Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-01


The Philippine question seems Of
last o. have taken definite shape 900 tht
negotiations of the peace commission
err The unitad siaics representa-
tives have demanded The ccHslon of
the entire group and oXpreHsei ihc VILE
tugutss OF iheir government o. raIm-
hurre Erdin Co the fNtcni ~ hor
"paohc expenditure" 10 abe 'H'anit
This pfupoaiuon god. ms flIr from 100
American p1lri ~ view. Undoubtedly
"paclnc expenditure can Doc made
vide enough 20 cover about 40 ihe
archipelago ia worth o. spain. - means
virtually q purchane N the territory
"a tranucildn which no other nnti1n
would have engaged IN after nrfi hnV-
lnr acquired the rlgh.s mat belong 90
a cnnaueror nui spain. 70 seems docs
not take that ,sew NJ o. Tho Madrid
government ia sild 10 be- surprised al
the demand. and popular sentiment u
In favor ~ y vigorous protest
II IL undoubtedly the privilege u the
Epaniafis 90 protest though by f1 10.
Ing thoy do not serve their best Inter
osia. Tho policy OF the Administration
has not been determined upon without
a mature consideration uf nil tho qucf-
tons involved. u has been ascorininod
that the American people demands a
settlement of tho Philippine qucailn IN
accordance with the dictates Of human
i,yi Il has aiso been clearly proved
that the natives are bot uvcrse %
American rule, while they protest
aFlsnat boing handed back 90 the tender
mercy u their former masters. These
combinations. u seems. have deter
mined the government In ~ attitude
IN this matter. and no protest by spain
can serve any other purpose than De.
laying Tor short time the Inevitable.
Tho dlncui,len In cfeoilng @citcf
conditions IN The Philippine Islands are
moi believed 20 be- inaurmouuta'1l'.
Reforms aiming al the Tightening ~ the
heavy burdcns u taxation would at
once create confidence and aii In nv
ssrahilshmftr u cordial relations be-
tween the natives and the American
God rJads and Food schools arc need
Cd and funds should b. set apart To-
such purposes. ~ IL said that az pros
cI.. riiorc are innumcrlple laws. som.
contfadicung others. ana that a prccu'
dent can b. found Tor almost anything
Tha uusatlsfiogory state VI artlrs eau
and mut 1c rtm,diei. The uitlyei
must learn the difference between ar
bitrary administration - law ana jua'
tce.
II has botn pointed ort by a wttioi
IN ne Century Magazine that u.rns VI
tho Spanish prlswa ~ tho Phnigpihr'
are rpaFy superior mon VIII have nc'
compl.ahoi much god. bat thnt miryol
the parishes N tho ishnda hrc On yhI
hauda " frurH. many N whom are 'g
u0rars hsyVHd belief. aui ~ 1aly ls
uurau bur SVEN . lleDu1usaes
Thuo are known 90 prastlcs oxllrtIo1
inicncrc with the execution q the hW
and 30 violrse them 0per'y whom 0
serves gaclr purpose. The result la d.,
m0rlllEatlaa in the cammuHl;lss th,i
control. Fuoh conditions must rccelv.
snmed pc attrn'iUm Under Amcrlcli
rule Il must be- made plain thm o.
man q Shove the laws and that r9
even a frlars rlbc D. lcrei. n d q
made a cover Cor lcrntlgumess.
10 cannot be doubted that ihs misrSf
u the United aails ia that lar lsul
rsglaa Is a dlfncul, cH' hut 70 DE- no
Ing ssible " accomplishment Tha
p viii result ir Hl-ecss Is certain. fo
even an ign rant people coon learns {,
Know iiH hrg,fci.r. Ana lha mucl
can o. least ~ riii that " Amtrloli
mem1la are upvalEug. % 9th.
methods will have ths desired results
n She United sltga ciraat undsrttt.
the task Of clviuzIHr s-ml-biialrau
race. ~ other cluuiry need mako ,h
otHmpt Then civilization Nil hay
90 c1ufsi that o. on Gigantic failure.