Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-09-22
FUTURE FOREIGN POLICY
Saratoga Conference Committee
Heard by the President.
ASSURED OF CONSIDERATION.

Memorial n. 10 the Proper Govern
ment For Our Annexed Islands
Question of Educntfon Considered
EspeciaIIy-The President Hopes
For the Approval of MankInd-rh.
Question of Home Rule.
Tho committee of representative
Americans appointed at the Saratoga
conference, held Aug. 10 and 20. to dis
cuss and make recommendations ON the
future foreign policy of the country,
held two sessions recently and called
upon the president by appointment at
the White House the other afternoon
and presented an engrossed copy Of the
resolutions adopted at that conference
and u memorial simplifying the resolu-
tions. The committee consisted of Hen
ny Wade Rogers, president Northwest
ern university, Chicago; Samuel Com
pers, president American Federation of
Labor. Washington; w. +. Wilson, di-
rector Commercial museum, Philadel-
phia; Henry MacCracken, chancellor
State university, New York; James J
Hooker, president board of trade, Gin
cinnati; Writ w. Howe, ex-president
National Bar association. New Orleans
Ralph M. Easley, secretary Civic FEEDER
alton, Chicago; William A. Giles. vice
president National Business league,
Chicago; p. w Meldrim. Savannah,
Ga. George McAnney, secretary Ma.
tional Civil Services league; J. w
jerks, professor political economy,
Cornell university; Francis b. Thurber,
president National Exporters associa-
ton Richard w. Venable, Baltimore .
w. N. Kline, Philadelphia.
Tho president listened with interest
to tho reading of the memorial by
Chairman Rogers and said: Gentle
men-You came at the supreme mo-
ment. l will give the peace commits
sioners their final instructions, and you
are here in time to have your recon-
mendation heard and considered before
that is done" The president also fol-
lowed with great interest the discussion
of the SaraSota conference and was sure
that they had done great good through
out the country. especially commend
ing the committee for having given SO
fair a hearing to both sides and for hav
ing been able to agree on resolutions
Tho president, il closing five minutes
talk to tho committee. said, Il propose
To no the DSSb Ctii WIFI suCil huOWittiEt
and light as l Rave and hope my acts
in tho matter will be- approved by the
deliberate Judgment of mankind. "
The memorial presented to tho presl-
dent begins by reviewing the call for
tho Saratoga conference and stating the
purpose of the meeting, then states tie
resolutions adopted, beginning:
1--WE, the particip pants in the national
conference on the foreign policy of the
United States held at Saratoga ON Aug
10 and 90, are substantially agreed as
follows: We commend the wise and pa
triotic course of the national admins
tration in first seeking u avoid war
with Spain and III snbsec = ntly prose
cutting the war with vi2or and success
and bringing it to "A speedy conclusion,
glorious To our arms and gratifying to
the high aspirations of our people on
behalf of freedom and human welfare
We believe that the rescued and liber
ated people of the surrendered islands
are in n SENSE temporarily the wards of
the 9onsas.sritnqs pRsiqgn llc e." Wifi our
views OF na.nral riyht and Of the ines