The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-19

London, Aug. 19.-The Vienna CORE
sDondeut of the Times says: The de-
velopment of the Philippine question
Circumstances appear to point to the
retention of the islands by America.
The fact that Senator Davis, who is a
public advocate of annexation, and Sec
rotary of State Day, supporter of the
| Hawaiian policy, are appointed COM
missionerS is regarded as indicating
that President Mckinley has hitherto
manifested exceptional Diplomatic tact
! in his treatment both of the Spanish
government and OF public opinion in
| the United States. He conducted the
negotiations with such foresight and
&C nsideration that the Madrid cabinet
has been able gradually to accustom
the population to the inevitable sacri-
fees imposed by the outcome of the
war. For this reason the mere fact
that absolute cession of the Philippines
was not expressly stated in the proto-
col cannot be regarded as excluding
that possibility, or at least some aD
Proclamation to the growing demands
of the American people. The prospect
of partition of China is likely to con-
firm this tendency of the American
| people. The United States are deeply
interested, from a commercial and in
dustrial standpoint, in the future of
east Asia They have the most favor
able geographical situation of all the
great manufacturing countries compet-
ing there, and it is argued that such
an enterpriSing, energetic people will
not willingly forego the. present oppor-
i tUnity of securing footing in those
seas, which will enable them to estab-
lish large mercantile emporiumS, SINH
lar TO those already possessed by the
! Englishmen on the main land, and
which other states are about to found
This consideration is expected to have
weight in the final decision of the Phil
ippine question.
There is a suspicion here that the
n Getting of the peace commission in
Paris was Intentionally delayed to en-
able the preparation and formation Of
public opinion in Spain to accept Amer
ica's new colonizing role in its full
extent.
An evening paper expresses the be-
| lief that it is impossible that the Phil
ippines shall ever again form part
of the Spanish possessions and the
question of how the derelict archipel-
ago shall be ultimately divided is re-
garded as a serious diplomatic prob
! lem. Other papers make ingenious
suggestions, which it is profitless to
discuss, seeing that it is improbable
there VIII De any DIVISION. Inc papers
generally expect that Russia's attitude
will prove an important factor in the
situation.
The German press has raised the bo-
gle of Intervention talk, of the United
States sounding the European powers
on the question of annexation. Moth
ing is known here of any such feeling
and it may be taken as granted that
the United. States has done and will
do nothing of the kind. America has
already given indications that she
would unheSitatingly resent Interior
ence, without waiting to count the
ccst. 1t is recognized that the Ameri-
can is very different sort of man
from the Turk, for example, and might,
if an attempt was made TO intimidate
him, suddenly transfer the conflict
from the diplomatic ship here to one
in which it would be extremely diff
cult to maintain either a concert of
the powers or an east Asian dreibund.
Moreover, any such interference would
only hasten an Anglo-American al
lance, which the powers are anxious to
prevent, besides giving the United
States Japan'S sympathy.
Therefore, it is probable that the
powers, distracted by mutual jealous
les, will hesitate to come to an open
breach with what the Fermdenblatt
designates as a gigantic world power
whose consciousness of innate strength
is immensely increased by its present
victor.7.