The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-06
PROTEST AGAINST TREATY.
TWENTY-FoiR ~AMERiCAN CIT.
zENS" UNITE IN \ PETITION.
Grover Cleveland and Some eft the
More Prominent of His support
Make Up the Hulk of the
>tgners of the Peculiar Doe ana IA g.

NEW YORK. Feh 5-T1se following Pc
tit3on signed ~ lwenyy-fou- esfszREls -
tho f'a1te>l States. and addressed To
y2e senate 81 ire Ca}ted STATES. " -
made pssosc tonight. THE sass7ers are.
Charles Francs Adams Boston, Felix
Adler, George = Boat Ssss-- eN-SVcTtsi2f<
n he trysss ,4gv. J0sn q ttarttss&, Nx~s~c-
setsyy - the treasury. AustTsS GaTpes e /.
CTrVH or Cleveland. Theodore l. tesy'.eT q
Charles X ks.soS, press dent u Harvard
Afs1f sTSity, S1nses- taor7EscTs. persistent -
ne American Federation ~ Labor. JOHN
Il Henderson eN-Jagtesi States senator
grom Missouri William 4. Hoyua!o~cr;
~ Il. Palmer iTeStseia; q the kie
5santie sssesa railway hvSs%r n.
t'es,Eaane. Sherman :. Rogers. E8Taio,
taE1 >caWrz cA-SeCrUtaTy II tire interior /,
Edw ard BUryitt >gn-th- of Chicago. Moor
Held Story, ~ Boston; W2sA3r 8. sum
4sF % E&le university, Rev TERRY Van
~ Ac. herman Non Hoist. university n
Chicago. William l. wilson. cX-lNsss mas
ter general. nos president az Washing
tom and Lee university. Virginia; Thee.
\ NoQaSey. Yale university Henry Z.
Potter. bishop AZ New York
To the senate of the United States:
The undersigned respectfully submit; that
the treaty between the United States and
the kingdom 81 Spain now before XouS
honorable hs>dy ought nor 20 be ratified
unt8 provision shall re inserted AS part
az It's text. 10 the effect that the United
States shat not annex TIRE philippine is-
haostants 10 become citizens OF cogrpe.
aecome subjects II the United
states without their fgoe consent and the
fsrher and express authority OF congress
And there seems 20 Dc no reason 20 doubt
the entire Willingness ~ Spain 70 modify
the treaty III these respects, or 30 suppose
that the delay q its ratification FOR this
purpose involves tho slightest renewal Of
hust titles
we ssssssnlt that the treaty unless modl-
fed VIII introduce changes Of far reach
Ing character into both the foreign AMI
domestic policy Of this republic Tht. cate
war Was undertaken With our distinct as
suE$tnce that We did not look toward for
sign conquest or the acquisition ~ te.r.-
tory II YRS undertaken ard FOR this We
PTS ated the honor 81 the American ma
lion in the cause Of humanity and ,ib-
eTty and for 40 other purpose
he pubic sent men, ~ our country IS
not ready 10 enInFe the cgncess!on q
American citizenship 20 the Ff.tpinos and
Porto Rcans BuI the elfort VIII. for tbs
time AZ least. no doubt. be 10 hold their
islands under revenue, tariff. navigation
II the United States. The Philippines and
Porto Rico weuld. ~ least NJ the outset.
be separate dependencies under m extra
territorial and tra-constitutional ssVer-
eighty not provided for IN the constitution
II he United States. and grossly iDcun-
ssS.ent with is entire spirit and intention.
Th4t in.s sovereignty III the case 81 the
Philippines IS extra territorial Is the more
apparent from the fact that she c0nst.tu-
ton was established for the United States
81 America. and not for the United States
of America and Asia That the transfer
proposed is a transfer of sovereignty e Oh
Viouz frem she fact that the consent of
the people 90 the Philippines ana Porto
Rico is ignored IN their transfer from Spain
10 the United States. ard Is hereafter 70
he considered only "a far as the United
States shall see III 10 give II cousidera-
ton.
We further submit tha. in The history Of
our nation there is 70 precedent for an Sc
QUESTION ~ th's sort Of territory - 2 dis
tant nationality. peonted by ether "a css
and belonging to another continent.
We respectfully submit that. according
10 the principles upon which oar republic,
was founded, are iD duty hound 10 rec
ogulZe the rights 81 he trina hitsnts IF the
derce and sclf~ government precisely as We
have recognized thar right in the case ~
the inhabitants ~ cuba; that f. ar presi-
dent Mckinley declared 'torclbe annexa-
tion canunt be thought o. in the ease ~
Cuba, because i would by our code Of NOR
ais be criminal aggression then forcih,e
annexation Of the Philippines Will be no
lezs criminal aggression, according 20 the
code Of morals
We submit In conclusion that the sober
ssr0ud thought OF the American people Hili
sur port your honor9hie body IN A refusal
10 ratlfy the Spanish treaty unfit its text
shall hevoud constitutional doubt assure n
dependence 70 the Philippines and Porto
Rico and protec. our own republic from
any danger that thew shall become Ameri-
can states or that their inhabitants shan
become American citiz