Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-25

CHICAGO, July 24.-The Civic Fedora
ton of Chicago tonight gave out a call
for national conference to be held at
Saratoga Springs, n. Y, August 18th and
10th, to discuss the future foreign policy
of.the United States. The call Is signed
by over 1000 representative men from
every State In the Union.
The call says: = : ,
= 1.-THE undersigned Geeni it desirable that
a national conference be convened at an
early day to consider the future foreign
policy of the United States. The war
with Spain gives promise of the over
throw of Spanish power in Cuba, Porto
Rico, the Philippines and the other of
that country's colonial possessions. Inc
question of what disposition the United
States should make of these possessions
when peace is reached is none too soon
in engaging the thought of our people.
This question impresses US as being
ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS
the American people have had to con-
slider. 1t is a new question and one upon
which heretofore very little thought has
been bestowed by the great majority of
our people Whether the foreign policy
of the fathers should be adhered to or
departed from is enough to challenge the
most serious consideration of our ablest
and most thoughtful men, In our op1n-
ion. this conference should be composed
of men from all parts Of the country wi: h.
out regard to party affiliations and ire
spective of whether they are for or
against a policy. of territorial expansion
and men whose ability, position and
character entitle their opinions to the re-
ara of the nPODlp"
The circular letter sent out by Chair
man Henry Wade Rogers and Secretary
Ralph M Easley asking for signatures,
stated that neither the genesis nor con-
duct of the war would be discussed, nor
any political cast be given the proceed
ngs, the object being entirely educa-
tional. The responses were
PROMPT AND ENTHUSIASTIC.
The signers consist of governors, may
ors, presidents of boards of trade, presi-
dents of colleges, lawyers, presidents of
banks, labor leaders, leading clergymen
and manufacturers. While only indi-
vidual names were asked for, a great
many organization authorized their
presidents to sign officially. Among the
signatures are the following:
SOME BIG MEN.
Governor.
Mcbride, Secretary National Labor Or
ganization.
Pittsburg-George A. Kelly, Vice Pres
ident Chamber of Commerce.
Erie-Robert SALESMAN, Mayor.
acknowledgements Bracket, Rufus
G. Flanders, President Board of Trade;
T. Jefferson Coolidge, VIM Endicott Jr.
Robert Treat Paine.
New York City-Carl Schurz, w. H
Parsons, Vice President Board of Trade;
Prof N. NJ Butler, Henry White, GEN
eral Secretary Garment Workers of
America; Chancellor MacCracken- e~v
YORK university; Bishop Potter, Rev. r.
s Macarthur, w. H Wiley, Charles H.
Eaton. D. D., r. Heber Newton, d. D.
Chicago-H. N Higinbotham, M E..
stone. Ferd W. Peck, U. S. Commission
er to Paris Exposition; Zena r. Carter,
President Board of Trade VIM. r. Har-
per, President Chicago University; Henry
Wade Rogers, President Northwestern
University.
BuffaIo--Mayor Dieh1.
Cincinnati-Archbishop Elder, Jacob j.
Schmalz.
Columbus, o-D. F. Gray.
Louisville-F N. Hartwell, President
Municipal League.
Washington, D. C.-Samuel Gompers,
President American Federation of Labor;
Wallace Radcliffe, D. D.; Samuel II.
Green, D. D.
Charleston, w. Vac. w. Atkinson.
Governor.
Baltimore, Md.-Conway w. Sans.
A committee On arrangements, consist
ing of representative men in different
parts of the country and representing
different phases of the questions to be
considered, will be announced in few
days.