The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-22

Saratoga, Aug. H.-Contrary TO all
expectations but by unanimity which
was for that reason the more signific-
ant, the Saratoga conference called 10
consider questions affecting the future
of the foreign policy of the United
States closed last night, after having
gone on record Enthusiastically in favor
of the policy of expansion. The VIC
tory of the expansionists in debate and
in numerical strength was so over
whelming that the Mugwump element
which had called the conference hoping
10 use it as a weapon against the ac-
quisition of additional territory gave
up the struggle and silently acquiesced
in the will of the majority. The resolu-
tions adopted without dissenting vote
were as follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
We, the particiI ents in the national
conference on the foreign policy of the
United States held at Saratoga on Aug.
~ and 90 1898, are substantially agreed
as follows:
We commend the wise and patriotic
course of the natioral administration in
first seeking to avoid war with Spain, and
in subsequently prosecuting the war with
Vigor and success and bringing II to
speedy conclusion, glorious to our arms
and gratifying to the high aspirations Cf
our people on behalf of freedom ana
human welfare. We thank the officers
and men of our army and navy for their
sklful and heroic aChievCmc nts upon Iand
and sea, and for their Chivdlric conduct
toward the defeated ercmy.
We believe that the rescued and lber-
ated people of the surrendered islands are
in sense temporarily the wards of the
conquering nation, and that we sho aid
treat them as such. With our views of
natural right and of the incstimable priv
ilege of civil liberty, we should not ne
justified in returning the conquered ISL
ands to the misrule and oppression from
which we have relieved them. As soon
as the islands under our present protec-
tion can be trusted to govern them
selves, they should be allowed home rule,
either independently or as "a part of the
United States, as hereinafter recon-
mended 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. 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 territories in question, and so long
as II shall continue under our protection,
should adopt proper measures for sccur-
ing out of the revenues of these countries
the establishment of free elementary. un-
sectarian schools, sufficient for the in
struction of all persons of school age.
We count the present as AN auspicious
time for the establishment by the United
states of graded diplomatic and con-
sular service.
We heartily approve of the principle Of
arbitration in the settlement of interna-
tional differences. and urge that it's larg-
est practicable application be secured by
treaties of arbitration.
We cordially favor the precedent set by
President Mckinley in refusing, at the
beginning of the war, to grant letters of
marque and reprisal. and we recommend
that in the peace to be concluded berwet n
the United States and Spain the practice
Of privateering 10 he forever prohibited .
also that provision be made as foreshad-
owed by the government of the United
states in refusing to sign the declara ton
OF Paris in 1856, for the exemption from
capture of private property at sea, IN
accordance with the most enlightened
sentiment of mankind.
ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chancellor Henry Mitchell Mac
Cracken, of New York University, as
chairman Of the conference committee
OF twenty-one on resolutions, supple
mented the report with these remarks:
| congratulate this conference upon its
happy possession of a committee of
tWenty-one members who are able to
come together in a report upon questions
that are now momeEtous and not far re-
moved from political issues. We are
united in our report not because we have
made compromise, but because we have
made a sacrifice We agree not to insist
on every one asserting here and now his
tiT..
substantial agreement the statement of
policy important to be adopted to meet
the needs of the hour, We stand by dc-
complished facts and make them our
starting point We resolve to take the
next steps, guiding ourselves by inher-
lied doctrines of government and of hui
man rights. We still are obedient TO the
spirit under which we began this sharD.
. short war. We subordinate enlargement
or territory to the enlargement of the l!b-
critics of men and to the STRENGTHENING
or our own liberties Yet If events and
common consent bid us enlarge our ter
rltorS, we VIII do so with courage and
energy, albeit the wish on the part of
many that it Were not needful. In the
meantime we will. as much as in ms lies
become the older brother and tutor of the
millions who are left upon our hands. as
surely as if they had drfted 20 our shores
on the broken fragments of the shot-rid.
cleo spanish ships of war We will make
these men self-governinE so far as W.,
can We will educate them that they
may be able to govern themselves. The
thousands Of our brave boys will soon
come home. Will not thousands of orr
brave girls choose to take their places
IN making conquests? These girls from
the vast majority can teach the children
OF these new people how to be citizeus
American women are nursing weak and
wounded bodies in our hospitals. They
nave before them a nober work in the
nursing in public schools of the neglected
minds OF uncivllized races. The United
states should adopt philosophy OF con-
pues' more profound than the tactics of
even Admiral Dewey. 1t is the nbiIos.
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