Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-10
AS TO What We Should do
With the Philippines.
HIS REPLY TO QulGG
He Is Not In Favor of the United
States Retaining Islands
as Their Own.
GIVE THEM INDEPENDENCE
GIVE THEM INDEPENDENCE
That is the Gist of His Argument
Reasons He Advances For Adv0-
eating This Course-Would Send
Over a Military Governor.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Hoar OF
Massachusetts has made public a long
letter he has addressed to the editors
of the Journal, Advertiser. Herald ana
of Boston, in answer to a speech
by ex-Representative Quigg at the
Essex club the last Saturday IN Decem-
Der. In this speech Mr.. Quigg, referring
to Senator Hoar's attitude on the Fill
pino question, declared that the senate
wants US to skulk from our duty
senator Hoar takes the words quoted
as his text and says in part: l WISH
to put against this statement my EN-
phatic denial. What I wan the Amerl-
can people to do is to DC IN the fh'lp.
pines exactly what we have DONE are
doing and expect to do in CUBA. we
liberated both from Spain and we
have had no thougnt-at least l nave nao
no t~hought-of giving either back 70
Spain. l should as soon give BACK -
redeemed sou to Satan as to give Dack
the people of the Philippine Islands TO
the cruelty and the tyranny OF opalh.
Indeed, since they got arms, an army
and an organization, I do not believe It
is in the power of Spain to subdue them
again, But the United States. In my
should never allow her to make
the attempt. Having delivered them
from Spain, we We're bound IN all honor
to protect their newly acquired liberty
against the ambition OF greed OF any otn-
er nation on earth. And we are equal
Nv bound to protect them against our
own, We were bound to stand by them.
a defender and protector. until their new
government were established in freedom
and in honor. until they had made
treaties with the powers of the earth n
were as secure in their national inde-
-...a. oe Cu;t,orland iS cllra or as
San Domingo or Venezuela is sure.
"Now, if this be a policy of skulking
from duty, I fail to see it. We based
our policy in regard to Cuba. did we not.
on the ground that it was the policy OF
righteousness and liberty? We did not
tempt the cupidity of any millionaire or
even the honest desire for employment
Of any workman by the argument that
if we reduced the people of Cuba to our
dominion we should make money out OF
her and she could not help herself. In
those days we We're appealing to the
great, noble heart Of America and not
to the brooches pocket.
IF we were bound in honor and
Righteousness as a matter of principle to
abstain from depriving Cuba of the lib
erty we had given her because it was
right, We are, in my Judgment. all the
more bound to abstain from depriving
the people of the Philippines of their lib
critics because it is right.
care not the people of the Philippine
Islands as we'll entitled to their freedom
and independence as the people of Cuba?
Had they contributed as much to achiev-
ing their Independence as had the people
of Cuba? Do they desire their ildepend-
ence as do the people of Cuba?
Are they fit to govern themselves as
are the Cubans? Hav they forfeited
their right to ind pendence by any mis-
n pl.,c c,,cb &C ~, ottapk 1,nop tHo a nm II
of the United States, wantonly and with
out pr%ovocation?
Now, the facts which enable us to
J hear all the questions about which the
people a been so much misled dur
ing the last summer come to us at length
from the reports of the commanders OF
our army and navy in thePhilippine ISL
ands. I ave two witnesses to call upon.
General Otis and Admiral Dewey. While
I may not adopt all their conclusions as
to policy, (and ii is not the special duty
of soldiers ard sailors to determine the
policy of the country I ave no desire
to go beyond them and the men for whom
they vouch in the matter of fact.
But before citing the evidence. let me
state what l would do today. as l have
stated what I desired to do before the
war broke out. The Philippine armies
are scattered. Aguinaldo is a fugitive
and in concealnnnt. Whether they will
QiSpefSe like foam When tnoy
are attacked, coming together
! again like a thunder cloud and in the end
wearing out the patience of the %conqueror
it is not worth while to speculate. 1t is
not from any fear of any foen,an. pow
erful or insignificant. that the American
people are to determine their duty. II
the thing be right, they mean to do it
If it be wrong they viii not do it.
II would send General Wood or Cen
eral Miles or Admiral Dewey to Luzon
l would have him gather about him q
cabinet of the best men among the Fill.
piros Who ave the confidence of the
people and desire nothing but their well
fare. In all provinces and municipali.
ties where civil government is now estab-
lished, possessing the confidence of this
people, I would consult with their rulers
and representatives. I would lend tie aid
of the army to keep order. I would permit
the people to make laws II to admins
ter laws. subject to some supervision o,
inspection. till the disturbed times are
over and peace has settled down again
I upon that country. iESuring the security
! of the people against avarice. ambition OF
speculation. SO soon as it seems tina
government can maintain itself peaceful
~ and in order. j wOul by degrees with
draw the authority of the United States
| making a treaty with them that we would