Evening journal., 1913-02-25
CONDEMN
BRITISH
ALLIANCE
Continental League Also Op-
poses Repeal Of Free Toll
Canal Bill
PATRIOTIC SONGS GO
WITH PATRIOTIC OBSERVANCE

Members of the Wilmington branch Of
the Continental League Of North America
celebrated Washngton's birthday in
Irish American Hall last night, about $50
persons being present
John L. Healy. president of the asso-
citation, John r. Malloy. a member. who
presided, and John g. Gray, the speaker
of the evening, occupied seats on the
stage Mr. Gray's address was an en-
joyable one and he was frequently in
terrupted by applause
Following Mr.. Gray's address solos
were sung by Gilbert Jack, John Patter-
son, John Flynn and Patrick Shields. and
each was encored. The song, "'ihe
Sword Of Bunker HILL by Mr.. Flynn,
was appropriate for the occasion and the
singer was loudly applauded
The committee which arranged for the
affair left nothing undone to make il
success. Joseph Brogan was chairman.
Mr.. Malloy read the following resolu-
tion, which was unanimously adopted;
We, Citizens of Delaware, assembled
TO honor the memory of George Wash
ington, proclaim our unwavering allie
glance to the principles of government
set forth in the Declaration of lnde-
pendence and to the Constitution OF the
United States.
We affirm our conviction that the
warning against entangling alliances
with the powers of the old world con-
veyed TO the American people i'll Nash
ington's farewell address has been fully
justified by the progress made by this
republic, largely by strict adherence TO
that policy, during the past century. 1t
lIst1a
che conflicting interests of the great pow
ers have turned Europe practically into
an armed camp and made the outbreak
OF war on a colossal scale a strong prob
ability in the near future. In such a
war American interests could only be
protected by strict neutrality.
We favor the peaceful settlement Of
all differences that may arise with for
eign governments. but we are unalter-
ably OPPOSED TO the arbitration Of any
question involving the vital interests the
honor, the domestic policy OF the terri
torisl integrity of the United States, or
the conclusion of an arbitration treaty
with any European power that might be
interpreted a. binding this country by
special ties of friendship with that
power, or calculated to injure, even incl
dentally, the interests of any ctEer ma
ton; and we protest in an especial man
ner against any extension of the proyis-
ions of the existing arbitration treaty
with Great Britain, OF Of the treaty rati-
fed by the Senate in March, 1912, but
not yet put in force.
We oppose the passage OF the bill in
troduced into the Senate by Mr.. Root to
repeal the free tolls portion of the Pana-
msl Canal act; we protest against the
proposition 70 submit to arbitration an
act of the United States Congress affect
ing the domestic policy of the country,
aud endorse the attitude. ON this ques-
ton of Senator James A. O'Gorman of
New York and Representative james r.
Mann. Of Illinois.
We emphatically protest against the
proposed appropriation by Congress Of
S7,0OO,00O for the celebration of the hun
dred years of peace with England, and
against the appropriation of any public
money whatever, either by state or ma
tionai authority, Tor any such purpose.
We protest in an especia manner against
the proposed joint naval and military re-
views in connection with that celcbra
tion as direct menace to the peace of
the world and deliberate attemp. to aid
England in her quarrel with Germany
over questions which involve no Ameri-
ran interests, and we brand the whole
movement as a thinly disguised attempt
to bring about an nglo-Amcrican ALI
ance. fraught with disaster and dishonor
TO this republic.
We favor the proper celebration by
the government and people of the United
States of the centennial of the battle of
New Orleans, of the writing Of the ma
tional anthem. "The Star Spangled Ban.
ner" and of the burning down of the
capitol in Washington. by the British
army. We are anxious 90 be at peace
with England. as well as with the rest
of the werld but we insist that the ma
ton which sought TO destroy this repub-
lie during the civil war and which swept
American commerce from the sea with
vessels built in English shipyards, armed
with English guns and manned by Brit