Show f J. J WILL KE KELP KEEP P THE PHILIPPINES Emphatic Notice Sent to Spaniards Spaniard by bythe bythe bythe the Administration Washington Nov 14 Instructions H.-Instructions Instructions bearing on the Philippine question have been drafted by the administration tion and dispatched to the American commissioners in Parts Paris The American Ameri Amen can representatives are instructed to admit of 01 no further discussion as to the right t to consider the disposition of Jf the islands and state that on that point that instructions already sent must stand the only matters for discussion dis dis- from the American view v being the manner of giving over the islands It is believed that at the next meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of 01 the joint commission the Spaniards Spaniards Spaniards Span Span- will yield one oue important step namely They will at least tacitly by beginning the argument of the question recede from Irom their refusal to allow the question of the sovereignty of Spain over the Philippines to be questioned ques ques- If this surmise is well founded found found- ed then the two commissions will be bo brought face to face with the adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment meat of the details of a a. proposition for the transfer r of the Philippines to the United States sufficiently complex to warrant the expectation that several more mor sessions of the joint commission commission commission com com- mission will be required for its adjustment adjust adjust- ment The attitude of the insurgents in the Philippines has given the administration tion considerable uneasiness for it is feared that if the insurgents are allowed allowed allowed al al- al- al lowed to continue their hostile activity there may be protests which we shall be compelled to tore regard ard The difficulty In the situation is that the insurgents are operating at points outside th the is island island island is- is land of Luzon where th the United States has bas never been in actual possession possession possession pos pos- i session and where it would be e difficult difficult difficult cult to place troops to retain the status quo Nevertheless it is believed believed believed be be- to be incumbent upon our government to do something in this direction and the military and naval authorities at Manila wi v l l be so 0 ad ad- advised |