The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-29
} NKINLEY'S MESSAGE
| \, r.,s,ess 1t Is impossible to Re-
lease the Philippines
~ YET DECIDED TO ANNEX CUBA
80, Hold Is to BE Kept on
y . 80 ,.,s for some Months.
=" ..,opsi. of the MESSAGE.

~.s November pa special TO
Sss - from washington says; Presi-
he'. ',,,,sv,s third annual message TO
rs I'll. !. now practically complete. only
.Auges and additions as develop
q 'a ,hs Philippines and elsewhere
~ y. ne next few days neeessltate wiz
- =. 1t was read at todays cabinet
ua II is the longest message ever
CUE ..nsress by President Mckinley.
Va more than 10000 words.
.,os, important features oil the
Jug r,,.te to the new dependencies
~ - ,Ae financial question. The essen
.,rres on these topics were thus
...s' ,osay BY member OF the eao'-
s' sovereignty is 10 be established
u,sout the Philippines and to be per-
s.s,lv maintained. Civil government
ius'u' ,ytended throughout the isiahns
snidly as possible on lines somewhat
sp' arranyem ents effected tor the
.se If the island of Negroes. At
.,,ar ,s invited to the report oil the pnil-
ua.s commission as to why 1t is iMPOo-
rI Is ,or the United States to part Win
.-,ands and as to the great COM
rsp ,,,' ADVANTAGE in holding them.
t nnS vasprnment in Cuba under military
W., 4 recommended until some sub
.s,,a, nrogress Is made. through the
AMIN aa'nr, NJ suffrage, toward the establish
y, n an independent form of govern
Ssni Attention is called to the tact tnat
sFesnsu, viii not be completed until
rrsmber and as the Spaniards nave, LII
n ma treaty until April next TO decide
Es,thsr they will become citizens OF the
sl,nd Il Will not be possible until that
ina 10 hold general elections to deter
I'M llpon the future government OF the
El,nds, THE QUESTION OF ANNEX
kTON is. THEREFORE, LEFT OPEN.
cssss stress Is laid upon the Improvement
the island during the year not only
Numerically and agriculturally, but also
\ M sanitary condition of the cities and
dxns
President Mckinley recommends that
hi government Immediately replace the
hdusry'in Porto Rico--a civil governor to
|, appointed and council or legislature.
BE- elected by the people, property and
EDUCATIONAL qualifications to be prescribed
uf voters.
| As to Hawaii, the president suggests i'm
Mediate legislation TO put in effect a terri
ORAL form of government and the modifi-
l. alton OF the pending bills to correspond
bore nearly with the present government
II the islands.
The Hague conference is to be pointed to
Hth satisfaction and statement made
Ih, The treaty agreed to at this confer
inn will be submitted at once to the SEN
Ste
| Qualification is expressed over the final
bsttlement Of the Venezuelan boundary
Controversy.
Samoa comes in for a large share of at
|shton' the exciting events of the year
be reviewed and the statement made that
new treaty will soon be sent to the SEN
BE iQr the partition of the islands.
lhe president refers to the trade situa-
loo 10 China and the verbal assurances
fsayed by this government from powers
aylng spheres OF influence in that empire
bat American trade rights will be re-
Fcted, He will also announce that he
pas requested that these verbal assurances
e placed in writing. But beyond stating
bat favorable answers are expected he
Fil be unable to inform congress that he
eS received the formal communications