The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23
PROTEST. BY PEOPLE
ANTI EXPANSION RESOLUTIONS
PASSED BY NEW YORK
MASS MEETING
THE HERESY OF IMPERIALISM
ELOQUENT Words In Defense of
Americanism Spoken by BOurke
Cochran, Ex-AmbassadOr Eustfs
and President Gompers Speaking
for the TodIers of the Country
Mckinley Would BE Dictator.

NEW YORK, Jan. PA mass meet
ing 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 entangling al
F. liances with European powers.
The meeting was attended by a great
crowd. A list Of vice presidents was
read, including these names: Wheeler
H. Peckham, Abram S. Hewitt, VIII
liam Hornblower. Roger A. Prior.
Francis Wayland Glenn, John c. Shee
han and Ferederic R Coudert.- A num-
Der of vice presidents were announced
as representing the Central Labor
union, including Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor; John NJ. Parsons, master
workman of the Knights of Labor, and
Daniel Harris, president of the State
Federation of Labor.
Communications were read from eX-
President Cleveland, Col. William ].
Bryan and Bishop Henry c. Potter,
resretting their Inability to be present.
Mr. Cleveland, in his letter, said:
am so opposed to the expansionist craze
now affecting cur body polite that any or
ganiZation formed in opposition to Ii has my
hearty sympathy and approval.
Mr.. Bryan said he was in full SYM
pathy with it.
Resolutions were adopted, declaring:
First-That the full discharge Of our obli-
cations 10 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 sb-
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annexation Of the Philippine islands
permanent portion OF the national domain.
Second-That we are unalterably opposed
to the abandonment by this republic OF the
American ideal Of national growth, IN favor
Of the European ideal of colonization; we
unreservedly support the theory that the gov
eminent derives its just powers from the
sanction OF the governed and to the theory
that there should be no taxation without
representation, and we believe, moreover,
that such theories are wholly applicable to
the inhabitants of all the Islands abandoned
by Spain the result Of the late war.
Third-That neither the government nor
the people Of the United States have incurred
any obligation responsibility, as the result
Of the recent war with Spain, which re-
Quires 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 peo-
pie
Fourth-That we are opposed therefore to
the idea that the peace-loving and free people
of the republic, who are engaged in the grand
task. as yet unaccomplished, Of developing
their natural resources and of establishing
upon a firm basis their own theory of gov
ernment by OF and for the people, should
now or under any conceivable circumstances
enter upon an alliance with any European
power, the result of which might be to en-
brou US in European controversies in which
our real interests are not concerned.
That We place on record OUT high appre-
citation and sincere thanks for the conspfcu-
.ous services rendered to the American people
by Senators Hoar, Hale, Mason and yelling
ton in preventing the new and dangerous
policy Of Imperialism from being forced
through the senate Of the United States with
out proper and adequate discussion, and we
commend to all citizens OF this republic the
high sense Of public duty and enlightened
patriotism which has characterized the ac-
tion Of these senator's in resisting Innovations
our system of government that are preg-
nant with GENERALIZATION and disaster.
PLAYING DICTATOR.
The first speaker was James B. Eus-
It's, former ambassador to France Mr.
Eustis said in part: There are only
two persons whose ideas on the ques-
ton of annexiHg the Philippines have
given me cause for serious thought.
One of them thought that by annexa-
ton certain United States merchandise
could be sold to the Filipinos. The
other was a preacher, who thought that
by expansion and annexation he could
sell some Protestant Bibles to the ma
tives. The president of the United
States" continued the speaker, will,
on March 4 next, adjourn congress.
which will not meet again until De-
cember, during which time he will be-
come military dictator of more than
twelve and one-half millions of people
in these conquered islands. Yes. our
constitutional president is going to gov
ern them by his personal will, and will
you tell me that the act will not
afford him a swelled head?"
Mr.. Eustis referred to the late war
with Spain and contended that the
signing of the peace protocol after the
suing for peace by Spain was in it