Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-08
PHILIPPINE PROBLEM
SELL ISLANDS TO The
JAPANESE, SAYS BURT
Veteran General Believes Future Of
Our Oriental Troubles Will
be Solved as He
Indicates.

san Francisco. June 23.-General A.
S. Burt, retired better known to his
army friends as Andy" Burt. veteran
"a two wars and many campaigns. is
among the prominent visitors in the
city. He was among the arrivals on
tie Transport Sherman yesterday, and
Is making his headquarters at the DC.
Cidcntal Hotel, where all of yesterday
he was besieged by callers After for.
" years service in the Army. General
Burt was placed on the retired list last
April. He received the notification
while on duty with his famous req.
mcnt, the Twenty.fifth Infantry, sta.
toned near Manila. He is on his way
70 the Atlantic Coast but says he IN
going to remain in San Francisco long
enough to get on to the way of the
world again before venturing further
into the interior, and incidentally to
meet some of the local sportsmen. He
Is baseball enthusiast.
General Burt has had a long and try.
ing campaign in the Philippine Islands
and has made n careful study of the
situation. He believes he has arrived
1T conclusion that will ultimately be
accepted by the Administration and
the public at large as the only solu
ton.
Turn them over to the Japs." said
the General to party of listeners at
his hotel last night. Let them have
them on the installment plan for the
consideration Of say. sl5O.OOO, 900. Our
Government doesn't need the money in
a lump sum, and by making a proposi.
ton OF that kind we can dictate as to
coaling stations and make such re.
serves as are thought to be best for
trade interests. An arrangement of
that kind can be effected that will give
the United States as broad a road into
the markets Of the Orient as II we re.
tained the islands; besides we will he
making strong allies OF two nations
that VIII represent our interests on
that side Of the globe without the ne,
cessity of the presence of a large army
at enormous cost" Continuing. the
General said in substance. after point.
ing out the cost of maintaining an ar.
my In the Philippines, that he did not
believe It white mans country, al.
though the WORK that had been accom-.
plishcd in the past two years was mar.
velOus. He said he had discussed the
ideas presented with the higher OFF
cials and prominent business men now
in the Philippines, and that every
where II had been met with approval
He believes that he will be heard when
he gets to Washington. although he
will not take the matter up officially.
During his talk General Burt ex
pressed great faith in the japanese
people, saying that he believed then
the coming nation Of the Far East
From the fact that they must acquire
additional territory on account of theil
large and increasing population. he
believes that they will accept the isl
Iands making the most liberal COnCes
Isions ii sufficient time is given then
to pay the purchase price. He eX
pressed a profound regret that tn,
philippine problem had been the means
OF bringing the Army under the con
troll of politics.
General Burt entered the servicC
April. 1861, and served continuousl,
through the Civil War. He was brevet
ed Major in 1862 for meritorious ser
vice on the line of Shcrman's march t.
the sea and subsequent to that periOC
he was for many years on the frontier
At the outbreak of the Spanish.Amcri
can war Il" was rade /rigadier Gen
'oral of Volunteers and served through
the Cuban am"aign, after which H.
lrcjoincd his regiment as Colonel of tn,
regular establishment anu went to tn,
Philippines.