Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-10
KEEP THE PHILIPPINES.
WOULD Be BETTER FOR WORLDS PEACE.
ance OF Power In the Far East
Take Hawaii. Too.

New York, May 10.--A dispatch t
the World from London says:
Sir Chas. Dixie, when asked whethe
amy question OF International law o
practice affected the United State
right to retain the Philippines, h
said:
None whatever. The states win holt
the Philippines by the right of con
quest. No power or powers will hav,
the slightest title to interfere"
But may not some power. Germany
| or France, for instance, bring pressur,
| to bear on the United States to sur.
render them?"
THAT idea OF continental pressure
regard rs moonshlne. No power would
attempt pressure unless we were in tht
same boat with them, which we never
will be-. Without English naval sup
port, no power VIII venture upon any
action n, tine matter"
do yon consider that the United
States should retain possession of the
Philippinps2"
Certainly / do. The only alternatives
are some kind OF autonomous republic
can government which would need So
much American protection that the
Islands themselves. Then there Is hand
ms them over to Japan; but that would
excite the opposition OF public senti-
ment in the United States Japan be-
Ing n pagan nation. Another alterna-
tive is returning them to Spain. But
that, toe. would excite serious opposi-
ton III the United States and may be
dismissed as cut of the question"
Sir Henry Iuwarth, NJ p. a leading
authority on foreign politics and in
ternationa. law. sad:
have no hesitation In saying that
the United States have perfect right
to keep the Philippines and under
the circumstances IL would be both
wise and proper for the United States
to keep them. There Is not consid-
Grafton of international law that could
III any way fetter the United States in
Its absolute discretion in the matter.
There Is no third party involved. The
Islands were dlsecN cred by Spain and
her sovereignty has never been In dis
putc. by the right of conquest, there
fore, N:nuricu's position Is indisputa-
BILE. and all the members of parliament.
who are authorities, to whom / have
spoken, agree that the United States
should not give them up.
Spain found 1t impossible to gov
ern them In the past and would find
the difficulty still greater In the flu
ture. Should the United States annex
Hawaii together with the Philippines,
these would eonstttute two magnificent
bases, giving the United States i'm
mense power IN the Pacific which l al
ways hopedt they would achieve in
the interests of civilization and COM
ITALIAN STATESMAN SAYS so,
TOO.
New York, May l0.-A dispatch to
the World from ROM says:
"Guioo Bacolli, the celebrated states
man and the coming premier, in an
Interview said:
America should keep the Philippines
first, because iron. tia standpoint of
law she has the right of
Conquest. and secondly. from the stand
point of policy. The United States Is
the only lower which can now have
them, as they should not be receded
to Spain, which, being without a fleet
ard finances. the Islands would become
a hone Of contention for the European
powers. thereby precipitating the far
East conflict.
III coded to England 1t would be
ty Russia and Germany
as II CasUs bell as destroying the
in The far East. The pow
ers. therefore, IN their heart of hearts,
hope that America will keep the Phil
ippines as she is the only power capa-
BILE OF guaranteeing their neutrality
and is not suspected OF designs OF ter
f1torlal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Besldeg, a
great nation with destlnes like Amer
lea must have a feet to protect her in
terests and shipping. A fleet requires |
coating stations. and apart from the |
Philippines, America can hope for no |
coaling in the Pacific. The present is |
Americas n-sent-opportunity."