Show SEN CHANDLER TO SEN MASOH new hampshire statesman approves of expansion and directs a number of pertinent ques eions to senator mason of illinois who though a republican is opposed to what he terms imperialism hampton N H sept 6 before the county republican club senator wllliam E chandler discuss ed national politics and declared his support of the administrations philippine policy ha proposed fifteen questions on the philippine situation for senator william E mason of illinois who Is visiting in this state to answer the first eight of the piea alons apply to ahe naval and military operations in the islands the cr follow Is president mckenley bound to maintain the sovereignty of the eslanda until otherwise directed by jabb of congress can any power but congress acting by law mahe the philippines a colony of the united states has any power but congress the right to surrender our sovereignty in the philippines has president mckenley any to surrender our sovereignty in the philippines has president mckenley any right to forestall the action of in either direction towards malting the philippines a colony or surrendering them BO that they cannot be made a colony it congress so decides do you the united states should do anything to prevent the partition of china among the continental powers of europe Is not the maintenance ot united states power in the philippines essential to enable us to aid in preventing the dismemberment of china what is your affirmative philippine policy it you have one |