The Committee on Territories and Insular Possessions has worked very hard on this question respecting the Virgin Islands. It was thought by some of us that there ought to be a change in the form of government. but we have not been able successfully to report a satisfactory bill in that direction. However. everyone who has investigated the situation does think that the people in the Virgin Islands of the United States ought not to be left longer " men without a country." The bill was originally reported from the Committee on Immigration because it involves a naturalization proposition. Since that time time Senator from Connecticut has studied on the ground the situation in the Virgin Islands and a number of us have collaborated with him and have worked out an amendment. which was printed several days ago. and which simply extends citizenship to those people. I do not know of any good ground of objection.
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