The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-21
ANTI-txPA NSIONISTS
TAKE A DAY IN THE NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
THE ANNEXATION OF MANILA
Very Strongly Favored by Senator
Cannon Of Utah-Other Men
Express Their Views
Associated Press Special Wire

SARATOGA, N. Y. Aug. 20.-The nation
al conference on the foreign policy Of the
United States resumed its deliberations
this morning. 1t was presided over by Rob-
ert Treat Paine of Boston.
In a brief address he defined himself as
an anti-expanslonst.
1--WE must treat those islands captur ed
from Spain as prizes to be dealt with as
we think best. We must do the best thing
we can under the circumstances. While
we may not hold them by the right of con-
quest, we should see that proper form OF
government is established over each. We
should never for moment forget the
great principles that underlie this great
republic"
Moore Field Storey of Boston next adj
dressed the conference. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Storey's remarks, Mr. Paine, the
chairman, said that he conceded with the
leading anti-expansion features of Mr..
Storey's address.
The next speaker was Samuel Gompers,
President of the Federation of Labor. Mr.
Gompers opposed the expansion idea. lie
asserted that half the population of Ha-
wall are contract ENTHUSIASTICALLY slaves
composed mostly of Chinese, Japanese
and Portuguese from the Azores Islands.
He deprecated the annexation of Hawaii:
but held that the acquisition of the Philip
pines by the United States would be many
times more hurtful. The Indian question.
he said, has been a source of great annoy
ance to the government, but it never COM
pared with the questions that would be
presented by acquisition Of the Philippines
with their seven or eight millions of half
civilized inhabitants.
William Dudley Foulke, of Indiana. an
cxpansionist. replied to the anti-expan-
list statements made by Messrs. Gompers
Storey and Schurz.
James I. Hooker, President of the Gin
cinnati Board of Trade followed with a
brief address favoring expansion.
Senator Cannon's Views
NEW YORK. Aug. 2O.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Senator Frank Cannon of Utah made
short call at the White House and frankly
announced his sympathy with that policy
in the Far East which would not pull down
for Spain's benefit the flag hoisted by Ad-
miral Deweys orders over this country's
latest conquests in the Philippines. He
said that, in his judgment it would have
been we'll to compel Spain, as condition
of peace, to relinquish her sovereignty, not
only over Cuba and Porto Rico, but also
over her chief colony in the Far East.
1--WE acquire at once" he added" the is
land of Porto Rico and at the very thresh-
old of the establishment of government
in Cuba that island will come into our pos
session. By the time things are settled
there, the island will have become so far
Americanized that the first act of free gov
eminent will be to attach itself to
the United States. We will take the Phil
ippines, and 1t is right we should do so. 1t
is the manifest destiny of this government
to develop a great power on the Pacific
"Regardless of what has been said about
the Hawaiian Islands being out of the track
Of commerce, it will, in my judgment, be
the depot and the start of our commerce
in the Pacific. With bases there and in the
Philippines, this country will become a
great power, probably the controlling pow
er in the commerce of the Pacific, and a
participant in the trade Of the Orient. The
possession Of the Philippines is almost GER
tain to draw us into participation in the
settlement of the oriental question. This
think, will be unfortunate. do not be-
lieve that we should participate in that.
Therefore, while I think we should take
them, I doubt the advisability of making