The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
GOVERNMENT FOR HAWAII.
Policy of the President in Relation
to Our New Dependencies

Special Dispatch to The Call.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, WELLINGTON
HOTEL, WAsH1SaroN, Sept. 3.-There
is good authority for the statement
that the President has returned to
Washington with these general ideas
uppern,wt in his mind as In bis
future course in relation to new
dependencies:
The Philipines-Civil government
by three com missioners to supplaut
the military rule Immediately after
the rebellion is crushed
Cuba Continued military control
until it is determined by meaus OF q
general election whether the inhabit.
ants want independence or annex
alton. If independence the new
government elected will be reorgan
lied by the United States and will
he given encouragement and every
opportunity to establish it's stabil-
ity. If annexation, the President
will be governed by the sentiment
OF the American citizens as it may
then exist
Porto Rico-Civil government OF
territorial form, similar to that
which prevails in Arizona.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. form OF gov
eminent as recommended by the
Hawaiian commission and as pro.
vided for in "a measure now pending
in Congress.
Some weeks will elapse before the
President settles down to the actual
preparation of his message, but he
has returned from his vacation with
some well-defned views as to the
| difficult problems which confront
nim and will Immediately commence
the discussion of details with the
members OF his Cabinet. 1t has
been generally supposed that with
the war 10 progress 10 tho Philip
pines the President would av id
committing himself to recommends
atoms AS to the future government
OF the islands, but such will prob
| ably not b., the case. His Pittsburg
speech lsayos no room for DOUBT
that he will insist upon permanen,
American control of the Philippines
To this extent he has came out
squarely and thrown down tho
gauntlet to anti expsnsionists. MIR.
Mckinley not only favors this per
manent control, but is prepared viii h
all forces at his command to fght
for it. But 10 avoid thu charge OF
militarsm-aDd that is his reason
for making the recommend atiou-he
proposes outlining the plan to Con
gress for substituting civil form Of
government for the military, the
moment peace is obtained aud com
plete suprem acy OF the United States
established.
Future discussion with his Cabinet
may change somewhat the Pres-
dents views az to the form Of civil
government best suited to meet the
situation but at present the COM
mission idea predominates. Pro-
fessor Schurman, President Of the
Peace Commission, is understood to
favor this kind of control and his
torical review recently prepared for
the President showing that tbe
United States has frequently adopt.
ed this method of control Of new
territory 10 transitory slate, has
deeply impressed the members OF
the administration.
1t is appreciated that it will he
some years before the islands are
ripe for even territorial form OF
government, such as is proposed for
Porto Rico, so that the control by
commissioners, much the same as
the District OF Columbia is govern
ed, is deemed a happy substitute for
military government aud safe and
simple means OF control preliminary
to The establishment of q territorial