Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-18
CHICAGO ExPANsloNIsTs MEET
Two Large Audiences Indorse the
Governments Philippine Policy.

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A pouring rain didn't seem to dampen
the enthusiasm of 5000 Chicagoans who
met Sunday in the Auditorium and Cen
trail Music Hall to indorse the Govern
ment's Philippine policy. According TO a
dispatch, two audiences, fired by the elo-
quence of speakers who lauded loyalty to
the Government in the present crisis,
cheered at the mention of the names of
the President and the heroes of the con-
fiict in the Philippines and hissed the SEN
timents expressed at the Central Music
Hall anti-imperialistic mass meeting of a
week before. Clergymen, civilians and
soldiers voiced the sentiments from the
platform. Almost every sentence was
punctuated by applause, and when pop
ular war hero was named the cheers were
prolonged into minutes.
The Auditorium was elaborately deco
rated for the occasion. The speakers
desk was draped with an American flag
made by Cuban women. The faces of Nc
Kinley and Dewey were portrayed in huge
proportions on the platform. The army
was represented by the portrait of Col.
Roosevelt and the navy by the portraits of
Sampson, Schley and Sigsbee. The Naval
Veterans Association, under command of
Lieut.. w. j. Wilson, and fifty strong, was
conspicuous in the uniforms which had
seen service at Santiago.
Sprinkled in the audience were noticed
the blue uniforms Of the boys of 9S and
the gray heads of the veterans of 81.
There were many women present, both in
the audience and on the platform. When
the vote was taken on the resolution of
Endorsement of the administration the few
anti-imperiaists who were present re-
mained seated and at once became the
objects of attention, There were cries of
"Put them out.' and one or two OF the
"antis" bid defiance TO the audience by
leaving the meeting
When Judge o. III. Horton called the
Auditorium meeting to order at 3 o'clock
there were almost 5000 persons in the
great hall. The Central Music Hall meet
ing was presided over by Thomas b. Bry-
an and about 1.2OO were present. The
speakers at the Auditorium were William
Dudley Foulke of Indiana, Judge Richard
S. Tuthill, the Rev. =. S. Henson Bishop
Samuel Fallows, George l.. Adams, Gen.
John G. Black and Congressman j. p.
Dolliver of Iowa. Letters were read from
DIR. Lyman Abbott, Lambert Tree, e.
Benjamin Andrews, Luther Latin Mills
ana the Kev. THOMAS l., HOdnett.
The resolutions were read by Gen. John
| G. Black and declared the belief Of the as-
| semblage that the present conditions in
| the Philippines are the natural result of
| the events of the war; that the destruction
| of Spanish authority there left no other
| authority than that of the United States;
that peace prevailed from the time of the
| American occupation until the firing by
the insurgents; thar every honorable
means has been employed by this Govern
ment TO cause cessation of hostilities
that faith is declared in the army and
navy; that the administration has dis
charged its duties fully and well; that sup
| port is pledged TO the American soldiers
in the Philippines, and end with this SEN
| tence: Until armed insurrection has ceas-
ed we have no terms to offer but the
| American terms OF unconditional surren-
| DER