The San Francisco call., 1898-06-10
CONTROL BY
 THIS COUNTRY It Would Aid Business
 in the Philippines. ENGLISHMEN IN FAVOR OF IT THEY CARRY ASSURANCES TO
 EMBASSADOR HAY. Men Largely Interested in the De-
ENGLISHMEN IN FAVOR OF IT
Men Largely Interested in the De- velopment of the Islands Most Anxious for Uncle Sam
 to Govern.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON. June 1.-Whatever may be the policy of the United States toward the Philippine Islands the English capl- +a,ists whose investments give them the right to speak upon the condltlons ana needs of the islands are of one mlnd' Delegations of London men represent ing some of the most important in- terests in the Philippines have called unon Ambassador Hay to urge him to make representations to his Govern
 nent of their desire that the United States retain permanent possession or the Philippines They are agreed in the belief that with the guarantee of stable government the Philippines
 would become richer and even more desirable possession than they now are. They are agreed also that the spanish rule is one which discourages business enterprise and repels capital and that
 the legitimate profits of their business are mostly absorbed by direct and in- direct bribes to Spanish officials.
 Without liberal investments to secure
 the favor of the ruling class, these gen. tlemen tell the Ambassador that no
 business operations can be conductEa nndpr of the Philippine capitalists Is one which prevents them from making a nublic declaration of their views. ShouId the islands remain under Span ish soyereignty that Government might make conditions burdensome for busi- ness men who were on record as deSlr- ing a change and who had made revela- tions about Spanish misrule. They can make known their desires only through secret diplomatic channels as they have done.
 The president of an important Philip nine company having it's principal of- fice in London, who presented state
 ment to the Ambassador, discussed the question with a representative of the 1 Associated Press, but only on condition that his name be withheld. He gave inc usual recital of extortion by the officials who come from Spain to these islands. as they go to Cuba, with the
 sole purpose of acquiring as much
 money as possible in the shortest time.
 He ridiculed the suggestion that the
 Philippine insurgents could be induced by the Spaniards to form an alliance | a aeainst the United States. The natives, he declared. would welcome any power
 which would relieve them from the domination of Spain. He did not how
 ever seem to place much confidence in tbe good faith of the revolutionists and incidentally remarked that he had knowledge that more than one native insurrection had been inspired and pro-
 noted by Spanish officials for the in- creased revenues which would come to them through the transportation of | troops into the island to suppress the
 insurrection.
 Under proper treatment, the natives.
 although consisting of several races,
 would be entirely tractable. The great est difficulties encountered In managing
 the islands would come from the relig- 1 ious orders which had been accustomed
 to soueeze the natives and had accum-
 uiated much valuable property. The present insurrection was as much an
 uprising against the church as against | the government, and was conducted by a secret society which had been organ ized to oppose the priests. sort of free
 masonry, which had spread throughout the islands. AS an instance of Spanish | Colonial government he said there was
 but one road outside of Manila in the l island. The entire absence of public
 works of all sorts was great check to l business enterprises.
 | Careful investigation by the most ef- l fcicnt engineers had proved that the l gold deposits of the Philippines were