The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-23
EXPANSION WARMLY OPPOSED
CONTINENTAL LEAGUE HOLDS EN-
THUSIASTIC MEETING.

Approves the leagues Work.
Bishop POtter's Anti-ExpansiOn
Letter-Strong Resolutions Against
dor Eustis Speaks Against What
He Calls the Rash Idea.
New York, Jan. PA mass meeting of
citizens was held in the Academy of Mu-
sic tonight under the auspices of the Con-
tnental League for the purpose of protest
ing against the policy of imperialism and
entangling alliances with European pow
ers"
The meeting was attended by a great
crowd. Long before the doors were opened
5000 people were camoring for
admission and in a short while the police
ordered the doors unlocked because of the
crush
Communications were read from OK
President Cleveland Col. William j. Bry-
an and Bishop Henry c. Potter. regret
ting their inability to be present. Mr.
Cleveland in his letter said:
Il am so opposed to the expansionist
craze now affecting our body polite that
any organization formed in opposition to
it has my hearty sympathy and approval"
Mr.. Bryan said that he was fully in sym
pathy with every effort put forth TO save
the nation from the dangers of imperial
ism.
Bishop Potter wrote: 1.-THE purpose Of
the meeting have my hearty approval and
l should be glad il l had time to say how
strongly 1 feel that the policy of imperial
ism or expansion, in any such sense as
proposed al present, threatens equally
the moral integrity of the nation and the
conditions on which it's prosperity has
hitherto rested"
Grounds of Opposition.
Resolutions were adopted declaring:
"First-That the full discharge of our OBJ
legations to the inhabitants OF the Philip
pines requires that we should without de-
lay help them to secure in their domestic
affairs, first, order and then liberty; and
that we are absolutely and unqualihedly
| opposed to the annexation of the Philip
pine Islands as a permanent portion of the
national domain.
! "Second-That we are unalterably
! opposed to the abandonment of
this republic of the American
ideal of national growth in ia
vor of the European idead of colonial con-
quest; we unreservedly subscribe to the
theory that government derives all its
Just powers from the consent of the gov
erned and to the theory that there should
be no taxation without representation.
"Third-That neither the govern
ment nor the people of the
United States have incurred any
/ responsibility or obligation as 10 the
result of the recent war with Spain which
requires any departure from, or abandon
ment of the politics and principles laid
down for the guidance of the republic by
Washington in his farewell address to the
American people.
"FOurth-Thaf we OpDOSed there
fore. to the idea that peace-loving and free
people of the public who are engaged i'm
the grand task, as yet uncompleted, of de-
veopng their natural resource and of
establishing upon firm basis their own
theory of government by, of and for the
people, should now, or under any con-
ceivable circumstances, enter upon any
alliance with any European Power, the
result of which might be to embroil us
in European controversies in which our
real interests are not concerned; that we
| place on record our high appreciation and
sincere thanks for the conspicuous serv-
! ices rendered to the American people by
Senators Hoar, Hale Mason and yelling
ton in preventing the new and dangerous
policy of imperialism from being forced
through the Senate of the United States
without proper and adequate discussion.
Eustis Against Expansion.
| Inc frSt speaker was James b. EuStlS,
former ambassador to France. Mr.. Eus-
It's said, in part:
Il see before me an audience in which
I recognize the type of true Americans
banded together 90 protest against expan-
sion and imperialism.
THE sentiment of the American peo-
pie is against the rash idea of expansion;
for 10 fight the Filipinos would mean loss
of life to American soldiers in the future
in a sicky cline, if this wild theory is
carried out"
Mr.. Tustis referred to the late war with
| Spain, and contended that the signing of
the peace protocol after the suing for
peace by Spain was in itself sufficient to
decide the questions involved.
Samuel Gompers president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, was the next
| speaker. Mr.. Gompers severely criticised
| the Inconsistency of the United States gov
! eminent in going TO war to free the Gu
bans and of denying the same measure
/ of freedom and liberty to the Filipinos. He
! declared that the flag Of the nation should
| never be used to hide tyranny.
/ He said that it is not at all improbable
| that the Filpinos will yet become part
of the standing army of the United States
| and might yet be called upon to shoot
/ down American wage earners.
w Bourke Cochran delivered strong
/ speech in which he denounced expansion
| as policy of infamy."
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THE ASTOR BATTERY RETURNS.