The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-23
THE ENTIRE GROUP.
Demands Will Be Made for All the
Philippine Islands.
POPULAR SENTIMENT FAyORS IT.
United States Commission VIII Tell Spain
That War Will he stopped when She
Yields to Unoie Sam All Her Col
oniai Possessions.

Chicago, Sept IA special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Spain must give up all OF the Philip
pines This Is the conclusion reached at
a series OF conferences between the presi-
dent, the cabinet and the members OF the
peace commission. eliminating in the state
dinner at the white house. Starting with Ma
Mia bay as a minimum demand on the part OF
the United States the president and his advis-
ers progressed. first to the island OF Luzon
and then to the whole group The instructions
as finally drafted are more specific than at first
contemplated especially as regards methods OF
procedure The commission Is to proceed
always on the assumption that the United
States has conquered Spain.
Strictly speaking there will be no negotiations
whatever but the Spanish commissioners will
be informed that the United States will stop
the war II Spain yields all her colonial posses
sions peaceably. Otherwise the war will go on,
and the Spanish peninsula will be attacked by
sea and land. The president felt at first that
the possession OF Manila bay would secure to
the United States all the commercial, political
and military advantages to be desired. Subse-
quently Is appeared that the whole Is
land OF Luzon would be necessary to
the safe occupation OF Manila bay. Last Of all,
and by the same process OF reasoning 1t be-
came evident to the administration that the
group is indispensable to the establishment OF
n military base and the opening up OF the COM
merce Of the Islands to the whole world The
president did not want any OF the Philippines
outside OF Manila bav, but to secure that has
at last been convinced that the whole group
must fly the American flag
Public opinion had much to do with this de-
cision, but logical sequences Of the possession
of the scene OF Dewey's great victory were the
strongest motives. The president, the cabinet.
and the peace commissioners were of one mind
on this subject. all agreeing that while direct
advantages probably terminated with Manila
bay, responsibility does not The presi-
dent expressed himself in general terms
to the effect that the commissioners
would be expected to present the
utimatum OF victorious nation to conquered
enemy, and the opinion was expressed by the
president in so many words that the cession OF
the whole Philippine group to the United
States was inevitable. From the tenor Of his
talk It appeared that he was not particularly
anxious about the Ladrones and Carolines ex-
cept Guam. which is to be retained as a coaling
station. but the opinion was expressed that
Spain might not care to assume the burden OF
governing Islands which could never be reve-
niue producers.
Previous conferences with the president
were so satisfactory that the talk at the dinner
was general and social one feature was, how
the recent kilograms from Gen. Otis. reporting
the Unexpectedly pacific attitude OF Agulnaldo
and the other native chiefs The president
seemed peculiarly gratiied over this outcome,
and the opinion was generally expressed that
the friendly attitude OF the natives solved much
OF the problem. as II seemed to indicate that
the United States could govern the islands
with smaller army than had been contem-
plated at first, thus removing entirely one
argument which has frequently been used with
effect by the opponents OF expansion.
Spain will have TO accept or decline with
peace or war as the Alternatives The commits
sioners, In the event Of SPANS acceptance OF
the terms OF peace. will then proceed to the
less exciting but important, duty OF drawing
up a general commercial treaty, all the outlines
OF which have been prepared by the state de-
partment This win be q subject OF negotia-
tion and II may take much time TO arrive at an
understanding but before that the war will be
declared at an end. and the nations OF the world
notified that the Philippines and Porto Rico
have become American possessions. and that
the United States has established u military
protectorate over Cuba for the purpose OF es-
tablshng an independent government there.