The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-08
FRIENDS TO THE FILIPINOS.
SINGLE TIXERS TIGOROUSLY CON-
DENIM THE PENDING WAR.
Incidentally They Refuse for the Present to
Give Three Cheers for Admiral Dewey
They VIII Give Him n Chance to Purge
Himsnlf-A SnIriteh NJ Getting Last Mint.

Incidentally They Refuse for the Present to
Give Three Cheers for Admiral Dewey
They VIII Give Him n Chance to Purge
Himself A spirited Meeting Last Night.
An unusually large number Of members were
present at a meeting last evening Of the Man
haitian Single Tax Club in its rooms. | ~ East
Twenty-third street, to take action upon the
following resolution which had been reported
favorahy by the Board Of Directors:
ReSoired, That the Manhattan Single Tax
Club unpualinedly condemns the war which
the President OF the United States is carrying
on against The Philippine Islanders inasmnch
pendencc are being violated and the rights 0t
men transgressed. We hold it Il safe and sound
principle OF government that the Just powers
Of government are derived from the consent Of
the governed and not from the lannon's mouth.
aud that this principle is Us applicable TO the
people OF tho Philippine Islands as 10 those Of
the United States.
A majority Of those present seemed to be Of
the number who had applauded q. Frank
Stephens Of Philadelphia in his recent speech
at The clubs last Jcifrrsonian dinner. in which
lie prayed for the defeat of the American army
in the Philippines j. ]. Murphy. who is presl-
dent Of the Harlem Single Tax club. as well as
"A member Of the Manhattan. jumped from his
seat when the resolution had been read and
said That resolution is not half strong
enough. move that it hr amended TO r"oog-
niZe thu indcpendrncc Of III" Philippine ke-
puhllc."
In what banana tree is the Philippine Re-
public located this week = Inquired ON" dis
corhant member in the rear of III" auditorium.
Put him out, was shouted 10y q hundred
angry voices which had recently been in train
ing at the Buffalo convention ot relormers.
The man was NOT put out. and his note of
warning had its effect. Murphy's PROPOSED
amendment was lost. because the majority Of
the single takers present thought that the
tormaity OF locating the Philippine Republic
ought to be performed before the Independence
of the republic was recognized
There was some opposition to the original
surgents. President Samuel Seabury said :
The adoption OF the resolution might get ON"
| Of our members into trouble. Ensign Edwin
II. De l.any. assistant engineer OF III" Olympia
standing. and he was. know. ardentlN in favor
| OF the war against the SpanIards don I know
what his attitude is toward the filpnos."
DE l.any is all right. said Il. C. ). Stimpson.
free til" Cubnns; but both Dewey and De l.any
are opposed to shooting down patriots"
simpson said further that he had II on good
authority that the main reason why Dewey
posed to numbering men who were struEg ling
for their liberty
After heated discussion the original reso-
luton cuuicmning the war against the insur
gents was adopted with but few dissenting
voices.
James II. Brown. Chairman Of the Wind Jam
ming Committee. proposed three cheers for
Dewey and DE Iany.
move TO amend by making it three cheers
for DE lany and Dewey. said benjamin Dob
lin single takers first always.
Let = split the ,iiTcrcuce. said Director
George p. Hampton and propose three cheers
for he Iauy now and when h" and Dewey get
back on the Olympia, if Dewey is opposed to
shooting down flllpinos We will give some
more cheers iOr dewey
Three cheers were Il hen given for ID" Iany and
the meeting adjourned.