Such a statehood status should be somewhat different from that obtaining as to existing States of the Union. because of the differences in the local conditions prevailing in the Philippines and in continental United States. Necessarily the Philippines would have to be vested with greater local powers and benefits than the respective existing States possess. This consideration would have to be borne in mind as regards the number of Representatives in the Congress to be accorded the islands. Purther. the questions of immigration and customs would require. In the Philippines. a treatment different from that obtaining as to the present States. These questions could be handled through some form of mutual or reciprocal basis.
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