Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-29
MESSAGE READY
President Touches Upon All
Important Topics.
GOVERNMENT OF ISLANDS
And the Financial Question Come in
for the Largest Share of Attention
Recommendation Are Made on
Many Other Subjects.

New York Nov. ga special to the
Herald from Washington says: Presi-
dent McKinley's third annual message
to congress is now practically complete.
Only such changes and additions as de-
velopments in the Philippines and else
where during the next few days necessi-
tate will be made. 1t was read at to-
days cabine meeting. 1t is the longest
message ever sent to congress by Presi-
dent Mckinley. comprising more than
%. 1000 words.
The most important features of the
message relate to the new dependencies
and to the financial question. The es-
sential features IN these topics We're
thus outlined to me today by a member
of the abine
Sovereignty is to be established
throughout all the Philippine islands,
and to be permanently maintained. Civil
out the islands as rapidly as possible
on lines somewhat similar to the ar
~rangementS effected for the government
of the island of Negroes. 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 commercial
advantages in holding them.
Civil government in Cuba under mill
tary control is recommended until some
substantial progress has been made
through the medium of suffrage toward
the establishment OF IN independent
form of government. Attention is called
to the fact that the census will not be
completed until December /, and as the
SDaniards have, under the treaty, until
April next to decide whether they will
become citizens of the island, it will not
hn rnCct11n mt thnt tir,a to I,r11 ~o,
eral elections to determine upon the
future government of the island. The
question of the annexation is therefore,.
left open. Great stress is laid upon the
Improvement in the island during the
year, not only commercially n agri-
culturally. but also i'll the sanitary con-
dition of the cities and towns.
President Mckinley recommends that
civil government Immediately replace
the military in Porto Rico--a civil COVER
nor to be appointed and a council or
legislature to be elected by the people,
property and EDUCATIONAL qualifications to
be prescribed for voters.
AS to AVA the president suggest
immediate legislation to put into effect
a territorial form of government and the
modification of the pending bills to cor
respond more nearly with the political
government of the islands.
The Hague conference is pointed to
with satisfaction. and a statement made
that the treaty agreed to at this confer
ence will be submitted at once to the
senate.
Qualification is expressed over the final
settlement of the Venezuelan boundary
question.
Samoa comes in for a LARGE share of
consideration, the exciting events of the
year are reviewed and the statement
made that a new treaty will soon be
sent to the senate for the partition of
the islands
The president refers to the trade stu
alton in China and the verbal assurances
received by this government from powers
having spheres of influence in that en-
p1re that American trade rights will be
respected. He will also announce that he
has requested that these verbal assur-
ances be placed in writing, but beyond
stating that favorable answers are ex-
pected. he will be unable to inform con-
gress that he has received the formal
communications desired.