New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21


the workers upon the highest intelligence and the
most exalted standard OF life. obstacle can be
pinnacle II National glory and human progress
But TO attain this end is the requirement of the
iatioh necessary? surels not. Neither its gates
nor those OF any other OF the globe can long be
closed against our constantly growing Industrial
The most reckless advocate Of the annexation Of
The Philippine Islands. or Of any popuiOus Island
OF the group. must admit that this programme in
before known under the American FLAG. We nave
uprooiine the Indian tribes; but never whore II was
not not reasonably certain that their places would
times as great as that Of any wilderness occupied
Dy noa ma. hunters ana wSfrofs IN the
IN an area Of less than half that of the State Of
The whole ne s'GM f ec fa d fg g @kS ag Of the
Philippine Islands. with their semi-savage popua-
by organization and education upon the lines OF So
t,i sEooi,lci poh.Cal and mora teiora pa
wage earners of the United States. 1t will tend to
breed contempt for the manual toicr. and encour-
age the pernicious notion that the strong may
tae luxures for an oligarchy.
Mayor +. w. Medium OF Savannah presided
at this afternoons closing session. He expressed
himself as an expansOnist and I'm favor of the
United States spreading its power and control
over the islands recently acquired by conquest.
f. V. Smalley. Of St. Paul in a short address
DIR. WILSON SAYS HOLD PHILIPPINES.
DIR. William p. Wilson director Of the Pha-
delphia Commercial Museum, drew an interest
! ing sketch of the topographic. geodetic and eli
matte features Of the Philippines. and. proceed
! ing. made an argument for the retention OF the
islands. based on their necessity to this country
as foothold for the expansion Of American
commerce to the countries Of the Orient He
summarized his reasons therefor as follows:
First They vii give us a foothoId from which TO
will furnish us a centre from which may be
able 10 supply the markets of China. Japan Corea,
Settlements ami Oceanici general ". Exclusive OF
Australia. the Oriental countries just mentioned I'M
! port fi5OvD,Oc1 worth OF goods annually. pi this
amount the United States furnishes about FW'"Vt
trad" should furnish $icOyJVp.
SccondWc should do we'll to mold the Philip
pines, developing TO the utmost extent ther pro-
Orient In general furnishes an enormous market Tor
these products which we might thus supply The
! not promptly entered and secured ny me hltt1
I States through foothold in the Philippines, VII.
Third-The possession OF the Philippines by Amer.
| lea Will be most decisive step IN set,nhg ins
question Of the open ports OF the orient TO when
both England and America stand commtte''
Fourih-Our rapidly extending uale IN m1tu,
| featured products demands new and more extended
Fifth-The possession of the Hawaiian Islands
and OF the Philippines will have a most mportanss
| Influence the development OF the commerce 81
| the Pacific Coast and upon It's manuiac'urihs III
| tercsts -, ..
| the United states VIII give new impetus " 'i''
rapid growth Of the merchant marin ,aoI,,
| Seventh-Tncse Islands abound In untoiH Wealll
! opportunity for the great extension Of American
| Eghth-This war was started on moral grounds
to rescue certain popuaon IN # ~ snoin The
fortunes OF war have placed IN our h%nps i've
! hall Wo h..
! sistency as the saving OF cuba and me tnrlSunS
| I'm when We found them? We morally bound
10 free the people OF the Philippines iuy az MUG"
| W Martin Jones. of Rochester, spoke prl'"y
| I'm favor ~ international arbitration. .
| Chancellor MacCracken of the University OF
| Now-York chairman OF the Committee oil
/ Twenty-one on Resolutions. presented repor,
| which he said had been unanimously agreed
upon 10y the committee. The following are 'he
! resolutions. which were unanimously adopted pS
| the conference:
We the participants in the National Conference
an tho Foreign Policy ~ the United States neld AT
snratosa on AH sSys ~ ~ commcnd the wise and
pafrio,ic course OF the National Administration IN
se9ucntiy prosccu;ng the war win higher aims
and success and brinsng II To speay ~ me
On behalf Of freedom and human welfare we
! thank the officers and men OF our Army ana NhNy
| Tor their skilful and heroic achevrInents upon
| land and SOFA and for their cnivarc ftona,uEE,
| toward the defeated enemy We believe tnhi Ih9
rescued and liberated people or tne su'I''i. ~
Islands In sen e Temporarily nc WARDS 81 ,e
| conquerng nation. and that we should treat 'hen
: With our views ~ natural right and Of the in
cstimable privileges OF civil liberty We sh9ulI nor
/ be Justified in returning the conquered ISLANDS 10
/ the mlsrulc and oppression from wnich We nav
| relieved them. As soon as the lslands' unuer our
nr.4cnt protection can bee trusted 10 govern th'Hi
selves ihev should tie allow I 10 do so, the nit'd
states retaining under It's authority ony necessary
/ naval stations. Until such time as they may d"
| able 20 govern themselves. they should continue
under the protection ~ the United states ana tls
question TO whether. al some future l"rlp' aiu
I rnnmentIv annexed should be left 10 the time
| when /, arises. The United states, on behait OF
each OF the territories In question ana 30 long
/ AS II shall continue under our protection. SHOULD
| adout proper measures for securing out oi the
| revenues OF these countries the esiabllsnmen' ol
frr. elementary. unsectarian SCHOOLS. suinclehl lot
| We count tho present suspicious time for the
establishment by the United States "t graded
/ Diplomatic and consular service. ,,
| We heartily approve OF the principle OF arbltra-
ton The settlement Of international dinerrncGs
and urge that it, largest prncicanIe "pp"'"''o" o'
secured 10y treaties Of arbitration. ~,
We cordially favor IN" precedent set ny ir'sl-
| dent Mckiney In refusing at the beginning OF me
| war 10 grant Letters Of marquc ana reprshl. ana
we recon mend that in the peace To be concluded
| b,twecu the United States and Spain, the practice
| OF privateering bc forever prohibited aiso that
| mcnt OF the United states IN refusing 20 sign the
declaration OF Paris OF lsj6 for the exemption from
| CAPTURE OF private property AT sea IN accordahcs
| with the most enlightened sentiment OF fhahkihu'
| chairman Henry Wade Rogers and Secretary
| Ralph w Eastley and the Committee OF
| Twentv-one were instructed to present the
| above resolutions to President Mckinley ana
| his Cabinet for their consideration The con
| vention tonight adjourned subject TO the call
| OF Chairman Rogers.
MR.. TOOLE'S CATARACT REMOVED.