Word: statehooder
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Emboldened by U.S. liberation of the Philippines, the Washington correspondent of the Honolulu Advertiser last week bearded Mississippi's Senator Theodore ("The Man") Bilbo, asked cautiously if he favored statehood for Hawaii. Replied "The Man" with portentous solemnity: "It will be a sad day when the Philippines are free...
...discussing Senator Millard Tydings' bill which proposes to let the islanders decide whether they are to have a continuation of the present form of government, statehood, independence or dominion status, Podin emphasized that the situation is essentially the same as the Philippine problem...
There were other sparks flying to indicate what shape U.S. policy was gradually taking on the anvil of events. In Congress, a bill was introduced to give Puerto Rico-which has long demanded independence-the choice of three alternatives: independence, statehood or a new wrinkle, dominion status. And at a White House conference with Philippine President Sergio Osmena, an interested conferee was Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal, who has repeatedly said the U.S. must keep some of the Pacific bases which its Navy...
...people of Britain, particularly, statehood would have many advantages. American manpower, industry and wealth would be instantly and automatically available if British territory were threatened with invasion. . . . Britain would have to give up its king, but as his constitutional powers are said to be merely nominal . . . the change to a republican form of government could be made without difficulty. The hand-kissers in this country should welcome the closer relationship if only because it would strengthen their representation in Congress...
...establishment of a social-security commission. Beyond that Muñoz Marin wants a reform of Puerto Rico's bilingual educational system, under which children study all classes in English one day, in Spanish the next, remain "illiterate in two languages." Question of Puerto Rico's future Statehood or independence he sets aside as irrelevant in a world where Hitler is raging...