The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-27
WHAT H0AR HAS DESERTED.
Senator's Speech Indicating Our Duty
Recalled.

Washington, Sept. 20.-In view o.
Senator HOar's present defense o
President Mckinley, the Senators
speech in the senate. April Il, is o
interest He then said:
Il believe that, if not to-day OF
tomorrow, yet at an early day, bet
ter knowledge OF the facts, the light
of experience, the love OF liberty and
Justice, which still burns in the hearts
of the republican masses IL this coun
try, will bring that party back to the
principles and policy upon which it
planted itself in the beginning.
I'VE are told that if We oppose the
policy OF our imperialistic friends We
are bound to suggest some policy oil
our own as IL substitute for theirs
We are asked what We would do in
this difficult emergency. 1t is a ques-
ton not difficult TO answer /. for
one, am ready to answer it:
"First--I would declare now that
we would not take these islands to
govern them against their will
Second would reject cessiOn of
sovereignty, which implies that SOW
ereignty may be bought and sold
without consent of the people. Spain
had no rightful sovereignty over the
Philippine Islands. She could not
rightfully sell them to us We could
not rightfully buy them from her.
Third would require all foreign
governments to keep out of these
islands.
FOURTH would offer to the peo-
pie of the Philippines our hep in main
tanning order until they have a rea-
sonable opportunity TO establish a
government of their own.
Fifth would aid them by advice.
if they desired it, to set up a free and
independent government.
SIXTH would invite all great
powers OF Europe to unite in an
agreement that that Independence
shall not be interfered with by US. by
themselves, or by any one of them
with the consent of the others. As
to this, | am not so sure. | should
like quite as well to tell it is not to
be done whether they consent or not.
SEVENTH would declare that the
United States would enforce the same
doctrine as applicable to the Philip
pines that We declared as to Mexico
and Hayti and the South American
republics. 1t is true that the Monroe
doctrine. doctrine based largely |
upon our regard for our interest. is |
not applicable, either in terms or in |
principle, To Il distant Asiatic terri |
tory. But. undoubtedly having
driven out Spain, we are bound. and |
have the right. TO secure for the pao-
pie we have liberated an opporru- |
nifty, undisrurhed and in peace. to |
HSat0AA al iicN gov IHiEitnL [Or !
themselves.
"Eighth-I would then. in a lot /
distant future. leave them to work /
out their own salvation, as every
nation on earth, from the beginning
Of time, a. our own ancestors. slowly
and i'll long centuries, wrought out
theirs; as Germany. "a Switzerland.
as France. i'll briefer periods, wrought
out theirs; all of them within the life
of a generation. To attempt TO i'm
pose freedom from without on any
people Is To disregard all the lessons
Of his tory Il i 70 attempt.
A gift Of that which is not TO be
given
By all the blended powers OF earth or
heaven
Ninth would strike out OF our
egislati0n the oath Of allegiance TO
Is and substitute an oath OF alleri-
ince TO their own country"