New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16
A GATEWAY TO THE EAST
THE VALUE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO
THE UNITED STATES.
PLEAS or THE FOREIGN MERCHANTS TALKING
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLANDS
THE RreTop ALTON or COMMERCE.

PLEAS or THE FOREIGN MERCHANTS TALKING
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLANDS
THE RESTORATION OF COMMERCE.
Manila Sept tspeciaD.-shouId the United
States decide to up the Philippine Islands and
retain only port on the coast of Luzon there
VIII be an opportunity to build up n commercial
city patterned on the lines OF Hong Kong. That
suggestion owes Its authorship here to Colonel
Charles levitt. Judge-Advocate on the STAFF Of
General Merritt. and it is understood that the plan
has been laid before the State Department in
! Washington In discussing the matter Colonel jew
! lit said
only coaiing station, believe L would be
sufficient amount of land around IL for the growth
! and expansion of city. ! believe that 1t could
ever opena9 70 amecSn tradS an immense bns
ness could be done. In turn people could buy
and handle their products 1t is at The gaiewny 70
Islands in this part Of the Pacific, and could be
made the base for our trade here by the acquire
tional prospects Of securing the Ladrones or caro-
lines the United States is becoming decidedly I'm,
be wrong about this matter. but the idea Strikes me
fully commend it to the attention of my people
While lie, the members Of the Army DO not enlhUSe
siderable period even pending the Paris con
M EMS many of then "a the M
/ colony. Beyond territorial and financial consid-
BY ef e VINO are SPon H OF the Tned
! States and freely declare that the American troops
They can that Spain is utterly unable 10 regain
| control of the islands and paclfy them. They also
and that Would be Wore tie every one
cerned TO place them in the saddle of control
STRONG ANNEXATION SENTIMENT
The spaniard has laid down his arms and de-
merchant The latter declares that he could not
S5 Is s 9 TgT h 0
as 10 the moral responsibility of the American peo-
PIE. the question OF governing the Islands %ssum a,
DOWN has led to dscussoD among O the
particularly complimentary II is generally con-
coded that would be 9n0r,nnaeg to make the
or to give the real American politician any chance
The consensus Of opinion s for government ct
| FIRST by military authority and then under
loved by Great Britain Ii viii be necessary to
! school men in the manners customs and language
| colony under a system that will nave continuity.
opinion here is for colonial service in which hon
| men, free from the not always good influence
O, politics may find future by honest service
redny The Sr pud duty on egsrs and csnrees
/ provided for in the customs tarin and regulations
Mckinley and the War Department has evoked
considerable objection. and Colonel Whittier has
the tax was an unwise one. II will fan directly
TO tax from wh ip they have 6eretofore enjoyed
immunity. The scope of its effect may be given
woman ii or even a Child Who does not smoke could
hardly he found anywhere In the islands. 1t Is pos
| sible that a recommendation that the tax be re-
United will be forwarded to Washington.
PETTY STEALING PREVALENT.
There has been immense amount Of petty
stealing but every effort Is being made check it
charge cha of neglect in that respect Quite good
several Incidents tending to enhance the feeling
have occurred. Three days ago, when General
nished an escort Of three hundred American troops
The papers have criticised the condition Of the
| city. but unfairly, for it is much cleaner than 1t
when the invaders entered the city and the
without sewers can never be very clean. The pres
enee OF two armies in the city oveTcro"ds IT
| o. the. other goes. Since al of the Spanish out
dered men has grown to $500 and they nearly
all quartered in the walled city. General O;ls has
cnGGct of his oSn m has oTGered Saloon
IN the city closed at 10 o'clock at night and every
! much liquor TO any man. The men have been told
nat they are doqnd drunk Oh me streets nd the
their confinement will lose their pay
PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR COMMERCE.
As the following orders. issued on august 80 ard
made 10 open the port to commerce and restore
shipping to its normal conditions:
wise directed by The United States authorities yes
sells under The Spanish flag end docuinented az s
this port under their oWn Gag, Gags G9mpying win ss
tered as Spanish property will DE given permit TO
carry the flag of the United States and be entitled
to protection American property on presentation
AZ this office OF bill Of sale regularly authent.
ce ted by the United States Consul. BY direction OF
His ExCellency the Military Governor Of Manila.
Notice is hereby given that In accordance with
instructions received from His Excellency the Mill
tary Governor OF Manila. until otherwise ordered.
all vessels without restriction nationality may
enter and clear from the port Of Manila upon com
plying with the established customs regulations:
Vessels under the flag Of tn United States or OF
Spain will be permitted 10 freely enter ard clear
from Philippine ports. entry To which was pre-
viously restricted TO Spanish vessels only. lnior-
nation has been received AT this office that all
lighthouses In the southern portion Of the Philip
pine Islands have been re-eSta blished.'
Both OF the orders signed by Henry Glass
United States Navy, Captain OF the Port