The Van Buren press., 1900-04-21
SENATOR H0AR'S SPEECH.
The Massachusetts Senator Makes
His Promised Speech on
the Philippines.
INTENSE INTEREST WAS MANIFESTED.
He Made an Earnest and Vigorous
Defense of the Filipinos. Espe-
ciaIIy of Aguinnldo, Whom He
Classed with kOssuth, Dom Paul,
Joubert nnd other Patriots.

Washington, April 17,-At the be-
gin ming of the days session of the
seLate bill was passed granting to
soldiers of the Mexican war pensions
of $l2 a month in certain cases.
After the transaction of the routine
business, Mr.. Hoar addressed the SEN
ate on the Philippines question. In
tense interest was manifested in the
address by the senator. Mr.. .Hoar's posi-
tior on the question was well under
stood, but as it was known, too, the
speech was to be one of the greatest
Mr.. Hoar ever delivered, from his
pc.nt of view, the interest in the ut
terance was intensified.
Mr.. Hoar took for his text the reso-
luton of Mr.. Beveridge, of In
diana, declaring that the Phil
irpine islands are territory belonging
TO the United States, and that the
United States government must gov
ern the archipelago. Mr., Hoar spoke
with deliberation, but scarcely with
his usual forcefulness. He requested
his colleagues not to interrupt him in
the course of his speech, indicating
that the state of his health rendered
il undesirable that he should enter
into running debate.
Mr.. Hoar discussed at great length
the Filipino rebellion, and the causes
which, in his opinion, led up to it. lie
made earnest and vigorous defense of
tie Filipinos, especially of Aguinaldo,
who, he declared, was "brave, honest
and patriotic"
"He deserves to be remembered with
that small band who have given life
and everything dearer than life to
their country in a 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
beer the seed of the church of lib
erty."
Mr.. Hoar maintained his well-known
pc sition that the Filipinos had
achieved their independence, that the
United States had made them its
allies, and was bound to rec
ognize their independence, and
that they had proved themselves
I'll for such independence and capable
of self-government. AS one bit OF
proof, of their statecraft, he declared.
"The state papers of Aguinado, the
discussion of the law Of nations by his
attorney general, the mastery appeal
o. Mabini, are products of the Asiatic
mind They are not unworthy of the
Asiatic mind, the vehicle through
which came to us the scriptures of
the Old and New Testaments, the po-
etry of David, the eloquence of Isaiah,
the wisdom of Solomon, the profound
philosophy Of Paul"
The senator presented an elaborate
defense Of the Filipinos against the
charge that they We're responsible for
the present war, fully justifying their
action in resisting the American
forces.
As to what he would do with the
Philippines, Mr.. Hoar said;
II would declare now that we will
not take these islands tc govern them
against their will.
81 would reject cesson of SOW
creignty which implies that sovereign
" may be bought and sold and deliv-
cred without the consent of the peo-
pie.
II would require all foreign govern
ments to keep out Of these islands
~ would offer to the people Of the
Philippines our help in maintaining
order until they have reasonable OPP
portunity to establish government
OF their own.
~ would aid them by advice, II they
desire II, TO set up n free and inde-
pendent government,
~ would invite all the great powers
OF Europe TO unite In an agreement
that their independence shall not be
imterfered with
81 would declare that the United
States will enforce the same doctrine
as applicable to the Philippines that
we declared as 10 Mexico and llayti
and the South American republics.
81 would then, in not distant fu-
ture, leave them to work out their
own salvation, IA every nation on
earth, from the beginning Of time
has wrought out It's own salvation"