The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-11
THE ANTI.lMPERIALISTS.
Meeting Held Protesting Against the Policy
OF the National Administration.
THE PHILIPPINE WAR WAS DENOUNCED
Present Form OF Government In
Those Islands Is n Despotism,
Pure md simple.
Especial to The post.)

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Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10.--Anti-impe-
rialists met at the odeon to protest against
the policy of the National administration
The meeting was held under the auspices
OF the Liberty league which has been
formed In this city. Seated on the stage
We're Mayor Tafel. Prof. J. Laurence
Laughlin OF the Chicago university, Prof.
T. V. N. Myers OF the Cincinnati university.
Rev. George A. Thayer, Rev. Hugo Eisen-
eihr. John F. Winslow, Rev. III. S. Bige-
low, Edwin Burrit; Smith OF Chicago and
Edward Stanley.
| Dr. Buck read from manuscript care
fully prepared address, sounding therein
the keynote OF the meeting and scoring IN
strong language the attitude OF the present
administration of the government in the
Philippines. He said the people were not
assembled to claim their rights, but to do
their duty as citizens and Christians. He
ventured the prediction that IL every per-
son met were asked If they believed the
present war In the Philippines is just,
seven out OF every ten would reply with
emphasis. No Those present, be said,
were likely TO be heralded MS agltators and
as persons trying to break down the Cow
eminent II the great majority OF intelli-
gent and right minded people in this coln-
try feel as we do and protest against this
great injustice now being perpetrated In
their name on the other side of the globe
by those who administer our government,
something like u good sized meteor would
strike not far from the capitol at Washing
ton, and that injustice would speedily end.
IL they do not protest that injustice. by a
law as invariable as that which draws the
needle to the pole. will return to plague
and devour us.
In concluding DR.. Buck declared that we
are playing the role of Spain and thereby
invoking her fate
General John Beatty Of Columbus wrote
shat Mckinley should be rehuked aud the
infamous war eaded.
EXCongressman Henry U. Johnson OF
Indiana and Lewis r. Post. a Chicago cd
itor. also sent their regrets with indorsc- |
ments of the anti-imperiallstic movement |
Judge Rufus b. Smith of the superior |
court, n steadfast republican, sent lCttor |
in opposition TO the policy of expansion. In
which he says: I'VE have never said TO |
the Filipinos that as soon as stable and |
orderly government is established In the |
islands we intend to withdraw II we had !
declared such an intention there would |
have been no war, Why do we not treat |
them as we do tho Cubans2 Plainly be-
cause we intend to hold these islands
subject to our authority. The war Is clear
ly war Of conquest"
Professor Laushlln OF the Chicago uni
versity referred in scathng terms to GER
tain classes OF designing politicians who
were engaging in back Are upon our sol
diers, and when he spoke Of the official
who had been given long vacation on
fun pay for having sont to the army In |
the front food that undermined their |
health while lying on their arms in the
fighting line every one knew he was pay
ing his respects TO General Eagan. Incl
IL.
the administration has heen pleased TO |
term benevolent assimilation term
used by Senator Foraker a week ago. with |
an emphasis that was not lest on n ma.
3ority of his hearers According to Lin
coins own definition, Professor Laughlln
said, our present form OF government in
the Philippines is despotism. II was bad
policy In the forum of politics and wrong
In the forum OF Justice. Give back to the
their land and their liberty. he
said and we Will then stand before the
civilized nations of the world MS n humane
nation, worthy of our claims and precepts.
BY such an action President Mckinley
would go down in the history Of the ages
rs a great, humane president along with
Washington and Lincoln. on the other /
hand he said, we have but two aterna- :
lves---annexation of the islands as an in
egral part OF the republic. and put them
n line for statehood and all the rights OF a
itlzenship to her motley population, or s
se an open adoption OF the principle of {
Imperialism with all that It means The r
lrst alternative was too appalling for any y
over OF his country TO contemplate, he il
declared, and drew a picture OF The trou i
lies that haye followed the giving of the
light OF suffrage to the negro as basis n
4 what might be expected with the an =
exation OF Puerto Rico, the Hawaiian Il
stands and finally, the Philippines. with y
heir 100000 strange people.