Show A DECLARATION ON TB PHIL IPPIS PUbIc opinion on the question of the dispositon of the Philippines is bt nom no-m as crstaHzed in fact it is in avery a-very plastic state Therefore the declarations dec-larations of state conventions on the subject will be watched wih great interest in-terest as Indicating the trend of pub 1ic opinion The Democratic tate convention of Calfor ia has made a declaration upon the matter and it reflects jn large Qege what public opinion is The declaration is as folows Ve favor the fullest Investigation of all conditions existing in the Philippine islands affecting the interests and obligations ob-ligations of our country in the mater of their future treatment and disposition disposi-tion to the end that final action in re laUcH thereto shall be intelligent and based upon a full knowledge of all facts that can affect the interests of the United States While we do not favor an aggressive policy of territorial eansion we are opposed to the surrender sur-render to Spain of any of the territory that has been acquired by American valor and the xpeuditure of the blood I hand treasure of our people And we dolt do-lt favor the surrender to Spanish dominion do-minion of the People of any of the Spanish colonies who cooperated with our forces against our enemy in the late war Before anything regarding the disposition dis-position of the Philippines is determined deter-mined the government and the people I should have the very fullest nnd most accurate information about them not such informatdn as we had of Cuba before > the war for now it is being proved that that information was far from reliable I is a mater of congratulation con-gratulation that the government is in a position to get full and perfectly reliable re-liable information about the Philippines Philip-pines Undo btedly this declaration by the I Democratic state convention of Call foria against the surrender to Spain of any of the territory that has Jen acquired by met can 1 yalpr ad the expenditure of the biQod ard treasure of our people I i is a just expression of the sentiment of the American people generally Pub 1 ic opinion is fast c stalzing if it I has not already crystlzed on this J pQnt and it is reflected in the declaration declara-tion of the Democrats of California Every state convention should make a declaration upon the subject of the I disposition of the Philippines |