Speech of Honorable George F. Hoar delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 17, 1900, on the policy of the United States relative to the Philippine Islands 1898-1900

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Speech of Honorable George F. Hoar delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 17, 1900, on the policy of the United States relative to the Philippine Islands 1898-1900

MS 055


Collection Summary
Creator:	Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904.
Collection Name:	Speech of Honorable George F. Hoar delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 17, 1900, on the policy of the United States relative to the Philippine Islands
Inclusive Dates:	1898-1900
Physical Description:	.1 linear feet
Abstract:	Original typescript text of speech delivered in the United States Senate, April 17, 1900, with holograph additions and corrections, and printed insertions. The speech was intended to persuade the Senate to vote against Senate Resolution 53, which proclaimed the Philippine Islands as territory belonging to the United States, and provided that a government be imposed by the United States.
Collection Number:	MS 055
Language:	Materials are in English.
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

United States Senator from Massachusetts.

Scope and Content Note

Original typescript text of speech delivered in the United States Senate, April 17, 1900, with holograph additions and corrections, and printed insertions. The speech was intended to persuade the Senate to vote against Senate Resolution 53, which proclaimed the Philippine Islands as territory belonging to the United States, and provided that a government be imposed by the United States. Senator Hoar cites examples of the decision of the United States in the case of Cuba, and also instances of the treatment of Afro-American civil rights in that time. He gives an extensive account of the recent history in the Philippines, with emphasis on the role of Emilio Aguinaldo as a leader. There are many quotes about and from Aguinaldo.

Inscribed to E. W. Doherty from Geo. F. Hoar inside front flyleaf.

Arrangement

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Restrictions

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Related Material

Published in the Congressional Record of the 56th U.S. Congress, 1st session, v. 33, pt. 5, p. 4278-4307, April 17, 1900.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Aguinaldo, Emilio, 1869-1964 -- Quotations.

Geographic Name(s)

Philippines -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Speeches in Congress.

Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902 -- Speeches in Congress.

Philippines -- History -- Revolution, 1896-1898 -- Speeches in Congress.

United States -- Colonial question -- Speeches in Congress.

United States -- Foreign relations -- Philippines -- Speeches in Congress.

United States -- Politics and government -- 1897-1901 -- Speeches in Congress.

United States -- Territorial expansion -- Speeches in Congress.

Subject(s)

Cuban question -- 1895-1898 -- Speeches in Congress.

International law -- United States -- Philosophy.

Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Philippines -- Speeches in Congress.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Speech of Honorable George F. Hoar delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 17, 1900, on the policy of the United States relative to the Philippine Islands (MS 055). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as purchase, 1966.

Processing History

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