New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-12

;rne American spirit will demand tina, shan
NOT surrender one inch of territory upon which ~
have so CALAMITY fought. '-
THEY MUST NOT RETURN TO SPAIN.
From The independent. 81. 80 ~.
Now wish to lay down what must not oe tn -
Spanish tyranny. We do not now say tnat tney
must be held by the United states aitnough snst
fully avoided II they should all come 10 US. that
would be the better for them not the worse s snI
them: we only must not reject them. ana aoove
ali we must not restore them to spain; Iney m1y
Under some other or larger protection. II It seems
best. they may become American coiTm.yS Su.tt
not be.
From The New-York Herald.
Justice TO the inhabitants OF the PhilippneA 70
whom we are bound TO insure an equitaee!e s ana
stable government; regard for the peace OF Europs
ths Islands and respect FOR the wishes Of the
American people all demand that we shall re .na
the territory by our gallant Fellows Oh sea s"1
shore.
PRINCIPLE SAME AS IN CUBA
From The Denver Times.
Philippines as was the cause Of our nterferenSSs ne
in Cuba The plea Of humanity Is as strong p ~ M.
pines now would be virtually to repudiats our
own justification for any war at all
THE AMERICAN POLICY.
From The Easton penny Free Press.
The Logical Solution Hold Goyernh De sssS'
and Cyde oY ne eer 70 ahe editor on
editorial page OF The New-York Tribune SUNS ~
the policy which that influential and rpIsantlv aa
Republican newspaper has been Consistently -"
vocating. II is the American policy
GROWING SENTIMENT FOR KEEPING THEM
From The Nebraska Journal.
ts
creasing sentiment throughout the ISLANDS
favor OF the retention OF the phpPtms to
Spain OF Manila and the island OF Luzon'
TWO BITES OF A CHERRY.
From The Salt Lake Herald.
Taking Manila and Subic Bay would De olsir -
the Philippine cherry In two we should Dc SUR seen
take the other half Ss at hs day !, Cherry the
Government might just as we'll decide 10 take az
whole cherry, and be over with the operation -
IT SHOULD BE DECIDED AT ONCE.
From The Seattle Post-Intelgencer.
The control of the Philippines should be oe, me
at once. An arrangement between Spain ana W ~
United States would preclude all interferehc,e' nm
oesn Powers W
gin to intrigue. and we shall have the aounnSes
all of Europe to contend with in addition TO 'lou'''
with the islanders.
NO QUESTION OF RIGHT.
From The ROcneSter Democrat ana NHso"N'
The more squarey the problem OF the Pniipp;nnns
Is faced the formidable appear the oole,Sn AZ
abandoning the islands. There Is no Queses,a 10
our right to retain them That right has co,n",,G
us as an incident OF the war. and II Is nor dspN''
In any quarter
FUTURE TROUBLE WITH COALING srAii0'''
From The Providence Journal
There would be nothing unusual or surPt'snnrs nv
an understanding between Madrid ana peln nnure
virtue OF which Germany would evehtuaiS % svent
sovereign rights the Philippines In ma rs sta-
the possession by the United states OF coa r,ube
ton at Manila would provoke far more ss NAL ali
than any that Is likely to arise from '""'e
the islands now.
INDICATIONS OF POPULAR sENIiMH
From The San Francisco Chronicle a..
IL the views OF the Republican and par %
Democratic press the demands OF ,uaa,s can
bodies and the common talk OF the ~ ara In
be cited majority sentiment tn seupinrins group
favor OF the annexation or the fhi'pp"''
SPAIN COULD NOT RETAIN THEM
From The Boston Globe. s,.,r u
II IL be. clear-and II seems 10 oe-that with .
without a navy with bankrupt ueasths ~, internal
beaten and discredited army and, tV n philippinee
dissensons could not long hold inc : 20 marcel
asainst the insurgents and would nave ~ ~ the
them out among other nations, the ptoia ~. doubt.
United States relnquishing them wou'" "
full.
THEIR COMMERCIAL IMPORTANT
From The Chicago Inter Ocean. rynited
The retention of the Philippines oy a, will pre-,
States taken In connection with Haws,',o ~ rival
vent the establishment In the rar .rce Let those
islands sllp from our grasp ana we rivalry IN
selves 10 an unnecessary and danger ~ the very
a foreign trade which Is bound 70 Ststes OF the
highest Importance 10 the S"''~~