Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-26
the "orrN DOOR" roLrcy.

The "open.door" policy suggested as
likely to be the one adopted In the con-
troll Of the Philippine and other Islands
by the United States has lis opponents.
AZ Indeed has almost every other phase
Of the expansion question. annexation
being conspleuously Included. How
ever. those who are seeking to place
stumbling blocks before she open gate
ways have more reason and therefore
present better arguments Tor their POSI-
tlon than the anti.anncNntlonists DO.
a promlnen; orpuncn, % the oprn.door
policy Is Mr.. Edwin Burrit; Smith. u
the Chicago bar. who has recently ls-
sued a pamphlet on the fubject and
who quotes decisions " the United
States supreme cour. In support u his
attitude. which IL In eject thst once
this country has acquired complete SOW
cfeiEniy over the Islands ;hc doors
mus; be closed and opened only on
terms.
a quotation from Mr. smiths pamph.
let will be found interesting.
The moment new territory IL lnc1r-
pornted Into the national domain H. IN
habliants become citizens ~ he rnifsI
states. ana as such entitled 10 all priv
liegca ana lmmuniiieH N citizens In the
several states The supreme court has
held that the provisions % ihe Constl-
tuition relating To- trials hy Jury fir
crimes and 60 criminal prosecutions
apply 90 the territories of She United
States that Congress In lraiaiatins for
the territories and District OF Columbia
II subject to those fundamental ilmits.
lions In favor 81 personal rights which
are formulated In the Constitution and
" amendments; and that all citizens
81 the United States nave ',hf right 10
come 60 the seat ~ government 20
have Tree access 20 IT, HfapOrtH, and
to pass freely from one part Of .ie
country To every other pari. The su.
prefne court has also. a. lats as March
last, held that under the fourteenth
amendment. which provides that all
perfona born or naturallEad IN the
United states. and subject TO The jufls-
dlction thereof are citizens ~ the Unit.
cd States and Of the safe wherein they
reside American-born Cinnamon ~
allen parentage are citizens ana free
from the provisions NJ the exclusion
treaties ana acts; also that cnnEiefs
has no authority 20 restrict the eject
Of birth. declared by the Constitution to
con4iliute sufficient AMI complete
right 60 citizenship
Mr. smlth further holds tina, the IN.
hfbitan;s of annexed territory become
citizens of the uBiied States and u she
several states without naturalization.
This rule " International hw has al
~ays been accepted by us without
quesiion until shi. year The attempt
BY Congress to prevent ~ application
90 Hawai-. he says. will fall. To -us-
tain y. the supreme court must hold
that Congress may acquire territory
conditioned thatlt shall nj be subject
q the constitnilou: tina, u may deter
mine whether acquired territory shaII
be iis private possession or the proper
~ Of the unl,sd States; In word. thas
II may In ~ discretion assume and *.
erciae arbitrary power. That i..
briefly stated, that our fixed lnstltu.
lions are fixed In some cases but not In
an; that shcy mean one thing uniar
certain circumstances and Fomghlns
else under other circumstances
u II underably the case that Con.
Eross can make all needful rules and
regulations respecting the territory ur
other prgpciy u the United States. nr
the Constitution ~ provides. but shls
l. held to be subject 10 Important i'm.
.taslons. However the subject may be
concluded upon she chief objcc, will
assuredly be KEEP; In view; Acquisition
must mean acceptance % responslbllhy
ana the welding of authority in the
Interest OF she natives a. well as th.
welfare of the United states.
Mr.. uttebt. O., 49,. &c.,