The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-11
Senator HOar, In the Senate. Arraigns
the Administration Policy of
Expansion.
The Monroe Doctrine, the Constitution
and. the Declaration of Indepen-
dence InlOrsed by a New Eng.
land Republican Senator.
National Disaster Following Lust of
Empire, Wars of Conquest, Subjuga-
ton Of Aliens and Enforced Sow.
ereiSnty With No Title to Ter
ritOry Are All Clear to the
Vision of the Aged
Statesman.

Mr.. Hoar was inclined to rdicule those who
favor expansion and the ratification Of the treaty
Of Paris without amendment. Their arguments
he said, three cheers for the flag. Who
will dare to haul it down? Hold on to every
thing you get. America has uutgr own
Americanism.'
In gene al. the friends of what Is called i'm
perialism or expansion content themselves with
declaring that the flag which is taken down
every night and put up again every morning over
the roof of this senate chamber. where it is in
Its rightful place. must never be taken down
where it has fioaten. whether that be its
rightful place or not-a doctrine which Is not
only without justi:icatio in international law
but if it implanted there wound make of
every war between civilized and powerful natl ons
war of determination a Of dishonor to
one party the other
The power to conquer alien peoples and hold
them in subjugaton is nowhere implied as neces-
sary for the accomplishment OF the purposes de-
clared by the constitution.
SUBJUGATION OF ALIENS.
to b Is sesry y TO be one that ought not
of the constitution thought ought not be ex-
Because it is immoral and wicked in itself.
Because 1t is expressly denied in the declara-
tlon Oh independence The great Interpreter and
which owes its origin to the same generation and
largely to the same men.
'It is affirmed that it is immoral and unfit IN
be exercised by anybody-in numerous instances
by contemporary state constitutions and bon
temporaneous writer's and authorities on public
law. who express the opinion of the American
people in that generation who adopted the con-
stitution as we'll OF the men who framed 1t.
In discussing how territory may be acquired
constitutionally by the United States Mr.. Hoar
said:
1T may also acquire adjoining outlying ter
ritory, dispose of 1t, make rules and regulations
for it for the purpose of national securities and
defense. as in the of Hawaii. although it
may be expected that the territory so acquired
nation state
Immediately following this statement Mr. Hoar
declarations
. MI President. you are not now proposing to
ACQUIRE or own property in the Philippines with
dominion as "a necessary incident: You are not
70 own foot Of land there You propose now
nothing else. Where In the constitution is the
grant gn, & ei power to exercise sovereignty where
In SUPPORT OF his Interpretation of the consti-
@auolon, @ NJ hI i1oar cited numerous authorities.
among t tneni 1harles sumner. Justice Matthews
ana justice Brewer. He then appealed to the
actinn & VINO are hesitatng as to what their
"ct!oh ..!o Upon the question of expansion may be
the greatest question that has ever been or
ever will be put to them in their lives the cues
iol', MOI ol year or OF century. of
stsneration. zen out question pertaining rather to
tne great period OF a national lfe''-not to com
NIT themselves in principle to such "a policy bv
w,,T ,he peace treaty and that they
Hoar said: AA'
tiGn you take It down from Independence Hall
lie quoted the statement of Louis Napoleon
made IN 1904. that The time of conquest Is pasI
never to return. for it is not by expending the
henceforward be honored and powerful. pus py
placing itself at the head OF generous ideas ami
Justice. and added Napoleon forgot what he
said when he grew little stronger. He saw his
see ours in the Philippine islands. But the sure
and terrible feet Of destiny overlook him in the
midst of his pride and power.
Our commissioners back from Paris
brihSing with them the castoff clothing OF
his fate to discard for them the spotless robes
IN IN wheh our fathers arrayed the beautiful gen
president of the United States sent a message to
'onsTess, = sn0aI IN tina that n message he said:
ina. f Is not 70 be thought of, and under the
OF moraiity that would be criminal aggression
Napoleon. An, Mr. President. President den AOIns Mc
kinley bat repeated Louis Napoleon though in
louder and clearer voice
president Mckinley. when he spoke. was not
tninklng even OF honor or OF power inspiring ana
self and placed the American people on the
stern. enduring and perpetual rock of righteous
thought of. under code of morality: that
would be criminal aggression.
Who shall haul him down? Who shall haul
dent?' O"i' 'A'e pie'A
Mr.. Hoar dwelt with emphasis upon the large
increase in national expenditure which the policy
OF expansion advocated by Mr.. Platt would en-
!al placing the amount at $3.50. Zoo. 900 annually
ne argued That the adoption of Mr.. Platts doc
trine would reduce wages, increase taxation,
ingman and by the act of the government every
Americans dignity would be dishonored and his
In conclusion Mr. Hoar said he could not
agree that the lesson of our first hundred years
IL ,ita. ,ie ueciara,ioi OF independence and the
constitution are e failure and tnar America is
to begin the Twentieth century where Spain be-
gan the Sixteenth.
The Monroe dictrine is gone. Every Euro
pean nation every European alliance has the
right to acquire dominion in this hemisp.0 e,
when acquire it in the other
1t may be. he thought, that In tempest of
popular delusion cloud might for the moment
rover the great truths of our declaration He had
encountered such storms in his experience. hut
the clouds had passed and the sunshine had
again.
MIR President. this spasm of folly and delu-
sion Also in my judgment. will surely pass by.
Whether it pass by no. thank God I have
done duty. and that have adhered to the
great doctrines Of Righteousness and freedom
which l learned from my fathers, and in whose
rny ifa has haon