The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-19
CITIZENS OR ALIENS.


" NI tAtNfN from z Ifat rage
ceied stand a part 81 th, tnited s,atr-
ara aso that 90 was intended not 60 mako
tne inhabitants of those islands citizen
The only thlnn that could Justify the dec-
laratton that the treaty D. Invalid wouid
~ that DC violates the constitution at ihc
United States.
He said that "thc practice contruc.l ION
put upon ths constitution ay che exeeu-
tive and congressional branches o. fhe
goverumcnt for hundred ycaur has.
with one nartiat exception. been uniform
regarding acquired territory o. neither
bound nor privileged hs that Instrument
until brought within its operation. either
hy express compac ia lhr treaty or hv
aot of Congress ANA thot ael- og Con-
gross do uot apply co aUcr-arquirc.i ter-
rtory until extended to 30 hy supsequfn-
legislative enactmcn
The conceded power to acquire tet1-
tory hN treaty or hN conquest. hr said
carried the right Geo prescribe what terms
thc United State will agree fl in nXlua
the future status of IT, lnhshtarfs Ue
cited the eases iu point fir asserted
that the treaty making power o. TIE
government haa cNercIsci fht rleht fo
dcU with The status OF inc inhabitants ol
coded territory u every treaty ee,-
sion frosu fs0 Go isgS anI that thl. prls.
tice o. .cu.ireiy az variance with the doc
trine that ",hc constitution follows The
nag
Mr CRISES laid o. down ri. f,ct that eal-
ministrtti,e continuation .orer. .i7r,l
,at.op ana iudlef,i .rar,.tee, I'd .e,,.,
that under our re,eru. i,s. ,..r,. t.,-,
In 4. cade,I country Be- fo Do. r,e,rI..l "a. a
fareifr one untu .t,t, t,o-s ,ro .,,.r....it.
extended h, Consros. .o 3D.. Nd, ,,,.....
siune
Tho constitutional clause vnleh provide.
that .dutie4 imua4f- ANA .,ei... ah,u
b.. ittfforr, ffr,t,. t.,,t, tI,. f..I..4 .s.., .
dos No. -. Ia ...,, F.. ~. .-.,..-,,
These et.es he.at,.a fr. tr.m -r-pi...t
states a. tb.ra ta.I means only tbe
tcrritor, committed within ~. several
STATES OF fbe Union and WAS intended
onl, for thafr h.peni ma ,...,t,.tt,., ana
MOI for ~. b.raHf ~ pr.f...t.,r ~ o.,f-
side ferrfforv tsionginc a, t,. nation. b.
~. hitter -.,.. t,.ft.. ~, ,r,,,r,s fr.,,,
these Islands ar. uniform -tro,,gb,t,t 49,,
Tinted SIC. h..,,f... tb.., ~. ,,,,il,-,,,.
d. impo-a.r ~ e,rry ro,t ~ ~, United
states so t1af tn.r.. b. a., pref.r..r....
given fo fb., ror,e 81 .p. st,t. 49,, tb,,s..
81 another. nor any INEQUALITY, between
ibe several sfat~. created
Nc cav. tbree denrttiota 90 ana. term
United States - fsllovs
..tstr.f Tho esrror4t. nam. or Cha, m,
tion or Governmental epfit,. fb. semo a.
was provided in tho articles az canre.iara-
zion vn.eh declared I'm. styls a. mis-
ronge,ierac, small he tbe trt.B snfas
OF America
second M. States unffsd-referrInp
10 tAe several states composing tb.. Union
In this sense. Of course if exclude. ter.
ritoriee.
Third Tho international sense deaie
mating ,he extent 81 oar domain a. 4, sov-
ercign nation. In this sense II Includes
AN territory under our dominion wherein
go other nation has zngareIauft even
such as ma, De- under our control bv tenn
psrnry conquest as Tampl.o. Mexico.
during the Mexican War Uleming SIS.
Pagei. while in domestic sense % iu-
cludes geographically the states
Of the Union and such terri