The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
May Form New Party After DEM
Ocratic Convention.

convention.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2G.-Delegates repre-
senting anti-imperialishc bodies all over
the country met today at the Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel The conference was to deter
mine what action should be taken on this
line In the national campaign and it was
resolved that new party should be form
ed, the members Of which will vote indie
pendently Of both the Republican and
Democratic parties. A resolution was
unanimously passed directing the excel
tive committee of the American Anti-Im-
perialist league, under the auspices of
which today's meeting was held to call
a general conference or convention of
anu-impertalists for the purpose of con-
sidering plan of campaign. This call
will not be issued until after the national
Democratic convention at Kansas City,
and when issued will probably be for a
date early in August. The resolution
states that the call is to be issued to the
effect that I'VE may carry into effect our
condemnation of the imperialistic policy
OF the present administration"
Among thase present at the conference
were Carl SchurZ, former Gov. Boutwell,
Winslow Warren, Gamaliel Bradford Irv-
Ing DWinslow, Samuel Bowles, Ernest
Crosby, Horace White, j. B. Henderson.
OF Missouri; w. A. Croffut, John B. Lee
moyne, of Baltimore; Edward Atkinson,
Charles B. Wildly, of Cincinnati; U. M.
Ross, of Arkansa; ]. B. st. Clair Edwin
Corser, of Minneapolis, and T. w Goe-
Ken, George L. Paddock, Charles Sturgis
and l.. B. Smith, of Chicago.
The conference today was called by the
executive committee of the American
league, of which Edwin Burritt Smith is
chairman. Former Gov. Boutwell,. former
president Of the league, presided. The
primary object was to bring about united
action between anti-imperialists Of the
league and the followers of the same line
VINO were as yet outside of that organiza-
ton
Inc meeting was Of an executive nature.
ana the discussion hinged upon a probable
plank to be placed in the platform of the
democratic party at Kansas City in rela-
tlon to and-imperialism
speaking of the conference, its result or
probable result, Chairman Smith. Of chi
cago, said tonight that it had been tho
sense OF the meeting that no statement
De made public as to the definite plans OF
the league members
We do not want to form an indie
poti,aeii' party he said, unless the
acu"n Of the Kansas city conyen ZION
makes 1t necessary. Until the convention
! al Philadelphia Tie Republican partv baI
never MADE d party stan on the ones
| tor of imperialism. When thev had
| accepted their platform We saw AT n
S->'''NN '4idl VIZ Itdu nothing TO hone for
! from that organization. We desire To
take no rash action or go off half ccckeG.
| consequently we will not cal our confer
ence or convention until we see what Tie
democrats do al Kansas City There are
many who hope they will give us n fun.
| liberal plank on the question of imperial
| ism. If such action IS taken then our
| general conference Will probably do moth
| ing more than ratify that plank Other
! wise we viii have 10 do everything our
self If strong anti-imperlalistic dis,
| position is not shown by the Democrats
| at Kansas City TO take definite action,
! energetic measures will be adopted by our
| convention and a new party formed. II
| is our purpose to bring about unity cf
! the INDEPENDENT voters opposed 10 in-
| perialism 1t is a matter OF history that
| the Independent voters proper united can
| overthrow the party in power. That has
! been done five times IL this country, and
we hope to do it a sixth time
The place ami date of tie conference
will be named at meeting Of the eXecu-
tive committee 10 be held in Chicago In
few days 1t will be either Chicago
| Cincinnati or Indianapolis All those at
tendir the neeting expressed them
selves highly satisfied with the result.