The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-30
UNFOLDING THE REPUBLIC.
Anti-ImperiaIists Criticise Senator
Hoar,s Attitude,

Hoar's Attitude.
The Washington branch of the Anti I'M
perialist League has begun its campaign
Literature is already passing into the
hands of the voters of many states and
those members of the league who are
gifted with the faculty of happy speech
are preparing to go upon the stump in
the interest of the Democratic National
ticket.
One of the officers of the league, in con-
versation with a Times man last night
commented bitterly upon the conduct OF
Senator Hear. declaring that in the opin-
ion of all men the senior Senator from
Massachusetts suffered by comparison with
Senator Wellington OF Maryland, whose
conscience was not bound up in party
lines
The attitude of Mr.. Hoar is almost pa
thetic. He prepared long speech in de-
fence of the right of the Filipinoes to the
boon OF self-goyernment and in bitter con-
domination OF the Administration Mr.
Hoar was almost continually engaged with
the Administration agents on tie floor Of
the Senate in the discussion of the Phil
ippine question. He caused to be printed
as public documents a great deal of yalu-
able anti-imperialist literature, which we
are now using against the decaying party
TO which he clings. But instead of fol-
lowing his conscience, old man that he is
he was unwilling to run the risk of losing
his political life by antagonizing the party
with which he has been affiliated.
fou recall the memorial to Congress
signed by Felipe Buencamino. which Mr.
Hoar. after considerable difficulty. sue
ceeded in having printed as a public doc
ument? | wonder II he reads that now
or IL he recalls the words which excoriate
the President. whom Senator Hoar now
says he cannot forsake."
Buencamino's memorial to Congress was
Gated at Tarlac. August 20. 1899 A part
ef it follows:
1t is plain that it was through provi-
| Dental agencies that the Filipino State
came into being on the 24th day of MAJ.
1878. and has existed to this day. replacing
the alien Spanish Government which fell
definitely - the 18th day of August, 1898.
on which day our troops which, in fact
and as set forth in Consul General Pratt s
letters, had closely invested Manila for
more than two months. captured The sub,
urbs OF Manila. driving the Spaniards from
their defences. while the United States
forces peacefully occupied the walled city
in accordance with the terms of capitufa-
ton signed by the Spanish general
1t would seem. therefore, that there can
be no doubt that God, in His infinite good
ness, wisdom. and mercy, entrusted to the
honor OF the United States the liberation
and independence Of the Filipino; but. not
withstanding the evidence that the hand of
Providence has guided the course of
events, the United States are now endeav-
oring TO prevent the contamination of the
glorious and just purposes OF the Creator
By whom, by what agency, were the two
peoples united in the bonds of sympathy
and friendship? Who could have pre-
vented it?
Who is it that has caused these two
| friends and brethren TO wage war upo:l
one another? Alasi esteemed citizens OF
the great American Republic, you know
well who is the cause OF such reckless per-
turbation. 1t Is the President of your Re-
public. Mr. William Mckinley who using
as a pretext alleged rights obtained through
the purchase of the more than doubtful
sovereignty of Spain, gives evidence of his
intention to ignore the bonds of friendship
and guardianship which should unite the
two nations by imposing on us, by force
of arms. the sovereignty of the United
States. Is this line OF conduct of Mr.. Me
Kinley in harmony with the canons OF
morality simply because the American ma
ton is greater. more opulent and more
powerful than the Filipinos? Surely it Is
not, for il moral obligations. which bine
parties to respect the generally accepted
codes of morality. are applicable in inter
national affairs. it is beyond question thar
there should be no evasion of obligation
on the part of the great American nation
to stand by and protect the small Filipino
nation until the great work of securing the
recognition of our existence as an indie
pendent nation is recognized and thereby
firmly eStablished-a great work to which
your consuls (above mentioned) and COM
manders uuquestionably and providentially
applied themselves.
In the name, therefore of Almighty
God, of humanity. and of national honor,
/ now appeal TO the great and influential
citizens of the United States to fulfill these
obligations by passing. as matter of par
amount Importance a just resolution in
your national Congress officially recogniz-
ing our independence, thereby bringing to
an end this inhuman and wicked war and
restoring the reign OF peace and harmony
between Americans and Filipinos, who, in
accordance with the infallible will of God,
should live under the happy conditions Of
brotherhood.
1T is plain that it can not be claimed
that by reason of your victories over the
Spaniards rights of conquest accrue to
you as being due from the FilipinOs for
the all-sufiicient reason that you were
lst of May 1898. and the 4th of February
1893. during the night Of which latter
date your forces, in accordance with the
orders Of President William Mckinley,
commenced hostilites against our forces
for the purpose of establishing American
sovereignty in our archipelago by force OF
arms.
AS for the cession of sovereignty. I
have to say 1t is a null and void agree
ment in every respect. for it has been
celebrated in conlravention Of all rules
If international law and in opposition to
the eternal principles of justice.
For example: 1t is not moral, nor
could it be just and much less is it in
accord with international right to say to
a nation, I will help you to sweep away
Spanish sovereignty and make you indie
pendent, and after helping you to sweep |
away and destroy the said sovereignty l
come and buy the sovereignty from Spain |