The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 3, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1900. POLL OF THE UNITED - STATES ON THE ALL-ABSORBING Divided Sentiment Prevails Among the People of the Land, With a| Slight Majority Against the Ex- pansion Policy as Ill the Present Administration. O+ S tsBeRe N ettt RoRoReHolioRoBotoeNeQ : RESULT OF THE POLL IN . FIFTEEN LEADING CITIES | : = 8l P EW YORK, July 2.—Business men interviewed, 175; for % expansion. 93: against expansion, 66; non-committal, x:‘ 8 16. P4 * Physicians interviewed. 124: for expansion,74; against ¢ % expansion. 43: non-committal, 7. = & Labor men interviewed, 147: for expansion, 34; against & ¢ expansion, 111; non-committal, 2. * 2 Lawyers interviewed, 146; for expansion, 54; against < expansion, 73: non-committal, 19. e 4 Clergymen interviewed, 116;forexpansion, 60; against * * expansion, 32: non-committal, 24. : " Unclassified interviewed, 18: for expansion, 9; against . & expansion, 8: non-committal, 1. @ & Whole number representative voters interviewed, 726; % « for expansion, 324: against expansion, 333 non-committal, . + 69 @ . ) ¥ 2—What is practically a poll ‘: & i United States on the question of g s herewith. presented. 4 :" 1igh their ¢ s in fifteen leading cities § ted States the Herald and The Call have inter- ‘ S five ses of representative voters :, ‘ siness sicians, clergymen and labor- ¢ S B o4 - = Cle cepting Roman Catholics, who are non- +1 ,.“ C )se expan i -" . g men almost unanimously oppose expansion. ¢ ¥ sligl of the whole number of persons in- ¢ > te are opposed to expansion and imperialism as il- by - Iministrat y -: = -alizing the gravity of the question, g p 2 s vet e opinion. Every effort has ¢ '; € 1 every respect unbiased. 3 - The politics of men interviewed have been left entirely ’: :. t of question, for it was realized that there are many &2 ¢ vho do not by any means agree with the Mc- :, '-‘ { many Democrats who approve of the % . lass lawvers, accustomed to & l'. g deep into questions before r‘[ra\\ing conclusions, :. 3 e Opf s of expansion. The labor interest, too, in . found to be a unit against the imperialistic ': i of the administration. ol % ) the ds of expansion, a majority are found 4 . g ss men, clergymen and physicians, but in no { s ot that of the labor class, is the dividing line drawn ¢ 3 he interviews were obtained in the following fifteen ¢ '.‘ Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Gal- 3 { <] Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, :'; :- I San Francisco, Savannah, St. Louis and St. g * P; 21 » - o« | 7 ¢ IS P e e SAN FRANCISCO mstances. They considered it a misfor- ReReReBeRNeRNeReReRNeQ | . | mission of Canada into the Union. udinal expansionists South | s0 reason why Mexico should not fol- Texas and California into camp be- neath the Stars and Stripes. Ministers Warm Advocates. clergymen, excepting Roman | , who for the most part refused press opinions, the sentiment for exr | as found to be astonishingly | Looking upon the United States’ <sion of the Philippines as merely the | f the doctrine of foreordination. | ng about “Providence having carried | he flag to distant climes,” they see in this territorial expansion greater oppor- unities for developing mission work where it has been begun, and opportuni ties for beginning it in fields as vet und veloped. Without taking into considera- tion China’s right as a nation to national existence, without apparently considering the moral right of the United States to eize foreign territory, many ministers were found who expressed moral hopes that the present difficulties in China would result in the United States getting a share of that great empire. Opposed by Lawyers. Lawyers in nearly all the cities were for the most part opposed to expansion, rding expansion without the adoption STRONG FRIEND OF EXPANSION San Franc to the marts of S ere in the United uestion is take Jn ,)”‘“ e on. : imperialistic policy as an impossi- = and The Call, i “Fhe greatest national mistake taining whether the made,” one well informed lawyer A were or against ked why? It is nt the hundreds of replies + many interesting drawn from them, interviewed finding on which to base are expansionists y. were found to foreign territory un-American and unfor- | were yet convinced that | tes w victim of cir- Lawyers argue that it is con- the traditions of the country, that mpossible to extend a republican f government to unenlightened peo- an imperial colonial government blican home government are an v. Many of them foresee in the f expansion, as now being pursued dministration, the ultimate down- all of the republic. Merchants Almost Unanimous. n, =iness men it may be said that the sentiment of large merchants in the large cities is a(most unanimous for ex- pansion, while the small tradesmen as a role are anti-expansionists. The manu- facturers see in the possession of new ter- h of | ritory the possibility of new markets, ex- red-hot end, but i don’t g tension of trade, development of com- e can drop it.”” There are latl- | merce, a remedy for that bugaboo‘of busi- and longitudinal | ness, overproduction. In Southerm cities v BT o 7 hye BuEar planters and su- iers ~ouisiana fear that the Expand on This Continent. fsugnr inGustry in the United States would nterviewers found a surprisingly | be imperiled hg who advocated “expansion | territory elsewhe: for ed States had the