The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-23
A Concise Statement of Our Future
Foreign Policy
Porto Rico Will Be Held by the United States, as
Will Also the Ladr0ne ISlamdS-Fate
of Cuba and Philippines

sx THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON July significant tie
Associated Press today by gentleman position speak with know
edge and authority the plans the administration with reference
to future operations substance the follows:
Commodore Watson proceeding the Spanish peninsula
cities Of the Spanish coast No such idea the bmardmen Of the
coast entertained While incidental purposes main
mission Of Watson is take Camaras The this
nee ana the fears caused BY reports concerning
are to be stopped for all time The ships under Comara will
Watson finally met and engaged The talk occasionally nduged
to the Canary islands utterly without foundation This government
has plan to take the islands, and does them
the popular expectation that Porto Rico operations win
Havana will not be attacked while yellow fever conditions exist This
certain.
1T would height national folly engage troops n
and about the fever pest hole Consequently it will be left until the
climate lends its aid in the Shafter will hold his the
other districts and there should any particular need Of immediate
aggressive action at point will against it. But Havana viii
be left until yellow fever dangers past.
Meantime in tho months there will be enough keep
this busy We will have with the prob
vvd this The hauling down the Spanish and the hoist
ing Of that Of the United States than it. its face indicates
ton Of the than the details to be arranged for the dpo
ton control temporary possession pending final transfer possession
Of these additions domain There Of the most nt
cate and fareahng character be decided Porto R whose fall
likely be recorded within week ten days. will have have mill
itary government.
GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO
porto Rco of to be kept permanently by this
men but there be military first and many prelmn
ay details will have be worked There be rehabilitation
existing systems where have carried and
while schemes and ondiionaw form the basis the general
land there changes abong
such laws be oppressive Laws will have be thoroughly
gone over tariff system revised ways general
possible the system of which exists
All this work Of the most serious character and in
existing such matters the president has
90 ahead responsibility Next winter
p necessity for covering such matters will
oenized by recommendations that end be submitted
the president and probable that the shaping
Of Porto Rico similarly oumsanced will
commissions to be appointed draft laws adoption by
congress- likely be from considering
all these matters governmental detail.
WILL KEEP GUAM
"I is certainty be foreseen that
island in group that captured by this
he permsnnty q ang supply
noses is valuable location between the Sandwich Philippine
isand but point whether the of them will be kept
sure They and they be- The disposition of the Philip
attitude
M Garcia and insurgents Cuba there change
tions This been msled
With the hand Spain has them long, contendng
conditions imposed by injustice and OPPRESSION there would
have expectation Of greater abilities than
them government will have treat them kindly but firmly
has establish firm stable and
pledge carried out It. therefore be- the light of
themselves As to the Gu
bans yield them. The
gradual by general change only
after thorough training with the trial Of some Of the lsade1s
transition will Of time considerably at variance with
what most people expect"
GRIMES BATTERY, WHICH POURED SHELL