The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-07
(hAQQ[ Of TREASON
Petition Filed Against Delegate
Wilcox, Of Hawaii.
SOME SENSATIONAL LETTERS SHOWN
Offered His Services to Asuinaldo to Fight
Against the United States
Election Was illegal.

Washington. Feb. A petition
containing charges was submitted to
day to the house COMMITTEES on cleo.
tions No. /, 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 sub
mitted letters pun porting to be copies
of letters written by Wilcox to Fill
pino officials. The alleged letters are
of highly sensational character.
One of the letters said to he written
by Wilcox is given in duplicate. 1t
is dated Honolulu. January 81, 1899,
and addressed to DR.. j. Joseph Losada,
Captain Marti Burgos and Senior ].
Luna, and introduced to them .
''friend of mine who is 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 IL, 900. 200 and alrea ly
q disciplined army OF 10000 will be
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' 9
determination and myself, it will be
but a very little chance left to the in
vading army Of the United States to
conquer your country. Tell General
Aguinaldo that am already giving
my service for your country and am
ready to obey orders to 60 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
hvpocritical Yankees, the carpet: bag
politicians"
Mr.. Wilcox declined to make any
extended answer to the charges filed
by Mr.. Gear. He says he has no fears
of the charges made. He admits that
he wrote letter to DR.. LosadO. Cap
tain BurgOs and Senor Luna C. Caesar
Morena, an Italian of this city, whom
he had known while the latter was in
Hawaii in the '8Os. Morena had q
meteoric career in Hawaii. For a 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, Novem.
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-Ameri.
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 q vote for the restoration
of the queen. and that, il he were
elected, the queen would be restored;
that Wilcox was and is guilty of trea.
sou against the United States, in that
he did, as petitioner is informed and
believes, since the annexation of said
Hawaiian islands, write and send
tl4ough 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 bic
service to General Aguinaldo to 60 to
the Philippines to fight and engage in
open rebellion against the United
States, copies of which letters are here.
with fled,