The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-08
FROM THE PULPIT RULE OF HAWAII
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States in order that the whole terri
torial question shall relate 10 outside
territories. This plan now looks feas-
ible owing to the large majority in the
Senate the gold standard will have
during the next few years at least. All
that has prevented the admission OF
Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona
has been the fact that they would in
crease the silver majority in the Sen
ate by six. This may still prevent
their admission, but as these six votes
would not be sufficient TO control the
Senate for free silver there is a strong
movement to admit all of these terri
tories as States in order that the ter
lritorial act when passed can be framed
expressly for the benefit of outlying
provinces. If this plan is carried out
there viii be a colonial office estab-
Ilished and the territories of Porto
Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines Will
be governed, so far as they are gov
erned at all by the general govern
ment. through a special department,
acting upon them similarly to the man
ner in which the Interior Department
acts on our present territories. In this
way local self government can be pre-
served in all of the new territories, 1t
| is thought, without in any way weak
ening the general control of the fed
eral government.
Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philip
pines all seem to present very diner
ent problems so far as the details OF
| government are concerned and there
lis Il growing sentiment that the seeds
of all OF these new possessions should
be very carefully considered and
complete peace with Spain perfected
before any attempt is made to form
ulate the plan of government. The
leading citizens of Hawaii, Porto Rico
and the Philippines will probably be
Invited to appear before congressional
committees and set forth their needs,
together with recommendations Of the
| best means OF meeting those necessl-
ties After a very thorough hearing a
complete plan Of government can be
drawn up that will apply not only to
the new possessions but to others that
may subsequently be secured. The
work of the Hawaiian commission has
been preliminary and while its recon-
mendations will have great weight they
will not possess full authority. The
same is true as to the commissions to
the other islands.
| The question is not purely polio
ical one. Senator John L. Morgan, the
| LEADER OF the DSUuCcIdCS, IL uC4it
Iexpansionist, while Senator Hoar, OF
Massachusetts, a leading Republican,
is one of the most bitter foes OF the
new policy in the Senate. The annex
alton treaty could not be put through
the present Senate and it is feared
there is sufficient opposition to pre-
vent the full carrying out of the plans
of the Administration. The recent
election insures a House and Senate in
the fifty-sixth Congress that will be I'm
complete accord with the Admlnlstra-
ton upon all points. 1t is, therefore,
believed best by many friends OF the
Administration to let the present ques-
ton rock along quietly during the
looming regular session and then call a
Especial session in which everything
lean be settled satisfactorily and with
lout the friction that must necessarily
result from forcing conclusion in the
present Congress. 1t can, therefore
be safely stated that the probabilities
are strongly in favor OF special SEES
sion called for the purpose of forn1l-
lating governments for the new pos
sessions and providing the necess AIRY
Iappropriations and means of revenue
for conducting the governmental al
fairs in Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Phil
lippineS and Cuba.