The record-union., 1899-10-18
Anti-EypanslOnists Hold a Meeting
at Chicago.
Raise Objection 10 tho Presidents Course
in the Philippines.
j. Sterling Morton, n Cabinet OFF,
Ger During the Cleveland Adj
ministration, One of the Spokes-
men.

men.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE opposition OF
the anti-eXpansionists to the subjuga-
ton of the Filipinos took tangible form
! to-day in the matter of about 160 dele
gates from different parts of the coun-
try to launch a crusade against the
policy of the Administration in the
| Philippines. The meeting was called
to order in Central Music Hall by Tenn
porary Chairman Edwin Burritt Smith
of Chicago. Mr. Smith said:
1T is now some eighteen months
since Mr.. Mckinley, with professions of
reluctance, deliberately changed a sim
pie naval position before Manila into
complex military situation on Asiatic
soil. The army of occupation was not
sent to protect the naval force under
Admiral Dewey. 1t was not sent to
support declaration that the Filipinos
as we'll as the Cubans are and of right
ought to be free and independent. 1t
was sent to defend flag hoisted with
out right on foreign SOIL 1t was sent
to transform a war of liberation in the
Western Hemisphere into a conquest
of war in Asia-in a word, to commence
d WdI Ol CIlIIllIltI dSSTeSSlOn- 1eiR
recruited to fight for liberty in Cuba
We're sent to fight against liberty in
the Philippines. Mr.. Mckinley thus
transformed a war for humanity into
a war of inhumanity in the East.
This conference should make it
known at once to whom it may con-
Germ that we propose next year to con-
tribute to- the defeat of any party that
-I1r
jugation of any people, and that we
shall oppose the reelection of any who,
in the White House or Congress, shall
have betrayed American liberty in pur-
suit of empire"
The Committee on Organization of
the Conference was appointed as fol-
! lows: George D. Mercer, Philadelphia:
Frank Scott, Chicago; Dana Estes. Bos-
ton; Louis r. Enrich, Colorado Springs,
/ Col, and Paul F. Coste, st. Louis.
! Owing to the illness of his wife,
| George H. Boutwell, could not be pres
ent, but a letter from him was read as
! follows:
There are several points on which
! the conference may declare it's opin-
/ ions and announce it's policy with en-
J tire freedom and with much power
''F'irst-The President should be held
responsible for the war in the Philip
pines and for the sacrifices of life and
/ the expenditure of treasure incurred in
/ it's prosecution.
"Second-The conference. in the name
of the anti-imperialists of the country
should announce it's purpose to oppose
his reelection, and it's further purpose
to oppose the election of members of
I ~
''Third-The conference may declare
| it's intention to oppose the reelection
| of any member of Congress who NAV
sustain an appropriation of men or
! money for the prosecution of the war.
! On these points there should be no.
compromise, no concessions.
AT present we are not in co-opera-
! tion with any political party. Let us
reserve and preserve our right of ac-
/ ton and our freedom of action in the
| Presidential election of 1900 until that
contest has been organized, coupled
with the understanding that it is our
purpose to contribute to the defeat OF
any party that demands the subjuga-
ton of the Philippines
The Hon. J. Sterling Morton Of Ne-
braslxa said in the course of his adj
dress:
THE preamble of the Constitution
! says: We, the people of the United
! States, in order to form a more perfect
union, establish justice, insure domestic
I tranquility, provide for the common
| defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings Of liberty to-
ourselves and our posterity, do ordain
and establish this Constitution of the
/ United States of America
ITO acquire insular territory in tha
Pacific Ocean, inhabited by from S,00U,-
1 600 to 100000 of people of another
race, who live under a tropical sun, is
not to form g. more perfect union To
| take these Filipinos by force of arms
and benevolently assimilate them is not
to establish Justice 1t is not to in
sure domestic tranquility; it is not to
/ provide for but to- imperil the COM
mon Defense 1t is not to promote the
/ general welfare 1t will not tend to
secure the blessings of liberty TO our
selves and our posterity.' And yet for
! those purposes our forefathers or
dained and established this Constitu-
tion of the United States of America "
The conference will continue to-mor-
| row