Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-14
Va Will Visit Various Islands Of the
Philippine GrOur
sULU SULTAN Is FRIENDLY.
n. want. n stated subsidy Guaran-
teed spanish Author'i, Never Wore
Than Nominaiiy ACKNOWLEDGED

New York. June il.-Prcsldent schur-
nan. OF the Philippine commission, IL
,ypectcd TO gather some valuable In
formation In his proposed visit TO the
overall Islands Of the Philippine archl-
psiaro. says Washington correspond
.ot of the Tribune. while not much IL
tr,vn OF his purposes. the understand
Inc ia that he desires to inform himself
~ the conditions elsewhere than In
t.uson before rctv~ning 20 the United
states. In the bush-whacking u
Arulnaldo and his followers around
Manila which makes American military
operations necessary. the fact Is gene
orally overlooked that other parts OF the
archipelago have accepted American
authority unresorvodly and that no
trouble IA anticipated establishing an
American government there. II II
curious circumstance that the most IA
vorable conditions are reported TO exist
ia the sulu group. President schur-
man has not indicated definitely whcth-
or IL is his Intention to visit this group
but the superstition IL that he desires to
learn the situation there.
In March. Gen. Otis reported that the
Spanish garrison was stu maintained
,n the group. but this was "a temporary
arrangement and the garrison was oN-
peotcd to retire later.
The sulus arr Mnhometana but they
are said to be most favorable 10 Amcrl-
can authority and with proper cncour-
agcmcnt they are likely tn prove tract
able. Those naval ana military officials
90 the Philippines have written inter.
ystedly Of the prospects IN this part OF
tho archipelago. They have been al
most unanimous IN their opinion that
although the people were Mnhometnna
there were few difficulties In the way
N assimllatinE them to American inau-
tutiuns. Prof Worcester. during his
residence In the Philippines, spent some
time among the Sulus but the members
Of the civil commission have had no up-
portunity 60 learn by personal lnvcsu-
cation what the prospects are. The re-
ports have been uniform In saying That
the sultan was anxious for American
protection. Spanish authority while
never established throughout the
islands was nomlnally Acknowledged.
The sultan N said Co have SOME adj
ynnced notions Of civilization.
The fullest Information about these
islands was furnished several months
ago by T. ". Haynes. a British mcr-
chant. and the main polris % his state
mont MtfN flNNN pubic NJ Allf AlltNNi
These were nftcrwHrd supplemented.
Mr.. Haynes said that the conditions In
the suluH were different from the re-
malnder Of the archipelago lie thought
Ii was TO the interest OF the United
states 20 establish n system OF govern
ment which would be productive " hnr-
mony between the inhabitants OF the
Islands and the protectors, In doing
'hIs the prosperity OF the natives and
the personal welfare Of the sultan and
the chiefs were all to be considered
Under the Hhadowy Spanish dominion
the sultan had at various times indi-
Gated his desire for a British protector
ate. He was anxious TO have the rich
lands opened up by planters and inter
national trade Increased He also want
cd stated subsidy for his own mnin'
tenancc 70 be guaranteed by the pro-
tectlng power. There Il nothing In this
program which he had outlined under
the theory OF British protcctornti
which cannot be- carried out under
American sovereignty. The rchcm,
which r. indicated was similar 20 thai
NJ the british Straits settlement u
which the government was numinallN
under n native sultan, The inhnbitnnt'
~ the Sulus arr said 10 be industrious
but they are widely scattered and tn
native chiefs demand and receive 60.
large a proportion OF the fruits OF thell