Voters must be
property-owners and be able to read and write English or Spanish.
The entire group of islands is divided into provinces. In some of
these the people have local self-government; in others there is
military government under the United States army. In many cities
the government is similar to that of American cities.
Besides numerous other small islands the United States possesses
Tutuila in the Samoan group, Guam, and Wake Island. These are
governed directly by the naval authorities of the government.
The Panama Canal Zone is governed by the Isthmian Canal Commission,
consisting of seven men appointed by the President. The commission
is subordinate to the War Department at Washington.
Political Relations with Cuba.--Cuba was under the control of
our military authority between the time when our troops occupied
the island, during the Spanish-American War, and the announcement
of its independence in May, 1902.
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