The record-union., 1898-10-01
Until 1t Is Determined In What Name
They Shall be Governed.
An Interview With Senator Hanna
on the Subject of the Disposal
Of the Philippines Published in
Cleveland Journal. Which is
Believed to Represent the
Views of President Mckinley.

! CLEVELAND, Sept. 30-The Lead
err has from its Washington corre-
spondent the following interview with
Senator Hanna concerning the views OF
| President Mckinley:
| Il do not know what the instructions
given to our Peace Commissioners are,
said Senator Hanna, but so far as con-
Germs the negotiations which will be in
| stituted in Paris tomorrow, l can see
| no other result than that Spain will
have to relinquish her sovereignty over
not only Luzon Island, but the entire
Philippine Archipelago. Spain has no
reason to expect to be able to retain
any portion Of the group. She went in
to the war and lost, and now ought to
be prepared to suffer the consequences
which such a defeat implies. | regard
the Philippines as lost to Spain, and
that being q foregone conclusion, in my
opinion, the problem which next con-
fronts us relates to the form of gov
ernment which we will give the islands.
aside from the fact that the gen.
eral sentiment of the country seems to
be against returning any of the Islands
to Spain, the United States is under
obligations to the insurgents to estab-
lish stable and enlightened form of
government throughout the entire arch
ipelago. When the war broke out the
Philippine Island inSurrectionistS be-
came in a certain sense the allies of
the Americans and it is therefore our
moral duty to see to it that in the
future they will be assured safe and
civilized rule, and until the United
States determines in just what manner
the Philippines ultimately shall be gov
erned, we necessarily will have to con-
slider the Philippines our wards.
During this transitional period the
United States will be called upon to ex-
ercse primitive or rather arbitrary
form of control over the islands, and
continue it until Congress finally
evolves a system of government. In
other words, it seems to me we Will
have to maintain a temporary protec-
torate over the archipelago, and this
VIII be accomplished by means of the
army and navy now in the Philippines
and Philippine waters. What will be the
ultimate fate of the islands is, of
course, problem of the future.
Whether the Philippines will become an
independent nation or a colony of the
United States, or whether a longtime
American protectorate will be estab-
lished, will be a subject for Congress
to decide
Il feel confident that we will have
no further trouble in an armed way
with Spain. The only obstacle with
which we may have TO contend is the
opposition of the insurgents to our
plans. 1t is not at all certain, OF
course, that we will encounter any such
obstacles, though it is assuredly among
the probabilities. However, from what
| have read of the mission of Agoncillo,
the personal representative of Agui-
naldo, the insurgent chieftain, we may
find the Philippines tractable and will
ing to accept whatever form of Govern
ment we will finally decide upon, so long
as Spain will have no hand in it's ad-
ministration."
Regarding the reports which come
from Paris that one of Spain's propo-
sitions to our Commissioners Will be
that the United States pay her $780,
600, 600 for the REIMBURSEMENT of the
Philippines, Senator Hanna said signif1-
cantly: I'VE are not paying money for
or buying territory which we now con-
troll"