The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-11-03
MUSTH0LDTHEM
President Arrives at the Conclusion
That We Must Keep Philippines.
M rrdcut That Spain Csrn Not Asa,,
gs.E.iab.lsa Authority Over ,he Re-
NAMING Islands Without n Pro-
IonssG War With Insurgents.

naming Islands Without Pro-
lonssG War With Insurgents.
WtSnNeToN. oct. 81. President Nc
Ea'cy is convinced that there is No
n,r in which the United States can
,.ape the rc>ponsibility of taking all
ne Philippines. He has arrived M
o., conclusion after mature delibera-
,oa. he 40 first favored keeping
nothing more than military and
,sral base. and thought that the
rr.,ci states should in no event retain
r1rc than ,hc island of Luzon. When
ne American peace commissioners loft
h- Paris it was not contemplated
na, ;hcy should demand from tbe
S'ar,h government more than the alb
.la.ccc>>'on Of this one island to the
United States and rcversionary in
,-rd in the other islands of the
rouP
I, has been found however. that
tier. were many practical difficulties
hGcwar Of such solution, not the
haNd them being the evident impos-
sh.y Of >paiu's re-establishing an
aui'y over the remaining islands +
niaoat Il prolonged and bloody strug-
gev;h the iu>urgent forces.
ir.orma,on, coupled with the opin-
in of military and naval commanders
huiiarwith the Philippine situation.
base Jed the president to believe that
Adn. Dcwcy'> destruction of the Span
.,h feet in Manila bay and Gen. Mer-
nrs capture Of Manila, annihilated
spanish sovereignty in the islands and
Il became a duty of the United States S
oe''ab.ish better government than c
neoar which was destroyed by Amer S
iran arms. O
IAc president has been deluged with f
ti'or from all parts of the United t
States and with resolutions from COM Ii
l''c'l i't religions bodies, urging
Dat american >overeignty should be W
lHl'ah'' wherever the flag has been pj
.'n''a ln this same line, the presi- b,
0i' recent western trip was a rev. h
.lion io him and the members of his de
'in'i "h" accompanied him. The
-''lrr he went west the stronger he in
uil 'hc sentiment in favor of hold di
gall ih. Philippines ard establish. nj
2 an american government over liz
tn. co,
'''re'ary Gage, who went west be- uf
70 'hc president, and who went nc we
'N Denver found the sentiment
IT. even stronger than in Omaha. TT
4A 'ne meetings of the cabinet be-
me peace commissioners left for
Us Secretary Gage was the most
'''''h'e Of all the presidents ad-
TN lie doubted the wisdom of
1S even as much as the Island of c
WI" aud would have been glad if a exc
''G 'gen found of relinquishing ing
'v nliippneS. Since his return cie1
'n' west however, he is an advo- rcaI
VI holding all the islands. T
''ousn 1T has been finally deter bee
ID 'Da' the Philippines shall be re- way
D' 'He peace commissioners NAV trav
'''n considerable latitude as to poir
"H which they are to be re- in
~ The Philippines are regarded Gep,
"-'''g on different basis from stat,
'"N rorio Rico, and some of the In S
"' the administration said.
'""I II all the is just
''e taken Spain should be Air,
"'aAnre of compensation has
''' specially as the Philippines Som,
'''n by lar the most valuable of to m
colonies. than
N"iu that 1t Is quite prob show
'''' american commissioners ton o
T.. '''''FI@ed to go so far as to at II
, '',use The United States 10 who's
N.uppme debt, or at least menti
,,,. .,'.' 'i IL as has been expended $50 OF
r"oNc works in the islands. 'If
amount Of the debt that of rca
properly charged TO the Unit and o.
,, '''' such an arrangement selling
a '''urately stated without have I
'S'' OF this debt than as the va
,.,, MADE but it is believed still h
'' 'ess than $40, 900, 900. sell at
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