Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
II. R. Howenstein Company,
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PORTO RICAN TEACHERS
SIX HUNDRED TO VISIT THE
STATES NEXT JULY.
Presidents Of Cornell and Harvard
Colleges Have Preferred Substantial
Assistance in Entertainment.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star
SAN JUAN, P. r., May IA. 1904.
DR.. Samuel McCune Lindsay, commissions
er of education for Porto Rico, is pushing
the final preparations for the trip of GOO
Porto Rican schoo: teachers to the states
in July. He returned few days ago from
New York more enthusiastic than ever. He
says that the $4,000 necessary for the trip
will be secured without any doubt, and that
committees are hard at work in all the
leading cities obtaining subscriptions for
the fund necessary to carry out his plans.
Both President Schurman of Cornell and
DIR. Eliot of Harvard" said DIR. Lindsay.
IN anifested the keenest interest in the
plan. and gave me assurances of their
hearty cooperation. President Schurman
has agreed to take 200 of the young ladies,
and DR.. Eliot has been making arrange
ments to receive the four hundred remain
ing
sAt Cornell Sage Hall. the best dormitory
in the university, will be given to the Porto
Rican teachers. Daily excursions to Lake
Ithaca will be made. and course of nature
study under the charge of d competent
scientist will be given the ladies. At Har-
ward, special teachers Will be engaged 70
instruct our teachers in American methods
of teaching, and thorough course In ped
agogy will be given them.
There is every reason to believe that the
proposed trips will be memorable In the
history of education in Porto Rico, and the
native teachers are much excited over the
prospects of their journey. President Roose-
Welt and Secretary Taft are lauded for their
cooperation in furnishing transports"
Facts in Shooting to Be Investigated.
1t is not improbable that the facts con-
corning the recent shooting of Porto
Rican Antonio Padre, in Santo Domingo.
by order of Morales, will be laid before Sec
rotary Hay through Governor Hunt. to in
sure future protection for Porto Ricans in
Santo Domingo Many Porto Ricans have
recently participated in rebellions there.
a score having been recently involved.
Some of these returned voluntarily to
Porto Rico and others were exiied. Santo
Domingans have little love for Porto Rico,
and less for the Porto Ricans, who intrigue,
as many do, with revolutionary Domingans
in this island. Every Porto Rican city
has it's band of plotters.
The family of General Jimenez lives in
Mayaguez, and some of Wos Gil's strong
supporters are still in San Juan. 1t is re-
ported that the Porto Rican shot two weeks
ago in Santo Domingo was under no law
deserving of death, and was entitled to the
protection of the United States government.
1t is tso said that another Porto Rican Is
now IL jail and in danger of execution.
The ukase issued by President Morales of
Santo Domingo, providing that any exiled
person landing on Dominican territory
without permission of the government, be
summarily shot, has caused a deep impress
sion among the Santo Domingo colony
throughout Porto Rico who. by reason Of
the recent revolution in Santo Domingo,
have taken refuge in this island
1t is thought that this arbitrary decree
will be taken as a pretext for personal
venge in killing people right and left. Some
of the Dominicans here are of the opinion
that Morales will order prominent citizens
to be exiled without giving them any warn
ing. and after the expiration of the time
given to leave the country. they will be ar
rested and shot without any further exc
PLANTATION.