The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MEET.
4 StyIishIy Dressed woman Causes
n Sensation.

Sensation.
Chicago, Oct. 1S.-Delegates to the anti
imperialist conference at Central Music
Han held the second days session to-day
and resumed the task of completing the
organization of a national anti-imperial-
list league. j. Sterling Morton of Nebraska
presided
The speaker of the morning was Her
bert Myrick of Springfield, Mass. Follow
ing Mr.. Myrick's speech, a general discus
sion of the Philippine question occupied
the time until noon.
A public mass meeting was then held,
conducted by Mr.. Morton. Congressman
]. ]. Lent and Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow
of Cincinnati delivered speeches
During Rev. Mr.. Bigelow's speech SEN
sation was caused by a stylishly dressed
woman, who arose in the audience and. ex-
tending her gfoved hand toward the Amer
lean fiag which hung suspended over he
speaker, exclaimed: Take down the flag,
don't disgrace it any longer"' She was hur-
ried from the hall by a friend ana a. she
left the building she refused 80 give her
name. but said she was the sister of one
soldier, daughter of another and wife of
another-all of Them now fighting IN the
Philippines.
A declaration of principles was suIGn.+-
ted by the resolutions committee and unan-
inously adopted. 1t denounced the policy
of Imperialism as hostile 10 liberty and un-
constitutional, and as tending toward mill
tarism. The policy of the present national
administration is condemned and 'ho i'm
mediate cessation of the Philippine w3r de-
manded.
contribute to the defeat of any person or
party that stands for the forcible sub
jugaton of any people. We shall oppose
for reelection all who, in the White
House, or in Congress, betray American
liberty in pursuit of un-American ends.
We shall hope that both our great politi-
cal parties will support and defend the
Declaration of independence in the closing
campaign of the century"
The declaration closes with an invitation
for the cooperation of "all men and
women who remain loyal to the Deca-
ration of Independence and the Constitu-
ton of the United States"
George c. Mercer of Philadelphia made
an address on president Mckinley"
speaking, in part, as follows:
From the day he left Washington until
now l doubt whether the President has
made one speech without dragging in the
flag. He has waved it to tatters, protest
AllS Will Ctd5efeSS lleTdtlOn, lUdl II EldHuS
for the same things to-day as in the days
gone by until even his friends have
been driven to eXclaim: He doth protest
too much, and a New York newspaper,
with dry humor, has suggested a new
presidential motto: The flag, cest moi
after the manner of The French Louis I
cannot agree with that newspaper how
ever, when it says that the President is
cheapeniug the American nag. It is not
the American flag, but the Mckinley flag.
that the President is cheapening. When
he said TO the people of North Dakota.
speaking of the Filipinos: We never
thought that they would turn upon the
flag that had delivered them from Spain
someone should have reminded him that it
was not the flag that had delivered them
from Spanish oppression against which the
Filipiuos turned, but the flag u nder whose
folds an effort IS now being made to rule
them against their consent"
The fast address of the afternoon meet
ing was made by Prof. ShoI ey. of the Chi
cago University.
The meeting at Central IJusic Hall came
to a close tonight, Hon. 73ourke Cochran
of New York delivering The Grafton of the
evening. The han was packed, and the
remarks of the orator were greeted with
applause by those present.
Mr.. Cochran based is objection to the
policy of the goVepln ent en- the broad
ground thai one DeOpl had no right to
force a government up IN another He dis
cussed the question in a dispassionate
manner, claiming rmt there were many
reasons why the United States should hold
the islands, but NC reason why il should
attempt to force y non any people form
of government to which that people OBJ
jected.
The conference iddjourned at the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Cock rams address. those in
charge of the N Getting expressing them
selves as delight0 with the success of the
affair