Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30
PHILIPPINES WILL Be HELD.
President Mckinley Deems Their Re-
tention the Only Solution


OF THE QUESTIONABLE HAS COME
! TO THIS CONCLUSION SINCE
! MAKING HIS WESTERN CAM
PAIGNING TOUR. AND AFTER
| CONFERRING WITH LEADING
| REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS ON
| THE ROUTE OVER WHICH HE
OFFICERS HAVE PRESENTED
| ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR or
| KEEPING THE PACIFIC ISL
! ANDS. AND THE PARIS PEACE
| COMMISSIONERS HAVE RE-
| CEIVED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. s
| Washington, October 29.-The Pres
lident, Secretary Alger and Adjutant
General Corbin had an extended con-
ference to-day, the principal topic un-
der consideration being the occupa-
ton of Cuba. There is no disposition
to change the date, January /. fixed for
the assumption of control by the Uni
ted States. Gen. Lawton, who has been
for some time past the military gov
ernor of Santiago province, was pres
ent during portion of the conference
and gave the President some Informal
ton concerning conditions in Cuba. 1t
is yet too early, said Gen. Lawton in
response to questions on the subject
ito express an opinion as to the time
1t will be necessary for this govern
ment to maintain military supervision
of the island of Cuba. This will have
to be determined entirely by the course
of future events. So far as the cities
are concerned. Gen. Lawton did not
believe there would be any difficulty
in maintaining discipline and order.
and in the country agricultural dis
tricts the formation of a constabulary
composed of the natives would bring
about the desired results.
After the conference Secretary Aiger
said it related to what regiments should
be sent to Cuba as an army of occu-
patton and to what points. He declln-
ed, however, to discuss the matter and
said that the details of the movement
would not be made public.
/ Secretary Hays interview with the
President presumably related TO mat
tiers before the Paris peace commits
sion, but nothing is known of the cof-->
tents of dispatches which may have
been received from Mr. Day. 1t was
intimated, however, that our represen-
tatives in Paris probably would be pre-
pared to take up next week and sub
nit to the Sparish nrcnr1css--
A DISTINCT PROPOSITION
on the Philippine question.
On the general subject of the Philip
pines, members of the cabinet are un-
usually reticent. and this fact is as
sumed by some to indicate that up to
this time the administration itself has
not fully determined upon what 1t will
or will not demand in this connection
beyond the fact as heretofore stated
by the Associated Press, that the entire
archipelago must remain In the pos
session of the United States.
This determination has undoubtedly
been reached. and under no cireum-
stances will this government, through
its Paris representatives, consent to
treaty which does not involve q COM
plete surrender of Spanish sovereignty
therein. 1t may be further stated that
this government will not assume any
Spanish debt or obligation, possibly ba-
yond the guarantee Of certain munich
pal obligations which have been In
CURED in substantial municipal Inn
provements. The debt which Spain has
incurred in her efforts to put down
instructions will neither be paid. az
sumed nor guaranteed by the United
States. This fact. it Is quite certain,
was distinctly stated to our commits
sioners before they left Washington.
Whether or not this government would
consent TO the payment OF any sum Of
money to Spain for any part of her ter
ritory taken possession OF by the Uni
ted States should any be found to be
due upon a final settlement OF the ac-
count. cannot be stated az this time.
and IL is believed that this particular
feature of the question has never been
raised In the Presidents conferences
with the members of his cabinet.
But Mr.. Mckinley is convinced that
there is no way in which the United
States can escape the responsibility OF
taking
ALL THE PHILIPPINES.
he mas dlIlbtu dA AtAiS tDiAIt0ctbtA ailGk
/ mature elaboration. He at first fa-
vored keeping nothing more than a
military and naval base. and thought
that the United States should In no
event retain more than the island OF
Luzon. When the American peace
commissioners left for Paris 1t was not
contemplated that they should demand
from the Spanish government more
than the absolute cession Of this one
island to the United States and a reyer-
sionary interest in the other islands
Of the group.
II has been found. however. that
there we're many practical difficulties
in the way OF such soiuttcA. not the
least Of them being the evident irnpos-
sibility Of SPANS re-establishment Of
authority over the remaining islands
without a prolonged and bloody strug-
gle with the insurgent forces.
Information, coupled with the opin-
ion OF military and naval commanders.
familiar with the Philippine situation.
have led the President TO believe that
Admiral Deweys destruction of the
SPANISH feet in Manila bay and Cen
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