Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-01
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before the protocol was subscribed.
Mr. Mckinley had only 10 demand me
whole Philippine archipelago IN wv
enlne pcfvmptory terms Win "nlNn y.
called for the surrender OF the rp,hisn
Antllllrr, and both ccnaiona would nave
been made. In the tac. OF Ehs, ,,.1,'
friendly attitude towards the unlten
states. no outside power would have
prptetied. and spain could have beeI
easily cocrced, either by the threat OF
recurring a large money indemnify OF
by tho despatch OF Wntaon,r squadron
20 the Canarirs and the Mciit.tthnsAil.
Al II Il. the President has deliberately
releFated the disposition % the fhllp-
pines TO a Joint commission. 10 whi.h
H. has given spain an equal voice
Even n the greatest care be taken 20
select plcnipotcntlaricH VINO can hr
trusted 10 carry out the wishes OF 'h'N
eountrymen, the utmost that W. eau
non. Tor h an equal division OF the
commission ON the question whether We
shnli he permitted 10 retain the lhillp-
mines. or even the island or LuAon'
should, moreover the negotiations re-
suit, after months Of delay and con-
seQurnt expenditure, IN draalook'
we nhall h. left In an unfortunate NOR
al posltion before the bar ~ IN. Euro
pcnn opinion. Why. u VIII be asked,
N you Intended to stand out fpr the
Philippines, or NJ least for tho ISLAND or
I.uxOn, did you not announce your ur-
termination beforehand, az you ala ~
the casc Of the spanish Ant'llsr' aha
make your demand part OF the Ht'-
ducihio minimum defined In your plotp-
role What was the Use NJ Keeping
yourselves. and forcing Spain To Keep
herself, ON a war footing during many
months OF negotiations when, " mlsht
have been forescen, were destined 20 be
abortlve? How could the President
Justify In the eyes ~ foreign powers
the extra financial burden unnecessarily
imposed on spain. ana how could ne
iu1tlfy in the eyes OF American citizens
Inc additional financial burden nsrdl' So
w imposed On ourselves, provided tho
1cint commission should, after months
OF frultlcas discussion, result In q dead
lock- II IL manifcat that the admins
tration, when II indicated 60 spain tho
bnsea Of che protocol had not yet made
up IN mind concerning the Philippines,
not having YET had time 20
ascertain the Judgment OF IN. county,
mcnt OF the country 10 distinctly
known, and, before October, u VIII
save been declared with Irresistible em-
phnals. The practical question, there
fore, for the administration 20 answer
Al an early dale viii be, How can II
remedy Its omission 90 make betin1H a
peremptory demand for an the fhlllp.
,snes or. AT least, for the Island Of
IusonP To answer that question, II
has hut TO recall the course pursued BY
the Polk administration In ists Be-
fore the end OF lsfi, the Polk admins,
tration had become mo unchnllgnfed
master u the Mexican republic, and
might have annexed the whole OF u by
right ~ conquest ~ desired, however
10 conciiate the WhlE members OF th'
Senate, and therefore, rofralned from
aeging an inch OF land by force; /
acquired from Mexico the region com
pricing California, Nevada, Arizona
ttah and New Mexico, not by con
quest. hut by purchase, giving there
for the sum Of Sis.O0o0pO, an amour
derls0ry, indeed, compared win IN
subsequently discovered value q th'
ACQUISITION, but. nevertheless, most wei
come al the time TO the Mexican cen
trai government In It's sirhiiened con
dition. Even thus framed, the treat
OF peace barely obtained ratification II
M Senate: han three more srnntor
voted against II, the treaty would haV
been rejected. spina II suffering IRON
tho same financial embarrassment
which Then weakened Mexico am
would gladly sell 10 NJ those Island
IN the far East which the President ma
rcfrnlnnd from slgnifying a detefnlnh
ton 20 keen. Hut Why u may be asked
should we buy what we could have 80
for nothing That N q question for on
state department 10 answer rrom N
moment that the protocol was signed
II became practically Impossible TO ge