Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-25
AGAINST RETENTION.
Senator Hoar Opposes Keeping the
Phi1ippines-VOices His Views
in a Long Speech.

Washington, April 1S.-At the be-
ginning of Tuesdays session of the
senate bill was passed granting 70
soldiers of the Mexican war pensions
of $12 month in certain cases.
After the transaction of the routine
business Senator Hoar addressed the
senate on the Philippine question. In
tense interest was manifested in the
address by senator's. Senator Hoar's
position upon the subject was we'll
understood, but as it was known, too,
that the speech was to be one of the
greatest Senator Hoar ever delivered,
from his point of view, the interest in
the utterance was intensified.
Senator Hoar took for his text the
resolution of Senator Beveridge, of In
diana, declaring that the Philippine
islands are territory belonging to the
United States and that the United
States government must govern the
archipelago.
Senator Hoar began his address by
speaking of the prosperous condition of
the American people at the close of the
war with Spain. He told Of the glory of
that conflict and of victory in the inter-
est of liberty. He praised President McKin-
ley's course at that time, saying in his
judgment he was the best beloved presi-
dent who ever sat in the chair Of Wash
ington.
Continuing, he said: 1.-The American peo-
pie, so far as know, were all agreed that
their victory brought with it the re-
spons1b1l1ty of protecting the liberated
peoples from the cupidity of any other
power until they could establish their own
independence in freedom and In honor
Il stand here to-day to plead with you
not to abandon the principles that have
brought those things to pass. 1 inplore
you to keep to the policy that has made
the country great, that has made the re-
publican party great, that has made the
president great.
Il believe not only that perseverance in
the present policy will be the abandon
ment OF the principles upon which our gov
eminent is founded, that it will change our
republic into an empire, that our methods
or legislation, of diplomacy, of administra-
ton must hereafter be those which belong
to empires, and not those which belong to
republics; but I believe persistence in this
attempt will result in the defeat and over
throw Of the republican party"
Senator Hoar maintained his well-known
position that the Filipinos had achieved
their independence, that the United States
had made them it's allies and was bound
to recognize their independence. and that
they had proved themselves fit for such
independence and capable of self govern
| Inent. AS one bit of proof of their state
| craft he declared:
1.-The state papers of Aguinaldo, the dis
cussion of the law Of nations by his attor-
ney general, the mastery appeal of Ma
bini, are products of the Asiatic mind
They are not unworthy of the Asiatic
mind, the vehicle through which came to
nc ho irt11 IF fhn md
ment the poetry of David, the eloquence
Of Isaiah the wisdom Of Solomon, the pro-
found philosophy of Paul.
AS to what he would do with the Philip
pines Senator Hoar said:
II would declare now that we will not
take these islands to govern them against
their will.
II would reject cession of sovereignty
which implies that sovereignty may be
bought and sold and delivered without the
| consent OF the people.
Il would require all foreign governments
to keep out of these islands.
II would offer to the people of the Phil
| ippines our help In maintaining order I'M
| til they have reasonable opportunity to
establish a government of their own
Il would aid them by advice, If they de-
| sire it, to set up free and independent
government.
Il would invite all the great powers of
| Europe to unite in an agreement that that
| independence shall not be interfered with
Il would declare that the United States
! will enforce the same doctrine as apple.
able to the Philippines that we declared as
to Mexico and Hayti and the South Amer
| lean republics
~ would then, in not distant future,
leave them to work out their own saliva
| ton, as every nation on earth, from the
beginning of time. has wrought out its
own salvation"