The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13

says;
out OF the war have grown questions
OF the meet serious moment Ia our
people generally, and OF direct interest
10 tae wags WORKERS particularly.
rs u not strange that, after entering
upon a war with Spain to obtain the
now that victory has been achieved
me question OF Cuban Independence Is
often secuted, Our people were urdent
ana honest IN advocacy OF Cuban free
dcm and are impaticnt at any atismpt
90 1uggle with the question. When The
pcoDe OF Cuba desire annexation 10 our
country II Is time to discuss the sub
lect: ana In the meantime the fruits
& OF the victory for which th.y have
striven so long and so valiantly, and
s. FOR which We went 10 war to aid them
4 to achieve. must not be rutnlessly
Nj taken from them
Inc assurance given by the rresi-
dent regarding our duty toward Cuba
and that freedom anti Independence
& slouLd be accorded its people at the
earliest possible InUnlsnt Gems stent
4 with safety and assured success will
s have an important bearing upon ne
solution of this question. and portends
the success of the primary mission for
which tho war with Spain was under
taken @
The American Federation of labor In
unrn,stakahlc tones oprcsed the annex
aticn of Hawaii lii the following terms:
Whereas. There is at present pend
Ing in the United States a trstatv pro-
viding for the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands:
Resolved. That annexation would be
tantamount to the admission OF a slave
State the representatives ~ Which
would necessarily work and vote for
the epslavement OF labor in general;
Resolved by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, That wo disapproye OF
annexation;
Resolved. That we urge the United
States senate to reject the treaty for
annexation and TO take such other
steps as may be necessary to maintain
amicsblc relations with Hawaii
The annexation treaty was rejected
by the senate. AS a war measure. how
ever. ANNEXATION war secured by reso-
tuition, The Santw9ch islands. with
their contract slave laborers. contract
slave laws and all that they portend.
are now the possessions of the United
States.
Porto Rico. invaded as q war meas
,re. with its semi-nudIe people. has
been conquered and taken as pos
session.
At Manila, Of the Philippine islands,
where the Spanish feet was ann'hl-
lated, and with 1t Spanish amthority.
we found the most advanced of the
semi savaees. barbarians, Malays, Ne
gritos, Chinese and others of the same
caliber in revolutionary combat agaist
Sranish auth GRITTY. We are confronted
with the awful spectacle OF our Repub-
l,Jo for a ,or a
quarter successfully existing avon the
basis of the principle that governments
derive their Just powers from The cen-
sent OF the governed: our great Repub-
lie of America, face 10 face with he in
s,Irgeants of Manila seep'ng by The force
of arms to compel their submission:
recognizing that their cause would be
a forlorn hope against the mtehty
power of onr arms, sul!enly yielding
ITO superior force.
II take it that when the a. Y. OF |.
declared against the wisdom ut annoy
ing H9,waii. IL WIGS based np"n the 'gh
principle of American Republican ;nsn-
buttons. as we'll as fear If the dap-
gers with which the toilers OF our
country would 10 threatened by cooiie
slave contract labor.
If our attitude upop that Gie@NoH
was An line with the history, tradi-
tions and principles OF our COVE .nmeps.
surely we csn mot be wrong whHii we
,,rge that A lis greater departure from
t'hs INSTITUTIONS OF our Country end
the nr,nnptes upon which our govern
mont ia based TO take by force Of arms
/, ,,aon,e fighting Cor inaapenien'e. Il
o,r interests as wapa-esrners wsrH en-
daneere5 nv thu annexation Of aln island
,,s;tl, 100 ono iphabita nfs. how much
more Is the filrger ny tlalTns a crop
Of ISLANDS inhabited ov 5000 hoo 81 REQ
T,e Terbsps rearer the conditions OF
ca wages and bprbarlans 1ban amy s'ani
possessed BY any other civilized Nation
ON earth.
pes.,nus Of avoiding in this rerorf
lengthy ,1rga,n1ent. proDose s'ihAng ae
s,,ccinc.ly as possible the Grounds az
our onrorFiion to the sa-aa'led Policy
Of imperialism and exraps on
I'VE can not annex she PNalin-'iu.s
,u,;+horf n large incrsaoe OF our stasa-
ing army.
!, ,erre standing army as repugnan NJ
az r,a-nb,iesn instffuti ons ana . menace
10 4he liberty OF our own reppie'
j, W. annex the Phiippipes We shall
,.aye m conquer the FllipinpS by inc
I r,,rr nj arms. md thereby deny 10
sbetn what we claim for ourselves
tha ,rtght ~ sclf-goveInrnAnt'
We shall surrender the present ea .e
ana Independent position ~ WI + W
are e,,,ssu.eed the tranquility and me
f,ntts at peace. and fore ourselves
mo Elropean and Asiaiic entaaslo-
neutrality-suspicious.
ork done by representatives Of the soelai-
1 labor party in disconraging the slrih nj, >
' eyerp means ia their power and 'asN
organization as anotner.
strikes among wood workers. "ise ara~,
- AMI shoe workers also occurred. as Wen
coal miner strikes at Pittsburg' rag,
nd Vlrden. all Of which are OF refe'il
a..a f,nd In
The necessity for large ae.s.lsa 49,, INV fa,.
. pssd in strikes nnd other battles LOT
rirrieIe or wages IS again called attention
! A recomme ndation is made that rspFe-
sntation in conyeptlons be given ri. CEN