The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
ROAR Of APPLAUSE
SWEEPS THE SENATE
Greeting Hoar's Denunciation
Of the Administration.
IFS PHILIPPINE POLICY
..-t Wicked and Foolish Chapter in
American History.
SHOULD LEAVE TIE PHILIPPINES
r. r.a-os the Venerable Senator and His I'd
dress is followed By Such Pronounced
Applause hat the Presiding
Officer Protests.
lIsr tho Associated Press.)

D '3' -
.. a5.rton, d. g, May ga notable
..atton TO the discussion Of the
..|.H#..luo question was made in the
A. today by Mr.. Hoar, OF Massachu-
His views on the subject are well
.aod, but his expression of them
was profoundly interesting and
... Oppressive. When the venerable
t.e began to speak, every Senator
E#. capitol was in his seat ana for
... Ea,uIs ana a half his address con
...6 he was accorded the most care
.." attention, not only by his colleagues
. II. floor, bat also by the people in the
..Heai galleries.
Mr.. iIoar confined himself closely to
manuscript He denounced the at
.ts7y OF the government in the PhiIip-
.-s as one of the most wicked and
foolish chapters in American history.
H|. urged that the United States should
IGraw from the islands and permit
.ut people there to erect their own gov
..aHont, as had been lone i'll Cuba. He
..4IIly arraigned General Funston for
..n methods he pursued i'm the capture of
'+Nt 2Ii IIoI IlidI
.a.t the Senate been aware of the facts
H#tston might not have been confirmed
.u his recent promotion. He hoped that
aa lhe irreVocable step had not been
taken by the United States, better coun-
is Vet would prevail and that this gov
eminent would leave the Philippines.
Spontaneous applause swept over the
senate and The galleries at the conclus-
ION Of the speech. Such a demonstration
Is Very unusual on the floor of the Sen
aIo- So pronounced was it thar the ore
siding officer called the attention of
Senators to the rule prohibiting any ex-
Ir"ssions of approval or disapproval.
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado, delivered a
speech in the nature of a history Of the
legislative proceedings through which
The new Cuban republic was erected.
Mr. Teller said the action of the United
states regarding Cuba was worthy of
our great nation, in thi instance. when
she had nut aside greed and conquest and
Fad erected a monument among the ma
tons OF the world.
Mr. Hoar maintained that this country
is rot at war. You are fighting for
sovereignty" ne said. You are fight
ing for the principle of eternal domin-
ion over the people and that Is the only
q~aestion at issue in the conflict" When
Do had been determined TO resort TO
force IN the Philippines, he said, the GOV
eminent took upon itself the natural con-
sequences of that decision. The result
ot the conflict Of arms of such a char
aeter inevitably was that there would
be cruelty on one side and retaliation by
cruelty on the other; and the RESPONSE
AIity rested upon those who made the
lolicy.
He SAID that the share which it was
proposed to give the Filipinos in the
proposed scheme Of government, was an
omission that many of them were fit
for salf-government. The United States
Was lighting to secure q dependency, not
IL republic. a government of our making
and not a government of the Filipinos'
""Eing.
Discussing the testimony taken by the
philippine Committee Mr.. Hoar said it
has contained some pregnant admissions.
What indicates that which has been
dome so far is the saving the islands from
"aarchy and the material benefit con
rr"d upon the Filipino people. What
."r father Of the republic said and our
century Of glorious history We're appealed
" I'm vain. Their lessons fell upon
o car Of men dazzled by military glory
.l# d@oIirious with the lust of conquest
-f'A'b lIi' SITUATION III 1bb" -
...l In he Philippines and demanded to
@" which was the better.
3r. Ii0ar recited a chapter of the his
'E OF this country which he said,
.#"at that the present policy of the
rnmcnt was in contradiction of the
.'"" Doctrine, as it was a contradic-
'" of the Declaration Of independence.
~. +aI1 that if the present way was fol-
. the Declaration of Independence
I'LL b." repealed and nothing would be
of the Monroe Doctrine except the
' lo Of brutal so~lfshncss. This gov
nt had erected a republic in Cuba
aospotis1n in the Philippines. Six
"trea millions of treasure and ten
l0t American lives had been sac
ia that endeavor. In the Philip
5ta American flag had been made
#.'Inm Of sacrilege and Of the burn
homes and of the horror Of the
torture. He believed that our off
81 General We're humane, "but in
-s they have carried on your
with a mixture Of American in
and Castilian cruelty
# have your Ordeals cost youo'
Mr.. Hoar. For the Philippine
YOU have had to repeal the
.an Of Independence. For Cuba
had 10 re-affrm and give it new
Fer the Philippine Islands you
U.s.. 10 convert the Monroe Doc
." q doctrine Of mere selfishness.
YOU have acted on it and vim
.. In Cuba you have the eter-
3a" Of the free people. In the
Islands you have the hatred
ID @lbpission of subjugated pco-
# Cuba you have brought home
"Hi glory. From the Philippines
brought home nothing OF glory
10 the cruelties committed in
.."}Inos. Mr.. Hoaa' said he be-
American soldiers were as