The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-01
MUST END THE WAR
SENATOR BURROWS, OF MICHIGAN,
ADMITS POSSIBLE DEFEAT OF
THE REPUBLICANS
PHILIPPINE WAR THE CAUSR
UNLESS AGUINALDo IS CONQUERED
NEXT CAMPAIGN WILL BE
WARM ONE
POLICY PURSUED A MISTAKE

United States Should Have Been
Satisfied With Coalfng station.
and Should Not Have Given Spain
One Cent-Dangera of Foreign
Complications Pointed out-ToO
Late to Retreat Now.
WASHINGTON, July s1.-senator Bur.
rows of Michigan, In an interview this
afternoon, said:
II is my Judgment that If the war in
the Philippines is stin in progress next
year. and the end Is not then I'm sight
the situation will be to the disadvantars
OF the Republican party. The onlv hons
Tor the party. and the country, 1 might
ADD is in speedy change of conditions
in the Philippines.
unless the war in the Philippines
speedily ends, 1T will become nm
Important political factor, and tts
continuance will make the ontIool-
for Republican success UNCERTAIN.
to say the least
III could have had my way, we
would have simply taken a cOaltne
station for base of supplies I'm the
island of Luzon; we would NOT hava
paid penny to Spain, and wa
would have had our fOOthold In tha
East without sacrifice OF life and
money.
II believe in finding new markets.
for our people, who are the great
est producers in the world, and the
orient doubtless offers us a great
opportunity. No one yet knows
what possibilities are to be Afforded
by China, now staggering to a fall.
II there is to be a great develoD-
ment I'm that direction, certainly
want the United States to have
share.
"At the same time we must not over.
look the fact that we may run counter
at any moment to England, France OF
Germany, and 1 believe that England.
now apparently so friendly, will strike ~
US the moment we cross her threshold
More than this, I say frankly that If our
participation in the Eastern trade is TO he
purchased at the cost of an indefinite
war IN the Philippines. we will pay very
iarge price for what we receive"
RESTORE PEACE
How would you meet the present situ-
| ation?"
''rhe president is acting wisely in INV
opinion, In endeavoring to restore n.ao,
ana order In the Philippines, by sending
an increased army to assist Cen Ot,s
IL Is TO be sincerely hoped that the fresh
troops will be able to establish +ba -,
thority of the United States. We muet
remember, however. that although wa
have now been fighting some ,iroa wo
nave conquered a territory onlv about
nIty miles to the north of Manila and
n1teen miles to the south, mere baga-
teiie compared with the immense area of
the archipelago If the additional
troops sent to Gen. Otis cannot restore
| peace, congress will have to deal with
the problem, and ought to have. by the
! ISL or December some defintte inforr,e1
ton upon which to act. For the nreeant
nope the president will continue in his
ellorts TO end the trouble and thar his
enorts Will be crowned with succass
victory Tor the Republican party next
year Will be made more certain bv the
success of our arms this year.
you would not now abandon +bo
Philippines?" suggested the renorter
| do not see how we can pet euo,
now, said the senator I'VE cannot sIr-
[ehoer our ships to Aguinaldo, and saw IN
MIN that he can murder our soldiers
now that we have commenced the onlv
thing we can do is to end the conf1ict
as soon as possible After that is done
tne question of the disposition of the
islanos or their permanent occupati
leses with the congress and the peonIa
Altnoush ne would not say much on
[ne IN nnancial committee at Narragansett
Fler' Senator Burrows did say;
In my opinion a financial bin will ba
presented at the next congress. and do
nc not iook to 1t being of such character as
In the senate" 'ei ing