The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-31
THE PUERTO RICO DEBATE.
sFyxT OR PROCTOR JPPEfIS foh
FREE TRADE WITH THE

u.,.,,,,.,. orn,ory An Amendment 10
,,,.nd m. Constitution and Laws over
IN, Island II Defeated, IL to "'
- u,rch 3o The Puerto Rican
snnn.I ,ho ,,,en,Ion Of the Senate during
- a,, bnur. NJ to.Iay's session aud
-, ,,y,e.s vns maIe in its consideration
w,. ,,apnI With n speech In OPP
a. cha ,.,ri1 f,o,nre OF the bill by Mr..
p",N"pon ~ II wns listened to with at.
- ., ,o,h .idas Of the chamber, and IL
,n Cha ImnrassIon that tho Senator
' 49,, md M, f,pnI n rersIs,.nt in.
" a.. ho ch,roc,erizcd himself a few
~ Ito u,s tollor.I on the same side
oa,s"s'' -, a., ,,,n,or SENATOR from
- AZ po,,uD tho ssnior In point
h,"oauIa III 30 n,hor senator. In his
,n,,,,s .,vle without n smile
aua",.y "nnn,an.nc. ne conyulsod
1900. s,a tho Is,p. audience i'm
~ "'aa IL i.ugh,ar a. hs discharged
81. ah,,s -, r,dtcu,c n, NJ Gpllinger Of New
rSe"','' ~, nts ,.,osonneo q, law and n, ,he
np San.,a. So Int,op, Mr., Beyeridge.
souus nao "an,ansnas. us man.
49, ,h.n bIs language. was ire.
p., W. ~, H. .naaoh wa. accom- p,niel
- san.n,"rs ,aneh,sr I, w.s the drollest
&" 49,, oxhttI,,,n ,h,, has hcen wit
s"u i'' ~ $50 Ior m,rya vear Mr.
@.nI.. ~ 80, hri,s ohsorvo,ion. de.
c ~ ro,o, ,n.i,inn which he had taken
lsn.oN a,I u.,T,h NJ pa,,ns has assolled
sNn' ~. uo,artI,o had not the priy.
"u', as,tnr tinosnl, rn,rciInslv ridicuIed
- ," ".,,,lav
- ., III, .,.,.h hy saving that
a ,.,,si,r. ~ that
p'"f''' ,l.L,. o,u
Ihit VI NV VA. ""'"
governmental Puerto hlco' olt ne uc'Ia'eu
tina, ,he combination with /, o' the tariN
.m,l hi,, ., ,o,, against il
Leature "ou" ''""''' Wv" r"., A.,
He quoted the declaration OF the ltos'ueht III
his annual messavp-"Our plain duty is to
nLL 81. ou.,or,. ,,ris. lo,wsan the United
aooIish Tue cus'oi'i9 ''''"o
states snh iner'' h'co mo give AVER pfpuuVs
a,,.t,o, "a INA rapnr, of tha
COMPREHENSION cu''a,"'u '" 49, ~
Secretary Of War. he then reviewed 'he
subsenueut Introduction OF the bill leyying a
~ pi,., .x,ors ana imnor,s and
INK on iuer'o i'"" WI wv ~
continued:
IF we are not bound by the letter Of the Con-
stitutIon weare houhu oy Iu-tceahu humanity
10 deal with these questions IN th' SilFN ot
American institutions and American civiiza-
80 n,. a,t,.,an ~, la ~ nr.,sra th.sa
uon' Nu, "'''''" "'1 20 " -
people. who have ZONE by the fortunes o' war
unHer our control. for sell .govcrnment accord
- n,,.oan L,o.. ,,J l,riu, ,bis p,,coss
ing 10 American iu'a'' a"' u", " '"9 Wv
we must treat them with absolute Justice ana
good fifth The fundamental principle Of our
Sonarnn,an, is ,ho, ; uust ha f,r tbe hape0t
uo.eirmeu' - ma, ~ nu' ~ ,S,a"
"A matter Of prInciple. a question Of good Faith
aasaanauon hona.,y md ,hsi, moral sens.
ana common n"hr''y' o"u 'he'' ''o'"' sO"1
has been shocked and the national heart and
consnt.aure s,lrred by the fear that this measure
aT,axa,,on wall ho ,1onta1 ~ Congress Th,
people srlie',, a, me Iras,ifmt miG wnen ,n M
wtote IN hls aniVn, m"H'm6r. IT, !" w. ,U ~ "a G %,nI
so.erhh me,n1u VI NO H. Wo%.t"n,inn ma
usage. .iat .ur u,i,h ,ts 1884,, s,,,s. , ~
customs iarln I~,wr,n Ine ' n,'u n'l.1s nna
tuel.o n'c", ,h !" 'wrI'r MAJ" i, M il'"ne ~
uy near; "ni NJ ~ Van Van, rs "JaE yara1nrn mn =.
