The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-24
GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO.
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General Henry Announces His Policy
to the Cabinet.
Correspondence Of Associated Press.l

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San Juan, Porto Rico, Deoember 12,-
General Guy V. Henry. military governor,
has addressed two letters to the president
Of the insular cabinet and it's members an
nouncing his future policy.
| He declares that so far as possible he
wishes to give independence of action TO
the mayors and council in the various
conditions that follow. He lays especial
stress upon ths necessity of cleaning the
towns and providing for them an adequate
police. 1t is his intention, he says, to APP
/, point to the council only men who are elect
ed by the people or recommended by the
council itself. In regard TO the method
| OF elections he is as vet N doubt, but in
| Inmates that the suffrage Will not be re-
stricted to those who can read and write,
as only IA per cent OF the perple would be
able to vote under this rule.
| man in office General Henry an
nounces. will not be removed except for
cause Should such removal become neces-
sary he expects the council to effect 1t and
will act himself only upon the failure OF
| the council TO do SO.
General Henry asks the mayors how
many instructors they can pay VINO can
teach the English language. He thinks
that those unable to teach In any othe.
tongue than English cam do the work by
object lessons. American women TOR
teaching, he says, can be obtained at $50
a month in gold and are well worh it.
The general declares il his purpose o
introduce few American poles men to
teach the native policemen their duties
and to encourage them to exercise some
authority. (which at present they 90 not
seem DESTROYS of doing
General Henry announces that men
efrould not be put In jail unless charges
are brought against them. The injuSice
OF holding men in Jail without charges,
he says, "or putting them in jail ana mold
ing them there without trial, when seems
20 be the custom In this country. can not
be too strongly impressed upon the people
and will not be allowed.
When civil courts fail 10 try ire cases
OF bandits and mMrierers have organzsd
committees whose dudes will be to bfins
these men TO tiial.
The general declares that politics should
be discarded until laws are enacaed u
govern the island and that articles OF an
incenliary character VIII not De aiio"tu
in the newspapers.
Regarding military rule General Henry
says: ut is the intention that the soldiers
SO far as possible shall preserve law ana
order but. as in the United States. soldiers
are no, needed, so the idea now is TO ell
ucatc the people to take care OF tnem-
selves
9 This. of course. will take time but
every official resorting 10 violence IN or
der to protect himself in the performance
of his duty will be upheNi by me.
Soldiers who do not respect Inc cifil
authority or try to impose upon policemen.
II reported to the coinmandinp oincer Oh
a post will be severely dealt with.
In his second letter General Henry ASKS
tnrg
4lwns send two delegates each TO san Juan
10 meet him on December 10. HIS PURPOSE,
ha declares, is ITO give the people every
latitude consistent with discipline anu good
order. / wish to know what tneE views
ale and to grant their desires as tar as
pcss bile.
hare that il anything is 10 be made CUT Oh
the Porto Rican. II hecan ever be taught
TO become a proper citizen OF the uhltti
ststles. then General Henry Is on tne track
which will lead to this much desired emu;
edrcaton. To this end he WI instruct the
yo,Ing and the purpose Is evidenced IN tne
sibgsestion OF American teachers LOT that
nulrrse Wrae IN Ponce General Henry
attended a meeting OF school chilareh, VINO
,vare addressed CD the subject OF christmas
in the United States ana chrs lnias p NJ,
ents The children were asker what thSy
you'd hest like FOR their coming christmas
mn, ~ ssnts To the surprise OF every Ameri-
can nresent. they answered they would pre-
fer teaaLers to anything else. This occur
M co has so been reported to President
NICK nley. There Is as YET. no svyoence "a
-',',.a,l,snn IN This general idea, but ons al
pssSy begins 10 hear Porto Ricans opinions
. ca r,st Inc desrabllity OF substituting Eag-
iis,, s,r Snanish In the schools, There are
parta R,cans who will strongly object TO
any measures toward changing the Ian
e,lage OF the ISLAND.
loan army officer at the head of the San
Juan department of street cleaning and
CITY sanitation. The actual work OF tbs
department will still remain undsr 'ae