New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08


Auditorium was occupied, and eager people filed
into the aisles until the police refused to allow
more to enter Judge Horton, OF the Circuit
Court. who presided, struck the keynote at once
and started the audience into applause, which
hardly ceased until the last speech was over.
Congressman John P. Dolliver. who came from
Iowa especially TO speak, aroused the crowd to
the highest pitch of enthusiasm. and the ring
ing words Of a letter from the Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott were repeatedly cheered. But for the
heavy rain which began at 10 o'clock this morn
ing It is certain that the overflow meetings on
the lake front. for which arrangements had been
made would have been attended By many thou
sands.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The sense Of the meeting was expressed IN the
following resolutions:
First-we recognize that condition OF war I pre-
walls in the Philippine Islands between the Govern
ment Of the United States and certain men WIZ
in instruction against the w,u sucb conaion
of instruction has arisen from course OF eaent
which when once instituted mas moved IN mis-
be sequence to the present situatlonL1tIha' ms
course OF events began with the DatparIIes u a. d
ticed by the Spanish government bs
habitants OF the island OF Cuoa' 1nese "a ,ta ~
were continued by the Spanish authorizes IN spee ~
our our 3 m Smeoraton OF these dreadful cond
ions and finally eliminated in the destruction OF
vana Every step which followed has been an IN
evitable sequent OF the preceding eVehtsL
arms and the consequences which attach TO lhe
conquest OF an armed foe among b IneSe Tsi
ands by the American naval ana mliltaIy forces
and the substitution during the remainder Oh my sn.
war OF sovereignty OF the conqueroIs LOT Itat
~ the conquered In the Philippine Islands. with
,ba egcepton of single year Spanish sovereignty
Spain collected the taxes hello Ihe ioL'inG I,
snno,nted all the civil officers spanish Vceroys,
Sppsnish Judges Spanish courts administered the
avs when were proclaimed by the Spanish Gov;
eminent b ahe sudden destruction Of this sovereignty
compelled the substitution OF inc ~ ~ ayycbi
pelaeo Was competent TO receive the authority sur
rendered by Spain our of the situation and
execute the duties deyoved upon IL Dy me Cnanse
Native was TO surrender the islands 10 anarchy or
10 foreign and selfish Intervention NO other couI se
SSmanifv' Therefore. after the conquest in the
harbor Of Manila i was incumnent on our he
ment TO protect life and property throushou' 'Ao
We recegnize and declare the facts to sod be that
from August 13 1895 until February 4. 1899 peace
prevailed in Manila under the protection OF Amerl-
can arms-that on the DAY last named an & and
encamprnents under the cover Of darkness-and Dy
frsf result Of Which was Intended be wholesale
massacres and the destruction OF property WITHIN
the city
ENEMIES AT HOME.
We recite with sorrow the fact that the chief en-
couragement extended to the insurgents has been
from some of our misguided fellow-citizens' ana
10 them must he ascrioed much Of the Dloodshed
and ruin which have followed.
We further declare that the Government or the
United States has sought in every honorable way
10 secure cessation OF hostilites, as evidenced by
10 treat with the insurgents and TO oner them peace
and amnesty, and by the actoh OF Vui H t ~ "a
naval authorities who have at all times been READY
10 protect those who would surrender their arms
che mi aH
We point the fact that these eHorts OF psaCe
cents until II became manifest even TO them that
they wagng hopeless ,, val ~ tho bigb honor
and lust action Of our Army and Navy in me PM.
innine Islands We believe that our Goyernment
has sa ae6 S eyse sS believe t that the
lion representing the mn mas h W c S%o
slider il part 10 share 1Fs IT'S Of eo ST and
Third~We know that at this very hour , our
soIdiersa IN i'H fSe close Of hostites only
our country it's Army and Navy ana its bXecuu W
We pledge to them while our nag shai' w d" 0"'''e
Fourth"We as Americans take pride In the
war with Spain and in the present military OPERA
tons in the island OF I.uzon Inc henSsm . ps
on American arms. The cause in when they
have fought was and j. ]us , one ives OF peaeesbe
throughout the Archipelago and
IN JUS tbat the sending Of sedtious appeals TO the
p'oa ,roons engaged In hostiiues IL an act OF
reasonable characttr ana noors ae or Sseeard their
duty as soldiers merits the lasting CONTAMINATION
OF F sXery Government Of the United States
should be- and believe VII DE- s,ne TO ms s p a
cpIes a., Ia he future in relationship with the
people the Philippine q Sisnd issue Of the hour to
he The success OF country IN the periormIancg
Of the duty which It owes T 20 nsnTreeon has
cnased we have no terms 10 offer but the Ameri-
can terms of unconditional SURRENDER
LYMAN ABBorTs LETTER
The letter from the Rev. DR. Lyman Aooot''
which was read, follows:
rhs Rev John p Brushingham. Chicago III
NY Dear drg ns make it impossible for me
- atte1d the meeting in Chicago neht Sun 1iy N
me NV states Government am doubtful
about the value Of letters on sucn r1 an te and 10
NE r eaddis ~ which not much attention is gen.
orally given y as an Ia Submit
my nierei propositions which seem 10 me in
dsputabe and Which 70 by ra any
been ser Wbe5 Admiral Dewey destroyed the span
sh Meet in the eh haTSSr OF Archpeaso real or pre-
tended de jure or de fac'o' was '"o 0p"''''"
ernme nd Rv the destruction Of the Spanish feet
,he nnwer Of that Government TO protect persons
and property In I'VE Rneelisetted principle OF nerna
tionai law and sef,evdent Pa;pion destrovs The
moraIs az w. ertsting government It is bound 70
Furnish IN its place tha1 r, 10 i nnd
nisn ~ oooe other government competent 10 fur-
n nI.s s,s sb" protection is organized
'fnrnurthThe limited States could not nave eNausu
-, az With honor by sailing away from the
barbor OF Manila after DESTROYING the spanish nee,
m a. snti-expansionists then proposed, noI can II
ss s' e,ade this duty with honor by saiIing away
TON Manila in the faith that the AguIna!dh9 OF
,ron,os aovernrnent has the VIII ana the apuy
~ rn,sS protection to persons and property Tor
10 TI,ere is no adequate evidence mat IL mas
fnnI TIE PROCLAMATION officially certified 10 by
General Otis calling for the determination o. an
foreigners. without apprsement OF s,cb viii
T. no Indication that II has the power II Is
tii,ronoss6 ~ the Tngals, who are oniy a minority
- ~ inha bitants OF the island OF Luzon aho
o. On ,h smsiier minority OF the Inhabitants OF ne
Archipelago TIE goyern ssWro oy IL would