New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
THE PASSING THRONG.

United States Senator William NJ Stewart. o.
Nevada. is at the Waldorf Astoria He said yes.
terday that he was here on private business which
may prolong his stay indefinitely
SENATOR Senator Stewart was deeply Inter.
STEWART ON ested In yesterdays cable die.
THE patches from Manila. They in.
PHILIPPINES spired him to give Tribune
porter the following interview:
THE United States can neither sell nor abandon
the Philippines Any government which thos.
people could establish would necessarily be
an anarchy or despotism. Whether II was
wise or otherwise undertake 10 es,ah
lsh and maintain freedom, law and order
in the archipelago is an immaterial consideration.
and cannot influence the future policy Of the United
States Failure 10 accomplish what this Govern.
ment has proclaimed 20 the world would be ac-
cornplshed would be humiliation and loss Of pres.
tige entaillng most disastrous consequences. The
undertaking, however great. must be carried for
ward at all hazards. There are many millions ot
the Filipinos They cannot be exterminated and
the country repopulated. They must form the
main factor in any government established in that
country The more intelligent classes are law
abiding people They have submitted 70 the hsrsn
and despotic rule Of Spain for three centuries They
were not engaged. a general rule. In the late
rebellion against Spain.
There is another ard very large class OF NAL
contents who have never fully recognized Spanish
ted 10 the Spanish Government and endured the
evils It inflicted should not be made our frienda
Whenever they fully understand that the United
States will do them justice and protect their liyes
and property they will assist us In the establish
ment Of good government. No effort should be let
untrted to convince the good people Of the Islands
that we are their friends. and that we VIII deal
justly-even liberally-with them. AT the same
time and while the olive branch Is being held out
to all who will aid the United States ln
esta ablishing order. and the people OF the islands
must be made to understand that the Cow
ernment OF the United States cannot under
any circumstances abate military operations while
armed foe is in the field. IL Is unfortunate tnat
Is iamentabie that our whole army has been con
stanty compelled TO do picket duty nlght ana day
Our army should have been sufficient TO occupy all
places captured, with sufficient numbers to give
soldiers a reasonable time for rest and recuper
alton. -. . ,..
open is kindness and justice for all VINO wouid %
our friends and vigorous military operations with
an adequate force against all who are found In
arms. There should be marked contrast between
our treatment OF the Filipnos and the treatment
which they received from Spain. both In the Vigor
and power Of the military force used ana IN me
operate with us in establishing justice and good
government for the people Of the archipelago
Mrs Elwell s. Otis, OF Rochester. wife OF Major.
General Otis. now in command OF the United
States troops in the Philippines, was at the Hotel
Imperial last evening When
MRS ELWEI-L asked II she was gong 10
g. OTIS HERE. Manila she laughed and replied:
"I wish were, but am not. !
on, onlv taking nv daughter home from boarding
school General Otis says the Philippines is no
place for women. and so have to stay IN Roch'
ester 1t has been just year now since ,S saw a',
and cable dispatch 81 s S %e sa few words TO each
other about once every two weeks by cape ana
ond long letter In the last one he said that the
Weather was unbearaby not and that me hnmIdy
than he does. because he says, he is too busy 70
notice even the heat. As yet he mas sald noIn'ns
about when he will be nome or "nen '"' 81
h.Tn."
.1rns Baker- Howard feud in Kentucky Will end
when one or the other faction is exterminated'
said Henry Watterson to Irioune lepo' .e, -. .a.'
evening at the Wa'dorf-AstonA.
THE RAKER- "Inasmuch as the Howards ana
HOWARD their allies. the Whites. outnum'
rr1-D her the Bakers almost two TO one"
he continued. ut looks very much
as II the Bakers are the unfortunate party ih'
Governor is doing what he can 10 stop 'he Na'
which is perfectly right and proper but "nen .
r,or ts bent upon assassination and does not caN
ANYTHING for his own life. the utmost vigilance %
the part OF the troops cannot prevent MIN from ~
his PURPOSE Wnicn was bey ey nro
When you consider the spectacle OF mo,nS: nnS:
crattng her unborn child TO the same ORE puI.
nosa he bitterness ana tenaclly VI heH'uNhy
poSe; t"p he wondered at They the exact coun:
terpart Of the Old Corsican vendetta "hlch ehoeo
only in extermina alton ,..,,,r 81.
"iNor my part | in fevor OF Withdrawing the
troops and letting them night II out Il Is usS a.
we'll that such people should be extermnated Ihey
are Wild and densey ignorant lot, ana i've IN
inaccessible portions Of the mountains nIies away
from the civizing effects OF a railroad They were
the bushyhac during the Civil Nar-someumes
on one side. sometimes on the other, AWNING 70
he dghtirg And they will continue 20 night until
.he humanizng influence cf education has RECLAIMED
them from their savage ways