Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-08
TALKS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Gen. Wheeler Emphatic in Favor Of Their
Retention.
18th, 18th and 23rd Infantry TO Come
Home-Insurgents Operating
IN Small Forces.

San Francisco, March s.-General Jos.
Wheeler fayors giving the Philippines a
territorial form OF government Said he;
Il believe the people are ready for
certain kind OF self government. They
could be given the power to make laws
under such a system OF government as
has been adopted for our Territories,
The municipal governments are all In
the hands Of the natives and they gel
along without trouble or friction. IN
der territorial form the Islands could
be best controlled
lie reviews his impressions Of trade
possibilities In the Orient as follows:
England, Russia, Germany and
France have braved war and pestllence
In efforts to secure share Of the wealth
which will come TO them by CONNER
cial relations with these peoples. The
treaty of peace cast upon US the re-
sponsibility OF sovereignty over from
nine to eleven million people, together
with the islands which they lnhabit,
containing an area three times that OF
our great and prosperous empire State.
very naturally there may be honest
difference OF opinion as TO whether
everything has been conducted during
the two years In accordance with the
highest wisdom and best possible judg-
ment, but there should be no question
among the American people as 10 the
duty and wisdom oftnow uniting In q
determined effort TO take the situation
as IL stands and 10 so conduct the ar
fairs OF our country as 10 add the most
TO its glory. honor, welfare and prospect
ty. II is a friendly struggle for com.
mercia supremacy In which our rival
nations are using their best efforts. ana
l say, let us in a friendly but deter
mined spirit use our best efforts also.
"Our Pacific cities are now face to
fact with the eastern stores Of Asia.
The Nicaraguan canal VIII bring our
gulf ports nearer TO them than those
Of the Atlantic and Europe.
with Manila as great depot steam
ers from that emporium could reach the
commercial ports Of eastern Asia as
readily as Il can be done by English
steamers from Hongkong.
I'VE must consider that about one
third the population OF the earth IL con.
centrated In the eastern half OF Asia.
and that these vast multltudes are rap.
idly learning 20 appreciate the adyan>
tages, and might add the necessity OF
high civilization, and they are also
learning TO realize the comfort which
Is enjoyed by the people OF the most
civilized nations In the possession and
use OF the products. manufactures and
mechanical developments which are
there found
Europe and American must purchase
the silks. teas, coffee, hemp. spice and
products Of the handiwork OF the people
OF the Orient, and this immense popula.
ton needs articles which American
farms and factories are producing
cheaper and better than those which
are produced anywhere else on earth
Cotton cloth such as Is manufactured In
Southern cotton mills is needed by the
people Of the East 20 the enormous
value OF four 70 1--WE thousand million
dollars.
England, with her navy, has ap-
preached China By the sea and has es-
tablished firm foOtholds AT favorable To-
cations on the coast France has ac-
qulred possessions In Asia which con-
tain a population four times as great.
and an area nearly ten times as large
as that OF our empire State. Englands
domlnions and dependencies In Asia
now extend over an area OF 100000
square miles and contain a population
of nearly 800. c00. 000 Russia already has
In Asia territory exceeding In area g.
900, 90 square miles, and containing over
is,Q0o.ooo people