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Philippines Policy and the Duty to Maintain Sovereignty
President McKinley defends American sovereignty in the Philippines, urging Congress to support civil governance under U S control, reject a protectorate, and resist calls for independence for Tagalog insurgents. He cites commissions, amnesty, education expansion, and a firm stance against imperial or fractional rule.
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Philippine Commonwealth
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Government of the
Hilippine Islands
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Negros
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Admiral Dewey
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Malacanan
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Archipelago
Republic
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Beth Oray
Senate of the
Andorsts
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Wimneys
Republican Party
Lincoln
China