The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-01-11
KEEP ISLANDS
Senator Beveridge Makes His An
ticipated Speech on the
Philippines
Urging a Declaration of the Pur-
pose Of This Country in
Plain Terms.
Senator HOar Makes Reply and
Introduces q Resolution on
the Subject.


(Neb.) offered resolution calling upon
the secretary of war for information as
to the name Of transports, the persons
from whom they were acquired, the
prices paid and all other information
relating to the transport service. It was
adopted.
At the conclusion Of the routine bust
ness, Mr.. Beverage Qnd.) was recog-
nized for his speech on the Philippine
question. The text Of his address was
. resolution which he offered a few
days ago, which declares chat the
Philippine islands are territory belong
ing to the United States; that it is the
intention of the United States to retain
them as such and to establish and
maintain such governmental control
throughout the archipelago as the stu
alton may demand"
1t was a brilliant audience which
greeted Mr.. Beveridge when he began
to speak. Each gallery was crowded.
Forming fringe about the chamber
were many members of the house of
representatives who had been attracted
to hear the maiden effort in the senate
OF the young Indianaian. Throughout
the speech which was very long, Mr..
Beveridge commanded the attention of
his colleagues of the senate and of his
auditors both on the floor of the cham
Der and in the galleries. He spoke rap
idly with notably clear enunciation and
at times with passionate force and
dramatic fervor, in advocacy of the res
olution.
Hoar Makes q Reply.
Mr.. Hoar followed Beveridge and ad.
dressed himself to the Indiana senator
WI. L great earnestness. 1t would be a
base thing, he said, for this country to
strike down the young republic in the
Philippines.
Mr.. Hoar said he could prove from
Otis and Dewey that there was a Fill
pino government. Otis in all communi-
cations said that the people of the
Philippines desired to establish their
independence. Mr.. Hoar said Aguin-
aldo was brought over and placed at
the head of 10000 people who desired
independence and who were furnished
arms by the United States government
Senator Hoar also introduced reso-
luton calling upon the president to
communicate to the senate, if not in
compatible with public interests, all
communications received by the ad-
ministration from Aguinaldo or any
other person undertaking to represent
the people in arms against this country
in the Philippines, and all replies to
such comm unications.
Also all proclamations issued by this
government and also by Aguinaldo OF
his representatives. An objection sent
the resolution over for day.
Otis Took Extraordinary Liberty.
Mr.. Hoar said that General Otis took
the most extraordinary liberty ever
taken by a military commander aud
suppressed President McKlnley's proc
lamation and issued one of his own in
its place.
Mr.. Hoar dwelt on the promises
which Otis made Jan. 1, 1899, when he
guaranteed liberty and freedom to the
people.
He said that a guarantee of the proc
lamation of General Otis of Jan. /,
1899, would have stopped the war, but
at the same time the Filipinos got the
other proclamation which proclaimed
the sovereignty of the United States
over the islands, which said the Fill
pinos ha d been bought like a flock of
sheen