The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-02-22
FULL CONTROL
OVER ISLANDS
Plenary Powers May Be APPLIED
to Their Government.
PRESIDENT MAKES STATEMENT
information Given Out By Henry
Loomis Nelson Is Psblished
In New York Papers.

A statement made by President MO
Kinley to Henry Loomis Nelson g io
tie American polio, toward the newly &
acquired islands has been puDl'sasa# 8
in the New Yors papers. 6.
The article is voucfisd for as q ~.
thoritatiye interpretation d shs YsssA-
dents views.
McKinle,'s belief, and it VIII be B.: &
purpose to carry the belief into ops
ton, that the constitution does nos ~
Wv to any Of our new islsads; snas
fhos9 people are not ft foe sosls
government beyond that proposed ~
Hawaii;: that oar new possessa0Hs = = 3,
not be permitted 10 injure sny ~ o4xS
nrotected interests aud that free tseds
With Porto Rico is right because or
nrotacted interests will not b in5pt4
The president believes and -
is the most Important statement -.
can possibly be msde touching u: :s
present beliefs-hat congrsas !. ~
pleuary power over HavAA tel
Rico and the, Philippines:
'He holds that congress may 1S
one tariff Law for Porto Rico, ano5 ].
70. Hawaii, another for the Philip y.
and thst all may be different IRON tn9S ~
of the United States.
"It does moi appear likely e ~; ~
mind that any question can eysr -.
as to the civil rights Of tho peopss 81 ~
these places.
"Mr. McKinley's attitude. thsa ~
ward the natives is benevolent ~
desires to- ele7ate them, TO equaa
them, and he hopes that, in the epas'
they will become worthy OF beng sns|
trused with locsI self goye1nmenk
he does not think any Of these lsflses
are worthy now, except the iev e.! 81
Hawaii. upon whom it is inten0e@
to bestow the sufrage-a few mc5e
than possessed the suffrage undek sssS
Dole government.
"Mr. Mckinley holds that the coA;
stitution only applies to tesyssos
when it sets up thereby treety g
bv legislation. Upon this point tn9s
are authorities in his favor, eas "a! H.
goes beyond the authorities and hoid1
that congress is not bound by the ~
itation when it enters upon the tasx g.
,, legislatingit, j. e.:
s.It may refuse to the natives ane
to the American citizens who may -
to our colonies, the right of Jury trlsai
t the right of free speech, the right fq
bear arms, the right Of peaceabie ct
semblage and Of petition, ireeeSs
from unwarrantable arrest, free0oss.
from search, and those rights VIZ
the constitution guards 50 jealous5
But the main purpose of the presIue5
is to deal with the islands as maxke4
for America and as the sublecs
commercial exploitation generally
"The president is thorough p
lever in the moral and inse,iecs .
value of commerce, and he proceeq.
on the theory that when = naslons z 7!
} doing we'll as buyer and seller. g =
> presumptively we'll governed md g
people are morally sound. He 1927!
forward to benefting the natives q
expanding the blessings OF Prctesfe2!
Christianity and civilization by meea!
OF commerce.
Il is important to digress z momena
saws Mr.. Nelson, for the purposes9
i saving that the president Y ieressz
u under the influence OF certasn c!ekey
men. one of whom considers ne = ~
chosen champion Of Protestsn tlsna 3 3
it's imaginary war with Roraanlsu5
and this accounts in q large measns
!" for his conviction that in spreadSnl
- Christianity and civilization anoA!
y the heathen he is gainiag ans
q keeping the approval of good Amssa
Il cans. Mr.. Mckinley is ioysl Nssl
J odist and is naturally stirred an!
d moved BY the enthusiasm and splxi
of that important denomination
, It does not follow, on the preaidena'
, theory, that if free trade is estabiisne'
's between this country and Porto Bse
there should not be . proeeotsx
tariff against the products Of Tho tas!
ippines and Cuba; for Cuba = salks!
- about naturally, in administrssson sls
" cles and in congress as i lts snnsks
!. ton to this country was mstssr 9
- course. IS z.
;e One thing is settled deanitely in q
10 spect to the Philippines. The eps
door is not to be spplied g theE!
The Republican party VIII nos CO..
to give the Asiatic world an opgofssS:l =:
In ity to land its goods in the fhslsl
pines free of duty, to enjoy wh.tsys
;. modified tariff there may be esnnsisl
1lc ed between the Philippines ana tn
70 country.
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