The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-07
ENGLAND MAY
FAVOR THE PLAN
Proposed Transfer OF Islands
Would Give Her q Big Adyan-
tage In the Far East.
POSSIBLE TERMS OF TRADE
England May Retain a Naval Base In
the West Indies and America
In The Philippines,
POSSIBLE TERMS OF TRADE

NI9W YORK. Aprli "a special 10 a.,
Herald from Washington says Public
mon hofr afo discussing with unnbaitl
interest The proposition that mo United
Blnlra ami Great britain rntm Into MI
agreement by which tho United Biatas
shall turn Tho sovereignty Of tho mi,
lpplnru JIur Ia Great Britain Ia return
or Tho british went indies II 10 az.
parent lhat such az exchange would -,
,rry popular In thr United slhgra and
Ho ohp question IN The minis II 10,
mon with Naiom your correspondent haH
talked Is Whgthpr Ur'at Bntain could
np induced 20 part win her Wont In
dau p0HHusHiunu
~ % pt9gcslsI. lspNcyrr. thaf Tho
puasrnsion ot mr Philippines woud CIV,
sroat lirlaln such an advantage In tn'
far east, where tho rivalry between the
European nations ior trade In 20 sharp
hat she miyol consider no islands mucn
mot valuable than hor West luliin
. nscir.ons can possibly be-.
Il 10 believed that Great nr.taln would
insist ou rrlaInIug p",-ssslon pf some
~ he hlrunsest sirttcgrtlr points ln
lhr Ncu lHdlc- but the United siatrr
would hr perfectly willing 90 have hrr
Io so while tnls country would r.malu q
strong naval boro 30 The Philippine
rrprra+nb,u,c Nowiands Of Nevada.
a member Of hc committee oa fuf,lsn
arurs gays br !H h"aftly iu favor q 60,
proposition To- cHalangc the American in.
,~rcst in Tho Philippine for che EuEllsh
pp-sorpioua in ihc West Indies
- do not know hoW this pfop1.i ion
rame up. nor do ! know that ENGLAND
would cnusrut 90 rurh an exchange a.
ia suggested hc said "bul for my part
have aiwayu oonirndoi lhai n We pro.
rprr " en,rr into policy ~ sHpansIpS
h- moe, desirable n"d for uH 90 enter is
dirroty south ~ mo- 10 the Wrrt in.
1.rs n wo arc goiVg 90 expand Nc
eHpum expand au aH 60 take IN As much
aidIsnnai territory ~ we can ohain
that is contiguous to our own country
% have never believed ami ! am ro,
prepared tp hcll"yU now chat u b. lhr
i,oli.y N tho rruacn, administration TO
rurr uprH policy al permanent eS-
pau-iun iu the rhillWplnrs Thar terri
lnry iu tno remote to b- ~ prarllcnl beu.
ont Ia us and II viii take several gen.
rfAuons a. teach the people of those
Islands fo unicrEand ana appreciate
our form OF frcr government
IN The West lnilcs an rnurcly amer.
tm condition - aftalrn cXiEu The pro.
pie of tho West indi,,~ ATE to certain
extent familiar with our syr,rm Of goy.
efumrn, AMI our business Institutions
500 they could readily adap, themselves
ip our ways n tho occaHlon required them
'p oHlzl under free government
"Of course whai l am saying is purely
In speculative way. Tor ! have uo, tho
slightest idra URu England would con.
srW lo exchange her valuable West In
llan possessions Tor the upcNplorcd and
p my mind uncertain commercial ad.
,aniaErs supposed to prevail In tho rhll.
pp.ncs From prarticnl standpoint and
u the interests Of ghr American people
have mo- hesitation iu mNing nat the
English po-sr-alon- IN the wcs, indies
would hc far more pr 'iiRhlc to us COM
ncrclaly and io arc guard us 10 case
N foreign war than uhe Ia away
Philippine Islands
senator MrComas ~ Maryland. was
among phc callers .; the White ilousr
uiay. Ito m not Inclined 20 regard scri-
,usly the proposition 90 exchange the
lritlrh islands In the West Indies for
hr rhillnrnrv.
II have srcn lhc suggestion made ~
he llcrvld he said cut ! am quito