The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-26
TO FIGHT IMPERIALISM
Opponents of Policy Confer in
New York,
NAY JOIN DEMOCRATS
NEW PARTY IS DISCUSSED AS
AN ALTERNATIVE.

New York, June 25.-Anti-imDerialiS
to the number of thirty-fve, coming
from the principal cities of the country,
met today at the Plaza hotel The
meeting was for the purpose of deter
mining what action the followers of
this line of national policy Will take in
the coming presidential campaign, and
as a result of the conference it is pos
slble that new party win be formed,
the members of which viii vote indie
pendently of both the Republican and
Democratic parties
A resolution was unanimously passed
directing the exc sdtiye committee of
the anti-imperialists league, under the
auspices of which tOday's meeting was
held. to call a general conference or
convention of the anti-imperialists for
the purpose of considering a plan of
campaign. This viii not be issued I'M
til after the national Democratic con-
Vention at Kansas City, and when is
sued viii probably be for a date early
in August
The resolutions state that the call is
to be issued ito the end that we may
carry into effect our condemnation of
/ the imperialistic policy of the present
administration"
Among those present at the confer
or Boutwell,, Winslow Warren, Gamaliel
Bradford, Erving Winslow, Samuel
Bowles, Ernest H Crosby, Horace
White, j. 3. Henderson, of Missouri; W.
A. CrOffut, Congressman William II.
Fleming. Senator Wellington, of Mary
land; John B. Lemoine, of Baltimore;
Edward Atkinson, Charles Wildly. of
Cincinnati u. M. Ross. of Arkansas:
James L Blair, of st. Paul; Edward l..
~ Y "
! Cooker, George L. Paddock, Charles
Sturgiss, Daniel NJ. Lord and Edwin
Burritt Smith, of Chicago.
United Action Is Desired.
The conference today was called by
the executive committe of the American
league, of which Edwin Burritt Smith
is chairman. Former Governor Bout
well, president of the league, presided.
The primary object Of the meeting was
to bring about united action between
the anti-imperialists and the league
and the followers of the same line who
were as yet outside of that Organiza-
ton. The meeting was Of an executive
nature and the discussion hinged on
the probable plank TO be placed IN the
/ platform of the Democratic party in
| Kansas City in relation to ant-impe-
rialism.
suits or probable result, Chairman
! Smith of Chicago said tonight that it
| had been the sense of the meeting that
/ no statement be made public as TO the
| definite plans of the league members.
we do Lot want to form an inde-
/ pendent party" he said, unless the
/ action of the Kansas City convention
makes 1t nesecessary. Until the con-
vention at Philadelphia the Republican
I party had never made a party stand on
/ the question Of anti-imperialism. When
/ they adopted their platform ne saw at
a glance that we had nothing to hope
( from that organization. We have no
wish to take any hasty action, or go
4 off haif-cOcked, consequently we viii
/ not call our general conference or con-
ventiOn until after we see what the
/ Democrats will DO at Kansas City.
May Join With Democrats.
There are many who hope they will
/ give US broad liberal plank on the
| question of imperialism. If such ac-
] ton is taken then our general confer
ence will probably do nothing more
than ratify that plank Otherwise we
/ viii have to do something ourselves.
/ If no favor is shown the anti-imperial-
istic idea by the Democrats, then def
mite action VIII very probably be taken
/ and an independent party formed to
conduct a campaign along those lines.
There is a difference of opinion be-
/ tween the leading anti-imperialists as
to the course to pursue to bring about
this unity of the independent vote and
to make effective the opposition to the
present administration. 1t is a matter
OF political history that the independent
vote when closely united, can over
throw the party in power. That has
( bppn done five fines in this country
| We hope to do it a sixth
The place for the conference or con-
vention has not been decided upon. but
/ will be named at a meeting Of the
/ executive committee to be held in Chi
/ cago in a few days. 1t will go to either
/ Chicago, Cincinnati or indianapolis. All
| those attending the meeting today ex-
pressed themselves as highly satisfied
/ with the result of the conference.