Whitelaw Reid: “Must they be developed through the territorial stage into independent…”

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Must they be developed through the territorial stage into independent States in the Union? or, if not, how govern or get rid of them?

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid raises questions about the future governance of newly acquired territories.

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Whitelaw Reid: “Must they be developed through the territorial stage into independent States in the Union? or, if not, how govern or get…”