The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-01
III SAN LOOKING AHEAD.
.ruEST OF COLONIES WILL
soox BE INCREASING.
mig work to Do-Bureaa Of
,.ssiar Affairs II Filling the Ia
.-..xpum-More Islands Arc TO
-xue!eus Ina Insalar bureau.

s .---.=ssn1r az establishing a new exec
- ssass,rreaf OF she goyerEnaEgsf--so be
~ - department. OF colonies. with d.
- soa.rs. ever tncis Sans outlying ter
- exciting considerable interest
- says The Washington correspond
~ ssss cascago Tribune. Already a
ssus ssr II has been formed by the Gre
- xathia tae As; few days, Of the So
- auresa 81 insular affairs. II lg the
s-srsse Of this bureau 10 handle al the
S.s-s az the freshly acqu!ged islanta
.s<s are not purely military. Tina. Ii 10
3 Il aas nothing % Go with the orgafss-
.-ass ara maintenance Of troops. bslf Gus
- azs al sorts OF other civil matters
- x.faia is parvis~ ard Under its
nirr
n fhs colonial policy Is pursued by this
.1utry many outlying possessions besides
-. afreaay gained WI! be acquired. A.
~eds there srs Guam and Wake Islands
|. = looked Oh. for, IN addition 20 Per.o
mo. lie Hawaiian group and the Philip
- Il Is generally believed by the best
sss-sne1 men II Washington THAI Cuba
/ - esfsainiy be annexed within tie next
~ xszen years. In addition. Uncle Sam
Z nrvurtssor OF a good many other Islands
/ = ryszter or less SIZE. scattered over the
p.else Some 81 Them are near the Oil
NJ Archipelago. and several are 20 se
srsre jas, about Loo miles south % Ha-
vxa Ths latter cluster includes amer ga.
f1ssssmas palEnyrog. ard other stands %
erstserable dimensions Christmas al
ars "a Ehirsy-five mile. long
Tsae are about sixty OF these islands
te.ozxiag 20 the United States spFinkled
ser fhat Rssse ~ waters. ssrue 81 them
r. capable - supporting human Bfe. and.
stA Ire Increased Pacific trade that " In
,.xyec', VII DE rendered more available
III color EATON, 6elszg placed thereby IN
sEsIan.eati6n with civilized parts ~ the
ward ~ the same time. II should be
ssizei that there are thousands u Islands
4 she great western ocean walch have
rvg bean occupied or claimed by any
sxtsu and Fuasy Of these are sure 70 lie
rsbee9 80 before long By this eatsfpEls
liz ara expanding nation. Thus may be
sssesope5 necessity for department ef
gIsaiea which. presumably, viii have for
as head a colonial secretary. with seat
{ ne cabinet.
os this great department. destined al
.ature day perhaps 70 comprise many
afsAong and 10 employ "A multitude Of
serss. there exists Is yet only germ.
sBder tho name OF the bureau Of lnsuiar
mssEs Up to date tae business transacted
" this hurean has had - Do almost en-
freiy with the customs administration IN
ne hes American possessions. 1t Is
Avision OF the war department, ard
Esrough sts machinery Secretary Aiger Is
trying to regulate the collection and dis
h4rssmpst of import Gatfss at the various
bland ports, On The wallis 81 the offices
here hang great maps az ceha and Porto
Rice, which arc divided up into secsions
10 show the customs subdisirfetx The
attic 81 dozen typevriters proves Thar
he new bureau has plenty OF work on
lanf
Things ara gning on only in prslimu-
'fy and tentative way At present Al Ma
ia the old Spanish tariff system has been
eta.ued. with few changes an 70 duties.
his IL onlz temporary. the intention being
|, Auerfcanize the business as soen az the
fairs o, the archipelago are adjusted sat
sfaetcrily In Cuba and Porto Rico. on
Ie ether hand. fresh methods have been
aopted and army officers have hgen ap
ofuted as collectors al the principal pergs
Zach OF these two .sl .-ads IS a customs
strici; fl cuba the collector IS located
/ Havana. ard In porto Rico the coste-
ponth}g officisi IL stationed at san Juan.
Porto Rico IS divided into three stlhdis-
rictz aud cuba into Fifteen sutsiistr'cts
few d8ys ago President Mckinley APP
ed a colonial hoard FIRST s. ark ~
vhifh viii b. an exhaustive Investigation
'anaucted IN the ileii in cuba and In por~
o Rico In fact. the board xiii n man
,er represent the bureau Of insuiar affairs.
IL purpose % It's preliminary efTorts uesng
10 establish such a system or tie Islands
Is 10 make thcin sustaining sya-
cnaa tize the collection and diEbursem- mt
Il iaxes and "a institute whatever Inn
-reveuents may hc required Ga plaoe The
4eSi Indian POSSESSIONS on a rnoGefn ana
Substantial basis Many other matters
AaYing e. r., with civil administrator wlll
rees,Vs attention,
TIE idea IS IA pat aha business affairs -
ise islands In such shape that they snav
aaanage themselves. only referring t. the
war department. for final auditing u ac-
'oants etc All moneys received for csss-
ar1s sn Cnhs VIII - deposited III the sd
M ir.ssgry ard the same wsv ga porso
Re- The war Department viii authorize
Is falrse gasuts 81 such moneys. ne first
hsrrs upon them being for the mainteu-
nco = thp rgestosss system T'lls balance
~ >. Distributed by use military govern
aeo,s sgh5e-t re approval ny he secre-
avy - Rfrr Tna 2.ur*4N ~ lG.ssllar affairs
vi receive REPORTS yrzusctgns AL fiscal
matters f0 t'r is'Bnfs ~ SfI ccnpffe All
nsa hasins 20 ao With saftY Ausi Internal
evenue expenditure al balances II wfi
r.. 10 short. general eleari.e house far
Ae business ~ the islands Tzttyaatus fng
90 AZ ssrts Taad& EeIe~
,raphs sanitation. ana WIS scv&r es8eayx
nay ~ constructed ~ Uncle Sass. N3il be
srwarie.l hv the military authorities -
Ne VAR sls,s rtme1' toT endorsements al
i thfse lires - work wtl - Aev eic9ssl ~
he colonial beard
The fargre department. &c geiosiee II e
snars arrfvcs At tha gus' development
sas - VII b. Duneh - bureaus. each
2 whhh WI have lfs owH ffSaurf sun.'-
tens II, relation 10 rise VafistGN SeiensfS fkat