The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-23
MR.. HOAR "a TRAITOR. .

We are glad to see certain leading Re
publicans making earnest speeches eX-
posing the wicked policy of the admins
tration in its Philippine war. Senator
Hoar has made several notable speeches.
and his reply to Senator Beverdge was
a particularly fine effort. His speeches
have made for him friends in sections
where his advocacy of the unconstltu-
tional Force bill made him anything
else than beloved. 1t may be that his eX-
perience in trying to square his early
views of the negro with the real condi-
tions has caused him to use every effort
in his power to prevent the Incorporation
of any other inferior races into the
body polite. We have had Il sad enough
experience with the negro problem in this
country to desire to escape from more
like problems which we take upon our
selves when we make the Philippines
part Of the American Republic.
a Washington correspondent says:
1.-THE officials of the War Department
have known for q long time that Sen
ator Hoar's speech made in the Senate
more than Il year ago in favor Of
granting independence to the Philip
mines was cabled to Hong Kong, trans
lated into the native languages, and
Z distributed among the different tribes
s-ef the Philippine archipelago by tho
iunta at Hong Kong for the purpose of
melting resistance against the authority
of the United States. 1t was cabled
from here to Paris and from Paris TO
Hong Kong, and, as stated by eX-Min-
lister Barrett in the papers this morn
ing, the telegraph tolls are said to have
exceeded $1,000 1t is also known to the
War Department officials that the money
was contributed by the wealthy anti
imperialists' in this country. During
the debate in the Senate the other day
upon n resolution of inquiry introduced
by Mr. Pettigrew. concerning an inca
dent at Manila, Mr.. Long suggested
that the Secretary of War be requested
to send all information in his posses
sion to the Senate. and intimated that
some interesting disclosures similar TO
that made by Mr.. Barrett would follow.
] am sure that the Secretary of War
would answer such an inquiry freely
and frankly, although it would cause
considerable CONSERVATION among certain
Senators and other public men of prom
inence to learn what use had been MADE
of their names, their utterances, their
advice and their money TO excite armed
resistance against the United states.
The first shot was fired in the Ph1llpplne
rebellion upon Il signal from washington
sent by Agoncillo upon the advice OF AT
beast two United States Senators ana IL
they lived in any other country they
would have been tried for treason. inns
has been known to the members or the
cabinet. prominent officers of the army
and two or three newspaper people ever
since it occurred, and it is quite remarka-
HE that the names and facts have not
been published"
All of which is rot and balderdaSh,
sent out to SANDER these Senators who
do not crawl on their bellies before Nc
Kinley. If they had any such informa-
ton as animated, the Administration
would send it out to the world
We do not doubt that Mr.. Hoar is
honest in his present antagonism to the
nm American policy, and we believe he
is doing the most patriotic act of his
life He is the true American. The
men who precipitated the war on the
Filipinos, are the traitors to the princi-
pies of our country. All the same we
fear that he has not the lofty courage
and nobility to stand up during the COM
ing national campaign and wage a relent-
less warfare against Mckinley and the
Mckinley stands. We hope Mr.. Hoar
will go TO the logical conclusion of his
position and vote as he talks.