| Show SENATOR GEAR ON annexation thinks divine providence wills that we take the islands he favors a territorial form of government until the native population demonstrates its fitness for full citizenship spanish task masters must be set aside la nov 28 senator john JJ gear before his departure washington said in an interview that the greater part of the short ses i slun would bo taken up with ampro print lou bills the navy will receive a generous share of the allowances As to tins results of the war senator beai Is in favor of keeping the islands lit dispute in the belief that it is the wll ct providence that we should bring ora progress and enlightenment to regions too long dominated and kept in darkness and poverty by spanish we ought not only to keep the islands he says but after in reforms in administration sanitation social order etc establish over them a territorial form of government ern ment that is to say allow them local telf a territorial legislature tor local laws representation in congress and a governor appointed ly l y the president this system would apply to hawaii the philippines por ta and such other islands as we might by treaty of peace acquire from spain over these a preliminary military control should be established the saire to be withdrawn as soon as local conditions and national expediency will kuhlt ad to cuba the same temporary military control should be maintained in lip interest of internal peace and of agricultural pursuits until the people demonstrate their fitness for ec lf government the nicaragua canal l imperative now and will probably pass a bill this winter for the construction of the canul and its maintenance under governmental ern mental control A cable in the pacific becomes a commercial necessity in view of the sure development of trade relations |
