The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
Unanimous Action Opposing Ar. rangement With Great Britain at Emmet
 Memorial.
IMPEACHMENT OF ENGLAND
Declare That Professions of Peaceful Intent Are Belied by Colossal Ma yal Preparations Being
 Made.

The big annual observance of the death of Robert Emmet by the Wolfe Tone club held last evening in the New Haven theater, took on a polit- ical aspect for time when resolutions were proposed and adopted protesting as citizens of New Haven, against the ratification by the senate of the Unit ed States of the new treaty between this country and Great Britain. The resolutions were introduced by Mat thew McGrail as chairman of the meeting. Mayor Martin put them to a vote and the set was adopted with exclamation and without dissenting vote.
 The resolutions are couched in these words:
 We, the citizens of New Haven, in mass meeting assembled, taking ac- count of the announcement made in the British house of commons a few days ago by Sir Edward Grey, the sec retary for foreign affairs, and confirm jed by news dispatches from Washing ton, that treaty of arbitration Is now being negotiated between the United States and Great Britain. protest against the ratification of such treaty and callsupon the senate to reject it for the following reasons which we respectfully commend to the earnest consideration of the senators: l.. Such treaties are notoriously sought by England not for the main 1 tensnce or the promotion of the |, worlds peace, but for the purpose of leaving herself free to carry on her policy of aggression and spollation against weaker peoples and maintain ing her robber grip on and continuing |sto oppress countries to which her rule has been a curse and blight. II. These treaties are intended by England to limit or destroy the free 5sd0fnsaof action of the powers with which thays are concluded, while she hsrseif pursucs untrammeled her pol doy of aggression elsewhere; or they are the frst steps to a closer alliance for the purpose of waging war, as is clearly demonstrated by her present entente with France, which is aimed directly against Germany, and has en- couraged and stimulated France in the savage and predatory war she is now carrying on In Morocco which Is | A disgrace to- civilization and human | ity.
 III. Bigland's professions of peace ful intent are belied by her colossal naval preparations for war and her all liance with Japan, which involves not the mere possibility but the certainty of war with the United States, as Is conclusively proved by the speech de- livered in the Dominion House of Con- mons on January 8 last by Sir Wilfrid Lavrier. the Canadian premier, in which he said
 If war unfortunately occurred they Knight see the fleets of Japan and Great Britain united in the North Pa cific against common enemy. It is possible that we may see the fleet of Japan weighing anchor in the harbor of Vancouver for the protection of those British interests to which we at- tach such vital importance"
 The importance and significance of this delaration of the Canadian prem Ter cannot be ignored. For these req sons we urge most earnestly on the eenate the rejection of the proposed ar bitration treaty with England and we commend to the American people the Rdoption of a continental policy based bn a good understanding with all Am ericap Republics. sustained by an ar |n1y and a navy adequate to the na- tional defence and free from all en- kangling alliances with European pow ers.
 Resolved, that copies of this protest be sent to the president of the Unit kd States, to the secretary of state, to the chairman of the senate committee pn foreign relations and to the senators hnd representatives from this state md district.