The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-19
WOMAN REBUKES TREASON.
"TdKE DOW THAT FLAG." SIZE
SHoUTS TO A!N7J-TMPhRIiLIsT

Patriotic Wrath Could No Longer Eudure
the Insults to the Flag at the Chicago
MeetinG-The Woman Refused To Give
Her Naiue-She Ia tho wife Of n soldier.
CHICAGO. Oct. ia patriotic woman told
tho neutrality-suspicious." In very plnin words
this afternoon what she thought OF their et-
forts to stir up seditIon aud treason by thelr
attacks upon the Administration. II was at
the close OF an address by tho Rev. Herbert d.
BgeIow of Cincinnati which was vociierously
hpplauded by the audience, when she stepped
into one OF tho aisles at Central Music Hall.
her face blazing with patriotic wrath.
Take down that flag" she cried pointing to
large American flag which hung from the
organ balcony over the stage. A storm OF
Misses aud cries OF Put her out" greeted the
wonan's demand. but She paid no attention
to It,
Il say take down that flag" she said In .
shrill voice. Don't let the American flag DO
dcsocratsd any longer"
Taking another step forward. she continued.
holding her right hand up as she advanced
Il am the daughter Of one soldier the sister
OF another and the wife OF another. To sit hcre
and hear that flag DETAINED is more than l can
stand. OH it is shameful, shameful"
The woman then left the hail. taking with
her gray-haircd woman who sat beside her.
Her eyes snapped and her checks were rod
with excitement. She refused to give her
name and would only say that she was n G lie
Tho incident was so unexpected and drs-
was rnaii2ed that she wa. gone. The lax
referred to had been untured over ths
had Bis aaSre.. Dr. Bs'9 Sy wnS" he s"TI.
amt SsFf" the %'" cheers r s%s
Srs,Sd VIA q r. xsS% '%i' tho
further effort was made to ascer, ain the mans
OF the woman who had shouted defiance at the
men syrma,hiz1ng with the cause Of ARnns;
say, Of herseIt was that she lived in Chicago
women Of Chicago" she said "''' " '''
A set OF resolutions was adonted with but
ton in the Philippine. deplorei the sacrifice
Hounced the slaughter OF Fipinos t as s needless
horror And the eStsnsIon 81 Amsrican
| I'VE demand the imme diate cessation OF war
against liberty. begun by Spain and continued
by us We urge that ConsEEs,,.,s DO promptly
pose to conesds to them the independeace Tor
which they have so long fought and which Of
Speeches on these lines we're made by Con-
cSnas fnz of Qh9 Jenkip LLOYD Jone;
Prof. shorey Of the Chicago Uniyersity..
| When Aguinaldo was called The Modern
George Washington" by ono OF the anti
| Imperialists. the title was received with an
| plause. This general condemnation OF tho
| campaign In the Philippines did not touch
| Admiral Dewey. references to him and his
victory in Manila Bay heinR cheered.
| This mornings session was devoted chiefly
to business. The advisabiity OF sending Com
| gresham ]. j Lsntz OF Ohio to the Philippines
| that he may report on the exact condition OF
affairs as the emissary Of the league was dis
| cussed at length.
| AT the noon m Getting In Central Music Hall.
| j. Sterling Morton presided. The afternoon
| session was held in the same hall. Edward
| Atkinson had tho chair.
| 1t was announced informally that another
| convention similnr to the one now being held
| will be called on Washington's Birthday next
| February. and plans for that wi be ready this
morning. This convention will be intended.
not as the present one, to prepare for propa-
ganda OF ideas but for the more direct consid-
| GRAFTON OF the years political situation and
| to decide on the proper plan OF work for the
Presidential campaign.
| The event OF the day was the grafton Of
W. Bourke COCHRAN at Central Music
| Hall tonight Never did Mr.. Cock
| ran use his oratorical powers with more
| effect All his arts OF suggestion and Rophistry
" ere called into play, and he kept his audience
| In a perfect turmoil Of demonstrative cheer
| ing. He refraned from the violent language
that had previously characterized the confer.
| ence and made a bid for the American love OF
| fair play by pretending to concede many
| points that the more radical and expAnBi onistO
| deny with SO much vshemence.