The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-13

pie will know where to forever fix the
awful responsibility for the conse'
quences that will surely follow such
failure to do our manifest duty. How
dare we delay when our soldiers
blood is flowing
MR. HOAR's SPEECH.
While Mr.. Beveridge was receiving
the congratulations of his colleagues,
and while the applause Of the CALLER
les Was echoing through the Senate
chamber, Mr.. Hosr was seen to arise
and and address the Chair. Quiet
was Immediately restored.
Mr.. Hosr said be had been delight
ed with the eloquence of the Senator
from Indiana.
81 am glad" said he, "to welcome
! % the public service his enthusiasm,
his silver speech and the earnestness
with which he it disposed to discharge
his duty"
Yet, Mr.. Hoar said, he had listened
in vain for those words which the
American people have taken on their
lips in solemn erises-the wordS
Fright" Justice" "duty" nd
freedom" were absent froY the
address.
The beauty and elcquence of the
speech had recalled that incident in
which Satan had taken Christ up in
an exceeding high mountain and
showed Him all the kingdoms of the
world and the glory thereof, and
promised that all should be His II
He would but fall down and worship
him.
Aud He had replied: "Get thee be
hiud me, Satan"
Mr.. Hoar declared that practically
every statement of fact in the speech
was refuted by Government reports
received from Admiral Dewey, Gen
eral Otis and from other Official
sources.
Where did Spain get the right to
sell her rights in the Philippinesf
Mr.. Hoar asked. Where did the
United States get the right to buy
and sell people like sheepf He was
certain that for all the wealth and
commerce and glory which he had
eloqnently depicted the Senator from
Indiana would not have q great in-
| justice done.
Mr.. Hoar declared the Filipinos
had the Spaniards hemmed in at
Manila and the latter were obliged to
surrender. He thought it would be
necessary to revise the Constitution
before the FIlipinos could be bought
and sold. He did not believe Mr..
Beveridge would advise the Ameri-
can people to do this thing or to do
anything so base as to strike down
the infant Filipino republic.
The Massachusetts, Senator made
frequent references to and quotations
from the reports of General Otis and
Admiral Dewey and other officers in
the Philippines. These showed that
when Aguinaldo arrived in Luzon
from Hongkong the insurgents had
an army of 80 900. In the Island Of
Luzon the Filipinos maintained
courts, schools, municipal govern.
ments and churches, and that peace
and order prevailed pretty generally.
Spanish prisoners were kindly treat
ed.
"This," declared Mr.. Hoar, sis the
condition OF things which it is pro-
posed to crush under our heels. And
that" he commented, "you call
gloryw
Mr. Hoar referred to Mr.. Beve
rides statement that the present con
dition of warfare was due to utter
ances in this country. This be de-
MED, and pointed out in December,
1898, the President had sent q pro.
clsmation to General Otis for publi-
cation to the FllIpinos. Gen. Otis
returned the proclamation with the
statement that after full considera.
ton Of the terms "sovereignty,'
right of cession," etc., he was con.
vinced that they we're calculated to
cause an immediate outbreak Of hos
tilities. General Otis amended the
proclamation by making the state
ment: IL am convinced that it is
the intention OF the Government OF
the United States to seek the estab-
lishm ment of the most liberal govern
meut in the Philippines"
This appeared in the proclamation
published 10 the Filipiros but copy
of the actual proclamation of the
President fell into the hands Of the
Filipino leaders and precipitated hos
tilities.
General Otis promised. Mr.. Hoar
said, government to the Filipinos
in which they would be able to exer.
else full measure of their individual
rights.
"Did he utter this promise to
people incapable of self-government
to half savages and half Span
iards 2" demanded Mr.. Hosr. He
thought it bold TO charge those mt
who had opposed this war from the
beginning with the responsibility OF
all the blood being shed. He declared
there had not been a time when, if
General Otis had been able to give
assurances of independence to the
Filipinos, the war would not have
terminated.