The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

bOSlOll, DldlCn QUA letter bearing
the date of Feb. "a and signed by one
hundred or more of the most promin-
sr1t men in and around this city, head
ell by eXGov. George Boutwell,, COM
mending the attitude in congress of
Senator George Frisbie Hoar, and in
wiling him to address them at a future
date. was made public today by Secre-
tary Erving Winslow, of the Anti-Im-
perialist League. Accompanying it is
the letter of acknowledgment from
Senator Hoar, bearing date of yester-
day, in which he says:
II DO not think there is any reason
personal to me for holding such a pub
lie meeting. Undoubtedly there should
be. and there will be many public
meetings the country over to protest
against tramphng under foot the rights
of brave people struggling for their
liberties, the violation of the principles
of our constitution and of the declara-
ton of independence and the continu-
ance by the American people in the
costly and ruinous path which has
brought other republics to ruin and
shame, which will dishonor labor, place
intolerable burdens upon agriculture
and fasten upon therepublic the shame
of what President Mckinley has so
lately and so truly declared to be GRIM
inal aggression.
But l think it will be wiser to have
meetings of that character little later
rather than just now. We do not yet
know whether the present war for the
subjugation of the people of the Philip
pine islands is to continue indefinitely
or whether there is to be speedy sub.
mission to the overwhelming power OF
the United States. If the war shall
shortly be ended, we shall then be aole
to discuss the question of our national
duty free from disturbing influences
which exist always when the county
is at war If, on the other hand' tne
war shall long and. indetinltely con
tinue, the people Will 6egln 10 Ieel llis
burden of increased debt and IN falseu
taxation, the loss of life and health OF
our youth and the arrangement OF
trade and peaceful industries.
IAN attempt has been made TO peTsu-
AIDE the American people that the re-
sistance to our arms by the people OF
the Philippine islands has been due 70
those who oppose the attempt TO sup
iugate them. and who opposed the ratl-
fication of the treaty by Whlch SoVer
eighty over them was purchased anu
mid for as an article of merchandise
There was never more announced Vi
more foolish calumny.
"a strict military censorship was eA-
ercised over the cable to the fniIp1
pine islands during the whole perloa' l
have IN my possession one of the orig
inal circulars of the cable company,
warning ali persons that no dispatches
would be transmitted having the least
relation to politics without the assent
Of the military authorities OF the uiil'7
ed States"
After qroting some personal eXpe-
riences growing out OF his posltloA'
Senator Hoar says; mint,
"The blood Of the slaughtered blllp-
mos. the blood and the wasted heaith
and life of our own soldiers Is upon the
heads of those who have UNDERTAKE.
TO buy a people in the market IKE
sheen or to treat them as lawful prize
and booty of war, TO IMPOSE $500
,,,an+ on them without their consent
md "a tra1nple under foot not only the
neonie Of the Philippines but the prlh-
rtrIes unon which the American re
public itself rests .. .,.so,,.. r.,
Continuing, Senator Hoar refers 10
+ba hedges of the country toward Cu-
no and the presidents declaration thaG
CIV other conduct on our part Would
tay,a been criminal aggression. Inc
iaw If righteousness and justice on
which the great and free American
,,annle should act, and in the end, am
s'IIe will act, depends not on para!-
Iels Of latitude and meridians OF longi-
t,Ide or points of the compass: IL Is
the same Yesterday, today ana forever.
IF ia as true now as when our LatleFs
declared it in 1916. 1t is as plhdlhs
upon William Mckinley today as 1t
was upon George Washington OF aura tta
ham lincoln. The only powers Oh tlle
government the American people can
recognize are the just powers anu
those powers rest upon the consent OF
the governed. ,;.a,,s-
No man during this whole discus
sion. has successfully challenged, ana
no man will successfully challeDse'
first. the affirmation that uhder tile
constitution of the United states the
acquision of territory as OF other prop
erty is not constitutional enc puI
only a means to q constitutional emu,
and that while the making OF new
states and providing national delellse
are constitutional ends, so that we may
acquire and hold territory FOR those
purposes, the governing of subject PEG,
pies Is not a constitutional END; anu
that there is, therefore, no constitg-
tional warrant for acquiring ana holu-
ing territory for that purpose.
Second, that to leave our own couil-
try to stand on foreign soil is III VIOLA