The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-11
President of the Senate Says First
Object Is Peace.
THEN CIvlLlZE NATIVES
DOES NOT ATTEMPT FoRECAS-
OF CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.
He Would Give Filipinos Good Gov
ernmeiat, Decent Wages, ArousA
In Them An Ambition to Become
Good Citizens and Supply Them
With Agricultural Implements

New York, Dec. 10-The World to-
morrow will publish an interview with
Senator William p Frye, president
pro tenn. of the United States senate.
In reply TO a question why it was neces-
sary TO take over the sovereignty of the
whole Philippine archipelago. he said;
Commercially they were of the ut
most Importance to our country. located
as they were at the very threshold OF
the Orient. with an importation last
year amounting 10 $1,000. zoo. 600, with
an advancing civilization which will IN
few years. by increasing their neces-
sites, double it.
Then. too. the existing conditions
in the island afforded a powerful argu-
ment in favor of our action Aguin-
aldo with his seventeen chieftains.
then exiles at Singapore. went TO Hong
kong to sail with Admiral Dewey for
Manila. He having already sailed, they
were taken over in one of our revenue
cutters received arms from the ad-
mlrar raised an army. fought success
fullly the common enemy, were or as
sistance TO us, and while no promises
were made them. orally or in writing
they were practically our allies Coui
we desert and leave them to the tender
mercies of Spain? Surely no American
citizen would have justified US in sucf
action.
what do the Republicans. propose
to do with the Philippines? ne was
asked
First. restore peace there. Then give
them a good government. decent wages
arouse in the people an ambition 10 pc
come good citizens. supply them with
modern agricultural implements, con-
struct railroads and highways. max
ing access To the sea easy. build Scnooi
so as 10 fit them for the exercise OF
governmental functions, then trust
them. with the control of local ana
municipal affairs. Possibly in time
they may become fit to establlsn re-
publican stable and strong enough
government to preserve order anu
peace to protect life and property, 10
make treaties. observe their obligations
under them and compel others 10 90
likewise.
Possibly when that time arrives, We
being the sole judges, might surrender
to them the sovereignty, reserVlng tu
ourselves naval stations necessary fol
our naval and merchant marine "A:
far as l am personally concerned,
would never surrender the sovereignty
TO any people within the islands or te
any nation without
He was asked what constitutional
rights in these new possessions WERE
as to civil rights, tariff, emigration,
etc. and replied:
: THAT question is one of great I'M
portance. undoubtedly so, to be DIS
cussed in congress and at an early date
settled. Therefore, l do not wish now,
with only partial preparation. TO deal
with it. / believe. however, that con-
gress has full power to enact Tor them
such laws as may seem to be wise ana
lust; that the constitutional limitation
as 10 the United States. so often re-
ferred to. does not apply to territories
Il am confident that in the near fu-
ture three regiments of white men. with
possibly twice as many natives, VIII De
ample to preserve the peace