Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-22
Senator HOar
OnRhMppmeS
Ne Severely Arraigns The Policy of the administration
United States Fighting 10 Secure Dependency
Not a RepubGc-A Wicked Chapter.

Washington, May 22,-Soon after the
senate convened today, a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Hale OF Maine, was
passed directing the secretary Of the
navy 10 furnish the senate with detail
ed items under the head. THE Pay
Of the Navy"
Another resolution offered by Mr..
Hale and adopted, called upon the sec
rotary of the navy for full information
concerning the depth of water at the
Mare Island navy yard and whether a
first class battleship ever had gone to
the yard, and also as to the depth OF
water at the Puget Sound navy yard.
Consideration of the Philippine gov
eminent bill then was resumed, Mr..
Hoar addressing the senate In opposi-
ton to the policy of the admlnstra-
ton in the Philippines, Great Interest
was manifested In the utteranees Of the
Massachusetts senator, both on the
floor and In the gallery. Mr.. Hoar
spoke deliberately and confined himself
closely TO his manuscript. He main
tanned that this country Is not at war.
FIGHTING FOR DOMINION.
"You are fighting for sovereignty"
he said, you are lighting for the prin-
ciple of eternal dominion over that peo-
pie, and that is the only question in
issue In the conflict"
When II had been determined 10 re-
sort to force In the Philippines, he
said, the government took upon itself
the natural consequences Of that de-
cision. The result Of the conflict at
arms of such character inevitably
was that there should be cruelty on
one side and retaliation by cruelty on
the other and the responsibility rested
upon those who made the policy.
Mr.. Hoar said he was to discuss and
denounce what seemed to him one of
the most wicked and foolish chapters
IN history yet he was compelled 70 ad-
nit he said, that the men who We're
responsible for 1t were neither wicked
nor foolish.
Mr.. Hoar maintained that his cop-
| ccience would not permit him to follow
| these men and his conscience was the
| only authority he felt bound to obey In
| this matter. He said that the share
which It was proposed to give the FIJI
| pinos In the proposed scheme OF gov
eminent was an admission that many
| Of them we're not for government.
The United States was fighting to
| secure a dependency, not republic; a
government Of our making and not a
government Of the Filipinos' making
] Discussing the testimony taken by
| the Philippine commission. Mr., Hoar
| said Il had contained some pregnant
| admissions. What vindicates that
| which has been done so far is the saw
! ing of the islands from anarchy and
| the material benefit conferred upon the
Philippine people.
What the fathers Of the Republic
| said and our century OF glorious his
| tory were appealed TO in vain.
"Their lessons fell upon the ears OF
men dazzled by military glory and de-
lerious with the lust of conquest"
He compared the situation in Cuba
with that In the Philippines and de
| manded TO know which was the bet
| ter.
RECITES CHAPTER OF HISTORY
Mr. Hoar recited a chapter of the
history Of this country which he sain
| showed that the present policy Of the
government was in contradiction OF the
! Monroe doctrine as II was a contradic.
ton OF the Declaration OF lndepend-
ence. He said that II the present way
! was followed the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence would be repealed and moth
| ing would be left Of the Monroe doc
trine except the principle OF brutal
selhshness.
This government had erected a re-