The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-29
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s' sf iaee for Poor Neil.
q, ", young AeliGahs "
I !, y "a ltcp tomato their ipr'ncss
ctal, NJ thy ,re poor egliSd , s' nSE
',n hInmS small capitalists. We i, Ho4ins
saIlf tltnn any special Knowledge ,or
n,bili,y. he can d. We'll III porto Rico The
orn l,, 'S, ~ 0N'S
raroaae Ii great YPsnns cor # '1 1"1oas
san i,a snd pnno stoS 70 aut na
S%art siiho'aassIEi e liz trsm ,e tWTSf
goo az sr {est Iran ,s S' also op H
coInl1iaI'id ready cash.
Investments III Railways,
!, asked Mr., Degntn, to tell me some.
{{h nm EIsa a % te r,llWay rossib'~''es OF
,,'At present we IRE nrc not we'll supplied
WITH railways. Some little additions linsve
been made to- tile lilo known as We
Trnllc iSonnessi9n cunning 'l1n S S
and We shall probnblv havo railroad
sne,reling the Island \ moyement, 4, Is
no ew n or,o way hnld ro soc lHe
tent the !, i1e,of the military road. con,
Meeting San Juan and Ponce. This road
should e DO immensely profitable II would,
get IT'S power from the streams, ana
comld be opsrHt ted lt small cost
i, There, Is ~ more heathful country -
tue world titan the Interior Of Porto
R i,,s3 ,, aud 7 know OF no country so beat
MIR. ,pegetnu continued: "a short dis
lance back from, the const there arc hills
which rise Into mountains These noun
tains are green al the year around :, II
trade winds from tic Nor,l, Atlanti,s
wash them dsilNaHlth ozone, and in time
tLn VII &c ne great winter resort Of
the United States. understand that
other at some mineral springs near
Ponce. high up In the mount, MS These
hotels should i8be full during the winter.
and It may. be that Porto Rico vii have
Ida, has now"
], " :, r. I. about your towns: Are they
argeRst Fss an Juan mr. and e Fesss
neither o (which has 10000 people. Tho
next city 4, size Is Mayaguea' on the YES, west
to twenty thousand. We have altogether
about 10000 people but they live largely
On the he. Farms and in comparatively small
Glad to be Americans.
'llo,w are your people satisfied With
A A q. rule? Are they glad Of the
,.'They are glad to be Americans. re-
piled the commissioner from Porto kico
dissatisfied that they are not yet recog-
nzled as such. In other words. we are
glad to pc members Of your great ana
isred with Our present political cond ton
Under the rule of Spain we had sixto,n
representatives and four senator's IN tne !
have only q resident commsssioner, who
has within the period OF two months only
been granted .lIe ariamentary powers OF 4
t.Wliat is to De the future of Porto
Il am sure that Porto Rico Will within 3
lean Union. and that the Union viii be
American citizens" .1
e here asked Mr.. Degc;au whether the
Porto Ricans would make good American
citizens. He REPLIED
Yes They are naturally quiet and law
abiding. Tho island has been always
noted as one. without revolutions, Inc
people have high ideas OF honor and JUS
tee. They are Intelligent, and thr,2lgGn
since the occupntion thev are rapidly be-
corning educated.
Have yon many colored people in
the WIN west ln lihe repiisa u. Desetau
I'VE have less than 5000 pure NEGROES
and about 100000 lnulattbcs Tho balance
arc whites, 50 that about ...',rcee., fourths or
the whole population is white.
Our Porto Rican Visitors.
"Tel nc something about the school
teachers who arc coming to the En'tsd
States
you mean those who are ia. he brought
by the transports TO spend the summer,
I suppose said Mr.. Degetali. They are
Very bright. young. men and women, apd
!, t,i,, l,n t,nt,t nd
schools. We have bright teachers In
some respects thiEk they Elllpass tfn
American teachers. They have good
and learn easily. bu, 50 Ear
their oh-erva'ive faculties and experience
in nature studies are not so cultivated rs
with the American teachers. This trip to
the United states viii greatly benefit ~,
teachers and give our children Il practic1l
knowledge of the United States. AS II
Is. our schools arc rapidly Improving We
have three times as many pupils rs Te
i.is,.--