The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
PHILIPPINES n
OF the administrator Nllt Hardly Prsye
y Popular.
CLAIMED PEOPLE WANTS THEM
But Il \ Not Believed wlllWsat i ~
for Them.
If IN THEJNTfREsT OF BoNDaolpfRs
The Fact WIN Be Demonstrated WAea the
Report Is Made.
saoOoo.ooo FOR ROmETHlN6 EASy1o1AEe
VIII Not Re Relished Even ~ ThosS 3
Who Dcsire 10 Soc the Isianas
DcIonE 10 United states.
But Il \ Not Believed WIN want + Rsy
for Them.
Z IN THEJNTEREST OF BONDnOlpfpS
The Fact VIII Be Demonstrated whea the
Report Is Made.
s4o,ooo,ooo FOR RomETHlHG EASY 10 TAKE
VIII Not nc Relishca Even BY ThosS
Who Desire "a See the Isianas
BclonE 10 United states.
Especial Dispatch to The Post. /,

Especial Dispatch to The Pos..)
Washington. October E--Secretary Kerr
OF the democratic congressional committees
makes a Statements concerning the under
stood Intention OF the cxitcd States to re-
lleye Spain Of her obligations in tho Phil
ipr'ne islands SO far as they related TO ex-
penditures for local improvements and
which aggregate about $4,000, 900:
1t Is an insult to the people. II II is
being done for the benefit OF the holders Of
Spanish bonds the fact will develop. Toe
president wal send message Ia congress
Regarding the labprs of the peace commis-
sion, and TIE policy or the administration
then VIII be known.
III IL is right. tho people ought 10 ami
Will support II. but IL 1t Is wrong the
people Will not indorse 1t. This question
will be the dividing line between the demo-
Gratis aud republicans in next session or
congress-.
-1sfesidenN Mckinley came back from his
recent trip v most pronounced isnperixiis.
He claimed 70 have .ound that the peop.u
wanted all sdSts Of colonies; hence the M
structions to Remand all The Philippines.
But even Ii the\president found the people
thar is, the, comtnon people and not D .
paifeisan advisers wanted the Philippines.
II is certainty ne iounl 10 reason 70 be-
iIeye 'sney w@lt To pay $i0,uQ0,uOU for Snan
The idea which preuomiuates, II Inc pres.
OF che coitnEity lis 10 be believed. is that las
United States won most decisive victofy
over SPAIN and should not assume any or
MT? Obligations. We waE1l Il war for h,l-
mainly, ANA as tho vctDrs we are act.ms
as tho trustees for those whom We frsel
from Spain. Our conlnisS oners shon,d
have demanded in the beginning tho ~
OF the territory by srain.
wdthoW constructing the question OF IA.
dehtedness. fnsteed OF that, they have
spcnt a month discussion terms OF peacs
and now the administration proposes to pay
900 for the islands The plan viii
hardly prove a popular one.
President Nck.niey's supplemental In
str,lctions to the American peace commits.
soners on the subject OF thu Philippines,
leaves open the matter OF compensation
by this government TO Spain, and are only
explicit IN directing them to inform tho
Spanlse commissioners that ID Is the pur-
lose OF the United States to retain poss,s-
sion of all tho islands The Spanish com
misslon has BEEN gwen TO understand that
tho United States Will consider IN subject
of compensation, but no instructions what
ever regarding this have been sent to
Paris.
"
pensation are left open for Negotiations
between the representatives OF the two
nations. Spain now has an orppptuNity to
give up tho Philippines and receive some
compensation for them 1t Us said. Should
her government, howeysf compel the
United States to resume hostilityes, or. TO
20 TO the exten.t Of preparing for such I
resumption, she would forfeit all rights to
COMPENSATION and would be stripped OF the
Philippines.
Al The cabinet meeting tomorrow the en-
tite Fhhirpire question VIII be discissed.
The only thing that seems TO be now par
tlcularly assured, according to admipistr,-
ton authority, Is that there VIII be no as
sumption OF the Philippine debt In any
form by the United States, though tho
amount of the compensation to be paid to
Spain may be determined by the amount Of
that debt, or the amount Of 1t chat has
been expended for improvements In the
islands.
1t was sntimated to me today by mem-
Der of the cabinet that IN all probability
the payment that might be made Will be
charge upon the revenues OF the islands i
SO that 1t would not come out Of the treas
ury OF the UniteG States. Is