, 1898-10-08

(Nslc York Herald. 18Th Sept

ny NN' 49, ~ -" Nc AON HHGH IHE
entiro g'ouP Of the Philippines" So says
Mr.. Denby to th, Herald MIR. Denby for
thirteen yeors our Minister to China.
The position which our Peace Commission.
e's shall tax" at the Paris conference is of
vital Importance to every merohlnt, manu-
facturer and ~workinsman in the United
States today.
A glance at the facts-historioal. m ,el
and muerial-in Inc case makes Tho clear
and ,hiws the grounds on which 20 thorough.
ly infotmel m observer as Mr.. DENNY bases
his conclusion.
The Philippines ore ours by right of con.
quest, the surrender having occurred before
the signing Of the protocol WINS known
to either tho Spanish commanders or our
own.
We are unler moral obligation to give a
stable and humane government to the people
Of these islands, who by Our overthrow of
their former rulers have become, in ~ senso.
the wards Of the United States.
%ven If we consented tn "A restoration OF
her tyrannioal rule. Spain could never re.
conquer the tl1plnOs, and rs they nre at
present incapable of self government our
withdrawal woul be the signal for the nut.
break of u Malay pandemonium.
With the reign IF chaos the property and
~ - "A AAO''lNhll IbcAAcllS MOUII liza
endangered. This would invite the inter.
vention of the Powers. and their inevitable
attempts to secure posso.siou OF TERRITORY
would lead to International jealOusies and
complications which would probably result
III Il disastrous war.
The FlliPInos have expressed their desire
to live I'm Ter our flS, and none Of the
Powers objects to our retention of tho is-
lands. Hence for tho sake of he upbannv
people who have 80 long suffered under the
oppressive rulo OF Span aud in the inter.
ests OF the peace Of Europe we are bound
to insist that tho Stars aud Stripes shall
permanently float over the ArchipeIRo.
So much for the moral aspect OF the
ques ion. Frum q selfish and material view.
point the possession Of he islands will proye
u incalcilabIe benefit 10 the United Statae
Their mineral riches and their production
of hemp, su gar and tobncco-alreadv large
and capable If almost unlimited increase
make them in themselves q desirable ncon;.
sition, but their main value does not lie in
this. Our expanding manufactures demand
new markets, and the Pacific coast needs an
outlet for it's congested enterprise. Even
before tho war our trade across the Pacific
had b gun to assume new and greater i'm.
p%ortance.
ud"HI Is Il EOW nan way station, and
with the Philippines as u basis of operations
we could reach the markets of China. japan
and other countries, which import evsrv
year seven hundred and fifty million dollars
worth Of goods, only f'rty millions of which
are now supplied by the United States.
Our markets of the future lie among these
~teeming millions of the Orient. EIf W.
withdraw now" says Mr.. DENLY, I've throw
away this great opportunity. which bas been
opened md accepted MS tho manifest destiny
Of this nation. We close the door, and CLOSE
it so that it will never open to lis again"
The notion that we could operate 10 al.
vantage by retaining only Manila or the
island on which'it is situated is vain. One
Spanish island in q state of chronic rsvoln.
ton near our shores outraged the sentiments
of the American people, narrowed their feel.
ings and kept them for years in a state OF
unrest which finally precipitated % war.
What would be our position in Lrzon viii
scores OF islands il close touch with US and
all in a condition of never ending insured.
ton? Among the men who fought, the men
who know, The men who trade and the men
who think there is but one opinion on this
If President Mckinley fails TO
instruct our Commissioners on The eve Of
thoir departure for Paris that the Philippines
are ours now md fOrevermore he will make
he mis- take of his life,