Phil- 1id not see how they could f. As one Southern busi- t: ““We have got hold of | ww the accession of tropical Te. Then among business erican continent.” The | men, accustomed to count the cost of ven- guous territory, it was | tures re making them, the cost of ex- d meet with much more gen- | pansion by many is considered an invin- proval than the retention of islands ands of miles away. Latitudinal ex- onists in the North look forward to cible argument against it In all the classes interviewed men wers fourd who thought the $20,000,000 pa!d to > > + 2 G + - - - - - ® QUESTION OF EXPANSION. | | AR R e e e e e R e e e e e R T ) WHAT PROMPTED THE POLL. The Anti-Imp:rialist League held a mesting in New York City on June 25, at which resolutions were adop- ted stating that a call would be issued for a convention for the purpose of carrying into effect their condemnation of the policy of the present ad- ministration. In anticipation of the pro- posed conference the Now York Herald and The Call have ustrated by atn ted for_the Philippines was $20,000,000 | pointed out that th to enormo 1ds upon the e th history which warrants any withdrawal on the part of America from the position heretofore assumed and successfully main- tained by this country. As to the effect on Government in_the eves of pursuing what I con I would v that in all our past p he standing of this . of other nations Various principal t solidly arguments ones being ider the proper the | the cheap “:iql’:gu; of the made a canvass of the expan- ; v, we have done what was right on Srolls, | i questions, not from policy or ex- e S R e but from a sense of justice. A of varic States. To muke this unbi- ghtforward and just course in this case must in the end challenge the | approval and even the admiration of the civilized world. | E. S. PILLSBURY— I favor expansion upon the conditions under which we have thus far expanded. { T do not belleve in a war solely for con- | duest, but see no reason why we may | under the recognized principles of Inter- | national law, take and hold a desirable | territory with another nation. ted States occu- I territory. ased and unpartisan fifty citi- zens of each large city have been interviewed. Ten of these were clergymen, ten business men, ten laboring men, ten lawyers and ten physicians. The opinions of the San Fran- LEADING : ATTORNEYS S:lcoa:s are printed in full AR e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ey I R e e e e e e e e e e e R E J. F. SULLIV. meant the ext in | | i the inevi- | | | [ - B4e444440404044 444400444 VIEWS OF Our own State is an example in point. I might also mention Alsace and Lorraine. I favor expansion as exemplified In our annexation of the Hawailan Islands. The Monroe doctrine fact that the you is not necessarily invoived in a considera- tead of being impr v | tion of the results of our war with Spain, . have been allowed to devote the | I understand that doctrine to be a fixed of their early life to the arts of | policy on the part of the United States | to interdict intervention by any of the PP I PP 444 044 44441440444 4414044414144 404440 4444444440 | | | + ® trial arts has been due In large part to | the -JUD to 8 2 3 g 5 4 beyor Rico or Hawail, w or even ase of Porto | peac ich may be used as | B D R i e e e . QO+ - 4 L 4 * . @ S . b . L4 ® + * & : J . - P ® ‘ : ® 4| - ® ¢ 13 3 L3 L d * . ® s . . ® T 1 & [ 4 L4 . . & @ . ) ® . peg| i b * - & . ® 4 (-4 - & * SARRST MEENERNE> 7 SOME OF THE LOCAL CITIZENS WHO GAVE THEIR OPINIONS, B S B e Y ) a large standing army is-a menace to the future of the republic. Roman imperialism divided the world | into master and slave. Like causes pro- | duce like effects. The future of our republic is in dan- Fer when we resort to the methods that isintegrated the Roman empire. I am in favor of retaining Porto Rico and Hawall as parts of our national do- main and giving to the inhabitants all the rights accorded to American citizens by our constitution. Where our flag floats the guarantees of our constitution should be inviolate. As to the Philippines, I think that_the best policy of our Government would be to retain a few important points for na- val stations to preserve order long enough, as in the case of Cuba, and to turn over the islands in a State of peace to native rule. I think it also our duty to guarantee the Filipinos inst foreign invasion. As to the Monroe doctrine, there Is nothing. in my judzment. in our recent h< . rs . pS . (4 B @ + ® . ps + o - RS + L4 . * . L4 - k3 . £ 1 ¢ + ¢ . £ 1 e + : . g ? - § ” % ¢ i important strategic points for national defense, I am in favor of expansion. Some of the richest and most important territory within our national domain and the most loval ‘States of the American Union have been added to the republic by a process of legitimate expansion. But {f expansion means the introduction into our form of government of a system of imperialism or militarism—if it involves the government of subject races by force and by means of standing armies in spite of and against the protest of the people governed—then I am unalterably opposed to expansion. It will be a sad day for the republic when the maintenance of order within any recognized portion of this domain calls for the permanent employment of a large standing army of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The phenomenai success of our country in the mechanical and indus- 1y to countrics upon the American conti- nent. It was enforced not long ago in South America. There is no occasion to ignore it or to assume that it has been ignored. That doctrine has no application to our acauisition of the Philippines, as the incident of a war declared and waged for another purpose. 