Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
SENATOR HANNA's VIEWS.
ing the Philippines Which Are Bolieyed
TO Represent Mckinley.

Cleveland, O., Oct. THE Leader
has from its Washington correspond
emit the following interview with Sem
ator Hanna concerning the Philippine
question, which is believed to repre-
sent the views of President Mckinley:
do not know what the instructions given to
our peace commissioners are but so far as
concerns the negotiations which will be instl-
| tuted In Paris, can see no other result than
that Spain will have TO relinquish her sover-
eighty over not only Luzon island, but the en-
tire Philippine archipelago Spain has no rea-
son to expect TO be able TO retain any portion
OF the group She went into the war and lost,
and now ought to be prepared to suffer all tho
consequences which such defeat implies
| regard the Philippines rs lost TO Spain, and,
| that being foregone conclusion, In my opln-
| ion, the problem which next confronts us re-
| latos 10 the form OF government which we Will
give the Islands
When the Philippine question first pre-
sented itself there was u strong sentiment
among conservative, far-seeing and thinking
men in this country which favored the reten-
ton by the United States OF merely q naval
base and coaling station In the islands--this
base presumably being Manila and the bay
| contiguous thereto Since then, however, this
marked change, and now 1t appears that for
the most Tart, these same men who at first
| believed we should occupy Manila alone are
| advocating the termination OF Spanish rule In
| the whole group
Aside from the fact that tho general senti-
ment Of the country seems to be against re-
turning any OF the islands to Spain the United
States Is under obligations to the insurgents to
establish stable and enlightened form Of
government throughout the entire archipelago
When the war broke out the Philippine is-
lands insurrectionists became, In u certain
sense, the allies Of the Americans, and II,
therefore, is our moral duty TO SEQ to 1t that
In the future they will be assured safe and civ
ilized rule, and until the United States deter
mines in just what manner the Philippines ul-
timately shall be governed we necessarily will
have to consider the Fiiplnos our wards,
During the transitional period the United
States will be called upon TO exercise print
tive or rather arbitrary form OF control over
the islands, and continue 1t until congress
| finally evolves system OF government In
| other words, II seems TO me that we will have
to maintain temporary protectorate over the
| archipelago, and this will DO accomplished by
means OF the army and navy now In the Phil
| ippines and Philippine watera What will be
| the ultimate fate Of the islands IL, OF course,
pTODltn OF Juo luJuTB' WuGJHeE INC Inlllp-
pines will become an independent nation or u
colony Of the United States, or whether long
| time American protectorate will be estab-
lished, will be subject for congress to decide
l feel confident that we will have no further
trouble in an armed way with Spain. The only
obstacle with which we may have to contend Is
the opposition OF the insurgents to our plans.
1t is not at all certain, Of course that we will
encounter any such obstacle, though 1t Is IS
suredly among the probabilities
Regarding the reports which come
from Paris that one of Spain's PROPOSE
tions to our commissioners will be
that the United States pay her $780,
100000 for the REIMBURSEMENT of the
Philippines, Senator Hanna said sig
niicantly: eve are not paying money
for or buying territory which we now
control"