New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23

number Of islands OF n certain geographical IT,
lationship. but without any common bono OF
race All OF the inhabitants who ar" not sun
savagcs arc content with an outside ruler II 10
rules reasonably hui they have no sense OF
common nationality which would make II pos
slblc for them to rule themselves as one people
Mr.. Foreman says:
do not hesitate 10 prophcsy that. unless un-
dor Euroncan or American control, the schene
will end in complete failure. At first no d"unt.
the islanders will welcome ana co-opcTa'" III
any arrangement which VIII rld thcih 81 '"V'''a
tic oppression. The Philippine Islands, now
ever would rot remain one year peacetui'
united archipelago under an independent nauve
government. 1t Is an utter impoFsihiilty' lhtt
is such racial antipathy that the Nisa!aa
would not. in this generation. submit 10 VIA WIZ,
they would always consider Il IashloE repuo-
lie and the TagAogs having procured inc oNeI
throw OF the Spaniards, would naturaiig re9''.
q preponderance Of Nisaya influence Farnines
there are very closely united. but as q people
they have little idea Of union. The rlVa'rH lol
prestige at the present day between one NIiiaee
and another on the same coast is suihcleht I"
prove the tendency to ,isintcgrate. Inc hatNc
likes 10 Iocalize 10 bring everything he requires
or aspires to within his own small circle II nis
ambition were to he leader of men he wou'u
he content to he Il king in his own town. VA
tive ideas are not expansive and far-reachiilg'
Then the question arises VINO W"ulu w nv
electors? The masses are decidedF 700 FL T,
rant to he capable or voting lhltIlI6V".,'' -
votes would be entirely controlled by cHque' VI
land . -,
II the native republic did succeed, IL "oul.
not he strong enough to protect itself against
foreign aggression. The Islands are Sp'"u,"
group well worth picking quarrel ana Sp'hu
ing n few millions sterling to annex tlenl'
entertain the firm conviction that an uhproteC'-
ed united republic would last only until '"I
novelty Of the situation had worn OF. linen,
think every principal island would, III tuiii' "e
clare ts Independence. Finally. there would DC
complete chaos. and before tIa' 'Unn rrobN
America or some European nation would proo-
ably have interfered: therefore it Is better u
start with protection.
He thinks that ACunnldo himself must see
this. and that nothing but vanity would tempt
him or INV OF his followers To dream that they
could rule the whole group permanently bu'
II they cannot do that II is Impossible TOT us ~
think Of setting them up IN authority or allow
ing them 10 make our war with Spain-through
which alone they have any chance or freedom
from their old oppressors-the instrument OF
dislntccration, race war. petty states, ana maj
ABSORPTION OF the islands by European Powers
each taking n slice and Quarreng with inc
others over the division. Whatever we 40 we
must guard against retrogression and PARTITION
- we take the islands we shall doubtless ne
Glad 70 give them all the elfgovcrnmcnt they
oro copable OF exercising. II we do not me
nrohem Of their future is perplexing, ana
Aguinaldos republic" does not help TO solve H.
for rs a stable nation II is an evident impossi-
blty.