The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-06
LITERARY NOTES.

The November magazine number of the
outlook contains an authorized and re-
Nised interview with DIR. Schurman the
president of the Philippine commission.
which, after explaining how this former
anti-eNpansionist became convinced OF
the necessity of holding the Philippines
adds the following suggestion; 1--WE
should have an authoritative declaration
on the part Of the United States of the
form of government and of the rights
privileges and immLnities which the FIJI
ipinos are to receive from us. trust that
the president and congress will soon
agree on such q grant; and the sooner II
is enacted the better. In my opinion
nothing could SO much contribute to an
adjustment Of our Philippine troubles as
such a piece of legislation. In a word
my advice is, increase your military force
to the utmost extent that may, under any
circumstances, be necessary, and with
those forces annihiate. or be ready to an
nihilate the TagaOg insurgents who are
now resisting the authority of the United
States but, at the same time, tell the IN
habtants Of the Philippine archipelago.
fCur-fifths of whom are at peace with
you, what political status and civil rights
you propose to confer upon them. Such
declaration may make the further eX-
ercise of power unnecessary, In any
event, IL will tend to satisfy all the races,
except the TaGalogs, who are now actual
ly engaged in war, and II cannot fail to
have great influence among men OF intel
ligcnCe and property who are now COM
mtted to the Tagalog cause" 1t is inter
esting 10 add that Washington despatch
dated Nov. 3. contains this supplementary
information: at was unanimously agre ID
at the meeting of the cabinet today TO
urge upon congress the immediate pass
age of a joint resolution declaring 1t TO
I l, fntI ,H I,N a.,
retain the Philippine islands, TO suppress
insurrection, and to grant the broadest
| kind of local self government TO the in
! hahitants of the islands under such form
| of United States civil government as may
be eXpedient This decision was reached
| after the cabinet members had carefully
| read and discussed the unanimous report
Of the Philippine commission"
! The practical result of the Iabors of the
| Peace conference at The Hague has been
/ the establishment of arbitration, as a
means of settling disputes between civil
| ized peoples, upon a firm basis OF inter
national understanding and agreement
not only as to the principle. but in con-
siderable measure as TO the details of pro-
| Cedure In individual cases. In the NoVem-
| Der number of the North American Re-
view two of the most distinguished mem.
bers OF the conference, f. de Martens and
| Seth Low, explain, from the points OF
view occupied by the nations which they
represented respectively. Russia and the
! United States, the precise conclusions
| arrived at by the conference, and the in
| huenccs and considerations which de-
termined the delegates in their adoption
Of the specific provisions as to interna-
tional arbitration contained in the con-
vention finally signed by the plenipoten-
tiaries of the several powers. M. de Mar
tens has absolutely unrivalled qualiica-
tlons for writing on this subject, as he
has been several times chosen to arbit-
rate the disputes OF civilized nations, and
has received the complimentary title OF
Lord Chief Justice OF Christendom"
Frank Vincent's important aud instruct
I've book, Actual Africa" has a peculiar