The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-17
SENATOR HAWLEY'S ADDRESS
DELITERED AT THE MEMS CLUB
 MEETING AT UNITED CHURCH.
Our Country nmd Our New Peoples-A Semi Militnry Government Needed for the New Possesstons-Politic Du- ties of fCitizens Reasons Why Admir- al Dewey Could Not Leave Manila.

ties or ISltfZens-Keasons why Admlr- Dewey Could Not Leave Manila. l United States Senator Joseph R. Hawley addressed the Mems club of l the United church last night, speaking
 on Our County and Our New Peoples. v Senator Hawley in his opening re- marks referred to the meaning of the
 word politics" and read its definition
 as given in Webster's dictionary. That
 definition" said he, lis broad enough
 to justify almost anything I shall say
 this evening It seems that Divine
 testing us. We have made loud enough protests of our glories as q na-
 things to barbarous people remains to
 be seen. This is the second awful test
 for the country. The civil war was the
 first, I confess that I dread this test.
 but I believe that with the Lords help
 this country will carry it through and
 that ten or fifteen years from now the
 people of the Philippines and the people
 of Porto Rico will thank God for our
 coming. Our motives are, I think,
 good"
 Senator Hawley then read the resolu-
 ton passed by congress recognizing the
 independence of Cuba. referred to the
 Spanish war and the victory of Ameri-
 can arms, and said: "Is it possible that
 success so wonderful was gained in
 an unjust cause? Cuba had been gov
 erned by Spain for centuries and the
 history of that government is history
 of unparalleled injustice" He then re-
 ferred to the conditions which prevail
 ed in Cuba as justification of interfer-
 ence by the United States and traced
 the course of the war so speedily ter
 minated With slight loss to our army
 and navy. Speaking of Porto Rico, he
 said.
 'I think we will get along well there, as the Porto Rican people are generally intelligent and are not going to con- pei us to shoot them. l think that we will get along with the Cuban people
 We are under obligations to Spain and to all the world to pacify the island and bring it to self government, if possible to make it republic, or if things drift that way part of the American union. In the Philippines we have to cope with three or four nearly distinct races; variety of religions as well as no religion at all: a large number of Catholics governed by priests; Malays with their original pira atical ideas; wild Togals who don't rise to the level of our Indians several years ago. Though we went there and relieved them from the tyranny against which they had been struggling for years, they immediately began to shoot us. It became necessary immediately to tell them to stop shooting, killing rob- ping and murdering and the use of the deadly gun became an imperative duty We cannot justify ourselves to the world unless we' establish peace there and show these people, gently but firmly, in the way of civiliZa tion That duty is laid upon us whether we would or no."
 Speaking of the often expressed opin- II Dewey had sailed away from the Philippines after destroying the Spanish fleet In Manila harbor Senator Hawley said that was impossible Ad- mral Dewey had no orders to leave Manila; he had no coal, there were people in Manila whom it was his duty to protect. The people there had no one to look to but God and Dewey What could our government do? order Dewey to leave those people? Could we sell the islands out or give them away? Why the nations of the world would have gathered like vultures if would probably have fought over them. We are to organize those peo- people. How are we to govern them? We cant let civil officers govern the | islands, we can't let the insurgents do | 1t. We have got to keep there sub- | a military government; give l them a semi-military government if | you choose, as General Wood has now | 1t Ponce. He is as wise as Solomon | n his government. He has helped to | organize the municipal government, to | open the schools again. He has shown | absolute fearlessness. He is a gentle nan in all things, but he can't be rifled with. Now I wish we bad hun lreds of men like that scattered around | Il Porto Rico Cuba and the Philip oines Such men are to make the diff icult beginning in the reconstruction if those people. Behind them must tand a patriotic people, willing to be aXed a little. if necessary. We want hose people to learn that we are not ,paniards.
 Our government there will not be ust right. There will be some mis- takes. Probably the Philippines will lot be settled down during this gener- Lton. We have much to learn from he English; how they doveta fled in iyil and military control. I dont sup 'ose we can make the Filipinos love us much, but we can make them respect S and can bring some peace and order here"
 Turning next to politics, Senator Iawley said: Tt is the duty of every American citizen to be politician. | m veXed when I hear a man say, T ake no interest in politics. What is e doing? He is abdicating the sover- ignty of an American citizen and here is no succession. The 13,0OO, 900 r 15, ,000, ,000 voters of the United States ave as much right to stay away as ny one man has. As an excuse we