times WIt'in W. ~ i"t' y r, u ~
!!evs W. ~ pr dnty' Thn p.,rI. b.I I.ya Thai this
is q question not ol m.rr nu,lry' nGt OF nElni
clple, as w "r.t'1a,, ~ w. nlrrhE, ~, wv
when ne sauu !" ~ "n,"a' Ia ,,,,i f,",S 'o'
Sonstut ia, wn sThoiuliI' nor disa rrrin, The con.
malI tnat we NnVn.l 10 n.N,l I",,", ~ III III,
nuSnt IN. Vn.'.n " 7'f pnrsu, :, 'nrty,
msUa xprrn Than nilerLnnrc a. The tnitcd
States ~. p.u.,..
IL conclusion ~ iiociuI SUI. t-
ne ,nns,,,utIoH na' ~ hh n =. rH,l ,n u
nhs' W, Wv, su't l",i ~ u n'hora,ar ~,
w. mus stri,a un!' ,nsr rha"s aTrrV,lrn' , s"e
saws anu Stliles are 1urh ; usnV ''a,h III
PIG !. mtS'asn 1',s "n,,r NY ~ rn mHi i.s a'p 10Y ~!
anl rrlflirE's We s1t" H,N' 30 'nr pG9pie Oh
Puerto hIsG, wu' m1,I u, ont, rnpg n"g'h nafe
lhe same risntS dnu Ip,i lnn"Irn an, nrnu,-
leet 10 h9 otncr re- I'r''nT JWan war; 10
raise aIl lhalA,' vnr,tL ,LLn%rr ~, ~ uu,
AK ''H from S"s' u.s. s"'' to buy The cotton for
.heIr Gi3,h,ne' an" WAY ,tn',r wv,
fheir land. and 10 sell their CROPS in nay man.
keton me shn'~ crih5 IN, "" ~" I' u
.otnen " w" III - ens rnr, I.m ,m W. m' "a
eaiIssa nrI ICE DIV &c
u Plea Of harmony in the party appeals
!pino Stronsn' pu,t", 70 - iurS'n" r.thrI
lnhh pa',y ~ ul.1 ., n" ~, f.i..
e,pte, a'u u IuC,rt 'bn. Iiivyhhta ,Hm,' n ,ho, nj
o. VIZ p nhg s.ou,u u in"n =" W.
S MP r ai Hs thhaet ,h,s nn H!'i hr st" in nl uTn,ri
~, ireStieml, inm' ,ooris u n,'o .mu.iIan'
s,ep N ,esrSiat'on tor ont new rpo9e1sioIs,
?nSuIu pe SUI" az w uon'',t', nSt'a " W."
Juuenrn' al" c"hS''c"cc " '' H"'o''c"l
peocie nau At r,.uo H.. n.a.
AT. feuu' Lem IA io,I."eu III, irnr,ot
on .ne SUM- s,io ~ tne t''H''oh, ny aisusu
thai wnen "e,noh inc ,s,'nir ron Htalh We
LOON .he1i ac,sautns ~ 49, Syojsu' ~ ,nH
powrrs Wt!cn the uoNeihlhoI, ~, ~. nutrH
ota,ts mr. a lIslf ~ sNe'c'Si "Not ,etil.hieS;
anu n9t ~ any olU'I way ~ u uhl't9sip.e'
ne saiu; 70 T-,i,cli ~. .ira ,hhl tnr uoNttn-
ovet a,Iuircn usrrI'pIS Wnac' 'mr No'S''tu''oh
ofthe nniteu states Toes hot "ieiat ,a,
Mr. fettus ENLARGED ,onrwiat ms lart ol
hts arRunleht anu tirh ~ tutli'N tnp IudIs
otEInpule on nrssFs ual,ilen. a. Ne" nanlp-
snnt anu bevtrlugs W lnuiana, knrllhe
laughter. ne lhustraten MI uhlihEcrs ~
norahee OF Jaw by tnIl,nR an hhrrioie Of a
preacher whom ne hhu once hetrd IN me
m0uhtalns OF AIahannh. ihis minister ne
SAID. was as learned n we blnl" hs my iriehi
rom ,New uainisirre - 'nr aT hs