the situation de
mand a resort to arms.
The resolutions were telegraphed by
Secretary Gallagher of the chamber to
Senators Platt and Hawley, and Con-
gressmen Hill, Henry, Sperry and Rus
sell, and to Private Secretary Porter
and were received in Washington at
1870, special arrangements for their
rapid transmission having been made
by Manager Harris of the local office OF
the Western Union company.
RESPONSE FROM SENATOR HAW-
LEY
At o'clock the following reply to the
resolutions was received: