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Show ISLANDS BELONG TO I TIE UNITED STATES' I Senator Dick of Ohio Introduces Reao-lutlon Reao-lutlon Regarding the Ownership of the Isle of Pines. H WnBhlngton. A Joint resolution pro- vldtng a temporary government for' the Isle of Pines was Introduced In tho senate on Friday by Senntor Dick. Tho presentation ot tho bill created Immediate interest nnd nt the request of Senator Morgan It was read and re- H ferred to the committee on Pacllla H islands and Porto Rico. It applies tho H canal zone government to tho island H and In addition doclnrc3 a policy with H reference to It It Is ns follows: I "That until It shall bo othcrwlso I provided by tho act ot congress or by I trenty with Cuba, tho government of I tho Isle of Pines rightfully belongs to I the United States ot America. "Thnt until congress shall othcrwlso, I provldo by law all tho military, civil' I and Judicial powers, as well as tho1 I power to mnko nil rules and rcgula- I tlons necessary for tho government ot I the Islo of Pines shall bo vested in I bucIi person or persons nnd shall bp I oxcrclsed In such manner ns the pros- ident shnll direct for tho government I of tho said Islo of Pines and maintain- H Ing nnd protecting tho Inhabitants H thereof In tho froo enjoyment of their H liberty, property nnd religion." |