The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-06
THE PRESIDENT 5 MESSAGE
ASKS IMMEDIATE HAWAIIAN
LEGISLATION.
Sovereignty to be Established in the
Cuba-The "Open Door" assured.

NEW YORK, Nov. ga special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Presidents McKinley's third annual
message to Congress is now practically
complete. Only such changes and ad-
ditions as developments in the Philip
pines and elsewhere during the next
few days necessitate will be made. 1t
was read at today's Cabinet meeting.
1t is the longest message ever sent to
Congress by President Mckinley, COM
prising more than 100000 words.
The most important features of the
message relate to the new dependencies
and to the financial question The es
sential features on these topics were
thus outlined to me today by a member
of the Cabinet.
Sovereignty is to be established
throughout all the Philippine islands
and to be permanently maintained.
Civil government is to be extended
throughout the islands as rapidly as
possible on lines somewhat similar to
the arrangements affected for the gov
erument OF the island of Negros.
Attention is invited to the report of
the Philippine commission as to why it.
is impossible for the United States to
part with the islands and as to the
great )mmercial advantages in hold
ing them.
Civil gov ernment in Cuba under mill
substantial progress has been made
through the medium of suffrage toward
| the establishment of an independent
| form of government.
Attention is called to the fact that the
census will not be completed until De-
cember l, and as the Spaniards have,
| under the treaty, until April next to
decide wheth they will become citi-
zens of the islands, it will not be possi-
| n
| tions to determine upon the future
| government of the island. The ques-
| tion of the annexation is, therefore, left
open. Great stress is laid upon the i'm
provement in the island during the
year, not only commercially and agri-
culturally, but also in the sanitary con-
| dition of the cities and towns.
| President Mckinley recommends that
civil government Immediately replace
the military in Porto Rico-a civil Gov
ernor to he appointed and a council or
legislature to be elected by the people,
property and educational qualifications
to be prescribed for voters.
AS to Hawaii, the President suggests
| immediate legislation to put in effect a
territorial form of government and the
notifications of the pending bills to
correspond more nearly with the pre-
sent government of the islands.
The Hague conference is pointed to
with satisfaction and a statement that
the treaty agreed to at this conference
will be submitted at once to the Senate.
Qualification is expressed oXer the final
settlem Mt of the Venesuelan boundary
controv lrsy. Samoa comes in for a
large share of attention, the exciting
events of the year are reviewed and the
statement made that new treaty will
soon be sent to the Senate for the par
tition of the islands
The President refers to the trade
situation ir China and the verbal as
surances received by this Government
from powers having spheres of in
fluence in that empire that American
trade rights will be respected. He will
also announce that he has requested
these verbal assurances to be placed in
writing but beyond stating that favor
able answers are expected he will be
unable TO inform Congress that he has
received the formal communications
desired