The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-04
PAY FOR PHILIPPINES
SOME MEMBERS WOULD AC-
CEPT CERTAIN DEBTS.
To rsks An with L1son-rhs wsst.s.
Trip Msds sa Espsnsionist Of secre-
tary 0ass-Ths Cost Estimated ~
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New YoRK, Oct. s1.-A dispatch TO
che New York Herald from Washing
ton says: President Mckinley is con
WINGED that there is no way In which
the United States escape the re-
sponsibility Of taking all the Philip
pines. He has arrived at this conclu-
sion after mature elaboration. He at
FIRST favored keeping nothing more
than . military and naval base and
thought that the United States should
in no event retain more than the
island Of Lnzon. When the American
peace commissioners left for Paris IL
wa not contemplated that they should
demand from the Spanish government
moro than the absolute ccssion of this
one island to the United States and o
r~eversionary interest in the other
islands Of the group.
IL has been found, however, that
there were many practical difficulties
In tho way Of such a solution, not the
least Of them being the evident impos-
sibility OF SPANS re-establishing
authority over the remaining islands
without q prolonged and bloody strug-
gle with the insurgent forces.
Information, coupled with the opin-
ion OF military and naval commanders
familiar with the Philippine situation,
have led the President to believe that
Admiral Dewey's destruction Of the
Spsnish feet in Manila bay md Gen.
eral Mcrritt's capture Of Manila ami
hilated Spanish sovereignty in the
island and IL became . duty of the
United States TO establish a better
government than the one which WAS
destroyed by American arms.
Tho President has been deluged with
letters from oil parts Of the United
States and with resolutions from CON-
mercial and religious bodies urging
that American sovereignty should be
maintained wherever the flag has been
planted. In this same line the Presi-
dents recent Western trip was q reve-
laton to him and the members Of his
cabinet who accompanied him. The
further he went West, the stronger he
found the sentiment in favor Of hold.
ing an tho Philippines aud establish.
ing an American government over
them.
Secretary Gage, who went rs far a.
beaver, found the sentiment ther,
even stronger than In Omaha In al
tho meetings Of the cabinet before tn,
peace commissioners left for Paris
Secretary Gage was the most copser
vative Of all the Presidents advisers
he doubted the wisdom Of taking ever
- much as the island of Luzon. Sine
his return from tho West, however, h
IL IN advocate OF holding all Of th
islandA
Although IL had been finally deter
mined that oil the Philippines sha!
be retained tho peace commissioner
may DO given considerable latitude a
TO the terms ON which they may be RI
tanned. The Philippines are regsrde
a. standing on q different basis fror
Cuba and Porto Rico. and some Of tn
members OF the administration believ
that II an the islands are taken Spai
should be given some measure Of con
~pensation for them, especially as tn
Philippines have been by far the mo.
valuable Of all her colonies.
1t can BIO said that 1t il quite prol
able that the American commissioner
will be authorized to 20 so far as to o
fer to pledge the United States to a
sumo the Philippine debt, or At lea.
such portion Of 1t as has boon expende
On public works in the islands. III
exact amount Of the debt 1t Is believe
will be less than 80, 600, ooa A hig
official Of tho administration said la,
night that II might be decided that I'll
! Spanish government should receive d
: actual cash payment for the Phil,
I pines In addition to the assumption
the debt or . part Of it by the Unit,
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