River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

the United States get the right to buy asa
sell people like sheep? He was certain
that, for all the wealth and commerce and
glory which he had eloquently depicted,
the senator from Indiana would not have
great injustice done. Senator Hoar de-
clared the Filipiros had the %Spaniards
hemmed in Manila and the latter were
obliged to surrender. He thought II would
be necessary to revise the constitution be-
fore those Fflipinos could be bought ard
sold. He did not believe Senator Beverage
would ADVISE the American people to 90
this thing or to do anything so base as to
strike down the infant Filipino republic.
The Massachusetts senator made fire.
quent references to and quotations from
the reports of Gen. Otis and Admiral Dewey
and other officers IN the Philippines.
THESE showed, he asserted, that when
Aguinaldo arrived in Luzon from Hong
Kong the insurgents had an army of 10000:
that in the island of Luzon the FiiipinoS
maintained courts, schools, municipal gov
ernments ard churches, and that peace and
order prevailed pretty generally. Spanish
prisoners were kindly treated. This" de-
clared Senator Hoar, lis the condition Of
things which it IS proposed to crush under
our heels. And that" he commented, you
call glory"
Not Due to Talk i'm This Country.
Senate Hoar referred to Senator Bev-
eridge's statement that the present condi-
AAoAA VI was tut II AANEla 44tE ia
this country. This he denied and pointed
out that in December, 1898, the president
had sent a proclamation TO Gen. Otis for
publication to the Filipinos. Gen. Otis re-
turned the proclamation with the state
ment that after full consideration of the
terms Sovereignty" fright Of c~ession, "
etc, he was convinced they were calculated
TO cause an immediate outbreak of HOSTILE
ties. Gen. Otis amended the proclamation
by making the statement: Il am con-
WINGED that 1t is the intention of the gov
eminent Of the United States to seek the
establishment of the most liberal govern
ment in the Philippines"
Precipitated HostiIities.
This appeared in the proclamation pub
lished TO the Filipinos, but a copy of the
actual proclamation of the president fell
into the hands of the Filipino leaders and
precipitated hostilities.
Gen. Otis had promised, Senator HoaT
said, a government TO the Filipinos in
which they would be able to exercise a full
measure of their individual rights. Did
he utter this promise to a people incapable
of seif-government-to half savages and
half Spaniards?" demanded Senator Hoar,
He thought it bold to charge those men
who had opposed this war from the begin
ming with the responsibility of all the
blood being shed. He declared there had
not been a time when, if Gen. Otis had been
able to give assurances of independence TO
the Filipinos, the war would not lave ter
minated.
After reading some passages from official
reports Senator Hoar concluded, promising
TO discuss the question fully in the near fu-
ture.
Senator Hoar introduced a resolution
asking the president for all c~ommunica-
lions, documents, etc, received from Agui-
naldo or concerning the Philippines. He
enIeavored to secur immediate considera-
ton for his resolution, but on objection 1t
W. over until to-day.
Rawlins' Resolution.
Senator Rawlins. of Utah, introduced
a resolution which was referred 10 the
Philippine committee, directing the com
mittee to inquire into and report:
/. What form of government, insurgent
revolutionary or dictatorship. other than
that of the kingdom of Spain, existed in
the Philippine islands prior TO December
10, 1898, and to what extent Spain had
actual control Of the islands.
2. Can sovereign power be justly and
in accordance with international law
claimed in the absence ot " to control