The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-26
THE NATIONAL. CAPITAL
Captain Edward Wright Brady's Current Review
Of Matters and Things at Washington.

efnit peace between Kingdom Of Spain
are now pretty well under way and expected that and
lasting understanding will be arrived without tedious delays
observed that the press and the public Spain discussing
the probable from the standpoint of
that nations right and privilege determine the
the Philippines They believe SPANS status in those
far away islands has been unaffected Monos
washp and the assault capture prnc
pal city and stronghold of the group Nor is likely escape
attention that certain high officials Madrid appear
this deusion.
There mkng the of the protocol These
the American control Manila esso plain language of
coang station subject to selection The fuctonae thus
approach the general discussion Of results with these important
matters already settled from their
manness and of the and
the American demands have throughout
the world but to be sincerely hoped apparent
to peace conditions be construed right
the
own way.
is certain that for time American public hung
about evenly the balance the expedency WISDOM
crete way of retaining the Philippines But just certain
that popular opinion overwhelmingly for holding them Seve
raj active influences have contributed the ofcaon popular
sentiment which this country last if first the
be force behind all national action The effective that
support strong disposition for retention of the Philippines be
severally classified as follows
That there should be under surrender Of
territory lowering the flag whether the acquisition
military civil the No hauling the national
could be easily accounted for This general way the
basic stipulation.
That to reced to Spain thing wresed from her resigned
of the would be surrender the fruits and ad
vanages which the country mpered troops citizens
moral yielding of the claims under which the
That the humanitarian incentive forth hghstex
for beginning hots against Spain fobds forever
store her Of the territory the dominion which and
through which she exed oppressive sway
NAL subjects The confidence and the security Of these long
ing victims of Span barbarous methods and their good conduct
and good faith toward during the warespeca in the Philip
deeply great and victorious nation
pei future and protection them against the prosecutions
Of their ancient foe resign the Philippines Spain
her altar the lives and happiness human beings
Sentimentay the potent factor for moulding
thought the direction Of territorial retention at all hazards the
far East has been the mpudent and wanon annoyances of Admiral
Dewey Manila by the Admiral Dederich
of his underngs From time time this and bed
val officer had taken pains make himself others utterly
ous the Americans ignoring certain blockade regulations and per-
forming other small unfrend stunts until brought
that unless he
course he would be fired into.
Won Diederchs has washps Manila with fourth
guns than Dewey squadron and Germany hugn that locality
in the ardent hope securing island for eoaling station But
she expected to obtain this from Spa from the United States
Won Dderichs did dream that Schey ships would demosh
Spans imperial feet number hoursbu
he did expect Camaa feet appear Manila and knock
Dewey In fact Dederich showed that he had the inclination
Then by virtue of his persistent annoyances
Dewey previous OCCASIONS the Admiral expected
impress Spain with his aggressive friendship and thus
the desired Of valuable coaling station
easy imagine Dderichs staggering chagrn the
way have turned he had merely depoed himself with
negative propy he would have spared himself American contempt
and conventional for his sovereign who undoub
d stood his back while the famboant Admiral toadyg
Spain through the puer method of insult nation
her, though at peace with Germany.
So that under this 4 classification the gatuitous enm
should rather say the gatous impennce of the commander of
the German feet Manila perpeaed upon the American Admiral
interval of the most delicate international besement and
peated pleasure without repoo from the German has
helped simplify the Philippine situation by cemenng American
sentiment holding controlling every island be said
truly that Deerchs has forced millions upon
millions Of Americans for this exact line of national policy Not
American wishes for the qualification OF Germany the
Philippines price She cannot obtain coang station there