The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
PRESIDENT FINISHES
HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE:
Document the Longest Ever
Written by Him.
A FORECAST OF CONTENTS
New Dependencies and tho Financial
Question the Most important FeH-
lures, While the Pracs Conference,
Samoa and China Are Mentioned.

question the Most important ttH-
lures, While the Pcncs Conference,
Samoa and China Are Mentioned.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. - President
McKinley's third arrral message TO
congress is now practically complete.
Only such changes and additions rs de-
velopments in the Philippines and else.
where during the next few days roces.
states will be made. It wGs read 1T
yesterdays cabinet meeting. II Is the
longest message ever sent TO coug gress
by President Mckinley, comprising
more than 10000 words.
The most important features Of tic
message relate TO the Eow dopeaGercio3
and to the financial question. The Cs.
Iential features Oh those tcpIcs were
thus outlined today by member of the
cabinet:
Sovereignty is to 10 established
throughout ths Philippines and to be
permanently mc!ntalEcd. Civil gov
ernmeut is TO bo extended throughout
the islands as rapidly as possible on
lines somewha; similar 20 the arrange.
ments Effected fer the gOvCrnuout OF
the is.ard of NcGros.
Attention is invited 70 the report Of
the Philippine commission IL to Why it
is iuDosSlN,C for tho United States 10
part with tho Islands ami - t. :ho great
commercial advantages i'll holding them.
Civil government IL CGhC under mill
t1rT control Is recommended Uutll some
substantial progress has bc,n made
Through the mc,lum OF suffrage toward
tho establishment OF Gu independent
form o: CuTCrn:EGat.
Attention IS called 70 tho fact that the
census Will not La completed until Dec
l, and as the Spani&rd5 have, Unds" tbs
treaty, until April next to decide
wA,iher they will become ci;izans OF
tie island, i: VIII not Lo possible uutil
th&t time to hold general elections tc
d"tsrmino upon the fCture g0vG-n!Mont
c: the is and. The question of annex.
alton is. therefore. lc.t open.
Great stress is laid upon the improve
r,ent in the island during the year not
only commercially and ayriculturally,
bu; also i'll the sanitary condition OF the
cities ard towns.
President Mckinley recommends that
civil government immediately replace
the military i'll Porto Rico Il civil gov
Crnor TO be appointed and q council or
legislature to be elected By the people,
property ana educational Qualifications
to 10 prescribed FOR voters.
As 70 Hawaii, the prCsidont suggests
immediate legislation. TO Put into effect
Il territorial form OF government, and
the modif .Ation OF the pending bills TO
pond more nearly with the p:es.
ert government Of the islands.
The Hague Conference Is p-intcd to
with satisfaction ami q statement mado
that the treaty agreed 10 at this confor.
eIcc will be submitted ot once 10 the
senate.
G:ariication is expressed over the
final settlement OF the Venezuelan
boundary controversy.
Samoa comes i'll for lar-o share Oi
attention, tic exciting events OF thu
year are reviewed ard the statement
made that Il treaty Will soon b. scnt 10
the senate Tor tho partition OF tho islands.
The president refers TO tho trade sit.
nation III China and the verbal as
surances received by this governments
from powers having spheres Of influence
i'll that empire tina American trade
rights will b. rcSp""'"i. lie also ar.
nourccs that he has reQuastoi that
these verbal assurances be paced III
writing, bnt boyond s'G,:ng that favor.
able answers are oErrc,Gl. hG il unable
to inform con greSs that IN has received
the forma! Communications desired.