The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-07
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PRESIDENT UPHELD.
Board of Trade Passes
Resolutions of confid-
ence in the Ad-
ministration.
FRANK COLE SUPPORTS HESITATION
Fayors War When Necessary But
Thinks Spain Has Made
Great Concessions.
FRANK COLE SUPPORTS HESITATION

The members of the Board of Trade,
at their meeting last night dropped the
solution of the water supply problem and
the criticism of the public officials, and
applied itself to a patriotic consideration
of the question, Where are we at?'
with special reference to the present
and medieval Spain.
President Myron J.. Furst, the origina-
tor Of the idea to gather the members
together at a special meeting, made a
brief speech ta the very large assemblage
and explained the object of the meeting
and said that it was proper that the
President of the United States should
know what the Board of Trade felt about
the present momentous crisis in the ma
TONS affairs.
Mr.. Henry ". Condict moved that a
committee be appointed TO draft suitable
resolutions and a recess be taken to per-
nit the committee to perform that duty.
The motion was carried, and the presi-
dent appointed as the committee Messrs-
FL. ". Condict, Frank o. Cole. ]. j. Voor-
hees, j.. A. Dear and Col. Mitchell Floyd.
The at once retired and the
remainder of the members INDUCED in a
five-minute chat. After d short time they
returned with these resolutions
The Board of Trade of Jersey City,
recognizing the profound Importance
Of the crisis through which our u
try is now passing. desires to place ON
record its approval of the patriotic
and sagacious action OF President Me-
Kinley. and we urge upon Congress to
heartily support the Executive.
We demand that our Government
do further rigidly n thoroughly in
yestigate the matter of the destruc-
ton of the battleship Maine and the
death of 26 of her officers and men.
to the end that. justice may be done.
We are in ave of war If necessary
to preserve the honor of u beloved
country but protest against being
plunged into its horrors unless such
a course can be fully justified
We express our most profound sym
pathy with the people of Cuba in the
distressing condition in which they
have been placed by their Spanish OPP
pressors and urge continued efforts
for it's amelioration.
Resolved. In case war Is declared by
the Congress of the United States
against Spain, the president of this
Board of Trade be directed at once
to appoint Il committee of three, who
shall proceed forthwith TO raise a regi-
ment Of infantry and tender their ser
vices, through the Governor, to the
National Government, to assist in
maintaining the honor and integrity
of the country.
Col. Mitchell Floyd approved of the
resolutions.
Mr.. John P. Landrine thought the res
olutions hardly covered the ground.
Mr.. Joseph A.. Dear, in. speaking to the
resolutions, thought that the resolutions
were scarcely applicable to the stu
alton. He upheld the action of Mckin-
ley and denounced the course OF the Yui-
gar II dishonest who are urging the
country to war. He was in doubt as TO
the action of the country.
Mr.. Frank O.. Cole said he favored war
If it was necessary, and any enc VINO
ard. He said tina America should remem-
Der that Spain had made concessions 10
Americas plea for Cuba: Spain, he said,
had withdrawn Weylef, had sent back
the reconcentrados. had appointed Blanco.
had granted autonomy and appropriated
money for the starving people. Ihe PreS-
ident should be trusted. for ne is trying
to secure the expulsion of the Spanish
people from Cuba, and If allowed he will
do ii by diplomacy. War with its horrors
ought to cause the people of this coun-
try to hesitate. Spain was a weak eoun-
try, and America a great one. ana peIore
war was declared America should have
her aus just.
Mr.. John j. Voorhees, thought that the
resolutions were conservative. The COM
mittee. he said, felt that it was unWise
to so beyond a reasonable limit in view
of the gravity of The situation, or suggest
how the Executive or Congress should
act, and remembering that framed the
Mr.. John P. Landrine thought hat the
1ane1lage of. the resolutions was a little
cold
sOhn quietly said Mr.. Voorhees,, you
want a few fir~ecraekers." I~aughter.5
The last resolution came then under
criticism and ii was agreed to separate
fbat resolution from the resi- and the
nrecadinr resni,Ition should be dismissed
sensrateTvs The adoption of the first res
oliItinn then came IN and after it was
Rad # was adonted.
Resolution No 2 was then read. and
me awsr,, resnlntion No 3 came I'M
dor criticism. ana after 4 feeble bleat from
Nh Robert Anderson for pIeonasm it was
carried