Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-04
HAS DETERMINED
ON HIS POLICY.
President Mckinley Forms a Def
mite Idea Of What to 90.
CALLS A CABINET MEETING.
Important MATTERS TO Come zip what
the President would no win
New Acquisitions.

New Acquisitions.
Now York. Sept IA special to the
Herald from Washington rayu.
Prc1IdCnt Mckinley has notified meme
bcrl Of the cabinet In Washington that
there viii Dc cabinet meeting in the
white Nouso tomorrow morning Co dis
cues current busIncas THE session
Will De Important bocauac OF thc rub-
jccts 70 be- considered. TO will Boz at-
tended by Secretary Of state Hay. Sec
Rotary OF the interior Hitchcock. Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury Case. Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson. and possibly by
Attorney General GrRgs. 10 Secretary
Root f. here. he VIII alao take part.
10 iH understood that President Me
kinloy will lay before tha cabinet the
We've OF Prof Schurmaun. pras|dvHt 81
the Philippine commission. and those
~ his colleague. regarding the altua-
ton in the islands, the Htyus Co hU take
ca 90 crush the Instruction ana the
character OF the ciyll government Co
De- established after the revolt has been
qucllcd.
The President will leave Washington
tomorrow Tor Philadelphia but lt 10
uudeuto1d that Prof schIrmluu win
remain hero several dag reviewing
Philippine AFFAIRS with Secretary HAY.
The secretary OF Otntn viii have devUl-
opmDntH Ia the Alaskan boundary cone
truvVry Go submit Go SIR. Mckinley
and the cabinet tomorrow
There viii also probably be- discussed
the question Of relieving the deHtitu-
ton iu Porto Rico especially by LETT
TING down the tnln bars In cuba 90
Porto iucnn products.
An Important feature Of tho cabinet
meeting win doubtless be the reading
OF Cd" Presidents rpvoch Co Dc made
az the @. a. II. meeting In Phnadcl-
phia.
WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED.
There ~ good authority Tor the state
meut that the President has returned
Co Washington with those general ideas
uppoTmoat 100 hia mind lH 10 hls future
course in relation 20 the new dcpcn-
douclcs
The Philippines. Clvil government by
three commissioner 10 supplement
military rule Immediately after the re-
bclllon ~ crushed.
cuba! Continued military control un-
al q o. determined by means OF a gen
eral election whether the inhabitants
want Independence or annexation. II
indcpendoncc,t the new government elect
ed viii b" recognized By the United
States and will be- given encouragement
and every opportunity 90 establish its
stability. n annexation the President
VIII be- governed by the sentiment OF
American citizens as u may then cN-
lst
Porto Rico; ClvIl government Of tho
territorial form. similar 10 that which
prevails in Arizona.
Hawaii; Territorial form of govern
mont as recommended by the Hawaiian
commission ana nH provided Tor In a
measure now pending in Congress.
Some WnUkH will plupso before the
President aottloe down 60 the actual
preparation Of his message. but Dee has
returned from hlH vacation with some
woll defined vluwa uH 60 the difficult
problems which confront him aud viii
Immediately commence discussions of
tho details with the mcmbers OF hiH
cabinet
10 has boon generally supposed that
with the war eth lu progrcua In the
Philippine the President would avoid
committing himself To recommendations
OF tho future government ~ the Islands,
but such VIII probably not b" The case.
HIS plttfbuuE speech leaves uI room
for doubt that he VIII insist upon
American control of the Philippines. To
THE extent he has come out hquhrrly
aud thrown down the gauntlet TO the
anu.cxpnusionlstu.
Mir Mckinley not only fayors the
permanent control. but ~ prepared with
AN uf the force. at his command 70
fight for II, but TO avoid the charge
OF mllltnrlHm, and that 10 HE reason Tor
making the accommodation be pur-
poses outlining o plan 10 Congress for
submitting a ciyll form Of government
for the military the moment peace o.
obtained and tho complete supremacy
OF the United States established,
Further discussions with hlH cabinet
may change somewhat the Presidents
vlewH as To tho form OF civil govern
mcnt host suited 20 meet the situation,
but az present the commission Idea pre-
dominate. Prof Schurmunn. prcai-
dent Of the peace commission, IL under
stood 20 favor this kind OF control, and
historical review recently prepared
FOR the President, showing that the Unit
ed states has frequently adopted this
method OF control OF now territory IN
"a trlnsltory state. has deeply Impressed
members % the administration
II Ia appreciated that " viii be some
years before the l7llndH are ripe FOR
even a territorial form OF government
such as ls proposed for Porto Rico
so that control by commissioners much
the same a8 IN the District OF Column
blu. Ia deemed "a happy substitute for
"a military government ana "a tafc ana
simple mcana Of control preliminary
10 the establishment Of a territorial
form OF government. whom II may Do
posslhlo To give 10 the natives generally
tho right of suffrage.
The plan under consideration con-
Templates three commissioners, one an
army officer, 10 have charge OF nacAl
uniars another naval Onecr 20 nave
control OF Cuftome and tho ihlrd, "a
leading Filipino officer of legal expert.
cuco. To Look after the judiciary hH
three Co be appointed boy the President
and confirmed by the Senate tHl th'r
details contemplate giving tho Flliplnoa
n voice In AN municipal affairs ana tho
moat liberal rclf-Fnyerumcnt possible
Kansas Troops for Home
Wnehlngton. sept. i--Gcn otis ca
blos today that the Tartar loft Manila
yesterday for san FfancIrcu with IS
officers. 10 civilians 400 discharged men,
795 enlisted mon. Kansus, Z hospital