Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-28
|l0MMENTS ON THE
INSULAR DECISIONS
c,;tor General Richards Says Admins
,..dous Policy is Sustained Griggs,
Root and Foraker Talk.

MAY gS,-solicltor-een,
Esshns'Oi@., Of the department OF
n HIoa nd sad t charge Of the ins ,asr
Ia.ilce' why W., lSs supreme Court, MADE ,ie
'lsss beIois ', statement containing ms
b. t'Oo" ,,oo Of the decisions OF the
Isur To-Day .lgo,tapt question involved m !,
The ., ,'sy was whether the eesslOn Of
b, , o,'' contained i in the naa ' tss phH ~
F.ts mau' integral part of the United
I3ln'' . az ninth the meaning of that pro- y
spi'' VIVA ,no constitution requiring al
Tson .. I, and excuses to be UNIFORM ,u,l
tls' mp ,ha United states, Inc
.Dt Ised that the ce psIInp Ss'S domes,
Eeln " Rleo and the Phlll ,p State, sub.
pro eloy OF the United Sla,es ,,,s suo
Id RrI'gl.ss uni control of Congress
Ee, 70 lne .,i could be exercised VIII WIZ
EhGh cohuo' ~ those limitations. inns
|l!d ,s, the court he,u, wv wa Union and
10 sppE " n "iS 40 acquired territory
1 Boz NJ ar ,rsaty and by SUBSEQUENT
<miss. y ross il is Incorporated WIN
3sa u lQlb .s an integral part OF the
tiia ~, s'o'v yictory for the government
spilliR. o,n tothe fullest extent tne So
r6iy ' s'saiin nolicy Of the adminlstra-
l !. me- government now nus u.s. ~" novern-
ben ", ,ss supreme Court f9r govern ,,S a,ir
w q wy 'ss, and as their needs ana our
d. lhe's l,'r require. The court holus
|ln,efesls H,a r,rsttution did not or us
|ihh lne o y, once apply to those coed
$50 ,. lv',v placing their people, snsir
|telI.loI,'e md their ports on an lmllepi !,
|Joduels Gl,S With ours and conferrihs
BE eQuallH IN tbe rights, privileges ana
upon l3.'n 1 s1ntoyed by the people, pro-
iD ,a and ports OF the several stStes, ore
du 1at Ih' heir fundamental fignls aIe
'NnUe 'l by those underlying prln-
preserved ,h W constitution which apply
dp.ts o. Wv me status OF their citizens
t.q; ,So nature Of customs ana c9 'i ~,
ali i ..ng1atIons are TO be detet,lil',eu ~
clal s.'| AVA he exercise Of the power
congress =. ' ,Se constitution in Congress
vested W reedml rules and regula-
Y n n' rssoecting territory belonging 70
uOl's r ,5 states obviously whal !
10, ny ai5 regarding Porto Rico applies
have sa'a 1SI Ia the Philippines. so
guam p psrseldent is perfectly free un-
S A., tbs spooner act TO govern we W., u'a
G.' "os as their needs and their inter-
tsts may require Anal, tho court has
Az 'll5 ~ ,ho fullest extent the con-
, ,u,tI Of the government u tness
, WY. Il has directed as matter vi
.,otn,ory construction that me pihgIey
s ~, co,,la nal be held TO impose duties
o.' Goods C brought from Porto RICO Pc
=" Inv cession Porto Rico beeame 90
nestle territory Of the United states,
nnd therefore ceased to be a foreign
" an"rtry The decisions Of the court
con for M change in the administration
~ ,be law The court did not decide
ybat js known as the second Dooley
o,ss involving The validity Of the col
lection Of duties under the Foraker
act on goods taken into Porto Rico from
me United States. While / have no
alienation on the subject II may be
mai me court thinks there is involved
m he case another question as TO
whether such duties would not amount
10 duties on articles exported from n
state The court also failed TO dispose
oiWha, is popularity known as the four
teen diamond rings case, involving the
entry nee Of duty Of rings brought into
the United States, by a returning SOL
der from the Philippines, There were
10 decisions affecting the Philippines
and presume both OF these cases re-
isuei to will go over until the fall term
q the court
SENATOR FORAKER TALKS.
New York. May Ex-senator ]. B.
Foraker made the following statement
concerning the Supreme Court decision;
In order that the decision may be
fully understood It is necessary to bear