The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-05
Early Action Predicted BY Senator
Gallon Of Illinois.
WILL PRESS THINGS SHARPLY
<avors q Territorial Covernms en-
for These lsiands BUT Nor for
Other New Posse ssions.

Cullom, who was chairman Of the Ha- |
waiian Commission, has announced his
intention Of reintroducing on the open
ing day of the Fifty-sixth Congress the
bill providing a territorial form of
government for Hawaii. He will urge
action upon this measure, insisting
that 1t should be disposed Of before
Congress gives serious consideration to
any legislation for other insular pos
sessions.
THE Hawaiian BILL" said the Sen
ator tonight, has precedence, and, in
my judgment, there ought to be early
action upon II. Congress during the
coming session certainly ought to pro-
vide form OF government for both
Hawaii and Porto Rico, but Hawaii
should come first. Congress could
have adopted a form Of government for
Hawaii at the last session, and prob
ably should have done so. The Hawaii
an Commission, consisting of Senator
Morgan, myself and Congressman Hit,
having made iull Investigation OF
! conditions in tn. Islands, had reported
bill to Congr ess providing a form of
government, but the weighty matters
| which pressed upon Congress in conse-
quence Of the war with Spain prevent
ed the Hawaiian bill from being taken
up. The people of Hawaii have now
waited whole year upon Congress
without murmur. They are loyal,
patriotic Americans, and they appreci-
ate the causes for delay in giving them
a representative government. These
causes no longer exist, and they have
right to expect early action
| do you think committees of Con-
gress should be sent to Porto Rico and
the Philippines before any bill creating
form of government for those islands
is considered by Congress?"
| Il think 1t might be we'll to do so.
But probably in the case of Porto Rico
1t may not be necessary. The Porto
Ricans are thoroughly loyal to the
United States. There has never been
any disposition among them to ques.
ton our sovereignty. 1t may be that
Congress can legislate satisfactorily fol
them without Congressional commit.
tees visiting the island. That will ap
pear later. But whether it is neces
/
the island or not, some form Of govern
ment for the Porto Ricans ought to b,
provided before the conclusion of thu
coming session."
Twill the bill reported by the Ha
waiian Commission for the govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands serve n.
model for a form Of government fol
Porto Rico?'
1T may be of some use, but dOub
If it would answer in all particulars
The Hawaiians are a very different sor
OF people from the Porto Ricans. The
Hawaiians are fully AmericaniZed ant
have demonstrated their capacity fol
self-government. They speak the Eng.
lish language for the most part and
understand American institutions
With the Porto Ricans 1t Is different
They have never had any experience in
self-government. Their training under
Spain has not been such as to qualify
them for 1t. Few Of them speak the
English language, and few have. as yet
a proper appreciation of the principles
of our republic. In the beginning
therefore. they may need different
form of government from that which
We Will tuc . ">
difference will be in details; the under
lying principles, Of course, will be the
same"
In reference to the reported inten'
ton of the President to appoint civil
governor for Porto Rico Immediately
1t would seem as II the program to ap
point Assistant Secretary Allen OF thu
Navy Department has been suspended
The President told Senator Foraker OF
Saturday that he doubted now whether
he would make any civil appointment
In Porto Rico until after Congress haf
had chance to legislate on q form o.
government for that island and Ha'
wall. II would seem from this remark
that the subject has had very recent
consideration at the White House and
that Senator's have advised the Presi-
dent to go slow In the appointment oil
civil governors. The question OF reye-
nue. In Porto Rico to support the ISL
and will be difficult problem to deter
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