The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-26
DELEGATE
WILCOX.
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vvYAsiuSGTON. Fob rhe hsht
MAJ has reached It's height The
" heavy guns which Don Caesar
Celsn Moreno served fot Attor-
ney tieo. u. Gear we're turned loose Fri
day or last week when the letters writ
ten BY the Delegate 90 Moreno were
Med with the elections committee Of
the House I'm addition the statement
~ Attorney Gear was sent IN, the let
ters being only used az exhibits IN the
ease.
whatever may be- said as to the ad-
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 IL 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 1t
mildly. There is a feeling that the
sentiments which We're expressed by
the Delegate were of "A 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
USpu an ltlutleUSlDle llidillti'
The result is a 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-
lor. as to the conditions which led him
to make the offers Of service, and these
,,,in hn fpll hnf
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 We're at hand. 1t
would have been but the work of
moment to have a motion made that
the Delegate should stand aside, and
then the result would have been that
she 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 man who is not
wanted
At this time any action will have the
result of introducing some hot speeches
from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. members,
who will find texts in the utterances
of Wilcox to attack the course of this
Government in the Philippines and VIII
applaud the sentiments uttered then.
On my opinion, should there develop
nothing more, Congress will hold that
as there was no actual American status
in the Islands when the letters were
written, the Congress shall not take
any 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
well received at departments and be-
fore committees. 1t is not going too
far To say that he will have some
trouble in re-establshing 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, IA. L.. Jan. 81, 1879
DR.. Joseph Losada, Captain Marti Burgos
and Senior j. Luna
Gentlemen: This is to introduce to you
:, friend of mine who is very able man
10 help you in your cause. what
| 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 TO
tight for the cause Of the Philippines. lie
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-
sist against any army of invasion. You
have a population of 100000. and alrea-
DIV a disciplined army of 10000 well equip
ned with modern arms.
| am already made up my mind to joint
with you in your country against Amer
lea in case they insist to ignore the
wight, the justice of your cause. l know
well my profession as an artillery Off
Ger. L have no fear of the whole world
when / fight for legitimated cause like
yours Between General Aguinaldo's de-
termination and myself it would be
very little chances left to the invaded
army OF the United States to conquer
your country. Tell General Aguinaldo /
am already given my services for your
country, and l am ready to obey order to
20 to your country and fight for the in
dependence of your people and country
at any moment
Yours respectfully,
ROBERT w. WILCOX.