The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-12-22
AGAINST EXPANSION.
Hoar Presents His Views to the
Senate.
GIVEN IN FORM OF A RESOLUTION.

Says the American People Have No Right
to Take from Any Other People the
Birthright of Freedom because OF a
Fear That They win DO Wrong with 1t
What General Brooke's Proclamation
Shows-Other Washington News.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Hoar
of Massachusetts introduced the fol-
lowing resolution in the senate:
whereas, The American people and
the several states in the Union have
in times past, at important periods in
their history, especially when declar-
Ing their independence, establishing
their constitutions, or undertaking
new and great responsibilities, seen
fit to declare the purposes for which
the nation or state was founded, and
the important objects, the people in
tend to pursue in their political action,
and,
whereas, The close of great war.
the liberation by the United States of
the people of Cuba and Porto Rico in
the western hemisphere, and Of the
Philippine islands in the far east, and
the reduction of those peoples to a con-
dition of practical dependence upon the
United tSates constitute an occasion
which makes such declation proper;
therefore, be it
"ResOlved, That this republic adj
heres to the doctrines which were in
the past set forth in the declaration of
independence, and in it's national and
state constitutions: That the purpose
of its existence and the objects to
which its political action ought to be
directed are the ennobling of human
ity, the raising from the dust it's hum
bleSt and coarSest members, and the
enabling of persons coming lawfully
under its power or influence to. live in
freedom and in honor, under govern
ments whose forms they are to have
hsare in determining and in whose adj
ministration they have an equal share.
Most Important Obligations.
ats most important and pressing OBJ
legations are:
Il. To solve the difficult problem
presented by the presence of different
races on our SOIL with equal constitu-
tional rights. TO make the negro safe
in his home. secure in his vote, equal
in his opportunity for education and
employment; and to bring the Indian
to n civilization and culture in accord
ance with his need and capacity.
''2. TO enable great cities to govern
themselves in freedom, honor and pur-
ity.
''3. To make the ballot-box as pure
as sacramento vessel and the cleo
ton return as perfectly in accord with
the law and the truth as the judgment
of the supreme court.
II. To Danish illiteracy and igror-
ance from the land.
''5. To secure for every workman
and for every working woman wages
enough to support a life of comfort
and an old age of leisure and quiet,
as BELTS those who have an equal
share in a self-governing state.
Equality and self-Government.
SO. To grow and expand, over the
continent and over the islands of the
sea, just so fast and no faster as we
can bring into equality and self-govern-
ment, under our constitution, peoples
and races who will share these ideals,
and help to make them realities.
az To set peaceful example of
freedom which mankind will be glad
to follow, but never to force even free
dom upon unwilling nations at the
point of the bayonet or at the lannon's
mouth
8. To abstain from interfering with
the freedom and just rights of other
nations or peoples, and to remember
that the liberty to do right necessarily
involves the liberty to do wrong; and
that the American people has no right
to take from any other people the
birthright of freedom because of a fear
that they will do wrong with it."
General Brooke's Proclamation.
Hale had read from the clerks desk
the proclamation issued by General
Brooke in Havana OH turning over the
civil government of Cuba to his sue
cessor, General Leonard Wood.
"This proclamation" said he, "must
arrest the attention Of the senate COM
mittee on Cuban affairs and Of the
country. 1t is n most remarkable
statement of the progress that has
been made In Cuba. If General Brooke
be right peace and order practically
have been restored on the island and
the people will be ready at an early
date to enter upon government of
their own. General Brooke is to be
congratulated upon having accom-
plished a vast work. 1t Is much
greater than l had supposed l see
the dawn of the time when the Cuban
people will be able to set up a govern
ment of their own. General Brooke
having been displaced, will soon come
north and when he arrives, will re-
ceive our congratulations upon his
great work"
The matter was referred to the