Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-08
NEWS Of THt w[[k| |0iARd[ Of TREASON.
Petition Filed Against Delegate
Wilcox, of Hawaii.
SOME SENSATIONAL LETTERS SHOWN
Offered His Services to Asuinaldo to Fight
Against the United States His
Election Was Illegal.

Washington. Feb. "A petition
containing charges was submitted to
day to the house committee on cleo.
tions No. l, against Delegate Robert
W. Wilcox, the Hawaiian representa-
tive in the house of Representatives.
The charges are made in writing by
George D. Gear, of Hawaii, who SUBJ
mitted letters pull porting to be copies
Of letters written by Wilcox to Fili-
pino officials. The alleged letters are
of highly sensational character.
One of the letters said to be written
by Wilcox is given in duplicate. 1t
is dated Honolulu. January 81, 1899,
and addressed to DR.. ]. Joseph Losada,
Captain Marti Burgos and Senior J.
Luna, and introduced to them
friend of mine whoois very able
man to help you in your cause"
Among other things. the letter says:
''Mr. - will be a useful ally to
fight for the cause of the Filipinos.
One thing is sure. that you could re.
sist any army of invasion-you have
a population of 2.OOO.0 900 and already
a disciplined army OF $4,000 will he
equipped with modern arms. 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 off,
Ger. have no fear of the whole world
when ! fight for legitimate cause like
yours. Between General Aguinaldo'
determination and myself, it will be
but very little chance left to the in
vading army of the United States to
conquer your country. Tell General
Aguinaldo that l am already giving
my service for your country and / am
ready to obey orders to go to your coun.
try and fight Tor the independence of
your people and country at any no.
ment."
The letter bears the alleged signature
of Robert Wilcox:
Another letter dated Honolulu,
March 8, 1899, says:
81 am thinking of going to the Phil.
ippine islands and give my assistance
to Aguinaldo against the invaders-the
hypocritical Yankees, the carpet:beg
politicians.
Mr.. Wilcox declined to make any
extended answer to the charges filed
by MIR. Gear. He says he has no fears
of the charges made. He admits that
he wrote letter to DIR. Losado. Cap
tain Burgos and Senor Luna G. Caesar
Morena, an Italian of this city, whom
he had known while the latter was in
Hawaii in the sos. Morena had q
meteoric career in Hawaii. For few
days he was secretary of state. Will
cox says Morena is the person to whom
the unaddressed letter filed by Mr..
Gear was addressed, but says he was
unable after cursory examination to
say whether the letters filed were ex.
act copies of those he sent.
The petition of Gear recites that
there was no election machinery when
Wilcox was elected delegate, Noyem.
Der 6, 1900. and that many voters did
not believe that valid election could
be held without it and therefore, made
no attempt to vote. The petition then
brings forward personal charges
against Wilcox, relating to his mar
riage and also to his career, under the
kingdom of Hawaii. 1t is also alleged
"that Wilcox, in his speeches prior to
the election, made use of anti-Am meri.
can utterances for the purpose of car
rying the election, telling the native
Hawaiians that the Americans had
stolen their country and that vote
for him was vote for the restoration
of the queen, and that, if he were
elected, the queen would be restored;
that Wilcox was and is guilty of trea-
son against the United States, in that
he did, as petitioner is informed and
believes, since the annexation of said
Hawaiian islands, write and send
through the United States mails let
ters highly reasonable in their nature,
wherein he did counsel and incite 9th.
ers to engage in open rebellion against
the United States, and did offer biz
service to General Aguinaldo to go to
the Philippines to fight and engage in
open rebellion against the United
States. copies of which letters are here.
with fled"
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