Show INSULAR possessions the F plino peoples have succeeded in maent maintaining a stable government and have thus fu limited ill ed the only condition laid down by congress as it a prerequisite to tile the granting 0 of independence we declare that it Is now our liberty and our duty to keep our promise to these leopla by granting them thein immediately the independence which they so BO honorably covet covel the of affairs in alaska Is it a matter ot of concern to allour all our people under the republican administration development has ceased andee and the fishing industry lias has been seriously impaired we I 1 edge ourselves to correct the evils evi is which have hava grown up in the administration ot of that rich domain an adequate form of local self airov crement for alaska must be provided and to that end we favor the establishment lish ment of a full fu I 1 territorial terri torl al torm form of government for to r that territory similar to that enjoyed by all the territories except alaska during the last century of american history we believe in a policy tor for continuing the improvements 0 of the national parks tile the harbors and breakwaters and the federal roads of the territory of 0 hawaii await Il we recommend legi legislation lation tor for tile the welfare of tile the inhabitants of the virgin islands |