Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-14
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Feeling Of the People West Of the
Mississippi.
POWER OF CONGRESS- over TERRITORY
Former Treatment Not So Good
as Granted Porto Rico.
PREC ENTS CIV EN-
,ecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ST LOUIS, Mo-. June II. 1900
While there will be considerable indigna-
ton expressed from the political platform
this summer at the treatment Of Porto Rico
by the United States it will not make very
much impression or change very many
hopes. That the Constitution follows the
flag has been adopted as democratic
shibboleth. This will be accepted in its
broadcast sense by nearly every one so far
as it guarantees life and liberty to those
over whom floats the American flag. but it
Is not accepted in its narrower meaning
by the residents of any of the present ter
ritores of the United States or those who
are familiar with the history of newly ac-
quired American territory during the past
100 years.
Power of Congress.
When General Grosvenor asserted In the
House of Representatives that in his opin-
ion Congress had the power to place a
discriminating tariff upon goods imported
into the United States from New Mexico
or Arizona his words created a sensation
on the democratic side, but not only has
he a precedent for this statement. but for
even more extreme opinions in regard TO
the power of Congress over territory not
included in the states of the Union. Inc
Arizona recognize that they are tared with
out representation, and that they are
therefore not full-fedged citizens of the
United states WIN d 'oice III .nt ~, - 80,
Der of .OO.HD, who reside in the Indian
territory have lived for years without even
the auJuicts OF cltiLensip VII, 90 ortrO ~
iot OF tn1 resIuehts M Snd ~ 10 nm1Iic
schools for their children. no public insti-
tutions for the care of the insane or other
wise deficient, ana untii recehts men ~,
erty has been suhJect 10 tne With VI eH
rupt courts presided over pS lnuidis VIM
were far from being their peers.
What MASTER, PeOnIe Know.
80 ,,,,
iNeSii ui''S Va " 20 -
peiois u anu i'o' ~ .,.; har,ts
'ha. TINS mate WI ~. W.
ieA' wv - -, -. 80 ,ba Mic
Ioiits VI 'ie peote a,,,,;c,
Sissippi ae'ep. 'ie ~ 49, r,o,,oross
that the ochs's LUTON sare oo os IL is Of
ra,raeentatiyes from eaSh fuli-fedged state
to govern ..other territory" as it might
deem proper. The people of the ter
ritories have daily evidence at the present
time of this fact The people of the Indian
territory have no reason TO feel that they
are citizens Of the United States. as COM
ma red with those who live in states already
admitted to the Union. Those familiar with
the history of Texas are quick to note the
difference between the rights they now pos
ssss and the rights they enjoyed under pre-
1-;nus conditions No one familiar with the
at.nI,,tinn Of the government of the terri
tnry wast of the Mississippi questions for
y ,,o,ne,t RI. c~,stftutional right of Con-
80 ~ ao,,arr .,cco-din,, 10 the conditions
$50 ; ~ ~ ~ ,;,na Of regislation.
P ,rri 49,, ~ oConsiitution follows
ne p -. , ~ ,nosnI To the intelli-
80 o,,r - ,ba naonla If Missouri or Kansas
81, ~, a. al vii raad in the history of
VINO arr al an ~ Of ,be most distin-
olafiI u" Ia 49, i, Kansas in sneakine of
~ NJ -. ,0 ncantiv said that Porto Rico
On 49, - - 800 fayorabIa form of
hau peeii - - tha racent layy than any
soNei iiiiielte ~ I-:t1 60 ~ a,,er