Appeal of the Anti-Imperialist League, 1899 



We urge, therefore, all lovers of freedom, without regard to 

 party associations, to cooperate with us to the following ends: 



First, that our government shall take immediate steps 

 toward a suspension of hostilities in the Philippines and a 

 conference with the Philippine leaders, with a view of prevent- 

 ing further bloodshed upon the basis of a recognition of their 

 freedom and independence as soon as proper guarantees can 

 be had of order and protection to property. 



Second, that the Congress of the United States shall tender 

 an official assurance to the inhabitants of the Philippine 

 Islands that they will encourage and assist in the organization 

 of such a government in the islands as the people thereof shall 

 prefer, and that upon its organization in stable manner the 

 United States, in accordance with its traditional and prescrip- 

 tive policy in such cases, will recognize the independence of 

 the Philippines and its equality among nations, and gradually 

 withdraw all military and naval forces. 



Signed; 



George S. Boutwell, President 

 Francis A. Osborn, Treasurer 

 Erving Winslow, Secretary 



Vice-Presidents 



Charles F. Adams 

 Felix Adler 

 Edward Atkinson 

 L. W. Bacon 

 Samuel Bowles 

 Sam'l Bradford 

 John C. Bullitt 

 D. Caffery 

 J. G. Carlisle 

 Andrew Carnegie 

 James C. Carter 

 Grover Cleveland 

 W. Bourke Cochran 



Patrick A. Collins 



Theo. S. Cuyler 



Geo. F. Edmunds 



Wm. H. Fleming 



Patrick Ford 



Austen G. Fox 



Sam'l Gompers 



Thomas Wentworth Higginson 



Henry U. Johnson 



David S. Jordan 



Charlton I. Lewis 



George G. Mercet 



Herbert Mayrick 



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