The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-26
AWAIT KANSAS CITY PLANK
Anti-Imperialists to Be Guided by
What Democrats Do.
Propose Calling Convention In August TO
Either IndOrse Democratic nuti-Im.
Srrialism or Launch New Party
New York Meeting

New York, June S.-Anti-imperialists 10
the number of thirty-five, coming from the
principal cities of the country, met to-day
al the Plaza Hotel The meeting was for
the purpose of determining what action
the followers of this line of national pol
icy Will take in the coming Presidential
campaign. and as a result of the confer
ence IL may be that a new party will be
formed, the members of which will vote
independently of both the Republican and
Democratic parties.
a resolution was unanimously passed
directing the executive committee of the
Anti-Imperialist League, under the au-
spices of which tO-day's meeting was held
to call a general conference or convention
of anti-imperialists for the purpose of
considering a pan OF campaign. This call
Will not be issued until after the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Kansas
City, and when issued will probably be
for date early in August
The resolution states that the call is TO
be issued TO the end that we may carry
into effect our condemnation of the impe-
rialistic policy of the present adminstra-
ton"
Among those present at the confer
ence were Carl Schurz, former Gov.
Boutwell,, WinslOw Warren. g. Bradford
Erving WinslOw. Samuel BOwles. Ernest
II. Crosby. Horace White, j. B. Hender-
son, of Missouri; ". A Croffut. Congress
man William H. Fleming, Senator Wei
lingtOn, Of Maryland; John r. LemoIne.
OF Baltimore; Edward Atkinson, Charles
h. Wilby, of Cincinnati; L. NJ. Rose. of
Arkansas; James l.. Blair. Of 81. Paul;
Edward l. COrser, of Minneapolis. and
F. w. GOoken. George /. Paddock Charles
NJ. Sturgcs. Daniel NJ. Lord, and Edwin
Burritt Smith, of Chicago.
The conference to-day was called by the
executive committee OF the American
League, Of which Edwin Burritt Smith is
chairman. Former Gov. Boutwell,. presi-
dent Of the league. presided. The primary
object Of the meeting was 10 bring abou,
united acton between the anti-impartal-
lists of the league and the followers of
the same line who are as vet outside OF
that Organiza ton. The meeting was Of a.
executive nature, and the discussion hing
ed on the probable plank 10 be placed in
the platform of the Democratic party AT
Kansas city IL relation to anti-imperial-
ism.
Speaking Of the Conference. and it's re-
sClts, or probable SrsuIt Chairman smith
Of Chicago. said tonight that IL had been
the sense Of the meeting that no state
ment be made public as 20 the definite
plans OF The league members.
We do not want TO form an indepen-
dent party" he said. unless The action
OF the Kansas City convention makes fl
necessary. Until the convention q. Phil
adelphia the Republican party had never
made party stand on the issue OF i'm
periallsm
When they adopted their platform we
saw at a glance that We had nothing 10
hope for from that party. We nave no
wish 70 take hasty action or 90 of half
cccked, consequently w will not call our
general conference or convention until
after We see what the Democrats will do
at Kansas City. There are many who
hope that they will give US a broad. lib
eral plank on the question OF Imperialism.
II such action = taken, then our general
conference viii probably do nothing more
than ratIIy that plank Otherwise We
will have 10 do something ourselves. ~
no favor Is shown the anti-imper,allstjc
idea by the Democrats. then definite ac-
ton Till very probably be taken and an
independent party be formed 10 conduct
a campaign along these lnez.
There Is a difference OF opinion be-
tween the leading anti-imperiaIists as 10
the course 20 pursue 20 bring about this
unity OF me Independent vote and D
make effective the opposition 70 the pres
eat administration II = matter OF Do
Htical history that the independent vote.
wnen closely united. can overthrow the
party in power That has been done I'VE
times IN this country. We hope 70 DO it l
sixth"
a place for the conference or convention
Errf IL
VIII be named ~ Z meeting Of the exeru-
i've committee IN CnlcagO Ia a few days
II VIII 90 % either Chicago, Cincinnati, or
Indianapolis. All those attending The
meeting to-day expressed themselves as
nlghly satisfied with the result Of the con-
ferfncA