The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
DENOuNcEs PHILIPPINE POLICY
Senator h0ar Declares II the Nest
Wicked Chapter Ia Americas
History.

Senator Iloar, the venerable Rcpnb-
lican statesman of Massachusetts,. Ia u
lwo-h hours speech 10 The Senate on the
32d lust, denounced the Philippine
policy OF the Administration as one Of
The moa wicked aud foolish chapters
in American history.
lie maintained that this county Is
mol al war, lyon are fighting ior
sovereignty, he saiti. ''You are
lighting for the principal Of eternal
dominion over the people, and that Is
the oaly question at issue 10 this con.
llict What the fathers Of the Rrpub-
bic said and our century OF glorious
history were appealed to in vain.
Their lessons fell upon the ears Of
men dazEled by military glory and de-
litions with the lust Of conquest.
Mr. lloar reciled a chapter of the
history Of this country, which, he said,
showed that lhe present policy Of the
government was IN contradiction Of
the Monroe doctrine as !: was a con.
tradiciion OF the Declaration Of Indie
pcndencc lie said that IL the present
way was followed, the Declaration Of
Independence would be repealed and
nothing wviii DO left of the Monroe
doctrine except tke principle Of brutal
selfshncss
lie compared the situation 10 Cuba
With that In the Philippines, aud de-
nianded to know which was lhe better.
This government bad erected re-
public In Cuba and despatsm in the
Philippines. You have wasted six
hundred millions Of treasure. You
have sacrificed the flower Of our youth.
You have slain u1couuted thousands
Of tie people yo1 desire TO benefit.
Your Generals are coming home from
their harvest, bringing their sheaVes
with them, Ia the shape Of other thou
sands Of siek and wounded and insane
to drag out miserable lives, wrecked
10 body and mind Yon make the
American Dag IN the eyes OF a numer-
ous people The emblem Of sAsriiego 10
Christian churches, and Of thr burning
Of human dwellings, and cs the horror
Of the water torture. believe--nay
/ know--ihat In general, our objects
are humanei but Ia sonc cases they
have carried on your warfare with a
mixture Of American ingenuity and
CaStillian cruelty.
"What have your ideals cost youY"
inquired Mr. lioar. sFur the Phil
ippine Islands you have had TO repsal
the Declaration of Independence; Tor
Cuba you have had TO roaflirm and
give it new luster For tho Philippine
Islands you have had 10 convert the
Monroe doctrine into doctrine Of
mere seihshness; for Cuba you have
acted on Il aud yindiCaed H. In Cubs
you have the eternal gratitude Of
Tree people; In the Philippine Islands
you have the hatred aud sullen sub.
mission OF subjngated people, FROM
Cuba yoa have brought home nothing
but glory; from the Philippines you
have brought home nothing Of glory. "
Reviewing briefly The capture Of
AguinaldO by General Funston, the
methods Of whom he sharply criticised, |
Mr.. iloar expressed the belief that The |
Senate did not know what IL was doing |
when it consented 10 General Fnuslon's
promotion aud intimaied that the re. |
suit might have been different II the
Senate had been fully cognizint Of all
the facts.
He denounced the order alleged TO
have been given By General Smith,
snd lay particular stress on tho hor.
-ors Of scenes 10 the RECOMMENDATION
,amps, which he likened to the dread |
ul scenes In Anderscnyille prison
iDriug the Civil War He demanded
hat these things cease and that the
declare on what eter.
iaI principle il would act ia the Phil
ppiuos. lie believed that 1t would
he impossible absolutely to paciiy the
philippines.