The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-06
SPA|NS CONTROL MUST END
Entire Group of Philippines
to Be Ours.
SENATOR HANNA'S STATEMENT
Undoubtedly Expresses the Views OF,
the President-Question OF a Govern
ment for the Islands Remains.

Cleveland, Oct. 3.-The Leader has
from its Washington correspondent the
following interview with Senator Hanna
concerning the Philippine question,
which is believed TO represent the views
Of President Mckinley:
Il do not know what the instructions
given to our peace commissioners are"
said Mr.. Hanna. ''but so far as con-
Germs the negotiations which will be
instituted in Paris tomorrow, can see
no other result than that Spain will
have to relinquish her sovereignty over
not only Luzon island. but the entire
Philippine archipelago. Spain has no
reason to expect to be able to retain
any portion Of tho group. She went
into the war and lost, and now ought
to be prepared to suffer the conse-
quences which such a defeat implies.
l regard the Philippines as lost to
Spain, and, being a foIegone conclu-
sion, in my opinion the problem which
next eonfronts us relates to the form of
government which we will give the
islands.
when the Philippine question Fl st
presented itself, there was strong
sentiment among conservative, far see
ing and thinking men in this country,
which favored the retention by the
United States OF merely naval base
and coaling station in the islands-this
base presumably being Manila and the
bay contiguous thereto. Since then,
however, this sentiment apparently has
undergone a very marked change, and
it now appears that, for the most part,
these same men who at first believed
we should occupy Manila alone are ad-
vocating the termination of Spanish
rule in the whole group.
aside from the fact that the general
sentiment Of the country seems to q
against returning any of the islands to
Spain, the United States is under obli-
cation to the insurgents to establish a
stable and enlightened form of govern
ment throughout the entire archipelago.
When the war broke out, the Philip
pine insurrectionists became, In a GER
tain sense, the allies OF the Americans,
and it is, therefore, our moral duty to
see to it that they are assured safe and
civilized rule; and until the United
States determines in just what manner
the Philippines ultimately shall be gov
erned, we necessarily will have to con-
slider the Filipinos our wards.
During this transition period the
United States will be called upon TO
exercise a primitive, or rather arbi-
trary, form of control over the islands.
and continue it until congress finally
evolves system of government. In
other words, it seems to me we will
have to maintain temporary protec-
torate over the archipelago, and this
will be accomplished by means of the
army and navy now in the Philippine
waters.
What will be the ultimate fate of
the islands Is, of course, problem Of
the future. Whether the Philippines
will become an independent nation or
a colony of the United States, or
whether longtime American protec-
torate will be established, will be a
subject for congress to decide.
at is well understood that Spain
must abide by the verdict of our peace
commissioners, whatever that may
prove to be, for she is in no fit condi-
ton to renew the conflict which has re-
suited so disastrously to her. She has
no reason to expect that our commits
sioners will agree to any proposition
which contemplates the continuation of
Spanish control over any part or all OF
the group. l feel confident that we
will have no further trouble in an
armed way with Spain. The only OBJ
stacle with which we may have to con-
tend is the opposition OF the insurgents
to our plans"