Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18

on all its stationery and publications. and
was, it is said, selected by Miss Willard
herself.
Mrs. Sewau was the first speaker and
touchingly referred TO the great temper
ance leader She graduated from North
western University only a few years after
Miss Willard, and knew her Intimately.
Mrs. Sewall was followed by Mrs. Mary
Lowe Dickinson of New York, VINO spoke
in the tenderesI way of Miss Willard. Mrs
Clinton Smith of this city then paid her
tribute to the memory of the great wv mite
Ribboner," after which Mrs. Margaret d.
Ellis, New Jersey. spoke She said that
one of the characteristics of Miss wizard
was that she was never too tired TO say
kind word to those who needed 1t.
Miss Susan b. Anthony came next I'VE
are not to dwell on what Frances Willard
thought or did said Miss Anthony, but
to try to do what Frances Willard would
do or say today if she were among us
Mrs Lillian NJ. n. Stevens of Maine
president of the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. followed, telling
of the great work of their leader. AT the
close OF her remarks the Chautauqua sa-
lutte was given, and a benediction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. Anna Shaw
Evening Session.
In the evening the expansion policy of
the United States government got turn.
1t got several turns, in fact Mrs. Judith
Ellen Foster. president of the Woman's
National Republican League, INDUCED in
arguments for expansion. She said that
from the genesis of the government Its
policy had been one of expansion along all
lines and to resolve not to acquire the
Philippines would be to go back upon the
traditions of the past. From almost every
evidence of progress and advancing civili-
cation she drew the lesson of expansion, in
territory, population, education and gen.
eral development. She gave Alexander
Hamilton credit for being the original ex-
pausionist of the country, and said that
the Scriptures were being fulfilled by such
a policy. Then. reverting to the Maine dis
aSter. she declared there was always an
occasion which is the immediate cause of
action. Mrs. Foster aYerred that We did
not go to war TO free Cuba. in the sense
of making the island a republic. but to
save it from the butchery of Spain. In the
course of the war We found the Philippines
knocking at our doors. Dewey, she said,
went 10 Manila to get coal and no one
thought he was going to take the Philip
pines, but he had done so, and il was cur
duty and purpose to keep them.
I'VE shall hold them" declared the
speaker, with a clinching gesture, whether
they consent to be governed or not. The
Constitution governs me without my con-
sent
The Opposite View.
Mrs. Foster was followed by Mrs. Robin
son of the New York City Republican
League. who decidedly opposed to expan-
sion. She said that, in her opinion, there
was valid constitutional objection. She
argued from the protectionist standpoint.
Her principal argument, however, was
based upon the contention that the an
neXation of the islands would mean the
abolition of the tariff, far as they were
concerned and that this would break down
the protective system resulting in meal
culable injury to the American wage-earn-
er. increased taxation to support army
and navy to subdue the islands, and the
union of discordant elements, which would
1al fha oil ion of
dent hereafter forever impossible.
Mrs. Robinson also contended that the