Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-10

The November Forum has an inter-
view with Minister pcnby who for
dozen consecutive years was our
minister 60 CHINA. on the Philippine
question. D1rInn the rccord-br1ak.nr
official residence abroad Mr DENLY hal
or course opportunities fur learning 90
The adjacent countries ami Do seems 10
have Improved them. he d. ~ the
opinion that u It could be ascortalncd
today that an army would not be- ncccs-
anty. or that even small body ~
troops would suffice f1r the purpose %
looking after the islands. the opposition
60 their annexation would be- dlmIu-
istcd considerably. Ito thinks Il tho
dread OF o. great force that the people
shrink from mostly. and gays We mirht
pattern after Grrat Britnin'a East fn-
dian policy In that respect with profit
AIR. DENLY thinks we have the right
aB c1nqucrora o. hold the Philippines.
that we have tho right 10 hold them
as part payment OF war indemnity.
This policy may be characterized as
unjust 60 spnin; but II IN the result %
The fortunes ~ war Al nations rec
osnlzc tia, N, coHquersr may dictate
the terms N peace. The first answer
he received to telegram sent ~ him.
asking on tho part u CHINA that peace
NEGOTIATIONS should be- commenced. and
offering 10 conctdc the Independence
of Corcn and 20 pay "a reasonable war
irdomnity, wnhi Japan Ia willing 10
enter ON peace associations; but she
viii dictate the terms"
Mr. pcnhy says hc n Ia favor %
/ holding the Philippines because he can
not conceive Of any alternative to our
doing 20. except tho seizure Of terri
I tory Ia China; ana he prefers 20 hold
them rather than to opprcrs further
[ The helpless government and people ~
I China. Ito wants China 90 preserve
her autonomy. 70 become great and
I prosperous. and De wants these results
not Tor the Interests 81 China. but for
cur Interests. lie states that he b. not
the agent or attorney Tor China and ns
an American looks not IN the promo
tlon " China'a interests. or spalna OF
any lthcr coun,ry'a, but simply of oui
own.
These are wise nnl patriotic utteranooH
The Philippines wore designed flr "a dlf.
fcrcnt destiny from that which would
have been theirs under tho whitening
crushing grasp " the Spanish oppros-
nor aud the change must needs com,
through and by reason Of. not merely
American control but American owner,
ship when the whirlwind ~ Hams
aweH Monuijlu neoi out Of oNlstgno,
IL simply obeycd the nat ~ fate. D0wci
was the agent through whom regis
tered decree " Providence was giyri
80 preston. Il ~ quite useless 10 ca
pond words or Efforts IN the cndcuyl
90 reverse tho situation OF make IL dlf
fctont from what 4 IN.
There must there con be- no step
backward. The islands have fallen ln
TO our hands, aud u would be- amuslu.
II II were not at fuch time nnnuynl
"a have some one OF those opposed q
annexation point out by what mean
We could honurahly ana with perfcc
, satisfaction an around let them go. q
N"NN'" WV fH'"NA NNNfHAN NNN NNNNNN MNi
let tho Spanish ana natives RESUME
lighting cor supremacy until BONE oths
nation stepped 10 and took possession
of the magnificent prize which honor
ably and properly fell 10 us. but w
viii not do anything Of that kind. ID
+ tho iirst place this would Dee 20 mega
tive one Of tho principles 20 uphold
: which the war WAS begun nud flush
nut-frcodom FROM Spanish rule. TIN
70 natives could not control themselves o
form government upon which othr
nations could rely Tor twenty flu
hours or dral with oqultably or ans
length ~ time, and the powers have D..
% business there except In purely com
morclal sense. They realize this them
selves. No; the responsibility VI rIyln.
Q good and stable government 90 th.
II Philippines 90 upon unclr SAINTS fhaul.
q dors and he could not lf Dc would es.
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