The Mena star., 1898-10-05
WILL KEEP THEM ALL
Senator Hanna Says Spain Cannot
Hold Any of the Philippines.
The Ohio Man Gives Outa Significant Inter
view. and His Views Are Relieved TO
Represent Those of President
Mckinley.

Cleveland, o., Oct. 2.-The Leader
has from its Washington correspond
ent 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 instk
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 the
consequences which such defeat implies
regard the Philippines as lost to Spain, and.
that being foregone conclusion in my opin-
ion. the problem which next confronts us re-
iates to the form Of government which We will
give the islands
When the Philippine question first pre-
sented itself there was q strong sentiment
among conservative, far-seeing and thinking
men In this country which favored the retcn-
tion by the United States OF merely naval
base and coaliBx station in the islands--ths
base presumably being Manila and the bay
contiguous thereto. Since then, however, this
sentiment apparently has undergone 9 -c-y
marked change. and now 1t appears that for
the most part, 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 the 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 a stable and enlightened form OF
government throughout the entire archipelago.
When the war broke out the Philippine is
lands fnSurracffnufcto IN carfaiu
sense, the allies OF the Americans. and 1t,
therefore. is our moral duty to see to 1t that
in the future they will be assured safe and civ
lized rule. and until tho United States deter
mines in just what manner the Philippines ul-
timately shall be governed we necessarily will
have to consider the Fiiipinos our wards.
During the transitional period the United
States will be called upon TO exercise primi-
tive or rather arbitrary form OF control over
the islands, and continue 1t until congress
finally evolves a system OF governments In
other words, il seems TO me that we will have
TO maintain temporary protectorate over the
archipelago, and this will he accomplished by
means of the army and navy now in the Phil
ippines and Philippine waters What will be
the ultimate fate of the islands is, OF course,
q problem OF the future. Whether the Philip
pines will become an independent nation or a
colony of the United States or whether a long
time American protectorate win be estab-
lished, will be a subject for congress to decide.
feel confident that we will have no further
trouble in an armed way with Spain. The only
obstacle with which we may have 10 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 as
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,
900 for the REIMBURSEMENT of the
Philippines, Senator Hanna said sig
niicantly: "We are not paying money
for or buying territory which we now
con troll"