Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-23

that the signing Of the peace protocol
after suing for peace by Spain. was In
itself sufficient to decide the questions
involved.
CRITICISMS by COMPERs.
Samuel Gompcrs. president of the
American Federation ~ Labor was the
next speaker. alr Gompera severely
criticised the Inconsistency 81 the
United states government IN going to
war TO free the Cubnns aud OF denying
the snme measure OF freedom ana llh-
cfty to the Ftliplnoa. lie declared that
the Has Of the nation should never b.
used to hide tyranny. De aid that W
u not. at an Improbable that thu FIJI
iuinnH win Yet lsUoiHr purt " the
standing army ~ The rnitoi States aud
might yet be called upon 90 shout down
American WnHe-curlipra. lie said u
was impossible tu sublue u people by
force OF arms ard 90 the same timc
mniutain our frsn Institutions.
W. ii0nriie coohrtn.the next speaker
said ; This hurnHy ul imperialism
sWeenin~ over the country ~ threaten
ms the stability or our Institutions and
our measure nj free government. II l.
a policy OF lntamy. in this country N
ours. tho home ~ alien races. we are
now raising nioft their hands In protest
nfainft policy which. n successful
VIII obscure the horizon ~ the whole
human race. shall this country stop
down from the high cminencc which
she has attained IN the family Of ma
tinna. IN the matter ~ impcfialianf
When VIC arc asked 10 take this step
n o. hut natural that We ask itr pro-
INDICATORS 60 unmVcl their prctcnar1
end whom we do 20 We IND thcfn adj
yocntinH contradictory arguments.
DANGEROUS POLICY.
This question Of imperialism and cS-
panaion. boiled down TO tn true import.
~ dangerous policy 10 either adopt or
pursue. The impcriaiiets tell you that
trade follows the iinR when. Ia fact
every American knows that the oppp-
sitc " the case. II w the nag that fol-
lows trade. " II part Of the principles
Of our free and indcncndcnt fuvrtu-
ment to proceed to ciylliEc n weaker
people by nfrt shooting and then rob-
hing thcm7 We shrink from the re-
fponaihility Imposed upon uH by destiny
nud when We fail TO be- convinced or
this appeal 60 destiny we arr charged
with being un-Amorlcnu. This child
OF destiny N new growth IN this
country. but In the old World he II aa
old na human dcuravity
NO nation. particularly the Amcrl-
can nation. can have cltiSon soldicry
aud mcrccnury army. II a. against
the fnith OF Washington and the sign
ofa of the Declaration NJ Independence.
Tho impcriaiistH Of today would have
you bailcvc that Washington and the
trainers % tho Constitution descended
ON tho capitol NJ Washington aud
played havoc with the nation and were.
Of course. decidedly un-Amerlcan.
with regard 10 the Philippines. "
we nrc 90 become hnrbaruua. let IN
ogcei IN our hnrhnflty. ne We have rN-
cpiled IN nur civilization. all the other
nations ~ tho world. let ~ not sub.
rtltutc the weight ~ cannon balls Tor
moral integrity and support
WHY NOT ANNEX CANADA
II confess I am IN favor of cxpan-
sion. " II II meant IN the right dircc-
tiun. IN this case everything depends
on what ir meant by the right direction.
" VIZ want expansion. why herr tn the
north ~ no lies q country which u a
natural Part % ~. why not annex
,nnadaf IA BE- delighted To- see that
line ~ custom houses beyond our bor-
dor blown into the great lakes ana our
inc 81 territory To the north ~ ~ cN-
tend to iiainn'u hay. Deeply nH l dc.
rifr annexation with Canada. ! would
not have Il hy force ~ arms. The his
toricr ~ AlHacc ana Lorraine and Eng
innd'r treatment ~ ireland but too we'll
ILLUSTRATE the foollnhnoHH OF annexation
hy force and coercion. Now. N England
Hikes ~. nn she claims she does. let her
convince Canadians that their true dct-
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