The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10
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within the influence of our present mill
tary operations would exact no further
indemnity, but If she continues the war
our claims, as compensation, must be
enlarged for the expense which the Unit
ed States would suffer from her folly
Chairman Hull, of the House military
affairs committee: 1t will be hard to
do this [return the Philippines to Spainl
when it is remembered that the Philip
pine insurgents, in marked distinction to
the Cuban insurgents, have proved
themselves fighters and have assisted
Dewey in every possible way. Person
ally, would favor retaining all the ter
ritOry we have captured, and l know
there is a large and growing element in
our country which holds to the same
belief.
Madrid correspondent of London Daily
Mail: There is little probability of any
popular discomfort, and none at all If
Spain is allowed to retain the Philip
pines and is not compelled to pay in
demnity. The attitude Of the people
makes the chances of Don Carlos small.
agree about the advisability Of rising,
the Marquis Cerralbo and other leaders
opposing the step. Nevertheless, it is
feared that Don Carlos will insist upon
it.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic
national committee: CUBA is adjacent
to the United States, as is Porto Rico,
but the thought of annexing the Phil
ippines is preposterOus, undemocratic
and not in accordance with the prinCi
pies handed down from the days of
Thomas Jefferson. We began the war
to secure the independence of Cuba and
nothing more. When we have accom-
plished that and Spain has indemnifled
us for the enormous war expenses our
mission will be done.
Rear Admiral Kimberly, U. S. NJ:
In the Philippines there are 114,000
square miles and 100000 population.
The only way to solve the problem is
to take the islands ourselves or set them
free after establishing the best form of
government we can. This victory Of
ours in the far east not only means con-
tinued supremacy, but it means carry
ing into Manila nineteenth century CIV
ilizatiOn. We cannot shut ourselves of
from the rest of the world any longer
This opportunity has been given to U.S.
We must grasp it.
Topeka Capital (Rep): The truth is
that the whole policy at Washington has
been inconsistent with the idea Of aban-
dOning the Philippines and has all along
been entirely consistent with the popu-
lar supposition that the islands were to
be conquered and possessed by the Unit
ed States. 1t was announced from Wash
ingtOn as long ago as May that Dewey
would be backed up at Manila at any
cost and all hazards. And the pledge
has been kept. General Merritt was ear
ly picked out as the fittest available man
for governor general, not Of Spanish
colony, but Of an American. Now that
he has arrived there seems for the first
time to be some doubt whether he has
any business there, further than to turn
in to pacify the islands and turn them
over to Spain In as good condition as
we found them.
Kansas City Times: 1t is pure and
unadulterated nonsense to say, as does
the New York Tribune, that because the
United States embarked In war to lib
crate Cuba from Spanish tyranny, it is
in honor bound to do the same thing for
the Philippines. 1t would be just as
logical and sensible to say that while
our hand is in we should rescue Arme-
MIA from the misrule Of the Turks. The
United States deliberately declared war
against Spain in the interest of the Gu
bans, and of no other Spanish subjects,
and it would be just as consistent to
undertake to revise Spain's methods In
Spain as it would be to right the wrongs
in the Philippines. 1t is not the business
hunting for misgOverned people that we
may give them better political cOndi-
tiOns We have quite enough to do in
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