Show THE commissions WORK 1 an important dispatch re regarding gardoW the action of oc o C the american peace stio stoners nets at paris was received last night and modified somewhat this 1 the former was to the eff effect act that our representatives had bad determined to demand the cession of the me whole philippines group to tle the united states the other appears in 14 the news telegraphic service today and is in substance that the 00 had decided to claim the island of luzon and had invoked the report of admiral dewey in support of their claim his report being that manila without the rema remainder iAder of the ibe island would make it necessary to maintain there a strong army and naval tome force this is a newspaper account but being befog from a paris journal le Gau goulois Ga ulois loila appears to have good foundation i the two reports do not aPPa apparently teMY conflict they simply vary in anaw tude it if it should prove to toe the tae case that the first one is correct cof it would not necessarily oppose theother the ether because the demand for the group entire would include th the demand for lauzon but it the second shall be found the proper representation of chathas wh athas has been done it will unquestionably be the ewe case that all territory outside of f luzon is to be left as it was it te 14 simply an international action for damages in which the fundamental lule regarding such actions as applied to individuals obtains one may ket get less than he sues for tout but he cannot get more at the hour of writing nothing farther ar than is herein spoken of has been received although indications are that the work is well in hand and alma going on it Is useless to hope or spec it Is all 4 in p tj the hands 0 of f the commissioners ml ners tb they are known to fo j ie be wise coolheaded cool bool headed heio patriotic tuen men abad there cane he doubt u bt that the honor and interests lateresa to will not elnet elN Bt sight eight of at any time it to JA a of the most profound we can all afford to wait boht impatience fer the j in order to understate aw aai loeft ft in nuat toe graphical position is such that in ahw th hands of a strong power their posses ton on would insure an influence at pekin second only to that of great britain and russia under modern modem rule the philippines would command the trade of one of the most populous and prosperous districts of china As an american possession they would be the gateway by which the products of american industry would find entrance to the homes of millions further it is believed the PhI philippine lAppine group before many years will be able to sustain a population of fifty million people such to is the extent of their area and the wealth of their natural resources this fact alone disposes of the argument against their retention based on the expenses involved in bringing order out of the chaotic condition in which centuries of misrule has left them |