Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-04
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whom the eyes o. me civilized world are
more ln,sntiy nxed than upon any
other aggregation or any person az the
present time; ana yfi they are bul ~
iic seen and where they are now are per-
hlqE unnoiiced when seen unless they
should appear en- massr. which mus;
necessarily BE- very seldom. But as
suggested. aiiaL.lon from the four
quarters - the globe Is turned their
way with interest everywhere. anxiety
10 places The question that il upper
mor In most minds regarding the com
missloncrs IL that which forms the
heading of ihis article.
The chief question. perhaps tho only
ono since the o.hsrs scem 20 have been
,acilly n not directly asssn,od 70 Is
tha; o. The disposition 81 the Philip
pine Islands. This Involves some In
ttrnaiionai Issues which are by no
means ono.tlded or easy Of adiuHmen,
ny Virtue Of conquest only. and this
conquest no. an object at nrE; but
purely en- Incident OF the war. The
United states is In actual pissgsslon o.
Manila ana ~ surroundings and N
constructive possession Of the entire
archipelago. Now come the other
parties 20 the transaction and plead
several things In opposition to such
possession =, acquired Amounting 20 a
tile. They are BY no means destitute
Of authority TO bolster up their cause
nor Of ability TO prcatpi II. whlch has
,he stronger position and which will
make the better showing7 These are
che things regarding whiSn me
world generally and the uni,-
Cd states and spain particularly are
taking 20 much concern.
our nine points 4 law may parhaps
be diisipa,ed In favor OF the other pso-
pies one. as relates 20 some OF hds H.
lands, but at The presen, juuciurc such
turning Of the tide Of events seems
highly improbable. I, u not very con-
asquen;iai that ne Americans ala not
nst oU - carry on war In AsIatie va.
ters. Neither ala hoy expect % cap
ture one Of the faurones. nor 10 bottle
up and finally demoiish csrvsra, nor
10 gather IN Porto .Rlco.nor many other
] things shai might be namel that came
our way and had 10 receive attention.
II ough, 20 be known whore {, IL not
that wars Inevitably drlf, from che
original designs az to de,alia.gha these
cannot always, rat all. be foresecn bu,
are not necetsarily the Ices conssquen-
tiai on tina, account. The ilksnlnR OF
a war TO a game o. choss IL. IN a vague
F'ig OF way. a happy one. Earh eide
expects 90 win from che other AMI has
similar means p do Il with The zen.
oral characteristics % the playing ana
the outcome are all that are. all thtt
can be determined upon win anything
IKE accuracy The moves, the routine.
the detail OF the game depend upon IN.
toldinEt. developments. oppurtunltiss
which may not Be anticipated but
when must be mly and
disposed OF az effectively ns though
foreHecn from the nrsi. II 10 a work In.
Volvlng brains. foresight. presc.enee.
patience. determination and skin.
armies and naylcs In one case. mute
but expressive figures In the other. be-.
ing the agencies with which the playing
Is done.
The ioeslu OF war with Spain was no
sooner sounded than Il became nppnr-
eat that Instead OF forcing spaln'a
hand We had allowed our own 20 be
forced. We were In more or less con.
fusion for little while. or. to use that
awkward coinage. In state OF "un-
preparedness" II behooycd us 20 look
about US and beyond and locate placea
and circumstance where and by means
Of which the enemy could be struck at
a disadvantage. Wherever his nag
ilo1tod, wherever he exercised sove.
relgniy. there were We at liberty TO
strike and destroy II he would not
surrender without destruction. for he
had received full notice through the
formal declaration Of war and tho cea-
aatlon of diplomatic relations At this
Iuncture the Proyldential circ.mstancc
" our having Just previously sent a
capable fleet In charge OF competent
commander TO look after American
interests In Chinese waters. occurred 10
those In chargei also that the enemy
held as his own an lnsuiar empire bor-
derlnE on those waters. the gates 10
which possessions were guarded by a
greater fleet In point ~ numbers at
least. Now, II our ships could move
quietly over there and either capture OF
destroy the enemy's II would not only
utterly overthrow his prestige hut be tho
means OF weakening him financially
and automatically while perhaps ar
flrdlng Nv spoil Of war greater than
any We had ever counted on. This was
decided on, the order was sent ana
Dewey was on bis way 10 Manila be-
tween two Sundays The reader knows
the rest.
Undoubtedly this line Of argument
has been Thought Of by the United
States commissioners and viii be pre-
scented and pressed, II accepted, as 1t
should be because In strict line with the
articles OF war, It N dliilcult 10 under
stand by what process Of reason the
spanish can expect TO get any more
than what the Americans are willing %
grant, II our people deem It lnadvlaable
from whatever reason 10 make all the
Philippines territory of the United
States Of cntirse they Will let such p0r-