Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-23
57th CONGRESS.
Continued from page 1)

and of the horror of the water torture.
He believed that our officers III general
were humane. But in some cases they
have carried on your warfare with
mixture of American ingenuity and
Castilian cruelty.
What have your ideals cost YOU
inquired Hoar. For the Philippine is
lands YOU have had to repeal the
Declaration of Independence. For
cuba, you had to reaffirm and give it
new Iustre. For the Philippine islands
you have had to convert the Monroe
doctrine into a doctrine of more selfish
ness. For cuba yoL have acted on IL
and Vindicated it. In Cuba you nave
the eternal gratitude of ] free people.
In the Philippines islands you have the
hated and sullen submission of a sub
iugated people. From Cuba you nave
brought home nothing but glory From
the Philippines you have brought home
nothing of glory"
Referring to the crueltics committed
in the Philippines, Hoar said he belieV-
ed the American soldiers were as brave
and humane as ever lived. They had
done simply what always would be
uOllt Ill IKE GOiltlllpIlH- IiC NiiiNi Bun
was upon the heads of those who Great
ed the conditions. Il hope and believe,
Hoar said, they were unknown to the
war department. | know they were I'M
known to President Roosevelt and L
known they were unknown to President
Mckinley" He did not believe. how
ever, that the statement that the war
| had been conducted with uneXampled
humanity on our part would be accept
| ed by the people.
| He denounced the order alleged to
have been given by Gen. Smith and lay
particular stress upon the horrors of
| the recommendation camps which he
| likened to the dreadful scenes i'll An
dersonvlle prison during the Civil War.
He demanded that these things cease
and that the administration declare on
| what eternal principles it would act i'll
| the Philippines. He believed that it
would be impossible absolutely to paci-
| fy the Philippines.
In conclusion Hoar said he believed
| that better counsel would yet prevail
| thar now seemed to exist. The irreVo-
cable 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 de
| livered her from her age-long bond
age. We welcomed her to the family
| of nations. We set mankind an eX-
ample never beheld before of modera-
| ton in victory. We led hestitating and
| halting Europe to the deliverance of
| their beleagured ambassadors in China.
We marched through a hostile country
| IA country cruel and barbarouS-with-
| out anger or revenge. We returned
| benefit for injury and pity for cruelty.
We made the name of America beloved
| in the East as in the West. We kept
| faith with the Philippine people. We
kept faith with our own history. We
kept our national honor unsulled. The
| flag which we received without a rent
We handed down without a STAIN"
Hoar occupied nearly two hours and D
| half. He spoke in a low voice but with
deep earnestness and at times with elo-
quenCe. The Senate, almost every seat
occupied, gave him the profoundest atten-
| ton and the people in the thronged gal
| leries listened with interest.
At the conclusion of the address wave
the galleries. So unusual was the dem
onstration that the presiding officer
|
| ate's attention to the violation of its own
rules and, in addition. warned the peo-
| pie in the galleries that applause wa;
not permissible.
| 81 want to call attention of the Chair.
suggested Bacon (GaD, that the main
applause occurred on the floor of the
| Senate
And on the Democratic side inter
jected Foraker tOhio).
| At 2oo, the Senate took recess for 30
minutes in order that its members might
partake of an Oregon salmon luncheon
| given by Mitchell (Ore.). The proceed
ing was so unusual as to give rise to con
siderable comment. The Senate recon-
vened at $50 p. NJ.
| Culberson CfeX) offered a resolution
| that the secretary of war be directed to
send to the Senate copies of all official
papers in his possession which relate to
| charges against Lieut.. Arnold and Sergt.
| Edwards by Private Andrew X. Weir
| including the report of Capt. z. w. West.
| The resolution went over on objection by
| Spconer.
| Teller then addressed the Senate on the
| Philippine government. discussing at
| length the action OF Congress on the es-
| tablishment of the republic of Cuba.
| When the subject was under discussion
| "a resolutions he said. had been offered