The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-19
Mr.. Hoar's Nine Polnts.


The Constitutional points made by Sem
ator HoAB In his speech In the Senate Tues
day have been sufficiently answered al
ready. Passing over his remarkable en-
thusiasm for A~aUINALpo, an enthusiasm
more creditable to the generosity OF his
nature than to his apprehension OF facts,
we com to the nine points In which he
formulates the policy which he wishes the
United States 70 pursue In regard to the
Philippines. Let us take them up one by
one and see how sound they are:
II. would declare now tina, we will no, take thoss
Islands u govern them against their will"
What would be the use Of such a declara-
Senator HoAR think that A~GUINALDo and
the Tagalog tagrag are the Philippines?
e, l would reiec, q cession Of sovereignty which
Implies that sovereignty may be bough, and sold and
delivered without, the consen, Of the people :"
As sovereignty has been bought, sold and
delivered without the consent Of the people
from 1903 TO 1897, Senator HoAR here
rejects American history.
IS rwould require all foreign o%overnmen,,t TO keep
out Of these Islands"
A dog-in-the-manger policy. The United
States are neither to have the Philippines
nor let any other country havo them or
any part OF them. II We don't keep them,
somebody else will take them. No doubt
about that. The hunger for territory is
so great in Europe that the Philippines
would be gobbled up by some Power or
several Powers; and II Europe were slow
about it. Japan would step in. Mr.. HoAR
would have the United States warn all the
Powers of. Alarge contract, sure to involve
the country in continuous and exhausting
war; and war for nothing.
- I would oner to tho people Of the Philippines
our help in maintaining order until they have a
reasonable opportunity to esta blish a government Of
their own"
The people OF the Philippines! Mr.. HoAR
seems TO think that there is only one people
| there and that IL Is as homogeneous as the
population OF Concord or Oakham. Earlier
in his speech he talks OF the natives as
at present undisciplined to control Of any
kind" How long would it take such peo-
pie to establish a government How
much OF n job does Mr.. HoAR think it would
be TO maintain order? Too big a Job, ap-
| parently, for the United States to under
take On Its own hook, but not too big TO
undertake out OF pure benevolence.
IS. l would aid them by advice, II they desire II. 70
set UP a free and independent government"
They" are able to set up any number Of
independent governments, although the
notion OF freedom among dictators Of the
| Aguinaldo type may not agree entirely
| with Mr.. HoAR's.
-. l would invite all the erea, Powers Of Eu.
rope to unite In an agreemen that tina, Independence
shall not he interiered with BY us, by themselves.
or by any one OF them with the consent OF the
others"
Which would highly amuss the great
Powers.
-. | would declare ,h., the United States will
enforce the same doctrine as applcabl BILE to lhe Philip.
pines that We declared as to Mexico and Hay,i and
the South American republics. It Is true that the
Mnro. Doctrine. a doctrine based largely on ou
regard for our own interests. Is not applicable either
In terms or in principle 10 a distant ASatic territory.
But undoubtedly, having driven out Spain, We are
bound. and have the night, to secure to III. people We
have liberated an opportunity, undlsturbcd and In
peace. To establish a new government for them
selves"
The extension OF the Monroe Doctrine TO
the Philippines would be a little too much.
The United States can hardly indulge in
the luxury Of proteges in Asia. At least, it
cannot do so without being at perpetual
war with the Powers and the prot6ges.
IS would then. In a not distant future. leave
them 10 work out their own salvation, as every nation
on earth. from the beginning Of time has wrought
on, its ov n salvation. Let them work out their own
salvation as our own an cestors. &c"
Mr.. HoAR cannot get it out OF his head
that the inhabitants Of the Philippines are
one nation and one people.
20. would strike out OF your legislation the oath
n allegiance To us and substitute an oath Of allie.
glance to their own country"
Their own country! What country Mr..
HoAR has a very noble love Of freedom and
a very hazy notion Of conditions in the
Philippines. When a man ofhis high ability
cannot propose a policy more feasible
than this, the utter weakness Of the anti
imperialist side becomes more evident than
ever.