The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-22
DELEGATE:
WILCOX.
His influence Has
Been Harmed
by Expose.
THIRD LETTER
TO FILIPINOS
The Seat of the Hawaiian MOI
Likely to be Va
Gated.
Especial correspondence.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The fight
M has reached it's height. The
w heavy guns which Don Caesar
Celso Moreno served for Attor-
ney Geo. D. Gear were turned loose Fri
day of last week when the letters writ
ten by the Delegate to Moreno were
filed with the elections committee of
the House. In addition the statement
of Attorney Gear was sent in, the let
ters being only used as exhibits in the
case.
Whatever may be said as to the adj
visibility of the action which is being
taken by Attorney Gear and those
whom he represents, there can be no
question of the effectiveness of the
means he is employing to carry on the
war. Before the formal filing of the
papers in the case the letters from
Wilcox were shown to many Senators
and members of the House, and that
they created a sensation is putting it
mildly. There is a feeling that the
sentiments which were expressed by
the Delegate were of most revolution
airy character; that there could be no
ground for an Hawaiian to propose to
get into action against the United
States and that the adjectives were
used in an indefensible' manner.
The result is question. Should
resolution declaring the seat of Wilcox
vacant be introduced and sent to the
elections committee, there will be full
discussion, Wilcox will be allowed to
make to the full committee the state
ment which he made privately to Tay-
Tor, as to the conditions which led him
to make the offers of service, and these
will be weighed fully before any action
is taken. There is much surprise dis
played by some members Of Congress
that these matters were not officially
brought to the attention of Congress
at an earlier time. Had this been done
had there been any intimation given
that such charges were at hand, 1t
would have been but the work of a;
moment to have a motion made that
the Delegate should stand aside, and
then the result would have been that
the whole question could have been
discussed without the complication OF
the seating of the Delegate. This un-
doubtedly will have some bearing on
the final action. The unseating Of
member will make more trouble than
the keeping out of a man who is not
wanted.
AL lHlS lilIle diy dCtiOii NJ We liiC
result of introducing some hot speeches
from anti-administration members,
who will find texts in the utterances
of Wilcox to attack the course of this
Government in the Philippines and will
applaud the sentiments uttered then.
In my opinion, should there develop
nothing more, Congress will hold that
as there was no actual American status
| T-lr he lot NOR %
written, the Congress shall not take
lany account of them at this time.
/ Whatever may be the result, it may
be said now that the usefulness of the
Delegate has been seriously impaired,
| if not destroyed. Wilcox had been
making some friends and was being
we'll received at departments and be-
fore committees. 1t is not going too
far to say that he will have some
trouble in re-establishing himself,
should the discussion of the letters go
on. In this at least the campaign will
be effective.
The letters filed read as follows:
Honolulu. H. l., Jan. 81, 1889.
DR.. Joseph Losada. Captain Marti Burgos
and Senior j. Luna.
Gentlemen: This is to introduce to you
to help you in your cause. What
l read in the newspapers that your
cause seems to be hopely that the Unit
ed States would soon recognize the inde-
pendence of your country.
} Mr. - will be a useful ally &c
fight for the cause of the Philippines. He
had always given his useful services in
the cause of the weaker race against the
aggressive intruders.
One thing is sure, that you could re-
II ist against any army of invasion. Yo,
have population of 12.O00.00o, and alrea
| dy disciplined army of 10000 well equip
ped with modern arms.
I am already made up my mind to join
with you in your country against Amer
lea in case they insist to ignore thu
right, the justice of your cause. 1 know
well my profession an artillery Off
: Ger. / have no fear of the whole worlc
when / fight for legitimated cause LIKE
yours. Between General Aguinaldo's de
termination and myself it would b.
very little chances left to the invaded
army of the United States to conque
your country. Tell General Agunaldo
am already given my services for you
country, and / am ready to obey order t
go to your country and fight for the in
dependence of your people and countr!
| at any moment.
Yours respectfully,