Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-17
Anti-Imnerialistss at Outs.


Anti-lmperialists.a at Outs.
Roston. Mass, Oct. 17.-Edwin Burritt
Smith. of Chicago, chairman of the ex-
ecutiye committee of the Anti-lmperial-
;st League, was given luncheon yester-
day afternoon by score of well -known
nnti-imperalists Smith came to Boston
for the purpose of lecturing before the
Twentieth Century Club on Municipal
Reform" It was-the first meeting OF
the anti-imperialists since the ass.lssi-
nation of President Mckinley. Professor
charles Eliot Norton presided and the
company Included Ex-Governor Bout
well, Col. Charles r. Goldman, Moorheid
Storey, Irving Winslow, Winslow War
rem, Charles Warren, the Rev. Charles
Il, Anes, the Rev. Charles +. Dole, Hen
~ H. Metcalf of Pawtucket. Archibald
howe, Henry w. Lamb, William Lloyd
Garrison, Jr., DR.. Francis q. Abbott.
Robert Treat Paine, Jr., Dana Estes, a..
Ia. Apthorp, Edwin CHM, James 7. Nun
70. d. c.. Haskins, James II. Rowditch
and the Rev. w. A. Lord OF Portland,
Ore.
The speakers did not al. agree AZ. to
the policy to be taken in the future.
winslow Warren struck the discordant
note. and his remarks and suggestions
were received in silence, while the other
speakers were heartily apnlauded. Will
lam Lloyd Garrison and DIR. Abbott, OF
Cambridge, were emphatic in their dis
agreement with the policy suggested by
Warren.
Professor Norton started the speech
,nak;pr He welcomed Smith, and said
that, speaking for himself, he was stiil
an unrepentent sinner. Other speakers
followed, and no small amount of en-
thusiasm had been aroused when WIN
slow Warren, heretofore one OF the
most prominent antl-imperialists IN the
country. struck the discordant note.
Warren said he had not prepared him
self. but he responded, and his remarks
delivered in quiet, conversational
tone. fell upon ears unprepared to re-,
ceive them. He said that he naa re,
Gently returned from q long visit abroad
and he had hardly been able TO get MS
bearings since.
IT think we had better lie on our oars
and watch developments. feel III
friendly attitude toward the new ad-
.minfstration. 1 know the new president
personally and have hope in him. !
hone he will do Justice to the Filipino:
Our best policy is to await events ana
mot assume that the new administration
will adopt a wrong policy Meanwhile.
we can hold to our views. not az q par
ty, but as citizens.
~ also question whether our name Is
not a finished name. 1t is negative
name certainly, and question whether
we had better not drop the name OF sin-
ti-imperialfst and assume some other
name which would be free from party
feeling and place US in position to in
fluence Alright, II possible, the Ameri-
can people"
For a moment there was oppressive
silence. and then DR.. Francis r. Abbott
ldissented vigorously from the previous
sneaker. He wanted to go forward at
cnce under the flag of emancipation.
81 am not willing to lie on my oars.
he said. "If have any strength left
want to put 1t into the cause OF right.
There is something to do.
1--WE can urge the release OF Agutnai-
do There is nothing simpler for our
government TO do than to release him
and tell him to gather his friends about
him and form a government. am sick
Of thts talk of an inferior race. We are
ALL inferior enough, God knows. am
ready to follow William Lloyd Garrison
or any other leader under the banner OF
emancipation"
William Lloyd Garrison said he found
he could agree much more With DR.. Ap-
bolt than with Mr.. Warren.
Instead of looking for a modifying
| title. we should employ something
stronger. 1t reminds me of the appeal
made to my father, after forty years OF
anti slavery agitation, TO change the
name of the Liberator.
1--WE have entered into an empire, and
we will go still further before we as
nation realize it. The American people
are never reached except thru tribula-
Ition and suffering"
AouinaIdo Prefers imprisonment.
Manila, Oct 1.-THE party of senators
md representatives that has been visit
ing the Philippines left here yesterday
Cor home on board the United States
transport Sheridan. Before leaving the
members Of the party had an interview
with Aguinaldo, who, however, was reti-
cent. He said the original outbreak of
hostilitiss was surprise to him. and
that his efforts to maintain the truce
were unavailing, Aguinaldo has written
! to a lawyer, who is trying to obtain q
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