The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-09
Thereby War Gould Be
Ended in an Hour.
Believes Americans Will Be
just on Second Thought.

w.
r. Hoar Of Massachusetts, has oommuni.
Gated an article on "Our Duty to the
Philippines' TO the Independents which
will appear tomorrow. ;.
He begins with review Of the oircum-
stances leading mp to the war with Spain,
Of wsioh he says;
al think II might have been avsrted
and that Cubs could have been liberated
by peaosable means II the counsel Of
Grant and Fish had been followed. and II
our public men In the senate had rsmem-
bered that they were part Of the diplo-
matio power Of this country and 1t was
unbeooming in them to indulge In bitter
and singing invsctives against Spain
whether such invecttvss we're just or un-
Just. But don't feel inclined 10 Judge
these utteranoes severely. Something, as
burke said, must be pardonsd to the
spirit Of liberty, and those uttsrances.
though 10 my Judgment unfortunate.
came from brave, humane and liberty
loving SOULS"
Continuing the Senator says that down
to January I, 1899. the American people
and the Republican party were com-
mitted to the doctrine that just govern.
ment rest upon the consent Of the gov
erned and that every psopls has the right
to dissolve at viii the political oonneosion
that binds 1t to another people.
"In dealing with Cuba" says the
writer. Eve acted upon these principles
but the treaty Of peace disclosed differ
emit purposs a. to the Philippines, the in
habitants Of which were much nearer In.
dependence whom the treaty Of peace was
signed than ever had been the people Of
Cuba. Their leader had bsen brought
over to the islands In United States
ship by the United States authorities and
Was In arms ut the head Of his forces,
with our full concurrence and co-opera-
ton. II the statement attributed to .
high official In one Of our departmsnts.
who Is sometimes called upon to sit In
the cabinst with the President. was
actually mace, their leader had Leen o..
fersd by President Mckinley the high
{ fios of Colonel In the regular army Of
the United States, AL offer which itself
Is suf3clsnt refusation Of all the charges
hkhiaDb MIN. 3hVy 1o4 AAof3~1 - ~
visional constitution, q model Of its kind,
establishing q dictatorship like tnoss es.
t,bliehsd by Bolivar in South America,
to give place to republic ~ soon ~ the
military condition should make It pos
sible. Looking hack, oan any sane man
doubt the wisdom OF those who desired to
amend the treaty and to deal with the
M .rtcus.>z -. - Ala 18th Cuha IN covx,.
pei Spain to renounos her sovereignty; to
keep OF all foreign nations and to aid the
Islanders In establishing their own gov
eminent according to their own desire?"
The senator refers to the spithet
''TrAitor" and other harsh words applied
to those who votsd against the peace
treaty and asks: "when the President
said that foroibls annexation, according
TO our American code OF morals. would
be criminal aggression. was he q copper
hsadp Was he disloyal to the fsgf Was
not be Republican, Was there ever an
uttsranoe so calculated to give courage 10
Aguinaldo and his people a. thatf"
As to our future attitude toward the
Filipino people, Senator Hoar writes:
"Ths time has come to make up your
mind COW. II you are to declare that
you do not mean to subjugate them or to
enslavs them, that you will act toward
them on the principles and in the spirit
Of your own dec laration OF Independence,
the war can be endsd In an hour. Tbs
refusal to make this declaration In the
beginning Of this war aud your refusal
now TO declare yourselves IL what Is alone
responsible for its continuance.
NOW We havs got to settle the question
which the President has rspeatedly de
oIarsd Is for Congress or for the people,
whether We will complete the subjuga-
don Of tie Fihpinos; whether We will
under take to govern them rs subjects o.
ssrfs; or whether We will aid them to te-
come a self governing nation. either n
a rspublic as they seam TO desire. or 81
o limited monarchy like Japan, on
whether they shall exist hereafter a. an
absolute monarchy after the fashion In
which We are maintaining In power to
day the Sultan Of Suiu with his slaves
and his harsm."
Senator Hoar then writes that this
great question has been discussed with .
levity, with an intolerance and With an
appeal to low motives and to cheap pas
slons rarely parallsled in political his
tory.
A notable exception, he says, 70 Gov.
Theodore Roosevelt. Whose late address In
| n hich he maintains that expansion II the
way to peace 10 "a thoughtful and abi'
argument worthy Of serious consideration
In this connection the Senator says
"Ths American people. the brave and
Just people, who made the immarta
dsclaration and who maintained 10 with
lifs and fortune and sacred honor, whs
established our wonderful constitution
to whose Nonr,s Doctrine IL due the free