The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-10-01
HANNA'S
VIEWS
WHAT the Noted OhiOan Thinks
Of the the Complications
in ih7 Fsr East.

Cleveland. Sept. 3O.-The Leader has
from its Washington correspondent
this interview with Senator Hanna,
which is believed to represent the
views OF President Mckinley:
II do not know what the instructions
given TO our peace commissioners are
said Mir. Hanna, but 50 far as con-
Germs the negotiations which viii be In
stituted in Paris l can see no other re-
suit than that Spain viii have "a re-
linquish her sovereignty over not only
Luzon island. but the entire Philippine
Archipelago. Spain has no reason 20
expect TO be able to retain any portion
of the group. She went into the war
aud lost and now ought to be prepared
TO suffer the consequences which such
a defeat implies. ! regard the Philip
pines as lost to Spain. and that being
a foregone conclusion. In my opinion,
the problem which next confronts us
relates to the form OF government we
win give the islands.
when the Philippine question FIRST
presented itself there was a strong sem
timent among Conservative far-seeing
and thinking men in this country,
which favored the retention by the I'm
tied States of mercy a naval base and
coaling station in the islands-thls base
presumably being Menila and the bay
contiguous thereto. Since then, how
ever, this sentiment apparently has un-
dergone a very marked change and now
II appears that for the most par these
same men who at first believed we
should occupy Manila alone. are tdyo-
eating the termination of Spanish ale
in the whole group.
ASIDE from the fact that the ge lc IA
sentiment Of the country seems to be
against returning any of the islands 10
Spain, the United States under 1bll-
cations 10 the insurgents 10 ESTABLISH IA
stable and enlightened form of goverA-
ment throughout the entTr, archipel.
ago when the war broke out the phil
ipplne lsands insurrectiontsts became
in a certain sense the allies of the
Americans. and 1t therefore is Jur NOR
al duty to see to IT that nj he future
they will be assured safe and civilized
rule.
During this transitional period, the
United States will be called upon to ex-
ercise a proimitive or rather arbitrary
form OF control over the islands and
continre ,t until congress finally evolve
a system of government In other
words, IL seems to me we will have TO
maintain a temporary protectorate over
the archipelago and this will be ac-
compllshed by means of the army and
navy now In the Philippines and Phil
ippine waters. What win be the ulti-
mate form OF the island7 Is OF course
a problem OF the future Whether the
Philippines win become an Independent
nation or a colony OF the United States.
or whether a longtime American pro-
tectorate will be established, Will be a
subject for congress to decide. 1t is
well understood that Spain must abide
by the verdict of our peace commits
sloners, whatever they may prove to
be. for she is in no fit condition to re-
new the conflict which has resulted so
dlsastrously to her. She has no reason
TO expect that our commissioners will
agree to any proposition which contem-
plates the continuation OF Spanish con-
troll over any part or all of the group
j feel confident we will have no further
trouble in an armed way with Spain.
The only obstale with which we may
have TO contend is the opposition of the
iiHhi ibehlS ~ OuI pans. IL IL not at
all certain OF course, that we will en-
counter any obstacle, though II IL as
suredly among the possibilities How
ever from what ! have read of the mis-
sion OF Aguinaldo. the personal repre-
Agoncilo. the insurgent chleftain we
may find the Philippines tractable and
willing to accept whatever form OF
government we VIII finally decide upon.
so long as Spain viii have no hand In
it's administration"
Regarding the reports which come
from Paris that one or Spain's PROPOSE
tions to our commissioners VIII be that
the United States pay her $500. 900 GEO
roi the REIMBURSEMENT or the Philip
pines, Senator Hanna said We are
not paying money for or buying terri
tory which we now control