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nEwq:Y ON THE PHILIPPINES

The reported interview of a represen-
tative Of the London Daily News with
Admiral Dewey certainly embodies the
most Important expression thus far made
on the subject of the Philippines and
their future The source Of the inter
view leads to a conviction oe its authen-
ITCHY. 1t may for all purposes be az
cepted as containing in substance the
views Of its distinguished reputed au-
thor
The views thus attributed to Admiral
Dewey axe undoubtedly the views of
nlne-tenths of the American people. It
is doubtful whether, in view of the de-
velopme@ts of the past twelve months,
there can be found any class of citizens,
aside from those interested in govern
ment- contracts and committed politi-
cally to the present administration, that
will de2y the wisdom or justice of these
views. They are entirely worthy of the
superior Judgment and sagacity of Ad-
miral Dewey.
No people who have withstood a great
power as long as these Insurgents have
withstood us can be denied at least some
of the qualities which confer upon men
the right of self, government Admiral
Dewey afirms that they are capable of
government. He speaks, as he says,
from intimate knowledge and with a
heartfelt interest in his subject. Were
the Filipinos not a superior race, Span
fsh brutality would have driven them
back into savagery, and the care for civil
freedom on their part would be but lit
tie indeed.
There is no sentiment embodied in this
interview which is so entirely character
istic Of the man as that in which he
declares. that he would like to see "au-
tonomy first conceded, and then annexa-
ton might be talked about" We have
conceded nothing to AguinaIdo and his
followers but the privilege Of fighting
our battles with the Spaniards. Having
armed them for this undertaking, we
then turned cur own arms upon them
and bade them surrender themselves
and their country to our ownership. They
have scorned our commands and have
proved to US, at least up tc the present,
that might does not constitute right
with them
Admiral Dewey concludes his interview
with these two sentences: 81 should
like to see violence at once put a stop to.
According to my view the concession of
self-government ought to be the most lust
and most logical solution" And how
simple a solution. Like the Cubans, the
Filipinos may decide in favor Of an
neXation; but, like the Cubans, they
ought to be conceded at least the right to
say whether they want annexation or
not. We came into their land through
its conquest from the Spaniards. We
came into the Cubans' country bv +be
same pathway. AS the Cubans fought
the Spaniards and denied their owner
ship of the land SO have the Filipinos
Conceding the Filipinos to be anything.
'i''i q oe'l O''I Jus rdpple II re-
CURES all the ingenuity of the most in
tense imperialist to furnish any reason
why we should apply a different rule to
the two peoples.
Once admitted that the Daily News
interview is authentic there can be but
little doubt that we will before long enter
upon a new and we believe q he++a
era incur treatment Of the vexed cues
ton of the Philippines.