Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-01
Delegate Wilcox Alleged to Have
Urged Filipinos to Fight
PETITION FILED FOR HIS EXPULSION
Startling Exhibits PresentedinSub-
sanitation of the Claims.
9TH Err GRAVE ISSUES

Mr. George David Gear, an attorney-at-
law of Honolulu. appeared before the House
committee on elections today and filed Pc
tit.on asking that Robert w. Wilcox, dele
gate in Congress from Hawaii. "pe ousted
from his seat in Congress and that the
said seat be declared vacant"
The petition makes number of charges
against Wilcox and includes, as exhibits
in the case. copies of alleged letters writ
ten by Wilcox, in which Wilcox Is purport-
ed to have held correspondence with Fill
pinos urging hostility to the Americans.
A copy of the first Of the Filipino ex-
hibits is as follows:
Exhibit B.
HONOLULU, H. l., January 81, 1899
DR.. Joseph Losada, Capt. Maru Burgos and
Senor Luna:
friend of mine who is very able man to
help you in your cause. What L
read in the newspapers that your cause
seems to be hopely that the United States
would soon recognize the independence of
your country.
Mr.. will be a useful ally to
fight for the cause of the Philippines. He
had always given his useful services in the
cause of the weaker race against the ag-
greSsve intruders.
One thing is sure, that you could resist
against any army of invasion. You have
population Of 12.00O00O, and already dis
c1pHneQaRrmy OF well equipped WIN
modern arms.
1 am already made up my mind to joint
with you in your country against America
in case they insist to ignore the right, the
justice of your cause. know well my
profession as an artillery officer. l have
no fear Of the whole world when I fight
for legitimated cause like yours. Be-
tween General Aguinaldo's determination
and myself, it would be very little chances
left to the invaded army of the United
States to conquer your country. Tell Cen
eral Aguinado 1 am already given my SER
vices for your country, and l am ready to
obey order to go to your country and fight
for the independence of your people and
country at any moment
Yours respectfully,
ROBERT w. WILCOX.
Another Alleged Letter.
The copy of the other exhibit is as fol-
lows:
Exhibit c.
HONOLULU, H. l., March s, 1890
l am thinking to go to the Philip
pine Islands and give my assistance to
Aguinaldo against the invaders-the hypo-
crited Yankees-the Carpetbag Politician
Otis The Americans are too hog
sish in their undertaking. and they will
always make plumbers Their first blunder
is in robbing the independence of Hawaii;
second this war of conquest of Porto Rico
and Cuba, and now the last the bear out
rageous the Filipinos.
1t is my duty TO hght against them and
support the Independence of the Filipinos.
We may not win right away, but in the
long run we will surely win. AT present the
American have destroyed all their friend
ship by being treacherous, and they blame
NOBODY but themselves.
In fighting and destroy United States in
luence in the far east l would have glory
honor and my work would be appreciated
by the FiipinOs. by Chneses and Japaneses
and Arabs 1t is my great folly to lose all
these chances
Yours most faithfully and
ever firm friend.