The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-02
WILCOX A TRAITOR
HAWAIIAN DELEGATE CHARGED
WITH TREASON.
SENSATION PROMISED.
WROTE ENCOURAGING LETTERS
TO FILIPPINOs.

Tells His Correspondents That He
Has Made up His Mind to Join
Them, aud That with AguinaIdo
md Himself an Invading Army
Would Have Little Chance-AISo
Charged with Making Incendiary
Speeches to the Native Hawaaians.
Washing ton, Feb. 1.-Charges have been
submitted to the House Committee on
Elections No. l against Delegate Robert
w. Wilcox, the HaR ian representative
in the House Of Repre- entatives, by
George D. Gear of Hawaii, who submitted
letters purporting to be ccp.es of letters
written by Wilcox to Fl limo officials.
The alleged letters are of a highly SEN
sational character. One bears the alleged
signature OF WI cox 1t is dated Homo
lulu. jan 81, 1883. and is addressed to DR..
Joseph Losada. Capt. Marti Burgos and
Senor j. Luna, and introduced to them "a
friend of mine who is a very able man, to
help your cause"
Among other things the letter says,
"Mr. - will be a useful ally to fight
for the cause of the Phil ppines.
"One thing is sure, that you could re-
sist against any army of invasion-you
rave population of 100000 and al
ready a disciplined army of 5000 well
equipped with modern arms
II have already made up my mind TO
join with you in your country against
America in case they insist to ignore the
right, the justice of your cause. / know
we'll my profession as an artillery officer.
have no fear of the whole world when
| fight for legitimate cause like yours.
Between Gen. Aguinaldo's determination
and myself, 1t would be very little chance
left to the invading army of the United
States to conquer your country. Tell Gen
Aguinaldo ! have already given my SER
vice for your country and | am ready to
obey orders to go to your country and
light for the Independence of your people
and country at any moment"
Another letter dated Honolulu, March
8, 1899, says:
Il am thinking to go to the Philippine
Islands and give my assistance to AeIi-
naldo against the invaders-the hyp- crit
ical Yankees the carpetbag politician
Otis"
The petition says there was no election
machinery when Wilcox was elected del
egate, Nov. 6, 1900. and that many voters,
| therefore, made no attempt to vote. 1t
| is alleged that Wilcox, in his speeches
| prior to the election, made use of the
strongest kind of anti-American utter
ances for the purpose of carrying the
election telling the nauve Hawaiians that
he Americans had stolen their country
and that vote for him was a vote for
the restoration OF the Queen, and If he
were elected the Queen would be restored:
tnat SAID wilcox was, and is, guilty OF
treason against the United States, In that
he did. as petitioner Is informed aud be-
lleves, since the annexation OF said Ha-
waiian Islands, write and send through
the United States mails certain letters
highly reasonable I'm their nature where
in ne did counsel and incite others to en-
gage In open rebellion against the United
states and did so offer his own services"
he petition in conclusion charges his
Election was invalid; that He Is not a
1T and proper person" 10 represent Ha-
Vaii; alleges bigamy and alleges written
ma uttered reasonable sanguage;" where
ore II is oetitioned he should be expelled
rom Congress.
Mr.. Wilcox says he has no fear OF the
charges made. He admits that he wrote
letter to DR.. Losada Capt. Burgos ana
'enor Luna, introducing c. Caesar Morino,
IN Italian of this city whom he knew
while the latter was ia Hawaii, and to
whom the unaddressed letter filed py
iear was addressed. but he said he was
Unable to say whether the letters fled
were exact copies Of those he sent.