1 have faith that our recent acquisitions will be a benefit, though we have much to reform in the conduct of our own Gov- ernment before we set up as a model for the rest of the world. Cuba is not in- cluded in this answer, because I do not understand it to be an acquisition of the United States, although drawn into very close relations with us. Porto Rico was acquired for military purposes and under the administration of President Grant it was not considered a violation of an; tional traditions or doctrines to obtain an island in the West Indies in further- ance of our military requirements. We have done the same thing in Samoa. I do not consider it advisable or becom- ing for this nation to retire from any of Business Men, L as the legitimate result of war | The maintenance of national power by | European powers in affairs relating strict- R R S S S e T A S S S S SRR SRS SRR e * * RNeNeReN+s sNeReReRNeReReRNeBeReRoReReeRol | | believe that expansion is quire more. lions more that we will pay, if seen fit to let the Spanish fleet of the islands. HENRY expansion. Let us take care REV. . the earth. ferior race will prove a source manhood. ssions and I am confident it never , ave no doubt that our country benefits from the Orient | trade which are now hardly dreamed of by most people. We will become one of the greatest commercial nations. We are in a position to take our full share of any benefits which may result by changes in | China and to_assert our rights touchir that nation. Wars will be inevitable un- | til civilization is re-established on a high- | er plane, and in_the meantime we must | keep sten with the march of events and | assume our share of responsibilities, | whether in China or elsewhere. |T. c. van NEss— I favor the legitimate expansion of the influence and interests of this countrv. I believe that a,point has been reached when our commercial Decessities de- mand that we should take an interest in the affairs of the world, and should act in €oncert with the other great powers in o far as the protection of American com- merce may recuire. I am not, however, in sympathy with that form of expansion | which consists in the absorption by force of the Philippines, Cuba and other coun- tries forelgn to us in language, religion and thought. 1 do not think that our form of government is such as to permit the successful control of foreign colonies, and it is, to my mind, not in harmony with the theory of our constitution to force our government upon an unwilling foreign people. In %u'poplnhm the right of this country to oppose by force, if necessary, any | action on this continent of any European | or other government inimical to our & terests has always existed. independent of the so-called Monroe doctrine; but th: the declaration of President Monroe, in so far as It goes beyond the announce- ment of this principle. however appro- priate at the time i was made. has no | useful application now. It might well be that in a dispute between a European power and one of the South American re- pulics, for instance, the former might be wholly in the right and the latter wholly in the wrong, and that the enforcement of the former's right, even to the extent of invading and holding the territory of the latter would operate to our advantage rather than our disadvantage. In such a case 1 can see no sense or reason in interference upon our part in favor of the wrong doer and against our own in-| terests merely because the European power might acquire a foothold upon this continent. The day has gone by when we need have any fear of ill results to our-| selves from such an occupation. I am also inclined to think that the time is not far distant when we will all have a realiz- ing sense that America cannot whip the whole world, and that if a combination sufficiently strong be made in opposition to the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine we will find reason to gracefully retire from our insistance thereon. 1 do not consider that our Government had the right to acquire sovereignty to any of the foreign territories in which we are now exercising control against the will of the inhabitants thereof, and that it has as little right to sell that sovereign- | ty to another. How other governments might look upon such action I am unable | to say. 1 also think that if our govern- | ment is not wanted in the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico we ought to get out of those countries as soon as we honorably can. JOSEPH LEGGETT— I am opposed to expansion and I would | adbere strictly to the provisions of the ' Monroe doctrine. The annexation of Hawali was justifi- | able, for its government was tottering and if we had not taken it some other power | would have done so, and annexation of | the islands was justified by their stra- tegic position in regard to our Western coast. But as for the Philippines, I be- | Heve it would have saved us millions of dollars that we have already pald and -| millions more that we will pay if the Lord | in his Spani=! wisdom had seen fit to let that hfl-t.ndn"nlnfll.nmm ISIDOR GUTTE — We have undeveloped country