The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-10-08
WILL KEEP THEM ALL
Senator Hanna Says Spain Cannot
Hold Any Of the Philippines.
The Ohio Man Gives Outa Significant Inter
view. and His Views Are believed to
Represent Those of President
Mckinley.

Cleveland, O., Oct. 2.-The Leader
has from its Washington correspond
ent the following interview with Sem
ator Hanna concerning the Philippine
question, which is believed to repre-
sent the views Of President Mckinley:
doAot know what the instructions given to
our peace commissioners are. but so far as
concerns the negotiations which will be lnstl-
tuted In Paris can see no otber result than
that Spain will have to relinquish her soyer-
eighty over not only Luzon island, but the en-
tire Philippine archipelago. Spain has no rea-
son to expect TO be able TO retain any portion
OF the group She went into tho war and lost
and now ought to be prepared to suier oil the
consequences which such defeat implies
regard the Philippines as lost to Spain. and,
that being foregone conclusion, in my opln-
ion, the problem which next confronts us re-
lates TO the form OF government which we will
give the Islands
When the Philippine question first pre-
sented itself there was a strong sentiment
among conservative far-seeing and thinking
men In this country which favored the reten-
tion by the United States OF merely naval
base and coallng station in tho lslands-this
base presumably being Manila and the bay
contiguous thereto Since then, however. this
sentiment apparently has undergone very
marked change, and now 1t appears that for
the most Fart, these same men who at first
believed we should occupy Manila alone arc
advocating the termination OF Spanish rule in
the whole group
Aside from the fact that the general senti-
ment OF the country seems to be against re-
turning any OF the Islands TO Spain. the United
States Is under obligations to the Insurgents TO
establish q stable and enlightened form Of
government throughout the entire archipelago.
When the war broke out the Philippine is
lands insurrectionlsts became, In q certain
sense, the allies OF the Americans, and 1t,
therefore, is our moral duty to see to II that
In the future they will be assured safe and civ
ilized rule and until the United States deter
mines in Just what manner the philippines ul-
timately shall be governed we necessarily will
have TO consider the Fllipinos our wards
During the transitional period the United
States will be called upon to exercise prImi-
tive or rather arbitrary form Of control over
the islands, and continue IL until congress
finally evolves system OF government In
other words II seems to me that we will have
to maintain temporary protectorate over the
archipelago, and this will be accomplished by
means Of the army and navy now In the Phil
ippines and Philippine waters What will be
the ultimate fate OF the islands Is, OF course,
q problem OF tine future Whether the fnlllp-
pines will become an Independent nation or o
colony Of the United States, or whether long
time American protectorate will be estab-
lished, will be q subject for congress TO decide
feel confident that we will have no further
trouble in an armed Nay with Spah- The only
obstacle with which we may have 20 contend is
the opposition OF the insurgents % our plans
1t is not at all certain OF course, that we will
| encounter any such obstacle, though II is as
suredly among the probabilities
Regarding the reports which come
from Paris that one of Spain's PROPOSE
tions TO our commissioners will be
that the United States pay her S4OO,
100000 for the REIMBURSEMENT Of the
Philippines, Senator Hanna said sig
niticantly: "We are not paying money
for or buying territory which we now
| control.r