The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21

/ Ilon OF the Fnlllppiness It's efnl-SaFdSe
population, must be to undo what has
been accomplished by organization and
education, upon the lines of social; Geo.
nomic, political sand moral reform, par
ticularly in raising the standard Of living
/ for the wage earners of the United States.
| II viii tend TO breed contempt for the
manual toiler and encourage the perni-
cious notion that the strong may properly
! exploit the weak and be used TO furnish
the luxuries for an oigarchy."
| William Dudley Foulke of Indiana an
expansionist, replied to the anzi-expan-
sion statements made by Aessrs. Comp
ers. Story and Schurz.
James T. Hooker, president Of the Gin
! cinnau board of trade, followed with a
brief address favoring expansion. Moore
field Storey of Boston, an anti-expansion-
| isl replied vigorously to those who favor
ed expansion. A recess followed.
Mayor P. w. Medium of Savannah pre-
sided at this afternoons closing session.
He expressed himself as an expansionist,
and in favor of the United States spread
ing its power and control over'the islands
recently acquired by conquest.
E. V Snalley of St. Paul in a short ad-
dress also expressed himself in favor of
expansion.
DR.. William P. Wilson, director of the
Philadelphia Commercial museum. drew
an interesting sketch of the topographic.
geodetic and climatic features of the
Philippines, and made an argument for
the retention Of the islands, based on their
necessity to this country as a foothold
for the extension of American commerce
to the countries Of the Orient.
Chancellor McCracken, Of the University
Of New York, as chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, presented a report
which he said had been unanimously
agreed upon by the committee. The reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted by the
conference, as follows:
1--WE, the participants in the national
conference on the foreign policy of the
United States, held at Saratoga on Aug
ust 10 and 20 1898, are substantially agreed
as follows:
I'VE commend the wise ana patriotic
purpose of the national administration in
first seeking to avoid war with Spain and
subsequently prosecuting the war with
higher aims and success in bringing 1t to
a speedy conclusion. 1t is glorious to
our arms and gratifying to the high as
pirations OF our people.
ION behalf OF freedom and human well
fare, We thank the officers and men Of our
army and navy for their skillful and he
rois achievements on land and on sea land
for their chivalrous conduct toward the
defeated enemy. We believe that the res
cued and liberated people of the surren-
dered islands are, IN a sense, temporarily
the wards of the conquering nation and
that we should treat them as such.
with our view of natural right and Of
the inestimable privileges or civil lib
erty, We should not be justified in re-
turning the conquered islands to the mis-
rule and oppression from which we have
received them. AS soon as the islands
under our present protection can be trust
ed to govern themselves they should be
allowed to do so. the United States r.
tanning under its authority only necessary
naval stations. Until such time as they
may be able to govern themselves, they
should continue under the protection of
the United States, and the question as to
whether, at some future period and at
the mutual desire of both, they should be
permanently annexed, should be left to
the time when it arises. The United
States, on behalf of each of the terri
tories in question, and so long as it shall
continue under our protection, should
adopt proper measures for securing out
Of the revenues of these countries the
establishment of free. elementary, IN
sctarian schools, sufficient for the instruc-
Of oil e
I'VE count the present an suspicious
time for the establishment by the United
States of a grand diplomatic and con-
sular service.
1--WE heartily approve Of the principle
OF arbitration in the settlement of inter-
national difficulties and urge that its larg-
est practicable application be secured by
treaties Of arbitration.
1--WE cordially favor the precedent set
by President Mckinley in refusing at the
beginning of the war to grant letters Of
marque and reprsal. and we recommend
that in the peace to be concluded between
the United States and Spain the practice
OF privateering be forever prohibited also
that provision be made as foreshadowed
by the government of the United States,
In refusing 10 sign the declaration of
Paris in 1856. for'the exemption from cap
ture OF private property at sea. in ac-
cordance with the enlightened sentiments
OF mankind"
Chairman HenryiWade Rogers and Sec
rotary Ralph w. Easley of Chicago, and
the committee Of twenty-one. were in
structed to present the resolutions TO
President Mckinley and his cabinet for
their consideration.
The convention tonight adjourned, sub
ject to cal lofiChairman Rogers.
ROBBED BY HIS PARTNER