The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-26

New Orl1, Jan. "A mass meet
OF citizens was held in the Academy Of
Music under the auspices of the Con-
tinental League for the purpose Of pro-
testing against the policy of ''imperial-
ism and entangling alliances with
European powers"
The meeting was attended by a great
crowd. "A List of vice presidents was
read, including these names: Wheeler
II. Pecllham, Abram S. Hewitt, Will
lam Hornblower, Roger A. Pryor, r..
( Wayland Glenn, John G. Sheehan and
T.. R.. Coudert. A number of vice pres
idents was announced as representing
the Central Labor union, including
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor; John
NJ. Parsons, master workman of the
knights of Labor; Daniel Harris,
president of the State Federation Of
4 Labor. sa 55 (.
Communications We're read from ex-
President Cleveland, Col w. J. Bryan
and Bishop Henry G. Potter, regretting
their inability to be present. Mr.
Cleveland, in his letter, said: II am so
opposed to the expansionist craze now
aft1icting our body polite that any or
ganization formed in opposition to it
has my hearty sympathy and ap-
proyal." Mr.. Bryan said he was in
full sympathy with it. i.
Resolutions We're adopted declaring:
+ First-That the full discharge OF our
obligations to the Inhabitants of the Phil
1ppines require that we should without
delay help them to secure in their do
nestle affairs, first, order and then lib
erty, and that we are absolutely and UNI
qualihedly opposed to the annexation Of
the Philippine islands as a permanent
portion of the national domain.
Second-That we are unalterably op-
posed to the abandonment by this repub-
lie Of the American ideal of national
growth, in favor Of the European ideal
or colonization, we unreservedly sup
port the theory that the government de-
r1ves It's just powers from the sanction
Of the governed, and to the theory that
there should be no taxation without rep
resentation, aud we believe, moreover
that such theories are wholly applicable
to the inhabitants Of all the islands
abandoned by Spain as the result of the
lateSwar.
t'Third-That neither the government
nor the people of the United States have
incurred any obligation or responsibility,
as the result of the recent war with
Spain, which requires any departure from
or abandonment Of the policies and prin-
ciples laid down for the guidance of the
republic by Washington in his farewell
address to the American people
Fourth-That we are opposed, there
fore, ito the idea that peace loving and
free people of the republic who are en-
faged in the grand task as yet uncom-
pleted of developing their natural re-
sources and of establishing upon a. firm
basis their own theory Of government by,
Of and for the people, should now or ur-
Ger any conceivable circumstances enter
upon any alliance with any European
power, the result of which might be to
ernbroil us in European controversies in
which our real interests are not con-
cerned. -.
''That we place on record our high APP
probation and sincere thanks for the con-
spicuous services rendered to the Ameri-
can people by Senators Hoar, Hale, Ma
sen and wellington in preventing the new
and dangerous policy of imperialism from
beirg forced through the senate Of the
United States without proper and ade-
quate discussion, and we commend to all
citizens Of this republic the high sense of
public duty and enlightened patriotism
which have characterized the action Of
these senators in resisting innovations on
our system of government that are preg-
.nant with Generalization and disaster"