The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-05-04
How the Expansion" Policy was
Shaped.
ROTHSCHlLD'S ITALIAN HAND
Story Told by New York Gentleman in
Nampa Leader


recently purchased The Nampa Leader
and intend to build it up into great
paper Mr.. A. w Liehtbourn. ex-
editor Of the New York Mail and
Express, has been secured to take
charge The following startling
article appears in its first issue under
the new management:
A "Leader" representative inter.
viewed last night gentleman from,
New York, who possesses some in.
teresling facts connected with the
present Philippine policy of Presi-
dent Mckinley. His statements are
largely coherent and suggest the
source of the attempt now being
made to force rpon the United Slates
the colonial system of European GOV
ernmcnts.
This gentleman contends that the
Presidents Philippine policy is an
evolution, and that its present dan.
gerous and I'm American spirit and
tendency is the result OF foreion
aud commercial influence
and intrigue. THIS startling state
ment seems to cminate from his sin
cere convictions. He points to the
TACT that at the time of the Spanish
capitulation the President was uncer.
tain ms to the proper disposition O.
the Phi ippine Islands, and that the
group Of advisers standing closest to
MN was pronouncedly opposed to
saddling the United States with the
r. sponslbility Of administering Phil
lpplne affairs The Philippine prob
lem was thin referred to as the one
burden which distracted and dis.
tressed the President
"Was the President really cmbar
raised by this question:"
t'He was. His ca met and Sena.
'orlal advisers were strongly averse
to the anlexation pr p osilion, and
the colonial policy had not vet
been borrowed from European states
rs convenient subterfuoe
Moreover, the great financial an |
commercial leaders of the metro, o.
lis, who are regarded with no little
reference and awe in Washington
mad an extremely poor opinion of
The Philippines, although excee ding
" interested IN the alluring pros
poets held out by Cuba and Porto
Rico But all this changed yer,
just before the appointment
OF the Paris Commission Tt was
lhen that the colonial policy thr,
its hideous head above our political
horizon, and it was brought to this
country by representative of the
Rothchilds in London
"Have you proof for that asser.
tlon?"
"l es, the strongest and most posi.
i've proof possible. The facts are
these, and | can verify my state
ments; just before the appointment
II the Paris Commission, and while
he Philippine question was still
5rlevous burden upon the Presidents
mind and heart, received one morn.
ng the card of gentleman, with
whom | was casual y acquainted, who
'alled to request that | should meet
IN tue following morning in his Of
Ice located in the Cable building a
Dung Il glshmtn who had come to
MS country upon very delicate and
important mission My visitor also
informed me that in view of my sup
'osed confidential relations with GER
AIN persons in Washington, it was
Iesired that should secure for the
Dung Englishman, few important
no necessary introductions and in
erviews
II met the young stranger who had
nst arrived from London, and was
nformed by him in the most fat
Dotted way that he came to this
ountry as the representative of the
'olhchild's, bearing proposition
oncerning the disposition of the
'hllippine Islands. He accompanied
his startling statement with the adj
lonltory declaration til It the Roth
hllds must not be mentioned. pub.
ely IN connection with the PROPOSE.
ON which he was to offer; that the
'heme must appear to have an ex-
usively American origin and basis
e then showed me letters of intro.
nctlon to prominent fnanciers of
ew York, three of whom were most
huentlal factors during the Cleve-
nd administration. These letters
ut been furnished by the Roth
llds, and they contained vigorous
dorsement of the proposition which
e young Enelishman was fully au.
orlzed to unfold.
1.-The proposition was that Presi-
mt Mckinley should dispose of this
lbarrassing Philippine problem by
king the islands from Spain and
aclng them under the control and
anagement of an "Amercan" syn
cate, which stood ready to assume
llre responsibility, and to deposit i
Washington adequate bonds OF a
character as a pledge of t
Cd faith and guarantee of the :
oper discharge of its obligations I
.his government and to the Phil L