The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-23

New York Academy of Music Crowd
ed With People Who Oppose the
Mckinley Policy OF Conquest
Bishop Potter, William j. Bryan
and Grover Cleveland Sent Letters
Expressing Their Sentiments
"Policy of Infamy," Says Cochran
New York. Jan. PA mass-meeting
of citizens was. held in the Academy
of Music tonight, under the auspices
of the Continental League, for the pur-
pose of protesting against the policy
of imperialism and entanglins ALL
ances with European powers" The
meeting was attended by a great
crowd. Long before the doors were
opened 5000 people were ciamoring for
admission, and in a short while the
police ordered the doors unlocked be-
cause of the crush. Ten minutes later
there was not a vacant seat IN the
house.
a list of vice presidents read include
these names: Wheeler H. Peckham,
Abram s. Hewitt. Henry Loomis Nell
son.. William II. Hornblower, Roger A.
Pryor, Francis Wayland Glenn, John
c. Sheehan and Frederick Il. Coudert-
a number of vice presidents were
announced as representing the Central
Labor union, including Samuel Com
pers. president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor: John NJ" Parsons, gen.
eral master workman of the Knights
of Labor; Daniel Harris, president Of
the State Federation of Labor.
Communications were read from Y
President Cleveland, Colonel William }.
Bryan and Bishop Henry c. litter. re-
GREETING their inability to be present.
MIR. Cleveland, in his letter, said:
Il am so opposed to the eXpansloniSt
craze now inficting our body polite.
that any organization formed in op-
position to II has my hearty sympathy
and approval
MI. Bryan said that he was fully in
sympathy with every effort put forth to
save the nation from the dangers OF
imperialism
Bishop Potter wrote: THE purposes
of the meeting have my hearty APP
proval. and I should be glad, if 1 had
time, 10 say how strongly 1 feel that
HI policy of Imperialism, or expansion,
in any such sense as proposed at pres
ent. threatens equally the moral integ-
rity of the nation and the conditions
on which its prosperity has hitherto
rested"
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Resolutions were adopted, declaring:
.'Ffrst-That the full discharge of
our obligations 10 the inhabitants Of
the Philippines requires that we
should, without delay, help them TO Sc
cure. in their domestic affairs. first,
order, and then liberty; and that We
are absolutely and .unqualiiedly op-
posed to the annexation Of the Philip
pine islands as a permanent portion of
the national domain.
..Second-That we are Unaluerably OPP
posed TO the abandonment by this re-
public OF the American ideal of nation
al growth. in favor of the European
ideal OF colonial conquest: We unre-
servedly subscribe to the theory that
government derives all lis just powers
from the consent OF the governed. and
to the theory hat there should be no
taxation without representation; and
we believe, moreover. that such the
cries are wholly applicable TO the in
habitants of all the places abandoned
by Spain as tho result of the late war.
-.Third-That neither the government
nor the people of the United States
have incurred r responsibility or
obligations as 10 the result Of the re-
cent war with Spain which requires
any departure from. or abandonment
OF. the policies and principles laid down
for the guidance of the republic by
Washington in his farewell address to
the American people.
NO ENHANCING ALLIANCE.
.Fourth-That we are opposed.
therefore. to the idea that peace-Ioving
free people OF the republic, who
engaged in the grand task, as yet
uncompleted. of developing their natu-
resources, and Of establishing upon
2 firm basis their own theory OF gov
eminent by, Of and for the people.
now, or under any conceivable
circumstances enter upon any alliance
with any European power, the result
OF which might be to embroil Us in
European controversies, IN which u
real interests are not concerned: hat
place on record our high apprecia-
tiGn and sincere thanks for the CON
soicuous services rendered To the
people by Senators Hoar,
Mason and Wellington in pre-
the new and dangerous policy
of imperialism from being forced
fhroGgh the senate Of the United
States without proper and adequate
5sscussion: and we commend to all
citizens of this republic the high sense
public duty and enlightened patriot
ism which have characterized the ac-
1for OF these senators in resisting in
novations on our system Of govern
ment that are pregnant with demor-
.alization and disaster.
"Resolved, That copies Of these reso-
be sent TO the president OF the
States, to the members of the
cabinet and to both houses of con-
gress.
AMBASSADOR EUSTIS' REMARKS.
The first speaker was James 3. Eus-
lis. former ambassador to France. Mr.
Eustis said. n part:
Il see before me an audience in which
7 recognize the type of true Americans,
handed together 10 protest against ex-
nansion and imperialism. What a
strange sight, a meeting of intelligent
a merican citizens. on American sell,
protesting against Imperialism and the
im-perialistic policy OF the American
GOVERNMENT. The representative of the
Seople Of this great country Are COM
hating the idea, and 1 hardly feel rs
though l were living in the republic of
fhe United States: I feel as though 1
were living instead in some continental
ountry where imperialism is recog-
nized-
~The sentiment Of the American peo-
nile is against the rash IDEA of expan-
sion. for to fight the Philippines would
mean loss Of life to the American sci
d;ers in the future. in a sickly cline.
&c This wild theory is carried out. There