Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-18
THE HAWAIIAN
GOVERNMENT BILL.
Continued From Page 1.

rttory. holding and governing, can be
only means for Il constitutional end.
And maintain that you can no more
hold and manage cannon or fleets for
hold ond manage cannon or fleets for
any other than a constitutional end"
Adverting TO the authority to be
found in the declaration of indepen-
dence for EXPANSION. Mr.. Hoar de-
clared
"Therc is expansion enough in it, but
II is the expansion of freedom and not
of desDotsm; of life, not of death.
Never was such growth in all human
history as that from the seed Thomas
Jefferson planted. 1t has covered the
continents 1t is on both the seas. It
has saved South America. 1t is revo-
lutionizing Europe. 1t is the expansion
of freedom. 1t differs from your tinsel,
pinchbecl1. pewter expansions as the
growth of a healthy youth into strong
man differs from the expansion of an
anaconda when he swallows his victim.
Ours is the expansion of Thomas JEFF
ferSon Yours is the expansion of
Aaron Burr. 1t is destined to as short
life and TO Il like fate.
you have tried governing men of
other races than your own at home for
q hundred years"
You have dealt with the Indian;
you have dealt with the negro. close at
hand, knowing all about them. 1 sup
pose YOU feel encouraged by your sue
cess. There are ten million of them,
and now You 90 forth to lay your yoke
on ten million more. 1000 miles away,
OF whom you know nothing You go
forth jauntily and boastingly, as Louis
Napoleon went to meet his doom at
Sedan"
FILIPINOS DEFENDED.
Mr. Hoar reviewed the rebellion. and
made vigorous defense of the Filipi-
nos. The state papers of AEuinaldo, he
said, in the discussion OF the law OF
nations by his AttorneyGeneral, Ma
bins. was mastery appeal of the
product of the Asiatic mind.
The Senator fully justified the Filipi-
nos action in resisting the American
forces.
WHAT HE SHOULD DO.
AS to what he would do with the
Philippines, Mr.. Hoar said:
Declare now that we will not take
these islands to govern them against
their will. Reject n cession of sover-
eighty which implies that sovereignty
may be bought and sold and delivered
without the consent of the people.
Require all foreign governments to
keep out of these islands.
"Offer the F'ilipinos our help in main
tanning order until they have Il reason
able opportunity 10 establish govern
ment of their own.
it. to set up free and independent gov
eminent
Invite all the great powers of Flu
rope to unite in an agreement that in
dependence shall not be interfered with.
Declare that the United States will
enforce the same doctrine as applicable
to the Filininos that we declared as to
Mexico and Haiti and the South Ameri-
can Republics.
Then. in IL not distant future, leave
them to work out their own salvation,
as every nation on earth, from the be-
ginning of time. has wrought out its
own salvation"
A resolution. offered by Mr.. Tillman,
of South Carolina. was agreed 10. 1t
directs the Secretary of the Treasury
to adjust the accounts between the
United States and South Carolina and
report what amount will be due the
State of South Carolina on June 30, 1900
Consideration was then resumed Of
me Alaskan civil code bill. but no con-
clusion was reached at 6:55 y. IN. and
the Senate adjourned.