The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-27
NEW ISSUES AT WASHINGTON
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MCKINLEY says free trade is good enough
for the Philippines. but We want noae Of u
Tor th.s cogogry,
The open IGOR" policy OF the adnsni5ra-
t0ou In regard 10 uae Philippines masl5
to1nsng else but free trade, II puts ai'
nale.oas on par wish one another and opeas
I the door 10 she freest end tuies, compel
tsen. Assh naey is dong ii os.eAsiby tr
The benefit OF sugar and tobacco go. lie IN
s1ss voV4ygg. bu, i, MEANS llee 'rtle. H.
mapgei w what name you call It.
ga or9er 20 MAINTAIN eAe so-c1iled open
door poiiuy aEa preys.@ ts+ld wal
I ke..Ang GU tue goods o. opaer naaoas Ia
oraei - s,aa1aue them ANA Keep aaem GA MS
( collar, zoe th.hpplaes @lll not be ~l4e-ed'
/ as hawai-. Mas, Dut wid become nlaihar!
sa.fassy OF aais government, cO4VAy, i4d
We N4A have s,4plsa.s now ana not CID
zehs.
| l,a4er the reign OF William we START In
iua eaii on 0ur iinperrAiyt policy 80
Jisut The democrats SiA have 10 ground 20
| Kick GA tne 4mper!al 81 e4iANas4ol poil.y
| o. tae administration anu s-y taat II Is
| surlga4ls our peet end cane sugar p.ane
and our TOBACCO people, MIR. Meniiaey VIII
siguitlty hlnlSef OH MS pet protecuioa bheo-
| rles the onay uhhAg that brought him iato
prominence as POLITICIAN ahd made man
pres denl OF the Unded states. He is IN
favor OF the open door" TOR the Philip
p.nes alnd uhe closed door for this county.
ii uhe open door" is d good tn4ng ior our
new possessions. wtny not for the enti.s
country?
In order to overcome any criticism OF this
policy, and the lnconss uency it presents,
the administration hopes 20 enlist the sugar
and tobacco men on It's side by compelling
i-he Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba 10
pay the regular tariff or duty on those ar
ticles shipped to this country by refusing
to annex" them outright.
l had a tsk with Secretary Wilson on
this subject and he says The critics OF Me-
Kinley don't know what they are talking
about because they don't know what he is
going to do. There is to be no annexation
OF the Philippines; there is no in.enJion.
he says. OF annexing them; they are not 10
become a part Of the American body poliMe
in any way: they are not even TO be a ter
ritory or colony OF The United States As
Secretary Wilson said, mo name has yet
been found for the position the Philippines
are ITO occupy toward the unIted Su4,es. 1 |
nlysdlf call it fnsular possession but even
THAT is not u very good name"
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To quote further from Gle secretary of ag-
riculture: President McKinley's policy 10
to use the Philippines to make our Pacific
seapor;s Important and develop our trade
10 che Far East. The a'nnexiat ION OF Hawaii
was the first step in the chain OF events.
We will have other stepping stones TO
Manila, so we can build cable for COM
merclal uses. But we are not to anex the
Philippines. i have noticed remarks ma lie
by THE republican and democratic senators
In opposition. bWt not one Of them knew
wha. he was talking about, because none
knows what the presidents mind Is on the
subject. The newspapers are as far out OF
the way when they talk about Philippine
annexation My department already has
begun the work OF extending American
commerce IN the Paciflc end improving
an agent now at work in the China sea
districts finding out where the best mar
kets are for American butter. meats and
other products. When this agent has found
out this department will notify the Amerl- .
can producers and | shall DO surprised Il I
they do NOT ill those markets. In the Phil
irplnes the same thing win be done. The
president viii see that the ports are kept
open for our ships. We will make easy. J
Simple laws for the islands. In the lmme-
diate future the islands wlll be governed
by military government Politicians will
have no chance at them for q year or more. !
We VIII teach the natives not 20 quarrel =,
among themselves, open markets there
and see Uhat the Americans have the best 4
chance.
president MCKINLEY is as firm In the :
belief that the Fllipinos should not become
American citizens as anybody else. He
VIII see they do not become cipizens; no .
viii see there is no chance of their ac-
auir5ng Statehood. which might follow II
We annexed the islands as We annexed
Hawaii. When his full plan be ones known
II Will place the matter in an entirely dif- c
ferent light before the people and before
the senate" .
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Now what does all this mean? Stmply r
that We VIII have paid $4,000, 00u for a Ion =
OF Islands In oder to establish free trad, +
IN them and give the world the benefit of [
our money and our enterprise. II wa 1
wanted to pursue this sort OF policy WIN i
pay anything for the islands EXCEPT tho a
aonded indebtedness OF the city OF Manila d
Tor permanent improvements. such as water :
works, etc, which 100000 would easilv n
cover. We axe under 10 sort of obliga- n
ton TO pay Spain anything. We have bar i
down and can choke her until her lonp,,o a
hangs out far enough to straddla II and c!
slide. II
This is waste OF money and Doubt p
much II such a treaty will be ratified ~, ~
the senate. There is one class OF far n G
the senate that is going to firht the oopsn 4
nd Not ] W