The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
ALL ARE OPPOSED.
Millionaircs and LaborerS Condemn
Policy Of Imperialism.
CLERGYMEN AND POLITICIANS.
Unite in Condemnine Possibility Of En-.
taneIlne Alliances.
MONSTER MEETING HELD IN NEW YORK
To Protest Against the Republican Admin.
istration Scheme.
RINGING RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED
DisavowinE ms Un-American the Pro-
ject Tathered by Mckinley md
Indorscd by His Baclscrs.
RINGING RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTEI

New York, january pa mass meeting
or citizens was held Mt the Academy OF
Music tonight under tho auspices OF the
Continental league, for the purpose OF pro-
testing against the policy OF Imperialism
and entangling alliances with European
powers" The meeting was attended by a
great crowd a list of vice presidents was
read including these names: Wheeler II.
Peckham. Abram S. Hewitt Henry Lpoinis
Pryor, Francis Wayiand Glenn, John @.
Sheehan and Frederick r.. Coudert. A NUM-
Der of vice presidents were announced as
representing the Central Labor union, In
Guiding Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor: John M,
Parson, general master workman Of thu
knights OF Labor; Daniel Harris, president
OF the State Federation Of Labor.
Communications were read from ex-
President Cleveland, Colonel w. r.. Bryan
and Bishop Henry G. Potter, regretting
their inability to be present. Mr.. Cleve-
to the expansionist craze now affecting our
body polite that any organization formed
in opposition to it has my hearty sympathy
and approval"
Mr.. Bryan said that he was fully In SYM
pathy with every effort put forth to savo
the National from the dangers OF imperial-
ism
Resolutions were adopted declaring:
First. Tint the full discharge of
our obligations to the Inhabitants
of the Philippines requires TINT we
should without delay help them to
secure in their domestic affairs,
first, order, and then liberty ana
aedIy opposed to the annexation of
the Philippine islands ms permnn-
emit portion of the National domain.
Second. That we arc unaltcrnbly
opposed to the abandonment by this
Republic, of the American ideal of
National growth I'm favor of the
European ideal of colonial conquest,
we unreservcd1y subscribe to the
theory That government derives all
its powers from the consent of the
governed and to the theory that
there should he no taxation without
representation and we believe.
moreover, that such theories nre
of all the places abandoned by spniu
as the result of the Intc war.
Third. That neither the govern
mrnt nor the people of the United
States have incurred amy RESPONSE
biIity or obligation ms 10 the result
of the recent war with spnin which,
requires any departure from or
Abandonment of the policies and
principles laid down for the guild
ancc of the Republic by Washington
In his farewell address to the Amer
lean people.
Fourth. That we are opposed
therefore, 10 the idea that Iibcrty
loving md free people of the Repub-
lie who arc engnged in the grand
task, an yet uncOmpIctcd. of de-
veIoping their natural resources and
OF estnblirhing upon n firm basis
their own theory OF government by.
Of and for the people should now or
under any conceivable circum-
stances enter upon any alliance with
my European power, the result OF
which might be to embrOtl w In
Europena controversies In which
our real Interests are not concerned
That we place on record our high
nppreciatior and sincere thanks for
me con.picuous services rendered
10 the American people by Senator's
Hoar. Hale, Mason and Weitington'
i'm preventing the new and dagger
an. Motley of Imperialism from be-
ing forced through the senate of the
t;nitcd states without proper aud