Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-18

G
fully the doctrine of consent OF the
governed and the doctrine that terri-
tory 50 acquired must be held to be
made into states.
You tried governing men OF other
races than your own at home for a
hundred years. You dealt with In
dams; you dealt with the negroes, close
at hand. knowing all. about them.
And now you go forth to lay your yoke
on 10,ooO,oo0 of them. suppose you
feel encouraged by your success. There
are 100000 more, 900 miles away, of
whom you know nothing. You go forth
jauntily and boastingly as Louis Ma
poleon went to meet his doom at Sc
dam"
Senator Hoar discussed at great
length the Filipino rebellion and the,
causes which, in his opinion, led up to
lit. He made an earnest and vigorous
defense of the Filipinos, especially
Aguinaldo, who. he declared, was
brave, honest and patriotic.
In the course of his eulogy of Agui-
Si,ait'o lie said: II deserves to be re-
menlbered with that small band who
have given life and everything dearerl
than life to their country in losing
cause. He shall live With Kossuth,
with Dom Paul, with Joubert, With
Emmett, with Egmont and Horn, with
Nathan Hale, with Warren, with all
the great martyrs of history whose
blood has been the seedsof the church
|; of liberty.
MIR. Hoar maintained his We'll known
position that the Filipinos had
achieved their Independence; that the
United States had made them its allies
and was bound to recognize their indie
Epenience, and that they had proved.
themselves fit for such independence
and capable of self government. AS
rome bit of statecraft, he declared:
The state papers OF Aguinaldo, the
discussion OF the law of nations by his
attorney general, the mastery appeal
lsof Mabini. are products of Asiatlc
i mind. They are not unworthy of
isAsiatic mind, the vehicle thru which
icame to5us the scriptures of the old and
new testaments. the poetry of David,
the eloquence of Isaiah, the wisdom of
solomon, the profound philosophy of
Paul.
The senator presented an elaborate
defense of the Flipinos against the
charge that they We're responsible for
I the present war, fully justifying their
action in resisting the American forces.
AS to what he would do with the
Philippines. Mr.. Hoar said:
u would declare now that we will
mot take these islands to govern them
against their will. ] would reject a
lcession of sovereignty which implies
that Sovereignty may be bought and
sold aud delivered without the consent
bof the people.
II would require all foreign govern
ments TO keep out of these islands.
Il would offer to the people of the.
Philippines our help in maintaining or
der until they have a reasonable oppor-
lstunity to establish government of
their own.
II would aid them in advice. II they
lsdesire 1t, to set up a free and indepen-
dent government
II would invite all the great powers
of Europe to unite in an agreement
that independence shall not be inter
fered with.
II would declare that the United.
States will enforcethe same doctrine,
as applicable TO the Philippines that
we declared as to Mexico and Hayti
land the South American republics.
II would then, in not distant fu-
lture, leave them to work out their own
4 salvation as every nation on earth.
from the beginning of time, has
/ wrought ont its own salvation
1 AS Mr. Hoar concluded. applause
swept over the galleries. Many of his
Ecolleagues. particularly those on the
democratic side, congratulated him.
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