enough at home without going 7000 miles abroad to ac- EX-JUDGE ]J. F. SULLIVAN—The future of our republic is in danger when we resort to the methods that disintegrated the Roman Empire. T. C. VAN NESS—I am not in sympathy with that form of expansion which consists in absorption by force of Cuba, the Philippines and other countries. JOSEPH LEGGETT—I believe it would have saved us millions of dollars that we have already paid, and mil- instead of leading us into Manila Bay and to the acquisition C. McPIKE—I am down on the policy of GARRET McENERNEY—We have problems enough at home and we had better work out our own salvation before we attend to the salvation of others. WILLIAM RADER—I believe our should develop her home institutions and not selfishly seek DR. S. TRASK—The acquisition of millions of an in- :, DR. C. D. McGETTIGAN—I am T | ¢+ posed to expansion, as it is but another name for commer- | : cialism and greed. lge ED ROSENBERG—The recent acquisition of terri- | ; tory is detrimental to the people by introducing | + to break down the present standard of American labor. 3: E. F. PRESTON—I do not believe s true to itself or its institutions and at the | : conquered provinces to the people of which it has denied the | ¢+ right of seli-government and those other advantages of po- T litical liberty which we consider our right by virtue of our ReBeNIRENINeNeRN NN NN N % e % | cessity L | the Spanish-American war. awyers, Doctors, Laboring Men andClergymen Are . Interviewed in Many Large Cities and Express Themselves Freely and Candidly Upon the Subject. ( O+ UtRIB IR oR BB RN IR ReBeRIReRNIReR*D K VIGOROUS EXPRESSIONS AGAINST EXPANSION BY SAN FRANCISCANS OBERT WATT—Better pay attention to our own country and leave foreign countries alone. I do not necessary for trade. the Lord in his wisdom had go down in the open ocean of our own affairs. troubles and country of great danger. unalterably op- he ap labor a republic can be same time hold Q@ehoNeNoNINeNe N eReNeRoNoBINoNeReReBoe o HBoRNIRIRoRoeReBoReBoReReBeloBeteRe h trading plows with a 1 with water buffaloes crooked stick preposterous >t belleve in & r w ying Selling peopl is no part of the business of this coun and Washington and Adams would turn in their graves ¢ and seems unjust to make people of this country pay it without recompense. Perhaps some way could be found to have it paid in instali- ments from the revenue of the islands. I think we should attend to our own busi- ness and the other powers will think all the more of us. If they do not it should make no difference. As to my views of expansion, T think the territory embraced within the continental limits of the United States Is abundantly capable of supporting In comfort at least one hundred times its population. We have indeed a goodly heritage—the best the sun shines on. Let no American citi- zen imagine he can find a better land than his own on this planet. The Creator has not yet made any such land anywhere else, and so far as the needs of the Amer- ican people are concerned there is no ne- or any ditional creation. HENRY ACH— I favor expansion to the extent that we were compelled to expand by reason of I am what might be called a rabid annexatlorist, referring to all territory bounding this continent. In other words, I believe the Government of the United States should acquire by purchase, whenever sible, all our northern boundary. my opinion the United States should | adhere more strongly than ever to the provisions of the Monroe doctrine. In answer to the third question, I belleve that the acquisition of the islands must of necessity prove beneficial to the United States at large. and I belfeve that the islands of the Pacific will ultimately be the cause of an Immense development of the Pacific Slope. I do not deem it advis- able to withdraw our troops from our new possessions. nor do I believe In the sale of any productive or profitable terri- tory. The decrease of the army will reg- ulate itself as soon as the natives of the Philippines understand the policy of the Government. | E. F. PRESTON— I do not faver expansion and T belleve we should adhere to the provisions of the Monroe doctrine, but I think the acquisi- tion of Cuba, Porto Rico and the other West India isles comes well within the purview of the Monroe doctrine, as lead- ing statesmen of all parties have regarded their possession by foreign powers as a menace to the Atlantic coast, and the a quisition of the West Indies has been ree- ommended by a long series of Secretaries of State. It is only their strategic position in regard to the Atlantic seaboard which in my opinion justifies their retention. 8o far as Hawaii, the Ladrones and the Phil- ippine isles are concerned. I do pot believe they can be so assimilated as ‘o form an integral part of the United States; and even If such assimilation were successful I believe it would be injurious in the high- est degree to the intellectual stamina of the American people. I do not believe a republic can be true to itself or its insti- tutions and at the same time hold as con- quered provinces to the rople of which it has denied the right of .self-government and those other advantages of political liberty which we consider our rights by virtue of our manhood. It may be neces- sary for the United States to have coall stations. and I am In favor of any every possession which will enabie our Government to maintain the dignity of the