The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-10

,se island will rest All this is
~ im -. 4, Inc fuIfillment Of our sacred
cstses 10 the people OF Cuba.
Puerto Rico.
..,x puerto Rico by the same title
- ptflIpp.nes. The treaty OF peace
3 " .sisd ~ the one conveyed 70 US the
~ ~, 1ress has given to this island
9H--ssst IN which the Inhabitants par
s..e sIect their own legislature; enact
80 I'm local laws, proytne tneir Own
&sn ean,e power and privileges en-
- amer territories belonging to the
ma z,s.ns and A much larger measure
NV ~s~-errment than was given to the
1880 of louisiana, under Jefferson.
x;s,ritt court Of the United states
| z p,erto Rico has been estaplsne9 ana
<sarfs have been inaugurated, all
$3.50 ar. IN opera ton. The generous
49,, IN the Puerto RlAans accords
~. most liberal thought Of our
~ .a.,rtrr and encourages tho best as
x..tsrx of the people OF the island.
~ they DO not have instant free COM
- infercourss with the United
N. congregs complied with my rec
lar.,r,as,ior By removing, on the first
a :, Nav last, rs per cent OF the duties
-. ~~sxidsne for the removal OF the re-
.ss~ Il Der cent. on the first of
- tan. or earlier, II the legislature
| y pssrto Rico shall provide. local rev.
a. The expenses Of conducting the
-.menf During this intermediate
s5 Puerto Rican products coming
n, ~ United States pay the tariff
"a ssr cent. of the rates under the
49, aef. and our goods going to
*ssfs nica pay a like rate.
~ duties thus paid and collected,
TX n Puerto Rico and the United
X 49, = - "a fsf
.sss nico. and no part thereof Is taxi
. z Il the national government. All of
. u Aastee from November !, 1898. to June
- aggregating the sum OF 81. 49,
= 4 rajd at the customs houses In the
fSrsa States upon Puerto Dican prod
~ under the laws existing prior to the
1cs< mentioned act OF congress. have
~ into the treasury OF Puerto Rico
Z xljxye tho destitute and for schools
r ofhaF public purposes.
. Il adAltior 10 this. we have expended
4 ~ rellef, education and Improvement OF
- ne sum Of s1.5is.0sie The United
sS7se military force In the island has
| ~ reduced from 1i.oo0 10 1900. and ma
|8n Puerto Ricans constitute, for the
~ part, the local constabulary. Under
| - sew law ard the Inauguration Of the
|k1 government there has been graf
nm revival Of business. The manu-
'SfrfVa Of Puerto Rico are developing;
III {8p0JIy arc fnFFtdslnEs nff tAftN
H Yielding Increased returns: her fields
- being cultivated; free schools are
~ established Notwithstanding the
|1say disbursements incidental to a
'Xas4s Of national conditions. she IL
nItily showing the good effects of her
~ relations TO this nation.
~ Philippine Question.
| W the sake OF n full and Intelligent
n1rsiandtng Of the Philippine question
~ % give the public authentic informa-
M Al the acts and aims OF tho admin
|Gua1on. ! present at some length the
ents Of Importance leading up 70 the
Eneal situation. The purposes OF the
.1Dluftvc are best revealed and can best
. y kAsed by what he has done and liz
~ II will be seen that the power of
| y government has been used for the
nuty. the peace and the prosperity of
n AiIippine peoples, and that force has
<mploysd only against force which
~ IN the way OF the realization of
~ ends.
ths 18th day Of April. 1905. congress
xsed that state OF war existed be-
9NA spain and the United States. on
~ l. iSH Admiral Dewey destroyed
NJ Spanish feet IN Manila bay, on
~ " ls2s Mai Gen Merritt. Y. g A..
~ Ftcsd In command OF the military
npd1iun 10 Manila and directed,