The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-28
FIGHT TO SECURE PEACE
POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH
ON PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN.
States Position of United States
Subsequent Developments Must
Dispose of the Filipinos.

Chicago, April 27.-Charles Emory
Smith, postmaster general, editor and
diplomat, was in the city last night
Chatting in his hotel apartments on
national affairs, Mr.. Smith said:
This nation does not need an ALI
ance, political, commercial or military,
with any foreign power that exists.
believe that the American people them
! selves feel this; feel that we are able
| to stand alone and cope with any
! problem that confronts us.
"Curiously enough, in almost one of
the last things that Grant wrote be-
fore his death, he dwells on this point
and states that through all time Eng
land and this country should be natu-
raj allies and friends, and then he re-
fers to England's colonial policy and
dwellS at length upon it's superb colo
NAL system. AT that time we possessed
no colonies, so that it looks as if he
almost OWNED what the future was to
bring forth for US"
The postmaster general then dis
cussed questions and incidents which
have grown out of the Spanish-Amer-
lean war and the policy of the admin
istration in colonial matters. Regard
ing Cuba, he said:
I'VE will maintain form of govern
ment there until the people in the
island can give to the world a stable,
permanent, strong government of their
own.
AS to the Filipinos, the United
States is fighting them now to secure
peace. That is the only object of the
present campaign. AS to what will be
done with them afterward, the Amer
lean people will settle that question
themselves. They will decide what shall
l.
ecutiye and legislative branches of the
government will follow the behests of
the people. Our troops are acting with
remarkable gallantry there at the pres
ent time.
"Are we going to aid England in
China? Not that I know of. The United
States has trade interests there. and
these will be protected, but beyond that
/ do not expect that we will have any
extraordinary interest in China's trou-
bles.
Speaking of colonies, I might say
that we have colonies now-Porto Rico
and Hawaii-and others which some Of
us believe have come to us to stay for
all time. True, we did not seek them
they were forced upon us by events,
but they are there, and it might seem
that definite colonial policy was to
be expected in the future. The Amer
themselves, though, and we will I'M
,questionably, when the proper time
comes for settlement to be made.
THE United States have taken a
certain position before the whole world
and is big enough and strong enough
to maintain it of it's own free will
How long that position will be main
tanned, the people themselves will de-
eide, and 1 have not the slightest doubt
but what they will decide it the right
way. L have great confidence in the
people, the future of the nation, the
certainty that for all time to come the
government, as representing the peo-
pie, will hold an advanced position
among nations upon all questions
which affect the happiness, welfare and
peace of men. We are respected in
every part of the world today, and
think the quantity of that respect will
greatly increase in the next few years
Il cannot say when the F'ilipinos will
sue for peace, but as that is ali this
government is fighting for there at
this time, it ought to be pretty soon,
and will be hailed with delight by
everybody. What will come after that,
as 1 stated, Washington cannot say
the popular will must" ~