Arizona republican., 1898-06-01
A PATENT STOPPER
To Keep The Spanish Fleet
Bottled Up.
CerVera is Safe Inside. and the
Question Now Before the Army
and Navy is Cuba.

Washington, May 31.-Special,-Not-
outstanding all the interest which
naturally has conferred around
the operations in Cuba. Ma
Mia engrosses more the at
tention of the administration than
any other point Of operation. It
has European attachments and commit
cations; the Cuban campaign has not
All the powers have assented to orr in
vaslon and capture of Cuba. None of
tnem mas yet given in its assent to the
permanent occupation of the Philip-
pines. Great Britain has informally
indicated that the occupancy of that
group OF Islands by the United States
would be more acceptable to her than
thelr transfer to any European power
tureat Britain herself, excepted). but
the ambassadors and ministers of
otner powers have made known in
formally to the United States their in
tentlon TO protest almost unanimously
against the absorption Of those is
lands by this government
| The German Minister. Won Hojleben
who speaks English f1uently, and has
lived here before, has taken the lead
in the movement. He has the backing
OF Russia and France, and of course
Austra-Hungary, which has no inter
est IN the Eastern Archipelago, but is
IN FAVOR OF everything which supports
Spain, or is liable to embarrass the
Un-.ed States
me probability of the United States
taxing formal possession of Manila
just as soon as Admiral Dewey gets his
relnforcements is accepted But as to
the retention of this important KEY
port OF eastern trade there are two
opinions. Great Britain and Japan
are willing. Each of these powers ex-
poets some reciprocal concession. Al,
the other powers of Europe and Asia
are in strong opposition.
! Ambassador Won Holleben's propo-
sition on behalf of Germany, is that
the United States should cede the is
lands to some neutral power like Hol-
land, which has some possessions in
the east still left, and whose colonists
have never revolted against their
rulers. The intention is for all the
Powers to guarantee the neutrality of
the PHILIPPINES much as the neutrality
of Switzerland is secured They are
to be, in fact, the Samoan Islands
over again. This is the German plan.
1t meets with no favor in President
McK1nley's cabinet. On the contrary
the scheme is secuted as absolutely I'M
practicable Mr.. Won Hollebens care
full soundings on this project has been
met with curt reply that the United
States does not propose to cross
stream before it reaches it, and that
until the conclusion of the war it pro-
poses to take and hold the PHILIPPINES
! by right of conquest.
| The task will be a difficult one-not
simply as regards Manila To hold I'M
der subsection the miscellaneous pop
ulation of Malays, Mohamedans, Chi
nese, Indians, and Negritos, Ga de-
scription of negroes much more blood
thirsty than any of the African race
with whom we are associated in the
! United StateS) who inhabit the other
islands SO as to show to Europe the
semblance of stable provisional gov
eminent, will call for the highest ex-
cuse of executive ability on the part of
the Governor General Spain has
never attempted to rule the islands
Zone thousand or more in number) ex-
cept by rapine and sword. For the
United States to establish even a half
measure of decent government over
them will be problem in comparison
wl.n which all the difficulties of recon-
IstrUctionwas encountered in the south
ern states after the war will pale into
insigniicance.
The extra $4,000 troops have been
called out on this account as much as
any other.
Then there comes In Puerto Rico,
Cor, as we accurately call it, Porto
Rico). It is not denied that the neces-
sites of war, if long continued, (and
the Spanish policy continues to point
/ in that direction) will compel the
United States to take possession of
that island. What is it to do with it p?
To retain it would be menace to the
British possessions in Jamaica and
elsewhere. There is not the slightest
sign OF even nebulous rebel govern
ment in Porto Rico to whom the con-
duct of its affairs could be entrusted.
The chances are that after Cuba is
captured, and that time seems still
somewhat remote, as has been hereto
fore stated in these despatches-we
shall have to hold it long time before
any stable government can be estab-
lished there. Puerto Rico is worse,
and the Philippines worst of all.
These are some of the matters which
Ihou6Hllui mon connected WIFI Tic
cabinet and the administration are
talking over and they know, if
lthoughtless, headless and unscrupu-
llous conductors of sensational journals
do not, that we have not by any means
a picnic before us.
These points may not perhaps be in
Iterestirg war news. But they are in
structive facts, which cannot be
truthfully said of nine-tenths of the al
legged war news which is sent you;
and these serious questions are en-
crossing the attention of Mr.. McKin-
ley and his advisers quite as much as
the disposition of the Spanish fleet or
the date of the invasion of Cuba.
H. CONUEST CLARK.
SANTA CRUZ CARLIST PRIEST