Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
w,,r .,ns,py PROPOSITION.

Noya comes from Washington that inc
STATE Department makes no concealmeh'
90 ,,s n,,rnose TO avail itself OF the taci
that the Sultan OF Sulu Is open 10 con-
victlon. That Is TO say, It makes no CON
cealment OF its purpose TO pay that Mo-
Mammalian potentate OF part Of the mn
ippines a subsidy I'm consideration OF h's
keeping his group OF islands quiet ana
prohibiting his subjects from engaging III
their chief pastime. which Is piracy
Moreover. IL is reported that the sultan
OF Sulu rejolces In the prospect OF manu-
ling annually big instalment OF AineTl-
can cash.
Asa contemporary expresses II, 10 our
other limitations of Spanish methods III
,be philippines we now propose TO ada
that Of government by bribery and sub
sldizlng."
The spaniards long ago abandoned the
idea OF "beacvolently assimilatlng the
sulus by the gunpowder process, ana le-
sorted to the expedient Of buying iheir
Sultan: and they found, we are tolo'
that the plan worked admirably but -
we showed yesterday, one of our moSl
pronounced imperialistic contemporaries
severely criticised the administration Ior
entertaining the thought Of buying rh'-
pino "scoundrels" because. as ii SAID they
uouldn't stay bought And this gives
rico IN the suggestion that while the sun
subsidy scheme may work temporary
there is no assurance that 1t VIII ho'
break down in the long run.
We have frequently stated That there
IS no provision in our system for acqulf-
ing territory. except for the purpose OF
making of it a state or States. 1t is lea-
sonable to suppose that when the time
comes for Incorporating orr far-East ac-
ouisition into the sisterhood, the sun
group will constitute one OF the states
into which the Philippines will be diVideu'
In that event. and provided, as is alto
gether possible, the Sultan's ambiuoh
sboul1 get the better Of his cupidity,
most Serious and embarrassing complica-
ton would be likely TO ensue IT, as Woulu
be natural, his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. serene
ness should aspire to a seat I'm Congress-
what would we do about it? As Is cInI-
nently right and proper, we now propose
TO bar from Congress one Roberts OF
Utah. because ne has three more wives
than the laws Of this country allow But
according to the latest census Of the
household of the exalted boss oil
sulu. that worthy goes Roberts 900 bet
ter in the matter of better-halves. surely
we would not be so Inconsistent as TO
gag at Roberts's three-cent infraction
Of the law, and swallow the Sultans %9-
cent smash-up thereof Therefore, condi-
lions would be precipitated that would
lead TO high jinks i'm sulu.
In connection with the subsidy PROPOSE
ton. it has been minated by some Of
our hair-splitting contemporaries that it IS
inconsistent with the proclamation Of the
administrations Philippine Commission
that the supremacy Of the United States
must and will be enforced throughout
every part Of the philippine archipelago.
We see nc hing i'm that contention.
Mark A. Hanna IS still recognized as the
administration. and recourse to the milder
or barrel. method of attaining the ohr
iects Of the party the administration
represents would be entirely in keeping
with the Hannaric record.