The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-22

and sJapaneses and Arabs. It is my
great folly to lose all these chances.
Yours most faithfully and ever firm
! friend, ROBERTO w. WILCOX.
There is still another letter which
was not put in but will come later.
This letter is as follows:
Honolulu, H. l., Feb. 81, 1899.
Have you called on the Filipino dele
ga1es y et on my behalf? 1 do believe
IN my heart that war now at Manila
is another treacherouS work of the
American carpetbag politicians. General
Aguina-do and his colleagues are men of
high character; they only have one aim
is TO obtain peacebiy the Independence
Of their beloved country In fact dele
gates after delegates are still on the way
TO Washington to ask United States peo-
pie in peaceble manner to recognise the
independence after being together as al
lies against the Spaniards No sane man
would think for moment they are
merely travelling to Washington to pre-
tend while Gene al Aguinaloo and others
at home would treacherolsly attack the
Americans to obtain Independence Gen
eral Aguinaldo is a man of rare ability
and far sighted than that. l have seen
so often these outrageous played here
in Honolulu by the Amer can Carpet Bag
Politicians who glorify IN being victo-
rious on weaked and defenseless nation.
If the best statesmen of the United
States only exert their energies to send
out men OF National character to in
vest gate they will find that the Fill
piaos are right and the Americans are
all wrong. Is not this the time to stop
! these outrageous affairs of the Carpet
bag politicians and save in time the
honorable character of the American
people?
! If General Giuseppe Garabaldi is liv-
! ing he would not for moment hesitate
to go to the PHILIPPINES Islands and fight
for the cause of the Fflipinos, and our
/ true Americans would uphold such
patriotic stand, and the whole world al
| so. And why the influence of these
| Carpet Bag Politicians is allowed to OBJ
struct the independence of the Filipinos?
You would not surprise of me If you
hear that I am preparing to go East to
support the cause of the Filipinos. The
/ Filpinos are to be supported in their
struggling for the cause, the Indipen-
/ ienIe OF their beloved country.
| General Aguinaldo is entitled to be
! "ecognized by the United States people
/ IS fr end after he sacrificed as much
4 Is ally against the Spaniards. He is
ran of great ability, his past record
shows 1t. They are now forced to
! light with great Power, not because they
| want to fight, but they are forced to 1t.
! Give my best aloha to the Filipinos in
Washington. Aloha nui to you.
ROBERT w. WILCOX.
Delegate Wilcox will discuss the let
tiers only to say that he will make as
4 his defense the argument that condi-
tions at the time when the letters were
i written, his knowledge of the condi-
tons justified his expressions.
While all the evidence in the case is
now in, there will be nothing done in
the premises until the House has had
its attention officially called to the
matter by some member rising and call
ing the subject directly before that
body by the presentation of a Tesolu-
ton declaring the seat of the Delegate
vacant. 1t is by this method of pro-
cedure only that the committee on cleo
tions can have any cognizance of the
matter. Unlike a contest against a
member, such a protest as has been
submitted can be handled only from the
floor first. In view of this condition
there seems mores than a little doubt
of the matter reaching any conclusion
at this session. There remains such a
short time in which action may be TAX
en- that perhaps for the fear of raising
a debate in which there will be Brought
to the front plenty of argument against
the general course of affairs in the
Philippines that no initiative viii be
taken.
Wilcox has disappointed some OF
those who have been watching his
course in the hope that he might de-
velop tendencies and qualities which
would indicate that he would make q
1t,
too hasty judgment to- say that he has
not caught onto the methods. 1t takes
time for anyone to do this. but there
have been occasions when a word from
him would have been productive O
good, and it was not spoken.
One of these occasions came Satur
day, when Chairman Knox of the Ter
ritories committee tried to call up ant
have passed the bills which would pro
vide means for the taking up of tn
Hawaiian currency and to provide TO
supports of entry. There were objec
tons at once and the bill went over
> There was need at that time of an ex
PLANTATION from Hawaii and the Dele
gate was not on his feet This matte
of the currency has been discusse,
. frequently of late and the result ha
: been to awaken much interest Their
> is some difference of opinion in tn
/, matter as the case is at first presented
but there seems no reason to doub
but before adjournment there will b
a clearing of the atmosphere. Secre
tary of the Treasury Gage feels tina
s the passage of the bill at this tim
would lead to contradiction Of the cir
culating medium to such an extent tina
Il it would make much trouble for tn
- business interests. The recommendatio
: in his report which contemplates the de
! posting of the custom revenues in tn
national depositary rather than tn
o continued shipment of the coin out c
e the Islands probably will pass, an
= should this be done the sending ava
of the Hawaiian silver might max
> some difference, but as it now stand
u the bill, which as yet before the Hous
/ and which will be sent into the Senat
j very soon by Senator Foraker of til
:. committee on Pacific Islands, woul
:. only make the charge which woul
"a permit the sending to San Francisc
" of Hawaiian silver instead of America
l. coinage. There is every reason to be
d liese that the bill will go through at
e later time u NJ