Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-16
THE PHILIPPINES NEEDS.
a Stable and Liberal Government
Needed to Develop the Re-
sources of the Islands.
ARE MORE DESIRABLE EVEN THAN CUBA.
ious for the United States to Retain
Permanent Observation-Disclosures Profits
Mostly Absorbed by Direct and Indirect
13ribes to Spanish Omcers.

LONDON, June .10-WhateVer may be
1he policy of the United States toward
the Philippine islands, the English
capitalists whose investments there
give the right to speak with authority
upon the conditions and needs of the
colony are of one mind. Delegations
of London men representing some OF
the most important interests in the
Philippines, have called upon Am
Dassado2 Hay to urge him to make
representations to his government
of their desire that the United States
retain permanent possession of the
Philippines. They are agreed with
the belief that, with the guarantee OF
q stable government, the Philippines
would become richer and even
more desirable possession than
Cuba. They are agreed also upon
the statements that Spanish rule
as one which discourages business
enterprises and repels capital,
and that the legitimate profits of their
business are mostly absorbed by direct
and indirect brides to Spanish Off
Gals. Without liberal investments to
secure the favor of the ruling class,
these gentlemen tell the ambassador
that no business operations can
be conducted under the regime
of Spain. The position of the
Philippine capitalists is one which
prevents them from making a public
declaration of their views. Should the
islands remain under Spanish sover-
eighty, that government might make
conditions burdensome for business
men who were on record as desiring a
change, and who had made revelations
about Spanish misrule. They can make
known their desires only through Sc
cret diplomatic channels as they have
done. The president of an important
Philippine company, having its princi-
pal office in London, who presented
statement to the ambassador, discussed
the question, but only on condition
that his name be withheld. He gave
the usual recital of extortion by the Of
ficials who go from Spain to these is
lands as they go to Cuba, with the sole
purpose of acquiring as much money az
POSSIBLE in the shortest time. He ridi.
culed the suggestion that the Philip
pine insurgents could be induced
by the Spaniards to form
an alliance against the United
would welcome any power which
would relieve them from the domino.
ton of Spain. He did not, however,
seem to place much confidence in the
good faith of the revolutionists, and
incidentally remarked that he had
knowledge that more than one native
insurrection had been inspired and
promoted by Spanish officials for the
increased revenues which would come
to them through the transportation OF
troops into the islau DIS to suppress the
rebellion.
Under proper treatment the natives,
although consisting of several differ
ent races, would be entirely tractable.
The greatest diff culties the United
States would encounter in managing
the islands would come from the re-
aigious orders, which had been accus-
eomed to squeeze the natives and had
accumulated much valuable property.
In conclusion, this gentleman said
the American government need not be
deferred by fear of the climate from in
vading the Philippines with unsea-
'soned troops. During residence OF
ten years he had known of but one cpl.
3emic of disease, and that was not of a
serious nature.