The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-24
Held Personally Responsible
For Criminal Aggression.
is LIKENED TO WEYLER
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT AN
TI-IMPERIALIST CONFERENCE
Senator Hoar is Severely Criticised
For His staunch Support Of the
Observation-Disclosures Poll
cy the Beginning of the Breaking
Down OF the American Union.

Philadelphia. Pa, Feb 23.-The sec
ond DAYS session Of the eastern con-
ference of snti-imperiaIists was char
acterized by the adoption Of a strong
resolution condemning the expansion
policy of the administration. During
the discussion, Mr.. Mckinley was Sc
verely criticised and held personally
responsible Tor the criminal agrees
sion of the country
TOday's proceedings began with an
executive meeting of the committee on
resolutions Of which Herbert WEIGH Of
this city is chairman. The resolution
drafted by this committee was Uqau-
imously adopted, with slight amend
ments 1t is as follows:
Whereas, The present adminiStra-
ton. under the lead Of President Nc
Kinley. has undertaken TO extend the
sovereignty of the United States over
various tropical islands. in no case with
the consent of their people. and i'm the
Philippines by force of arms, and de
MED that the inhabitants of these
islands have any constitutional -iyhts,
Resolved, That this policy violates
the principles upon which our govern
ment rests and not only subverts the
liberty Of these islanders. but also en-
dangers the permanence of free insti-
tutiOns in our country.
Resolved, That we viii support no
man for the presidency or for congress
who is not known to be absolutely op-
posed TO this policy and that we will
do our best TO defend ali candidates
for esther office who favors IL.
Want United Action.
Resolved. That We request the ex-
ecutive committee Of or national
league 10 call a national cCcvention at
such time as it sees fit for The pur-
pose Of securing united action by all
who hold these views"
Several Of the delegates objected to
the use Of President MCKinleys name.
on the ground that il was uDwisa To
insert personalities in a resolution of
that nature. The resolution when first
presented placed the responsibility for
the war in the Philippines with the
Republican party, under the lead of
President Mckinley. but on motion of
Mr.. Storey Of Massachusetts, the
words, the present administration"
We're substituted.
In Offering the amendment, Mr..
Storey said that the members of Pres
ident MCKinley'S cabinet. who at
heart were opposed to the policy OF i'm
perialism, but who by their silence
supported it, should be made to bear
their share in the responsibility. An
sWering the objections of those who
favored striking out the name of 1Ir
Mckinley, Frank Stephens Of this city
said:
That murderer IS the man who is
chiefly to blame for the shame that
rests upon this country and his name
should not be removed
Senator Hoar Criticised.
Senator Hoar came in for some crit
icism- Several of the delegates de
Clared that little assistance could be
expected from him owing TO his
staunch support Of the president.
Mr. Storey OF Massachusetts said
that Mr.. Hoar could make an excellent
speech, had done so
and would do so again, but when the
time came for voting he voted with
the president
We want it to go out to the world,
said Mr.. Storey, that our anti-imper-
;alisTa is not of that sort"
Herbert Welch, in discussing the res
olutiOn, said he regarded the admins
tratiOns imperialiStiC policy as the
breaking down Of the American
Union
A further resolution was adopted re-
citing the cable report from Manila
that insurgents were hereafter to be-
treated as bandits and executed. This
action was compared with the policy
of General Weyler in Cuba A de-
mand was made that congress imme-
diateiy investigate the report and IF
IL proved true. take Summary measures
to prevent it.