Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-05-30
HOT SHOT FROM sENA TOR HOAR.


Massachusetts,, delivered in the Senate, CD
Thursday OF last week, q speech which wa
perhaps the most impressive that has beef
delivered during the Philippine debate.
He opposed the Philippine Government
bill with an intensity Of earnestness which
compelled attention, and when he concluded
both the spectators In the galleries and the
Senators 10 the chamber applauded.
The following extracts show the charac
ter Of the address
Then when you had ratified the treaty
you voted down the resolution in the Sen.
ate, known as the Bacon resolution, declar.
Ing the right Of that people To Independence,
and you passed the McEnery resolution,
which declared that you meant 70 dispose
OF those islands as should be for the interest
OF the United States. That was the origin
Of the war, II II be war.
"Had you made a declaration TO Agui.
naldo that you would respect their title To-
Independence and that oil you desired was
order and 10 fulfill the treaty and TO protect
your friends, you would have disarmed thai
people 10 q moment. Instead of that gen.
tlemen talked of the wealth OF the Philip.
pine Islands and about the advantage 10 our
trade. They sought TO dazzle our eyes with
nuggets Of other mems gold. senators de
clared 10 the Senate chamber and on the
hastings that the flag never shall be hauled
down in the Philippine Islands, and those
OF you who think otherwise keep silent and
enter no disclaimer.
"You declared not only in the treaty, but
In many public utterances 10 this chamber
and elsewhere, that you had right TO buy
sovereignty with money or TO treat It as the
spols OF war or the booty oil battle. The
moment you made that declaration the Fill
pino people gave you notice that they treat
ed IL as declaration OF war. So your gen
erals reported, and 80 Aguinaldo expressly
declared. The President sent out an order
To take forcible possession, by military power,
OF those islands. General Otis tried TO sup.
press il, but II leaked out at Iloilo through
General Miller. General Otis tried 10 sup.
press II and substitute that they should have
all the rights Of the most favored provinces.
So you deliberately made up the issue for
fight for dominion on one side and Eight
for liberty on the other.
"When we ratified the Treaty OF Paris we
committed ourselves 10 one experiment in
Cuba and another in the Philippine Islands.
We had said already that Cuba OF right
ought TO be free and independent So when
in the treaty Spain abandoned her sover-
eighty the title Of Cuba became at once
complete. We were only to stay there TO
keep order until We could hand over Cuba
to government her people had chosen and
established.
"By the same treaty We bought the Philip
pine Islands for $2OOOO,OOO and declared
and agreed that Congress shall dispose Of
them. So, according to those who held that
treaty valid, it became the duty of the Pres
dent To reduce them to submission and OF
Congress TO govern them. You cannot main
tain despotism In Asia and q republic In
IL you try to deprive even a saw
age or a barbarian Of his just rights you
can never do 1t without becoming savage
or a barbarian yourself"
Further along Mr. Hoar said:
"What have your ideals cost you, and
what have they bought for your
al. For the Philippine Islands you have
had to repeal the Declaration of Iudepend
ence.
"For Cuba you have had TO reafflrm 1t
and give it new luster
"2. For the Philippine Islands you have
had 10 convert the Monroe doctrine into a
doctrine Of mere selflshness
"For Cuba you have acted on il and vim
dictated 1t.
70. In Cuba you have got the eternal
gratitude OF free people.
I'm the Philippine Islands you have got
the hatred and sulleu submission of a sub
jugated people.
"A. From Cuba you have brought home
nothing but glory.
"From the Philippines you have brought
home nothing OF glory.
70. In Cuba no man thinks of counting
the cost. The few soldiers who came home
from Cuba wounded or sick carry about
their wounds and their pale faces as il they |
were medals of honor. Whist soldier elories |
in wound or at empty sleeve which ne |
got in the Phillppinesi
"6. The conflict In the Philippines has |
cost you 5000 900 900. thousands of Amer
lean soldiers-the flower OF your youth-the
health and sanity Of thousands more and
hundreds Of thousands of FIlipinos slain "