The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-01
TEASON THE CRY.
Ora.
Iors Jeered in
Chicago.
SRMY ME TING.
hop Spaulding Inter
lpted BY Replies From
the Gallery.

= Licago, April 9O.-Central Music hall
this afternoon filled with an audi
- gathered to protest against the
rse of the administration with ref
- nee to the Philippine islands. Once
twice the proceedings were inter-
ted by protests of those who dis
teed with the sentiments of the
Takers. Prof. j. Lawrence Laugh
" of the University of Chicago, in
: baking of the national policy toward
Z Philippines, said:
There the flag is the emblem of
'ranny and butchery!" Cries of
N,reason!'' came from the gallery.
when Bishop J. L. Spaulding of Pc
Ella declared that England has never
cen a friend of this country" an En-
'ishman near the platform cried:
That's a lie!" Without noticing the
the bishop continued his
ADDRESS.
DR.. Henry Wade Rodgers, president
f the Northwestern university, acted
is chairman of the meeting. Besides
him, the speakers were Prof. Laughlin,
Spaulding, DR.. Jenkin Lloyd
Tones. Edwin Burritt Smith, Sigmund
seisler and Miss Jane Adams.
The following resolutions were adopt
I'd:
We hold that the policy known as i'm
1erialism is hostile to liberty and tends
% militariSm. an evil from which 1t
las been our glory to be free. We re-
,ret that it is now necessary, in the
and of Washington and Lincoln, to
'eaffirm that all men, of whatever race
II color. are entitled to life, liberty and
he pursuit of happiness. We still
maintain that governments derive their
ust powers from the consent of the
governed We insist that the forciblf
;ubjugation of a purchased people is
criminal aggression" and open disL
oyalty to the distinctive principles Of
)ur government.
We honor our soldiers and sailors in
he Philippine islands for their IN
Questioned bravery; and we MORN
With the whole nation for the American
ives that have been sacrificed. TIER
luty was obedience to orders; our DUTY
s diligent inquiry and fearless protest.
We hold that our own government
treated the conditions which have
brought about the sacrifice.
We earnestly condemn the policy of
he present national administration Of
he Philippines. 1t is the spirit of '76
hat our government is striving to eX-
inguish in those islands; we de-
lounce the attempt and demtnd its
We deplore and resent
10 ss1ar NE I,A a
needless horror, a deep dishonG to our
lation.
We protest against the extension of
American empire by Spanish methods,
md demand the immediate cessation of
he war against liberty, bsgun by
spain and continued by us. We believe
hat a foolish pride is the chief OBJ
tacle to a speedy settlementof all diff
culties. AS Mr.. Gladstone said to Eng
and, I'VE are strong enough
o cast aside all considerations of false
hame walking in the plain
md simple ways Of right snd justice"
OUR government should at once an
lOunce to the Filipinos iti purpose to
Srant them under proper Guarantees of
rider, the independence FIR which they
lave so long fought, and saould seek by
diplomatic methods to SECURE this in
lations. 1t is today as true Of the
Filipinos as it was a var ago of the
1ubans that they "are, and of right
'ught to be, free and Independent"
Bishop Spalding said in part Our
apital is fast becoming the most in
human, the most injurious tyrant the
world has ever known Its tyranny is
light and curse to those who eXer-
Use it, as well as to tie multitude who
re its victims. COMMERCIAL and man
Ifacturing competition is becoming q
truggle for existenct fiercer than that
yhidh makes nature red with rapine in
Doth and claw. Wlereas, the tender
y of true ciVilizatioa and religion is to
the strugge for life into CO.
peration for life, INTO work of al for
IL that all may have those inner
-oods which MAKE men wise, holy
BEAUTIFUL and strdg.
How far We haze drifted from that
ace of farmers wno threw off the yoke
f England and ouilt the noble state,
Who believed that honor was better
han money, freedom than luxury and
isplay. Their plin democratic republic
S no longer gold enough for US. We
re become IMPERIAL. We must have
mighty armies and navies which shall
ncircle the earth to bring into subjcc-
ion weak and Unprotected savages and
Way? For glory? No. That
S a standpoint we have left behind.
'or humanity! Wholesale murder is not
Why? For money more
money. money without end. We are the
-ictims of cohmercialism. We have
aught the centagion of the insanity
hat the richelt nations are the worth
est and the most enduring. We have
Ost sight Of The eternal principle that
IL freedom / enroOte1 in moral free
ON. that rifhes are akin to fear anG
cath. that ~ the soul only can a ma
ion be greai.