The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23
:ANTI-EXPANSIONISTS.
a Crowded and Enthusiastic Mass
w. Meeting in New York.
EX-AMBAssADoR EUsT1s SPEAKS.
Our Former Representative to France
= Sees q Menace in the Imperlalistic
5. ldea-Samuel Gompers Also Opposes
Expansion In strong Speech.

~ Sees Menace In the ImperlalistiC
5. ldea-Samuel Gompers Also Opposes
Expansion In strong Speech.
New York, Jan. 23.--A mass meeting
OF citizens was held in the Academy
of Music last night for the purpose az
protesting against the policy of "iSi-
perialism and entangling alliances with
European powers" The meeting was
attended by a great crowd. Long be-
fore the doors were opened 5000 people
were clamoring for admission, and in
a short while the police ordered the
doors unlocked because of the crush.
Ten minutes later there was not a va
cant seat In the house.
A list of vice presidents was read,
including these names: Wheeler Fl.
Peckham. Abram s. Hewitt Roger A.
Pryor, Samuel Gompers and John M.
Parsons.
Communications were read from ex.
President Cleveland, Colonel William
]. Bryan and Bishop Henry C. Potter
regretting their inability to be present
Resolutions were adopted declaring:
THAT the full discharge of our OBJ
legations to the inhabitants of the
Philippines requires that we should
without delay help them to secure in
their domestic affairs, first, order, and
then liberty. and that we are absolutely
and unqualifiedly opposed to the an
nexation Of the Philippine Islands as
permanent portion Of the national do
main.
THAT We are unalterably opposed to
the abandonment by. this republic of
the American idea Of national growth
In favor of the European idea of CO.
lOnial conquest; we unreservedly sub
scribe to the theory that government
derives all its Just powers from the
consent Of the governed and to the
theory that there should be no taxa
tion without representation. and ~ be-
lieve, moreover, that such theolJsr are
wholly applicable to the inhabitos % OF
all the places abandoned by Spain, as
the result of the late war.
l. THAT neither the government nor the
people of the United States have in
Cured any responsibility or obligation
as to the result of the recent war with
Spain which requires any departure
from or abandonment of the policies
and principles laid down for the guild
ance Of the republic by Washington in
his farewell address to the American
people"
The first speaker was James B. Eus-
lis. former ambassador to France. Mr.
Eustas said in part:
II see before me an audience in
which ] recognize the type of true
Americans banded together to protest
ngainst expansion and Imperialism.
What strange sight? A meeting of in
telligent American citizens on Ameri-
can soil protesting against imperial
isn and imperialistic policy of the
american government. The representa-
tives Of the people of this great country
are combating the idea, and l hardly
feel as though / were living In the re-
public of the United States; l feel as
though I were living instead. in some
continental country where Imperialism
Is recognized.
1.-The sentiment Of the American peo.
pie Is against the rash idea of eXpan.
sion: for to fight the Filipinos would
mean loss of life to American soldiers
In the future In sickly cline, II this
Wild theory Is carried out. There are
only two persons whose ideas on the
question of annexing the Philippines
have given me cause of serious thought
One of them thought that by annexa.
zion certain United States merchandise
could be sold TO the Filipinos. The
other was preacher who thought that
by expansion and annexation he could
sell some Protestant bibles TO the ma.
tives. The president of the United
States will on March next adjourn
congress, which will not meet again
until December, during which time he
will become military dictator of more
than twelve and half millions OF
people In these conquered islands. Yes,
our constitutional president is going tt
govern them by his personal WILL and
will you tell me that the act will not
afford him swelled head?"
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, was the
next speaker. Mr. Gompers severely
criticized the Inconsistency of the Uni.
ted States government in going to war
to free the Cubans and Of denying the
same measure of freedom and liberty
to the Filipinos. He declared that the
nag of the nation should never be used
to hide tyranny.
He said that it is not at all lmprob-
able that the Filipnos will yet be.
come part of the standing army of the
United States and might yet be called
upon to shoot down American wage
earners. He said 1t Is impossible tc
Bubdue people by force of arms and
at the same time maintain our fret
W. Bourke Cochran, the next speaker.
said: "This heresy of imperialism
sweeping over the country is threaten.
Ing the stability of our institutions and
our measure Of free government. II
Is a policy of infamy. In this country
Of ours, the home of allen races, we
are now raising aloft our hands IT, |
protest against a policy which, il sue.
cessful will obscure the horizon of the |
whole human race. The question OF |
Imperialism and expansion, boiled down |
70 its true import. is dangerous policy
to either adopt or pursue
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Sick Soldiers From Porto Rico.
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