The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
This Applies to the Filipincs as
a Nation.
President MeKfnley's Policy
Definitely Announced by
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Does Not Intend to Set Up =
Philippine Republic.
United States Stands Bound to
Do This.
IRON the St Louis Post DlzDstchI

Prom tLa St Louis Post DLsparcEI
THE PRESIDENT POLICE
The United States sSa1ds bound 70
all other countries as rhe responsible
sovereign Of the Philippine Islands Il
caz not consistently with its Internal
i0laI Obligations OF It's OWL seE-respscr.
assume any Other attitude To attempt
10 shift international responsibilities %
any Informed o. partially formed 11suE-
gent government would be 70 shLrk =
rsspo1sI6IIIty soIemEIy assumed BY Ihzs
country and would su6iser tbs United
States not only 70 the rldIcuI=. bu- TO
the Just contempt az all nations At
toruey General GrIgE
Washington June Is.-Thz words
CEElEEs. attorney general q the United
States and gwen 10 ths Past Dispatch
correspondent II a stEnOgTzp 1tC LlCsr-
view n his private Office On the d.
partU@zt OF justice With Z v5aw %
absolute accuracy. Gen GT1ggs request
I'd thai his words be taken verbatim
This expression OF the attorney gan
eraI : notable from the fast that rs
words make plain for TIA 6rsr tire.
EE= position u President Mckinley q
the question q imperialism Arroruzy
General Grig- has here written the
platform q the administrator On the
Philippine question He pr0Ceed@6 as
follows
The theory that there can exist n
any indefinite body Il people The UEhE
ID substitute thar OWL VIII seE-
constituted form of government for rhs
regular constituted sovereignty OF any
particular territory IS contrary 10
reason AM % Al international urac-
tees TIE rightEuI sovereignty Of those
ISLzC1 Al the PRESENT --EZl6 = EE1IsEYE1--
ably II r6e United States Any IL
s1rrecCL1n against It's authority II the
lzzzdS < u1Ea7IUl-tuzE as unlawful
: though It arose IN Porto Rfc9-el6
tE= CuI-zd States = justified II putting
= down By force
The sovereignty Of Spain was never
Transferred II any Uzuazr which any
other nation has recoz-uizati a. valid %
r1= Insurgents but vas BY tEa treaty
Of Paris transferred 20 the United
convention was ratified ~ the senate
Of tbs United STATES and that transfer
Is universally recognized ~ al ths
nations 1F the world
There * oCe consideration respect
ing the CEtr=1 States and rh@ Ph1LIp--
pine Islands that ought 10 - clearly
understood y t1os7 VINO APPROVE o
E1CSe Ia C1SaD prove t1e z1u11EIz-rE.-
CLluS C5urSe- That <, the question .
sovereignty, as that term Is used and
Understood n the technical and inter
COUNTY, Or territory can not rest II
more than 0Es nation u body II can
not at the san1e ti1Ie resi- IL Spain and
N the IEzurZe1L forces. claiming -
MAINTAIN Z government II the SANE tar
r-c1ry-
IT IS admitted that IN this tuter-
Ee-L-f4k--1 sense EE-zEl
900 years exercised al the rights and
powers az q sovereign over the Philip
pine Islands Spain was responsible
not only FOR -Ee internal control zrs1
government q the Islands. but Lzewiss
was responsible 10 the other nations o
the earth for al matters Of Al inter
rational character relating 10 t6Ose 81
aZ1s or 10 tceIr people
This does not imply. however that
! the future policy Of the CuEt=d S-z-s5
towards those Stands : fixed What
-
d. ~ way q granting u the u=ouls
eIE1eE t1ter5C14zce OF IoszI seLE-E0F-
e-Zue1r VIII 6e Z mater q discretion
u he determined by right and justice
and expectancy
--LEose wh0 criticlz= o. oppose n.
administration Il It's Efforts 10 maintain
the authority Of r69 C11Czd States II
the E1Ep2II=s night Just Is W=L Gp-
pose its Efforts % MAINTAIN law and
( order Il Porto Rico Or AIasza or 70 Pur
down Instruction occurring within
The question : not o1e q party
Politics. but simply q national duty.
and ought 70 De- approached and con
sIte-=d ~ CUR c-rizs1s from their sense
If duty 70 this country
--Do you expect 10 see imperialism an
issue Il The coming czuEa1gu2T Vas
No DO not Ny judgment Is that
Z VIII not figure as = distinct issue II
thsuexE presidential campaign Doubt
less L VIII D. referred 70 zgEuTtuEEy o.
the REPUBLICAN national CONVENTION Al
though E=w-a very t=w-EEpubI-
disagree with the course a TIE zGEzz-
ESC-aElo1 4 this respect
Do you Think r1e Democrats VII
make imperialism rE=tr E1cS- prominent
Issue9F-
4 No do Tot I believe that tn ma
tCrlEy CT LEz Democratic party VII Ia
dem Il prudent even Z they were -
disposed 70 make imperialism 4 party
issue Too many q r6s prominent and
able 1eu Of that party EzLriCLiCzLlT AZ
prove the course q -h= atE-l-1sc ratIo1
upon tbs question"
TIE attorney general vas asked = n
rs opinion tEz-= viii % any opposition
% the nomination o. Mckinley and EE0--
hart he replied
Y have II doubt II che rez0ruzuzrT1r1
ami Reelection q both Mckinley ard
Hobart unless there oe Z desire u the
par - 1ne Ct both % decline Z rezorul-
nation
what about t-usrse VIII z pzrty
lssue be made Of his question:
A. tbs inquiry Gen CsrzEEs S1zzd Ez
I ID nOt care % talk aoouC trusts He
sad something about having been O.
Tered I fat SUN BY q monthly PERIODICAL
{ for detailed rasE1Cze OF rh= trust cues
rtGu- and z5Iz6 that he was forced 70
E decline E69 CEE@r- because Of a IzCE -
tine 10 do credit 70 The subject
Wien TIE Post D-srz-cE c1r-zsus-7-
( ds1r -Eessad him for = reply 70 -hs
question
Is -he trust Issue z political azez-
Z the attorney general said sr15Itrzly-
Way. % c5urss- It's not ard tnsn
h extended his hand and courzeousEy
asked 70 be excused from further Dis
cussI0E az tbs subject
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