The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
WILL HOLD LUzON.
Beyond That, the Policy Of the Gov
eminent Is Undetermined.
THE ENTIRE GROUP NAY Be OURS
10 VIII he Insisted That IL 10 Ours by Con.
quest-FavorabIs News fro al Madrid
War Investigation - Military o.
cupation of Cuba

law Reid, were in conference. for two
hours at the state department yester-
day. Senator Frye, it was stated,
would arrive to-day and join in the
conference of the commissioners The
plans of Senator Gray, the fifth mem
Der of the commission. are not exactly
known, although he, too, is expected
to join bis associates in their confer
ence to-day. AT the meeting IL was,
decided that the commissioners would
make these as their chief propositions
for basis for negotiations:
First-The' retention OF the island OF Luzou.
Second-Speeial trading privileges for Amer
leans in the other Philippines probably on the
same basis as Spanish merchants.
Thtrd-Spatn TO promise such government
IN her Philippine possessions as will free the
natives from barharous expressions
1t Is not doubted that the commits
sion will start the negotiations at
Paris with the assertion that we have
conquered Spain in the Philippines
and that Spanish sovereignty has al
ready been forfeited there. This will
not, however. necessarily signify that
it is the purpose of the administration
to retain possession of the entire
group of islands or to deprive Spain
permanently of all her possessions in
the Pacific. II is not believed that
the administration has gone beyond
the determination to retain the whole
of the island of Euzon, out il is under
stood to be the intention of the presi-
dent to establish, at the outset, the
right of this government to determine
the fate of the islands, and to make
the conditions under which govern
ment shall be established there
The matter of relinquishing posses
sion Of the rest of the islands is in
volved with so many conditions to be
considered that it is realized that it
may, by force of circumstances, become
necessary to deprive Spain permanent
ly of all her possessions in that quar-.
ter, 1t is understood not to be a mat.
ter of policy to acquire all this terri
tory, but it may become a necessity
The commercial and trade side of the
question, as involving the development
and expansion Of our commerce in the
Pacific, is occupying chief atten ton in
connection with determining our
policy.
FAVORABLE HEws BRUM MADRID.
Washington, Sept. l5.-Ln official
quarters much, satisfaction was ex-
pressed over the report from Madrid
that the lowerhouse Of parliament had
passed the government bill accepting
the terms of the protocol. The upper
house has already pa ssed this measure
so that the last fear Of legislative OPP
position to the transfer of Cuba, the
Ladrones and Porto Rico is over. The
authorities here feel that this carries
them by danger point, as, it has been
feared for some time that the animosi =
ties in the Spanish oortes would Lead
I. to the defeat of ths- Sagasta min istry
on the question of evaauating the
Spanish islands, either in one branch
| or the other
SIX HAVE CONSENTED TO sERVV.
Washington, Sept. =. -President
Mckinley Has secured six of the nine
members of the proposed comuission
to investigate The wa- department.
The other three mem baxs will doubt
less be announced within the next few
days Sc. that the investigation seems
TO be assured. The men who have
| agreed to servs are: President Gilman,
| of Johns Hopkins untversitys Charles
DENLY, former minister to China; +. 7.
Howell, eX-anditor of the Atlanta Con.
stitution; Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Schofield,
formerly commander of the army; Col.
Sexton, of the Grand Army of the
| ReIublic, and GGu. Granville NJ
! Dodge. 1t is probable that the presi.
dent, responding to the appeals of the
members Of the cabinet and others,
wll consent to widen the scope so
that when the commission begins TO
work it can follow any lead it may
Snd, no matter where II may go.
| While the presi Dent is anxious TO have
at least nine members on the commits,
| sion, he may decide to have but seven.
In which case only one more accent
ance Is needed.
THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA
Washington, Sept 10. The military
commission now in Cuba is to arrange
for the evacuation of Matanzas, Sagua
lie Grande and Cienfuegos as prelimi-
nary to the aban Comment of Hevana
AS soon as the Spaniards move out
she three cities will be Immediately
occupied by United States troops.
Strong military governments will be
established, similar TO that at Santiago,
and then will follow the civil govern
ment in which the United States will
create the system, leaving only to tue
Cubans the election of officers and a
practical voice in the management of
affairs. Under this plan fourtifths
of the island-all, in fact, save Havana
and Havana provinee-will in the i'm
mediate future pass under American
control. While Havana may be occu,
pied by Spanish soldiery for two or
three months, all the rest of the island
will be susceptible to occupation and
development schemes.
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