The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-31
DO HOLD THE PHILIPPINES
so URGES GEORGE B. DODWELL,
OF HONG KONG
represents an American COM
pany, and He Says the British
Want to See Uncle Sam Take
Charge of the Fertile Archi-
pelagO. -'

III the United States does not hold the
Fhillppines general European-Asiat:c war
WI! be precipitated.- If the American govern
ment docs hold the islands war will be
averted for some time to come"
SO said George d. Dodwe,l, the Hong Kong
representative of the Northern Pacific steam
snip ana railroad companies last evening to
reporter Tor The G o be. Mr.. Dodwel is
on MS way to the East and has just arrived
from CHINA. Mr.. Dodwell is an Englishman,
but his business interests are prtncipa.l Nv
american, and he is firm believer in Amer
lean supremacy in the East.
Inc news OF Deweys victory at Manila
Was sreetea with intense enthusiasm in Hong
hong' SAID Mr.. Dodwell. when he left
hong Kong to go to Manila everyone feared
ne ne would get into worse trouble than fight
w we eApecteo ne would lose several ships, or
d. least that they would be disabled and the
question was how was he to get them re-
paileu. EVERY port was closed against him
on account Of the neutrality laws, and there
to the not seem any chance for him to get back
HtaiIsn. we heard Of the battle from Span
lsn sources soon after it occurred but we
w Were ~, unable abe to tell what had happened 1t
was noI until the Saturday following the fight
wen wen the McCulloch the dispatch boat, ar
rNeo at Hong Kong, that we knew Dewey had
s W9s c the battle M nd had escaped without
was verified everybody rejoiced. '''0
~ mas oeen reported here that Dewey's
left Hong Kong but that is not correct
Ihey We're painted dull slate color and thew
loo .s IKE lighters. They were stripped for
ALTON all pe1ore they left the harbor, and there
them. "a eeiAe "oout
=, Now that the American government has
IL iie a rnialpplnes, it should keep them. There
IS general rejoicing among al merchants and
Shippers having business with the Philippines
Inat the United States captured them. It
you'd S De matter Of deep regret If the United
SIates sEould now turn those islands hack to
spain: The Spanish system of doing bust
ness Is something incredible here. You have
b he Zee every man jack of the Spanish officials
60 so you are liable to have your shin CON
nscated FOR some trumped-up charge. The
The cora mi OF affairs is rotten to
'h e1t core re-, ana it should be rooted out.
ST.! II VIII be an easy thing for the United
10 noio the islands. The natives are
no ao'e a. ana easy to govern, but they ara
have hay nj s to govern e themselves They must
not force to reckon with. He is not ct
all all. dangerous al f Il properly handled While |
n mdS IN him S IN S h o0g the Spanish government
he retired from the fight. It was undar.
$1,000 that he should divide his spois with the
amount na and en- fbners but he took the whole
him for Their share of the booty. The meneV
Is " now IN tn the bank Of Hong Kong.
olaraSS aiuo .hePt qulet until American de-
T En a,. war against Spain ard tn n he bbe
up again with his rebellion 1t Is hard tn
say now many followers he has but it would
o. easy easy to buy him off and end his rebellion
~ Woula De the cheapest way for the Unit d
States to get rid of him. Give him some
money and let him understand that If he
proves pro- treacherous he will be shot and he
VIII take tne money and retire permanently
from the rebellion business and ali bis follow
ers will be satisfied.
The. The partition of China is bound to make
{ Poss,a War Is brewing between Japan and
the time comes she will jump in and get her
share. Russia is undoubtedly getting an upner
hand IN CHINA. The Manchurian railway is
Oily an entering wedge. When it Is COM
Russia. ~ 0'ioi VI
''The Anglo-American-J Japanese alliance
promises to be fact. 1t is certain that If
try in the Philippines. England viii tax,
issue with the United States, and if Rus IA
interfereS, then japan will have something
w witb say Japan Is quietly preparing for war
and she has one of the best IN the wn1 ID Ia any
she is Strengthening her army and bringing
anu up h 70 a, nigh state Of efficiency; She is now
PIT against her and she could throw an I'M
mense army into China before Russia could
n 1h u m4ye The Is bound to come. But
VIII not come so quickly as it will If America
gives the Philippines up. ~"
The Philippines are the most fertile and
productive islands in the. world. Anything
can be cultivated there and 1t will be great
mistake If the United States does not hold
them. Englishmen want this country to have
the tn, PhiliRpines No other government can
Germany and France do not know how to
govern colonies, and England does not want
to take them. Let this country hold them ard
!hroW the ports open to all the world and
develop them as they are capable of develop
ment''