Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-19
Emperor William and His Great
High Priest Rananias.
REV. HERBERT RlcELow
Throws some Hot shot In tho Anti.
Imporiaiistlo Conferences Mt Chi
oaso-AmnzinS Advice Given by
Doctors orDivinity-Whnt wo Arc
Doing In tho rhiiippines-A Sen.
sntion- Resoiusion.A Adopted.
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10Y ItiSsIapu 10 ,
Chicago, ILL.,. Oct. 1s.-Delcgates to this
anti-Tmperalist conference Mt Central
Music HILL held the second days ses-
sion to-day and resumed the task of
completing the organization of a ma
tional anti-imperialist league ]. Ster-
ling Morton, OF Nebraska, presided. The
speaker of tho morning was Herbert
NIyriclS. of Springfield, Mass.
Following Mr. Myrick's speech the
general discussion of the Philippine
question occupied the time until noon .
a public mass meeting was then held.
). j. Lentz and Rev. Herbert S. Blge-
low. of Cincinnati, delivered speeches.
MIR. BIGELOw'S SPEECH
Mr.. Bigelow spoke in part as follows:
The nation Is standing ut the part
ing of the ways. Two paths lie before
her. Two voices are speaking. Ono
voice is asking, Which path will nay?
The other is demanding, Which path is
right? Tho course we take will depend
upon our answer to these questions.
The two questions are in reality one.
But IL 1T is conceivable that even tenn
porarily We might profit by the wrong,
sun. unless the soul OF the nation Is
already lost, We Will agree that before
the question of profit shall have q hear
ing. the question OF right must be set
tied. - 81
I'VE are told, MIR. Chairman. that
there are tmperialistlo designs lurking
IN the mind OF General Aguinaldo; thnt
| ne Is seeking to establish over the
Islands tyranny, and that in sup
pressing tho instruction we are fight
Ing for tho right Of the FfNplnos to rule
themselves. Why not say that to them?
Aguinaldo is keeping UP the fight under
me preteNt OF resisting American SOW
creaGnty. Take away the pretext: let
tc-cJ,t
the right OF the Filipinos to rule them
selves, and promising to recognize the
government OF their choice Then whar
cause would there be for disorder in
those 1slands2
AMAZING ADVICE
Amazing indeed that doctors of d.
WHY should stand in their pulpits and
advise sending the sons of the nation
to wade through seas of blood to COM
pei these Christians to accept our ver-
son of the gospel. We are to .bestow'
the blessings of q good and stable gov
eminent upon them? Sir. we have been
reared In tho political faith that gov
ernments are derived and not bestow-
cd: Tell the coolies of China. tell the
dellahip OF Egypt. tell tho pariahs of
lndia That governments are bestowed
upon them. But tell the President OF
me United States. upon whom we have
bestowed some limited power for a
brief season, that such language Is Of
fenslVo to the American ear,
We paid twenty millions for a pre-
text to call criminal aggression 'bene-
VIOLENT assimilation We have paid
10 write the epstaph OF the Republic.
To the cry for peaoe we say the war
must go on to the grim end and we
call that Christianity. To men who
dare to fight for freedom we say, sur
render or die and wo plead the decree
t.ok t.,
then I appeal from tho decision OF Pro-
violence to the conscience of the AmerI.
can people.
BILLY AND MARK.
"FIumanity-what are the claims Of
humanity; what is the offence of poly
Eainy: what IS the crime OF slavery
compared with the insult of the rebel
to the Emperor William and his great
nigh priest 'Hananias? II were a
fiiplno and any canting Methodist
camc to mo with the proclamation OF
sovereignty and the uTtimatum to dis
arm and be baptized, would say to
him; Son of insoience. lombard our
cities. set fire to our villages NOV down
our corps. make of every woman
widow. OF every child an orphan and
every home mn ashheap, and then when
Christianity. go back with your blood
stained hands and gold that drips with
tears and boast of the desolation you
have wrought, the people you have van
pushed, but forget not to tell that,
though you have established the order
of a grave yard and the peace Of the
dead. You have yet ts conquer the soul
OF the Tagal.
WHAT WE ARE DOING.
"But, Mr.. Chairman, perhaps we
ought not to talk of war and carnage
and murder We are not fighting the
Fillpinos. They arc simply undergoing
O process OF assimilation. They are be,
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