Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-04
rnr rruL,rrrSr QUESTION.

Mr. william r. curtis In the chicago
Dispatch gives the views ~ several
prominent citizens regatdin~ the pro-
posed terms u peace. especially aH 10
the Philippine Islands They al In
dictate a strong sentiment In this cnun-
Try In favor ~ extending in some form
" another the benefits " liberty and
civilization to the Philippine. Demand
ed Tor the cubana. senator Lindsay
" Kentucky il quoted Us predicting
that tho Senate win rfuso % raufy
amy treaty of peace that leaves the
Spanish nag noatlng In the Philippine
islands.
Bishop 1Iartzell. a prominent Mctho-
dist divine. looks upon the question
from religious point 81 view thua'
"uod has lifted IA out Of OUT cx-
clualvcncss and ISOLATION. and o. bring
iug uH face o. face with the toHp1nHi-
hllitlfa 90 our greatness AZ o. nation.
President Mckinney Instructions e.
den. Shnftcr That h. n ~ prutcct nu
citizens ~ Santiago IN their business
and religious rights IL tho iirat intimh-
tlon Of civil ana religious liberty ever
spoken In cuba since the discovery ni
structiOnH 10 Gen. Merritt are similar.
This ~ not q war ~ conquest. but ~
purpose vas 60 relieve tho oppressed
and TO secure liberal ana stable gnv-
eminent and the Hight ~ Christian
civilization TOT the people u cuba. In
tho providence Of God " has been
placed In our power to obtain the same
blessing for the people OF inc fhilp.
pine Islands. ana can We as nhtihn
decline 10 accept that opportunity and
turn away from our duty simply boz
cause We only Intended TO do no much
good aud no more Shall We refuse
Ia relieve two communities from Span.
In denpoflsm because We expected
originally 20 relieve only ungi We
cannot abandon The people uf the Phil
ipplne Islands When Admiral Dewey
took possession ~ that hafhur ana
furnished arms and ammunition o. tho
Insurgents we became rrHp0nHlhln Tor
tho welfare 81 that island, and We
cannot shrink that responsibility or
abandon them"
John I, Waterbury, president ~ the
Manhattan Trust company. II not In
favor ~ annexation. bat he believes
that the resources Of the Islands nre
~ vast that II would be q great mis-
take 10 neglect an opportunity 20 cul'
tlyair such market for our ngrlcui'
tuai and mechanical products. lie
concludes
we have been taught % believe that
we arr ilghtlng this war fpr humlnliyf
sake. It, purpose was the cmnnclpi.
tIon ~ the people of one Island, and
how can We refuse an opportunity %
omanClpntc the Inhabitants OF l,2pl
islands hy The Same ucntyf'
Henry Rnlscr. manager Of the Meth
orlanda hotel Says
Il hear rod deal ~ talk every day
on this Philippine question and u
rroma 90 me that people are pretty
much nf uno mind, Yer, Few want o.
annex bot ul pagan M1llNH iu tn
United States, hut nobody wants "a
turn them back 40 fnllu. I should Ha,
that The GENERAL sentiment was that ih'
diplumntIHtH who negotiate the treaty
" peace ought 10 ngure Out some YVES
By which W. might have free trade win
the Philippine and provide the people
sood. honest government"
Among those Interested IN missionary
work In foreign lands there In lll tu D..
general drairc that the unitol Stltr'
at least exercise a protcctoraic In th'
Philippine.
Were Europe 90 be consulted az al
upon the subject. q would probably ID
found tina, Germany alone has any Obj.
jecilons TO American protccturatc ovcl
the islands But a. German objection
would be mainly founded on her owl
desire for territory In eastern Asia, AND
a. that cannot be graunoi ln tho Phil
ippinea, even Germany would p.rhlu'
prefer American control 90 spanlsh.
In the further dlcussIon of the lm.
portant question the position of Great
Britain cannot but Doc an important
factor. The United sntrs and Enrianl