Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-25
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II II stated on apparently good au-
thoriy that the American peace COM
mission will on Friday definitely de-
mand the cbasiIn ~ the entire Philip.
pine group TO the United States. This
has the rare merits " dennltenoss and
coming straight 10 the point II Il a
demand which can only be properly
answered BY an Affirmative or mega.
tive, and Il Il 10 BE- hoped our repre-
seniatlves will not permit the matter
10 be aldc-trnckod or delayed. which
tactics are at present the Spanish stock
IN trade. Tho fact that the Islands are
20 b. demanded means simply that
they will be- taken. with spalns con.
sent II possible. but taken In any event.
ana Il Il uselcna 10 mlncc matters or
daily with the situation any further. u
has been understood In "a general way
that there could be- no other legitimate
outcome 10 that branch of the ooniro-
yeray. and that al delays In reaching
II were simply 20 much "sphrrlng FOR
wind" or because q a desire to secure
something In the way Of concession
before reaching the foreEnne conclusion.
somothlnE u the Kind seems 20 have
maierihlaod In the spanish demand
that this country assume the cuban
debt, reinforced with the foolish intlmn-
ilon that Spain viii resume h1sliiitleu
II no concessions are made. II looks
very much a. Il tho dons were fooling
themselves with the Idea mat because
the Americans have agreed 10 arblifatt
al all. W. are thereby lfrosoluio and not
sure OF our ground. under which cir
cumaiancef an they hay, 10 DO is % be-
nm. put on hold front. and utt az
least a part u what they ask for
u would be- hs we'll Dr the spanish
nation 60 understand At once. since D,
affcoIs noe GO have understood y yet,
that the Americans are no. Imil or
lucioiu:c bui only motciful aud gen
croua, spain was ~, only whipped
but crushed. Had tho victor been auy
O.hOr naiiQn on earth. there had been
no peace commission and no vcauoun
controversies. The terms ~ settlement
would not have been reached Ia ths
form VI protocol but aa demand
whkh would have been ,nforccl with
but little delay, AMI our demands
are the VEN essance of mIldnuu and
forbcarance compared with what Eng
land, France, uermany or Russia
would have cxtcicd. Il IL nov fond
~ hoped and believed shat our commits.
slonorH realize that tomp3rlEng with
the spaniar,is means un lniermlnable
aquahhle ar1 that the only way o.
secure sos.lsmsn, 10 to put their fcel
down hard ana nrm and make the
other people come ~ terms.
Guam has been selected ua the island
u the Lhdfone group 20 paa iH,o tho
potfessl0n'of the United States. and aa
this WAS agreed TO In ihe protocol per.
hapz a g.Wlndtd discussion " that
subject may thus be ohyIlied. The
island h already In poHrFlou with our
ambl,m floating over % ari has been
% since the Chirles,an landed there.
- the transition IN the master N own
crship should be a very tsuulus flf.
mallty. ~ o. now the cuban drhi
and the Fhlippincs tina. constitute the
groundwork ~ controversy ana Spain
b. trylns very hard % rlay one agaius,
the other and by such means secure
something not nominated 600 ,he bona,
wish the almCst corillniy row before
" that mo Philippines are o. become
AMI rmoln territory ~ tha United
States, we mgM ls WaJ c5mmruee
shnplng our plans ana purposes ac-
c0rdlngly Flrh ana foremost OF the
qucsgyUs 90 be deait with 10 the spills-
mept necessary 90 De- made with The
natives, or az least the better part 20
them, those nearest the centcrs of civ
iNslil3n. tn inhabitants - the in-
terror are chiefly naked savaga q,
whom the change of ownership In she
Islands will be an mrgaliasd quantity
FOR q long time 20 come. but o. these
and 10 an the best NJ steatmtHt cone
HIslent with SOD order, maintenance
Of justice and advancement ~ civlilsl-
ton muh Doe extended with a. arm but
kindly hand. Undoubtedly share viii
be friction, collisions probably. with
more o. less % unrest ana sporadic re-
voAs; but with suhcieut force on