Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-10
ANNrNATIoN roLIoy.

n the Washington dispatch 30 tho
Chicago Tribune. found elsewhere In
the News" 10 correct. the government
has nnaily decided upon a policy N
annexation. Hawaii is 20 become part
~ the United states and then the
Philippine Islands will be- added. Moth
ing l. ~ yet said about Porto Rico Or
Cuba. IA for the latter. the declared
Intention ~ the United states II 10 oc-
cupy II until peace and tranquility
aha" have been established which pos.
rihl may take long time ana ~ 60
porto Rico. the fate " the other Span
ish possessions will probably be- shared
By that West Indian island.
with regard 10 the Philippines the
policy 81 the government 10 said to be
10 reduce the burdens " taxation. low
er the Import duties, regulate the wage
scale and stimulate business enter
priacs In various ways.
when the war with spain commenced
II was freely predicted abroad that
one " its immediate results would be-
the departure Of the United states
from the tlmc-honorci policy believed
10 be "a corollary 10 tho so-called Mon
roe doctrine. The prediction II about 20
come true and the next important ques.
tlun H. what stand the European pow
ora are likely 10 take on receiving the
official notification of the annexation
policy u the United States nut that
r. question on which Il NJ present
would not be safe 10 form hn opinion.
There are many evidences that the
public opinion u Great britain IL vcr,
friendly toward the United statca.
Leading journals there declare that
Spain must speedily submit TO fate
and that the policy of the british gov.
crnmcnt will be- to support the Just
claims ~ the United states whenever
a queatlon " tho terms Of peace arises
The pross u other European countries
has not yet spoken ON this subject. but
Il Is reasonable TO suppose that there
finally viii DO but few dissenting voices.
u Spain, after having demonstrated
her Inability 10 maintain peace In her
colonies md 20 defend them against
foreign attacks. has any friends loft.
they Will urgr her 90 yield as gracefully
aH possible In order 10 have fee hands
Tor the reconstruction Of Affairs al
home and the laying OF q foundation
Tor future prosperity on the hitherto
undcyclopcd resources of the Iberlan
peninsula.
Another evidence Of tho fricndy feel.
Ink In Great britain towards ~ IL tho
fact that the English capitalists who
have money Invested In the Philippine
Islands urgc the United States 20 kcor
that spanish possession. An Associated
Press dispatch from London states that
delegations Of London men representing
some of tho most important interests
IN the Philippines have called upon
Ambassador Hay to urge him 20 make
/ representations 90 hla government Of
their desire that the United states re.
tain permanent Possession of the Phil.
! ipplnca They are agreed In the belief
that with a guarantee OF n stable gov.
eminent the Philippines would bccom,
a richer and even more desirable pos.
| session than they are now. They arc
agreed also that the Spanish rule ID
one which discournges business enter.
prise aud rcpola capital and that tho
| legitimate profits ~ their business ar,
mostly absorbed by direct and lndlrec,
| bribea n Spanish officials. The prrsl.
/ dent ~ an important Philippine com.
pany having lis principal office In Lon
don, gives a recital of eNtortlun by the
officials who como from spain 90 these
Islands. as they 30 10 cuba. with the
sole purpose Of acquiring as much
money ns possible IN the shortest time.
/ lie rldlculed the augErHtlon that tho
Philippine insurgents could be Induced
by the spanlnrds tn form an alliance
against the United States. The natives.
he declared, would welcome any power
which would relieve them from tho
domination ~ spain. tie told ~ the
wonderful resources ~ the Islands ana
added that the American government
need not be deferred by fear ~ the cll-
mate from invading the Philippines
with unseusnned troops During a res.
ldence of ten years he had known but
one epidemic OF disease and that was
not ~ u serious nature,
The friendly feelings manifested In
Great Britain will 80 a long way to-
wards determining the policy u other
European countries France would
hesitate 20 abandon her tradition bf
friendship toward the United states.
Russia has Tor more than a generation
maintained a thoroughly good UNDER
standing with az and there is no APP
parent reason why this should be ter
minated hy a change u government In
= Spanish eoloHy. Germany would not