Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-10
WILL HOLD PHILIPPINES
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shoot our soldiers down, that the blood
of those dead and wounded boys OF
ours is on their hands, and the flood of
years cannot wash that stain away'.
there was deep, although suppressed,
sensation among his auditors. At the
conclusion of the speech tremendous
and unrcstraincd applause swept over
the galleries, and 1t was notable that
Secretary OF the Treasury Gage. who
occupied a scat in the Senator's gal
iery, was participant in it,
GENERAL OTIS QUOTED.
Mr. Hoar tRep., of Massachusetts,
replied briefly to Mr. Beveridce. AL
though he did not enter fully into the
merits of the question under discus
sion, he did not feel that some OF thu
Indiana Senator's statements ouch. 10
go to the country unchallenged. Ho
declared that not the American oppo.
sition to the war, but the Presidents
proclamation TO the Fiipinos was re-
sponsible for the hostilitcs He ridl-
culed Mr.. Beveridge's statement that
the Filipinos were not capable OF self
government and quoted General Otis
reports to show that they were
Mr.. Allen (Nebraska) offered n reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary of
War for complete information ms to the
transport service. 1t was adopted.
AN APPEAL.
Mr.. Beveridge then smoke. closing n
follows:
MIR. President and Senator's: Adopt
the resolution offered that peace may
quickly come and that we may begin
our saving, rcgenerating and uplifting
work. Adopt 1t. and this bloodshcd will
cease when these deluded children of
our islands learn that this Is the final
action OF the representa- tives of the
American people in Congress assem-
bied. Reject 1t. and the world history
and the American people will know
where to forever fix the awful rcspon-
sibility for the consequences that will
surely follow such failure to do our
manifest duty. How dare we DELAY
when our soldiers blood Is nlowing?"
SENATOR HoAR's REPLY.
Mr.. Hoar addressed the chair. He
said the beauty and eloquence of the
speech had recalled that incident in
which Satan had taken Christ up into
an exceeding high mountain and show
ed him all the Kingdoms of the world
and the glory thereof, and promised
that all should be his f he would but
fall dow: and worship him; and he had
replied: Set thee behind me, Satan"
Mr.. Hoar declared the Filipinos had
the Spaniards hemmed In Manila and
the latter We're obliged to surrender
He thought it would be necessary to
revise the constitution before those
Fllipinos could be bought and sold. He
made frequent references to and quo
tations from the reports of General
GUS and Admiral Dewey and other Of
ficers in the Philippines. These showed
W
ION from Hong Kong the insurgents
had an army OF 10000 In the island of
Luzon. that the Flipinos maintained
courts. schools, municipal governments
and churches. and that peace and or
der prevailed pretty generally. Span
ish prisoners were kindly \reated.
This" declared Mr. Hoar, lis the CON
dition Of things which 1t Is proposed
to crush under our heels. And that"
he commented, you call glory"
WHAT OTIS DID.
Mr.. Hoar denied that the presen;
condition of warfare was due to utter
ances in this country. and in this de-
NAL pointed out that in December, 1895.
the President had sent a. proclamation
to General Otis for publica tion to the
Filipinos. General Otis returned the
after full consideration OF the terms
Sovereignty, right of cession," ETC.. he
was convinced they were calculated to
cause an immediate outbreak Of hos
Titles. General Otis amended the
proclamation by making the statement
IT am convinced that 1t Is the inten-
ton of the government of the United
States to seek the establishment of the
most liberal government in the Phil
ippines."
PRECIPITATED HOST1LITIES.
This appeared in the proclamation
published to the FIipnos, but n copy
of the actual proclamation of the Pres
ident fell into the hands of the Filipino
leader and precipita,ed hostilitics
General Otis had promised. Mr. Hoar
said. n government to the Filpinos in
which they would be able to exercise
4 full measure of their individual
rights. did he utter this promise to
a people incapable of self-Government
Ito half savages and half Span
iards?" demanded Mr.. Hoar. He
thought it bold to charge those men
who had opposed this war from the be,
ginning with the responsibility OF all
the blood being she'd He declared
there had not been time when. II
1citlti ptiS h'td ottii dDlt W give as
surances of independence to the Fill
pions. the war would not have termi-
mated.
Concluding, Mr.. Hoar promised to
discuss the question fully in the near
future.
The Senate, Mt o'clock. adjourned
POSTMASTERS NOMINATED
Washington. Jan s-The President,
10 fol
of postmasters to the Senate:
North Carolina-I. Fl. Lutterloh. San
ford.
Georga-W. L. H. Henderson. OK
ford; w. Pe1dicord. Fort Valley.