Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
|CRUSAOE AGAINST
PHILIPPINE POLICY
National Conference Of Anti-Expar-
sion Leaders Opens in the
Windy City.
STERLING MORTON DENovNcEs WAR
Tho Eloquent Nebrasknn Inveighs
Against the Administration--De-
clares Spirit and Letter
ofConstitutfon Violated.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-The opposition to
the subsection of the Philippines took
! tangible form yesterday afternoon in
the meeting of about 100 delegates
from different parts of the country to
launch crusade against the policy q
the administration in the Philippines.
| The meeting was called to order in
Central Music hall by Temporary
Chairman Edwin Burritt Smith, of
Chicago.
| Owing to the illness of his wife,
George II. Boutwell, was not present,
| but a letter of regret from him was
read.
| A committee on reorganization of
the conference, which will continue to-
day, was appointed.
Ex-Sccretary Nlorion's Speech.
j. Sterling Morton presided at the
evening session, and upon introducing
Carl Schurz, spoke as follows:
after 1900 years of Christianity, CT
intellectual growth, and of IA constant
ly improving civilization, in which the
tender kindness and loving teachings
| thrown like light into the uttermost
phenomenal paradox in governments
| which the race has ever experienced.
The mailed hand of Il great empire,
directed by the benevolent mind of the
czar of Russia, inscribes peace on
closing pages of the nineteenth CEN
ration. The government of Russia, a
/ I,
army in the world, declares for dis
armament and proposes universal
peace. But the great republic of the
ton, Franklin, Jefferson and their
quest, subjugation and annexation.
United States the war maker. In all
| ing and ineNplicable an antithesis.
world have been recorded two depar-
from the revered principles, policies
founders. Imperialism turns from war
mocracy seemingly drifts toward des-
Po.'shi anu "ouiV iiolt eohl"eie a is-"
pies as SUBJECTS and their domains as
provinces.
Artlcle OIL the constitution OF the
United States says: TINS constitution
ana the laws OF the United States
Whlch shali De made III pursuance
thereof; and all treaties made or
when shall ne mace, under the author
lty OF the United States, shall be the
Il 1n,
supreme law OF the land; ana the
Judges OIL every state snail DE bound
thereby, anything IN the constitution
| or laws OF any state to the contrary
NOTWITHSTANDING.
ne treaty OF l'arls. which gave the
lhlled statues sovereignty over the
| Ihllipplhe ISLANDS, is therefore 10 be
observed ana obeyed as the common
Jaw OF the land. ~ is opeyed by those
| VINO protested against ITS ratlfcatlon.
And 1T ought to be almost revered by
an tllose VINO with intense favor advo-
catea It's passage by the senate.
ne preamble OF the constitution
says: we, the people OF the United
States, in order to form a more perfect
union, establish justice. insure domes-
nc tranquility, provide for the com
mon defense, promote the general well
rare and secure the blessings of lib
erty to ourselves and our posterity, do
ordain and establish this constitution
for the United States of America
To acquire insular territory in the
racine ocean, inhabited by from eight
| million to ten million of people of am
other race, who live under tropical
sun. is not to form a more perfect
union 10 take these Filipinos by
force OF arms and benevolently assim-
Hate them, is not ito establish Justice
IT is not ito insure domestic tranquil
itN,' it is not to provide for but to i'm
peril the common Defense 1t is not
to promote the general welfare 1t
will not tend to secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our poster
ity.' And Yet for these purposes our
forefathers ordained and established
this constitution for the United States
of America
''NVe are assembled here for the pur-
pose OF avoiding dangers to this sacred
instrument and the institutions which
it has established and fostered. In
the language of Victor Hugo: The
nineteenth century glorifies the
eighteenth. The eighteenth proposed;
last words shall be- tranquil but inflex-
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