Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-22

public In Cuba and a despotism In the
Philippines. Six hundred millions OF
treasure and 10000 American lives had
been sacrificed in that endeayor. In
the Philippines the American flag had
been made the emblem OF sacrIlege ana
the burning OF homes and OF the nor.
ror Of the water torture. He believed
that our officers In general, were hui
name. But IN some cases they had car
ried on warfare with mixture OF
American ingenuity and Castillan
cruelty
what have your ideals cost your
inquired Mr.. Hoar. For the Philippine
Islands you have had to repeal the
Declaration OF Independence For Gu
ba YOU have had TO reatlirm and give II
new lustre For the Philippine Islands
you have had to convert the Monroe
doctrine into a doctrine Of mere self
ishness. For Cuba you have acted on
Il and vindIcated II, In Cuba you have
the eternal gratitude of free people,
In the Philippines you have the hatred
and sullen submission Of a subjugated
people From Cuba you have brought
home nothing but glory, From the Phil
ippines you have brought home nothing
OF glory"
TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Referring to the cruelties committed
In the Philippines, Mr. Hoar said he
believed the American soldiers were as
brave and humane as ever lived, They'
had done simply what always would be
done in like conditions The chief guilt
was upon the heads of those who Great
ed the conditions.
After reviewing briefly the capture Of
Agunaldo by Gen. Funston, the meth
DDS OF whom he sharply criticised, Mr.
Hoar expressed the belief that the SEN
ate did not know what II was dolnh
when II consented to Gen. Funston's
promotion and lntimated that the result
might have been different II the sen.
ate had been fully cogniZant OF all the
facts. Advertlng again TO the horrors"
which had occurred In the Philippines,
Mr. Hoar said
~ hope and believe they were un-
known 10 the war department. | know
they we're unknown to President Roose-
welt, and | know they were unknown
10 President Mckinley"
He did not believe that the state.
ment that the war had been conducted
with unexampled humanity on our part
would be accepted by the people. He
denounced the order alleged tohave been
given by Gen. Smith and laid pai .
tieular stress on the horrors OF the re-
concentration camps which he likened
to the dreadful scenes in Anderson.
vile prison during the civil war, He
tsmanded that these things cease and
that the administration declare on what
eternal princinle II would act In the
Philippines He believed that Il would
he impossible absolutely TO paclfy the
Philippines
In conclusion Mr.. Hoar believed that
better counsel yet would prevail than
now seemed TO exist
IRREvocABLE STEP NOT TAKEN.
The irrevocable step had not yet been
taken. Let US at least have this TO
say; We too have kept the faith OF the
fathers We took Cuba by the hand. We
delivered her from her age-long bond
age We welcomed her to the family
of nations. We set mankind an ex-
ample never beheld before In modern
history. We led hesitatlng and hating
Europe to the deliverance Of their be.
leaguered ambassadors In China. We
marched through a hostile country-a
country cruel and barharous without
anger or revenge. We returned benefit
for injury and pity for cruelty. We
made the name OF America beloved in
the east and In the west We kept
faith with the Philippine people. We
kept faith with our own history. We
kept our national honor unsullied. The
Nop ushich ua f.apaivpd without q rant
we handed down without n STAIN"