Arizona republican., 1898-07-22
AMERICA IN THE EAST.
A Discussion of the Philippines Situ-
 ation.

Washington. July 21.-A member of the cabinet, interviewed tonight as tO reports today of the organization 0k AguinaldO's government and the Ger man attitude respecting the Philip pines, said touching generally upon. political complications: 1.-The Philippine islands present q, question of very great importance and there is more discussion of it bdth in the United States and abroad than.lk any other feature of the war. Tke United States has not as yet defned its attitude respecting the future of those islands. Discussion has deyel- oped a number of propositions: Il Permanent American control; (2Et1B sale of the islands to some f0ref1V power; t3) division of the islandH among the great powers, showing some preference in the distribution to Great Britain; (4) the formation of l prOtectorate, to include all the great European nations, and t5) return os the islands to Spain, atter she shall have satisfactorily arranged for fne payment of an indemnity for the cost of the war and ceded to us a cuaHux station.
 i The mere mention of these prop02 sltlonS carries with it suggestion of the arguments pro and con as to each. <Would permanent American control affect the integrity of the Monroe doe. Urine? On the other hand, after right fully possessing ourselves of the is- lands, should we not, in view of their great value. hold on to them? Would a sale, or an offer, to any one forefeu
 power bring on an international enI-- broilment? Could a sale by distrihar. tion among the powers be effected sor as to avoid complications Would d
 joint protectorate participated in by the United States and the European powers meet the occasion, and give to the islands the good government that they need, and at the same time cona
 tribute to security in a part of fhe-
 world where affairs generally ara hs
 a very ticklish condition? Should any territory taken from her in war
 De returned to a power so utterly in competent to govern as Spain has shown herself to be? .-s.s-
 There are wide differences of opfn-
 lon on these questions, and a settle ment of them will be DO easy matter. But there is one overshadowing prppo- sitiOn, and about that there is but one | OPAAA3Ot. ACi . SdA UC DQl OuS ODfIf- ion. The future of the Philippines wnE be determined by the United States. Those islands are now under the guns; of the United States. Manila bay and
 Subig bay. the two most important
 places of the whole island group. are
 controlled today by Admiral Dewey. The United States, therefore, is master of the Philippines s..uation, and will continue so until of it's own accord. if 1t determines to do SO, new situation, i by its orders and under it's direction. is created.
 ''The European powers would doa we'll to take notice The hand of the United States in this business can neither be stayed nor force1. The pow. CT attempting such thing would in
 stantly be called to account The Philippines are not Crete, though. like Crete, they have suffered from all the
 abominations of corrupt governE, F.
 The United States is not Turkey. 1,ae fruits of it's victory will be garnered by itself and will be dedicated in some
 excellent form to genuine progress
 and Christian civilization These are
 pointers particularly worth the atten-- ] tion of Emperor William