The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
WILL MAKE GOOD YANKEES
DIR, CIRRoLDs CHEERFUL TIEW OF
THE PORTO RICdNS.

Platform Glorines washington and In
dorses McKinley-A Territorial Form OF
Government Recommended They May
Make Local Laws and Elect Local Ohicers
Among the passengers Of the transport Blu
ford. which arrived yesterday. was DIR. ii. X.
Carroll Of Plainfeld. n. j.. who has spent near
ly three months in Porto Rico as a special COM
missioner for President Mckinley to find out
the best method OF applying civil government
to the island. DIR. Carroll has been for many
years political and religious editor OF the
independent and had charge OF the department
Of churches OF the eleventh census. At Presi-
dent Mckinley's request he first visited Porto
Rico in October. and spent three weeks In san
Juan studying the condition OF affairs there. he
was able to make only a superficial report to
the President on his return. and was asked
TO 20 back and complete his examination. DIR.
Carroll returned to Porto Rico on Dec. 81. He
was accompanied by a secretary and stenog-
rapher. Mrs. Carroll Joined him on Feb. -.
and returned with him yesterday.
DIR. Carroll has a favorable opinion OF the
Porto Ricans as material out Of which to make
American citizens. He took occasion, in an in
terview last night. to differ emphatically with
the opinion OF Col. Hubbell Of the Forty-seventh
New York Volunteers in regard to Porto Riean
honesty and sincerity. DIR. Carroll did his work
in Porto Rico in conjunction with MaJor-Gen.
Guy V. Henry. Military Governor OF the island.
He says he does not know what home folks
think Of Gen. Henry. but that no one who has
stayed in Porto Rico long enough to get under
the surface at all can help marvelling
at what Gen. Henry has accomplished The
results obtained by Gen. Henry, DIR. Carroll
says. are due to his warm sympathy for the
Porto Ricsns. his patience and persistence In
getting to their side OF every question. and his
firmness in refusing to them everything that
will not be for their good.
DR.. CAROLS method of conducting his in
vestigations was to have public hearings in
every town in the island. The appointments
for these hearings were made through the
military government. Besides this. he wan
dered through tho towns from the best streets
to the worst. introducing himself and asking
questions right and left.
II shall have no hesitation" DR.. Carroll said.
lin recommending a territorial form of gov
ernment for Porto Rico. The people are too
bright. too ambitious. and too anxious
to become Americans to be put under
saessspqSISan 'a' som 1Sa% Of bs ssHtssFnmSS nst wwRhssyy
Ssns q t terT rite ist { EGyeI n1eSansd t shs sny ref Bnt.
the people of the right to make local laws and
elect local officers. combined with a certain
Government to Keep them from going too far
in the reaction from SPANISH rule.
people our system OF town and county govern
% mem =, They take t" our ideas very quickly,
they have no. COMPREHENSION of details.
II noI haSs a treaty. tak fn.ro up our idea idea
two parties ln the island. the Liberals and the
Radicals; The only re rs9 80, 5 for their e ,S existence
They stood for nothing so far as ideas of gov
The Radicals. however, have included in
their number most OF those who want the
greatest possible measure OF AMERICAN rule IN
were tho party in, power under Spanish
r not me To t fHy that that they they DSmsri in ,pOg S,ron does
Spanish iihir ,Goy saaS S"q{ E The 'Riaddiicssa!ts learned I"
that an election would be one Of the first events
IN an election. they readily understood. meant
thatthey must have a party organization. They
stating the party's POSITION toward vital public
questions; was 2 great cohesive force. They
icals was unfortunate. because it implied that
they were extremists.
Henry. who knew nothing Of what had been
going IN. their party platform: IT started OF
Aimerlcap liberty, and by 'exPressl q the graft
tude Of Porto, Rico to William Mckinley for
hfIaytng LITE Lifted the %h yoke Of Spanish tyranny an I from
the the' flrs He rafagr rnf' st Wa = anT' fffhS s name Of l tRis
party h saal al he ,ns a sfi Il i Wsas RaIf i,ysra, copy Of
lowed plank after plank. like those upon which
the st, Louis Fonyyentionl in 1906 They are
going, to circulate this platform through the
subscribe to it and then call a convention.
.nnhe time i particularly onpor,rne ipr
erals. Louis Munoz Rivera. former Secretary OF
state under the Autonomist Government. Is on
o nffi tS Msy ps sq WssS SsinssS. but or eS wars much l Asp I6t S4.
ested in watching its Development
is I on ths Us s6 Sns man tHs P Post led nrs An A@ga aaS m w%9
able Porto Ricen | met. The Amtonomist Lib
erals made ma s.n hin T. Z Senator H. dsclined to
with the remark that he knew he had not really
been elected. He knows more about the financial
people WHO make broad nretenslons on the
subject. He is only one Of many EXAMPLES OF
proper system of civil government offered to
III" n all all my ma travels tIthrSpngh the sno islsnd
to 9dolec xa to ta A%g raesnte rHle' that 4n if 'G h % S6ner
sent any tSe , tWSHlh lh Rseia0 p PEGi'sst'' s KGlaaa the he
island a imdePendenee OF course the Porto
Rdontiop, q Tnltsd" States innstitutions Whit
only English taught in the schools. liz
lisped my first words to my nurse IN Spanish
he said. with great eloquence, and 1t was In
Spanish that whispered first in the ear of my
On the other hand. the suggestion that
t hbmsl sehoo DE taught aug ib as a E EatIeT Of and GoE snanis II
together be made the official languages OF the
country. met, with his UNQUALIFIED a%ppr9val.
The old people will not. cannot. be forced to
give up their native tongue, The younger
generation will drop it unconsciously.
"'Of course, we must look for u certain re-
action OF public opinion down there after
civil government. has been put in opera
ton. They will expect higher. wages.
profits Of merchants, and very likely free
issues Of r4tions. When they, find that
these things do not come under the province
9f a civil copstitution they will growl some 3f
them. But | am quite sure none OF them will
United States and not under Spain.
There are some sweeping reforms that we
have been able to put in force at once The law
of mortgages was changed by Gen. Henry at
my suggestion. | found that the spanish bust
ness mel, were foreclosing mortgages all over
the island on thirty DAYS notice, to take money
out of the island. Gen. Henry issued an order
postponing AL foreclosures a year. 1t saved
thousands Of farms to their owners.
"tnGer Spanish law the only municipal
burial. grounds We're controlled by Roman
Catholic priests. To divorce church and state.
hurying grounds under the new law are both