Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-10
COMBATTED BY HOAR.
Declared Reports From Otis, Dewey and
Other Sources Refuted Beve-
ridges statements.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Senator Hoar
replied to the speech of MIR. Beveridge.
In the course of speech, he declared
that practically every statement of fact
in the speech was refuted by s,overn-
ment reports received from admiral
Dewey, General Otis and from other
official sources. Where did Spain get
the right to sell her rights IN the Philip
pines, Mr.. Hoar asked. Where did the
United States get the right to buy and
sell people like Sleeps He was certain
that for all the wealth and commerce
and glory which he had eloquently de-
plcted, the senator from Indiana would
not have great injustice done.
Mr. Hoar declared the filipinos had
the Spanlards hemmed in Manila and
the latter were obliged to surrender. He
thonght it would be Necessary to revise
the constitution before those Fllipinos
could be bought and sold. He did not
believe MIR. Beveridge would advise the
American people to do 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
Dewey and other officers in the Philip
pines. These showed, he asserted, tbat
when Agulnaldo arrived in Luzon from
Hongkong the insurgents had an army
of 10000; that in the island of Luzon the
Filipinos maintained courts, scools, mu
nicipal governments and churches and
that peace and order prevailed pretty
generally. Spanish prisoners were
kindly treated. This" declared Mr..
noar, lis the condition of Things which
it is proposed to crush under our heels.
All that, he commented, you call
glory
Mr.. Hoar referred to Mr.. Beveridge's
statement that the present condition Of
warfare was due to utteranceS in this
country. This, ne denied and pointed
out that i'll December, 1898, the presl-
dent had sent proclamation to Gen
eral Otis for publication with the state.
ment that after full consideration of the
terms sovereignty, fright of ces-
sion, etc., ne was convinced they were
calculated to cause an Immediate out
break of hostilities Central Otis
amended the proclamation by making
the statement: 81 am convinced that 1t
is the intention of the government Of
the United States to seek the establish
ment of the most liberal government in
the Philippines"
This appeared in the proclamation
published TO the Filipinos, but copy of
the actual proclamation of the president
fell i'll the hands Of the Filipino leaders
and precipitated hostllities.
General Otis had promised, Mr.. Hoar
said, a government to the Fllipinos in
which they would be able to exercise
full measure of their individual rights
"Did he utter this promise to people
incapable of self governmental half
savages and half Spaniards?" de.
manded MIR. Hoar. He thought it bold
to charge those men who had opposed
this war from the beginding with the
responsibility of all the blood being
shed. He declared there had not been
a time when. if General Otis had been
able to give assurances of independence
to the Filipinos, the war would not
have terminated.
After reading some passages from
official reports, Mr.. Hoar concluded,
promising to discuss the question fully
in the near future.