The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-23
HOAR'SGREATEFFORT
StauGch Republican Senator Severely
Arraigned Philippines Policy.
DENOUNCED UNH0LY WAR.
Fighting 10 Secure a Sulen Depend.
ency and Not a Republic.
TIFF DOCTRINE OF SELFISHNESS.
4 Mixture of American ingenuity and
Castilian Cruelty.
CREATED A UTOPIA AND A DESp0TlSM.
Mr.. Hoar Believed that Better Counsel
Yet Would Provai--Cause OF the
Minority Greatly Strengthened.
Mixture of American ingenuity and
Castlian Cruelty.
CREATED A UTOPIA AND A DESPOTlSM.


Especial to The Postl
Washington. May -. Senator Hoar spoke
on the Philippine bin today. his speech
being probably the greatest forensic effort
Of his life 1t was unquestionably one OF
the very strongest arguments ever dclry-
| cred I'm the United States senate, and It was
all the more remarkable because the vet
| cram senator, the staunch republican, Sc
yorely arraigncd the administrations con
/ duct Of affairs In the Philippines and. IN
| the main, upheld tho democratic contention
| in the premises. The war and its results
were denounced Ia nmistakabe terms and
! the speaker charged that In many cases
| Our officers had carried on the unholy con
! dct with a mixture of American ingenuity
and CastilIan cruelty" An unusually large
audience heard the speech, the senate
chamber and all the galleries being tled
! At it's conclusion there was much applause
hut fl was noticeable that the Handwriting
with which an orator is usually greeted by
his colleagues was lacking.
1t is generally conceded that none Of the
speeches made by members Of the minority
have done more for the democratic side Of
the Philippines case than this one Of the
senior senator from Massachusetts,
lie maintained that this country Is not at
war 'Nou are lighting for Sovereignty
he said You are fighting for the principle
Of eternal domain over that people and
that is the only question at issue IN the
conflict.
"When It had been determined 70 resort
to force in the philippines. he said the
government took upon Itself the natural
consequences OF that decision. Tho result
of the conflict OF arms OF such a character,
inevitably was TINT there would he cruelty
on one SIDE ana retaliation on the other
ana 'ne IeSpunS'oi''i' festeu Oh those VINO
niue tur po!,cy' ...
III i,.rf,P II or.Ii I1tS,r2ijVS
Al. ttoor goi1 bo was ~ ,lIs,nss ,,,a Az
pourcc ,,het soau,,d to him o,o ~ r,,
most wicked and foolish cnnpters In his
tory. vct he WINS compcucd to admit no
said tbgt the man yyb, wore rcsp,psihle
for it were neither wicked nor foolish
Mr.. Hoar maintained that his conscience
would not permit him TO follow these men
and his conscience was the only authority
he felt bound TO obey. He said that the
share which it was proposed to give the
Filipinos IN the proposed scheme OF gov.
ernment was an admission that many of
Them were MT for selfgoyernment. Tue
United states was hghtng to secure n dc.
tendency, not republic; a government OF
our making ana not a government of the
fllipinos' making. lie 1eeltcd chapter
OF the history OF this country, which, he
said' sh"Wec mat the present policy OF
Inc government was III contradiction Of
tne monroe doctrine as II was contradic-
tloh Oh rue Dec'aituoA OF Independence.
Inns government hau created fepuohc
~ LUZ" anu u'Spulsn III the fhllp-
pines six hundred lhlIIlohs OF treasure
ana Io'Voo American IlNeS had Deen sacrl-
nced III the eudeaNof' IN tue fhlllppihes
inc american nag h"a pee" mace the en-
uIeih OF Sacrliesc ana the burning oil homes
ana OF inc no'IVr OIL u water torture.
lie peiie'ed that our oulcefs IN senesAi
were humane
American lNGENUlL1-
CAn lLiAN IRuELl L.
hu' III some cases tney nave carried on
your warfare Win mixture OF american
lhsenui'y ana EASTMAN c'ue'IS'
"n"' nave your luea's cost you III
quHeu MI hoai OF tue fhllppine
lslahus you nave h"p 10 repeal tue Declara-
ZION OF independence For Cuon you have
Aau to reaiilrm ana give II new ulster For
the fhlhpplne Islands you nave had to con
vert the Monroe doctrine INTO doctrine of
mere selhshhess. FOR CUBA you nave acted
on II and indicated H. IN CUBA you nave
the eternal gratitude of free people. Ia
the Philippine islands you have the hatred |
and suuen submission Of a subjusated peo
pie. From Cuba you have brought h ime