Evening star., 1947-08-01

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HARRY B. HAYES.
Underwood Photo.
the House, Mr.. Hawes vigorously
attacked religious intolerance. Re-
calling the creeds and races which
settled this country. he, said:
Destiny has reserved for oul
Nation the duty of securing liberty
without license for each citizen. ane
by its example to spread this liberty
throughout the world.
THE subtle breath Of dema.
gogue is one of the eyer-presen
dangers of a democracy"
Born in Covington, KY, Mr.
Hawes was a direct descendant o
four members of Congress. He movee
to st. Louis at the age of l8. ane
made his home there until hi
resignation from the Senate in 1888
When World War I began, he wa.
in London and became member o1
the American committee which aidee
American refugees. Later, he wa.
commissioned captain. in thu
Army. A member of the military
intelligence division, he was &
major at the time of his discharge
/ Welcomed by Filipinos.
Elected to the Senate for an unex
pired term in 1926, he was elected fol
full term a year later. In 1881 h,
made a trip to Manila. where HI
was given an enthusiastic welcome
as the champion of Philippine indie.
pendence. Although criticized al
home as a troublemaker and lobby.
lst, he returned thoroughly con.
vinced of the sincerity of the Fill.
pinos in their demands for indie.
pendence.
Word of the death of Mr. Have
brought messages of coincidence ant
sympathy from high Philippine Off
cials here and in Manila. In {
cablegram to Mrs. Hawes, Presiden
Manuel Roxas said:
Il am profoundly grieved by th'
news of the passing of your beloved
husband and my feelings are sharet
by my family and all the people o.
the Philippines. The Filipino people
mourn the loss of a true and loya
friend and benefactor whose serv
ices as a champion OF our freedom
we will never forget nor ever hop
to repay. AS I look back to th'
history of our sturggle for indie
pendence I cannot but feel that ha,
Senator Hawes not espoused ou
cause with SO much interest ant
determination we would not hav
been able to obtain the passage O.
the independence Act at the tim
that it was passed. No single maj
did more to obtain the passage o
that legislation than he did. W.
have no words adequately to expires
our painful sentiment in commiser
alton with you ana your family il
your bereavement. We trust tina
the memory of a life so fully an
calamity lived in the service of hi
country and to the people of tn
Philippines be as light Of comfor
in your dark hour and assuage tn
pain of your loss. His memory viii
forever be enshrined in the heart
of our grateful people. For my par
4 I mourn with you and pray for tn
eternal rest of man for whom
felt the deepest affection"
j Praised by Ambassador.
Ambassador Elizalde who will at
tend the funeral with members o
the Embassy staff, said:
I'm the death of Harry B. Have
the Philippines have lost a stauncl
friend of long standing. He hat
been identified with Philippine af
: fairs for nearly two decades and ha
a legion of admirers among Filipino
of all ranks. The Filipinos vii
not soon forget the valuable service
of this outstanding American VIII
had befriended them and remaine'
loyal to them up to the very last. p"
Minister Counselor Narciso Ramo
, declared: I'm a true sense he wa
one of the real architects who DIRE,
up the pattern of the present Re
public of the Philippines.
: Mr.. Hawes, who did not run for
second full term, resigned from tn
i Senate before his term was up il
order to give newly elected Bennett
Champ Clark seniority over othe
Senators elected that year. MI
Clark was appointed to Mr.. Hawes
seat.
,, 3 Upon his resignation, Republican
and Democrats alike lauded tn
good-natured defender of ninori
ties for his untiring public service
! He practiced law here almost unit
/ the time of his death. An avit
; fisherman and hunter he serves
primarily as legal counsel for ma
tional game organizations and TO
the Philippine government.
Mr.. Hawes had one of the coun
try's finest gun collections. includ.
ing weapons used by Daniel Boom
; and Jesse James.
4 Member of Many Groups.
He was member OF many club
and oganizations, including th'
American Legion, the Military Orde
of the World War, the Sons of thu
Revolution, the Sons of Confederate
Veterans and the American Societ.
of Political and Social Science.
He belonged to Izaak Walton
League of America, the American
Game Association, the Audubon So
ciety and the American Forestr,
; Association.
:, He was one of the founders of tn
jefferson Island Club, the Demo
cratic retreat in lower Chesapeake
Bay visited by the late Presiden
Roosevelt on several occasions an,
by President Truman.
). He was author of philippine
Uncertainty; an American Prob
lem,'' my Friend the Black Bass,
The Dog" and THE Big Outdoors.
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