The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
VIEWS OF Mr.. HALSTEAD.
Thinks Annexation of the Phil
ippines is Necessary.
PRAISE GIVEN DEWEY.
Exact Words with Which the Admira
Warned the Germans Not to
Get Mixed Up"

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Warned the Germans Not to
Get Mixed Up"
| Chicago. H., Sept. 27.-With Gen.
Green's party, which arrived yesterday
direct from the Philippines, was Murat
Halstead, and the Record secured al in
teresting interview with the veteran jour
naIiSt
Mr. Halstead. by way Of preface, made
| positive denial of the statement that
Asuinaldo is about to make war upon us
and that the Germans are urging him on
and helping to raise a great army to drive
us out. He also explained at length thc
mission of Agoncillo. commissioner from
the lnsursent provisional government.
What the Filipinos Want.
What, exactly, is the Filipino prefer
encet"
Don Felipe Agoncilo hopes for the
help of the President to got him into
the Sittings of the commission at Paris
on the ground Of representing 6,0OO.OOO
people, as he claims. and if this cannot
he done officially. which he hardly ex-
poets, he anticipates that he will 20 un-
nihclal!y To Paris TO meet any natives of
ne islands who may be presented by the
SpanlarGS. 1t has even been considered
whether AguinaIdo himself may not 90
TO Paris. He is talking Of that. He
Is impressed that he has international
IDEAS. Don Felipe Agoncillo was about
10 leave Hong Kong for Molurcs to at
tcnd the Philippine congress that was
atout TO meet there when he was hur-
rlrd on board the China. It WAS the
intention that he should be the presiding
officer of the first Congress of the Fill
pinos. He is regarded as one cf the
most important of the supporters of
ASulnaldo, whom he very closely reSan-
hins, though Don Felipe is u larger man
than the general. The Filipinos are
small bUt hardy"
FilipiDos and Americans.
Is there any danger Of war between
the nited States and the Philippine III
Sur@CntSy
Not if we proceed firmly and neace-
fully. If the Americans stay-and it is
known absolutely that they wiII-that
wipes ont at Il stroke all the grievances
Of the tllipinos. all that was asked for by
Aguinaldo and his followers, except civ
iuE them all tn" power. il is the case Of
tuba over again. As against Americans,
the F1lpinos could organize only personal
factions. The hold Of Aguinaldo is. as he
told me. so prcCariOus that he must refer
constantly to his c0UnSclors. The people
Of the islands would fall by the attracr crion
ot political 2rav.tation into the hands cf
the United States under American admin
i>trition in the islands,"
Aguiualdo and His People.
''ls not Aguinado very strong with his
people,
with fraction of them yes lie mas
a highly y-intclligent following and also The
lrtt,tfap of Ia ~ ,,-IL I
h" has Il charmed lifc-that his skin can
not he penetrated by Spanish bullets and
bat u" X proof against poison. 'IhCn
there is the blood society oath
hound men who have sworn awful things.
But give the assurance of American GOV
crnmcnt, secHlarize the Offices Of thn
priests. exclude them from politic< send
homr the Spanish soldiers and Spanish
priests. and there will be spontaneously
order peace and good times, and the isl
ander> will come to Ms.
"Will not our avowal of permanent oc-
cupatiOn cause war;!
Annexation as "A Peace Measure
1T viii keep the peace. 1t is the aban-
donmcut OF the Philippines that would
make war III the islands and perhaps in
volye the great nations
You say You rejoice that Dewey is
to hc re-enforccd. l. he menaced:"
We could not abandon the islands
without striking him. He alone is re-
Snousihl, for s+oviro NJ N,niI, If ~.
are going TO srav there ou.,ht 10 he %
oeo effective infantry aud some battle
ships. The country will not have Admir-
al Dewey turncd down for gaining for
tn: nation the keys of an empire. The
sending Of the Oregon and the Iowa and
more regiments 10 Manila settles the great
! question. The Paris commission. in com
pari>uu. ceases to be of interest,"
.,,, Gill;,
'''p'''i,S anu 7''<er'
" nat ehGct VIII the absorption or the
| Philippines have upon partylSm IN oul
| country oyer IN" SiINer question
| and ,ra st.rdinc bv tho silver Stond,r,
At the Old ratio. 1t viii be interesting
| and instructive to note how that works
| As the island becomes Americanized ouI
! money system. whatever 1t is, will be cs
| tahliSEed"
| How wouri that affect the price o.
| Ilhnr-varc>t'
| Il think rs th. cold standard * al
| yarcod wages will rise ana that the re
| fnoyHl Of the silver standard will helm th,
| rnor man: also ,hat this happening to NJ
| Nsjotic peopIa viii soften the severity o
| ~ strain nf thr relations between Amer
| ;,.,n ,rI tsiot;r labor. American Iabn
| gr,u+iu.r the advantage and intraducin.
| Ey an rNam1lr 4 proulgania in \ sin
| Tho warm. nf Asia thot uSn siIyc~ or
| o,,,, ;,,,crscrl ;r,1ustriors ana moor
| r., arifon+jv Yot tho correct com
| ia. - ~ ,iis,,,ss 3D.
PIT" III, NJ = !; ra,osgarr - 50,
<iIer question: ;o nn' ~ y fhn iii S+anJor =" oI
fha[ lne Iuoion , 81 faua7 ,, ~ ht ;,'o'L
| ny i'P"n t'S b;r i,Ir,n b,,t s",notf,ir,
! Nas,H M"' "'S jump '"'
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ny 90 'i.., l'i',myS I.,.g .'.t IN :
! priests 81 H,.''ff'E ana swear TO Mi