Davis County Clipper | 1901-10-11 | Page 2 | Proposition to Change Name of Philippines to Mckinley Islands Will be Brought up in next Congress

proposition to change name of philippines Philippin cs to mckinley islands will be brought up in next congress A new york dispatch says a suggestion which Is meeting with favor is to change tile the name ot of tho the Philip philippine pirle islands to the he mckinley McKi uley islands ills it Is intended to bring the proposition before the ibo next congress A part of tile the scheme embraces the idea of bestowing upon the different islands and provinces the names of the men most prom ineptly identified with tile lie acquisition and aad management of 0 the islands for instance the members of the american commission which negotiated the patio paris treaty would thus bo be honored as w well ell as the names of admiral dewey general lawton I governor tatt taft general otis secretary root hool and others