The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-22
PORTO REGAIN CITIZENSHIP
PRESIDENT WILL USE HIS IN-
 FLUENCE FOR IT.
Declares His Intention at Meeting mt Ponce---Conadent It VIII Come in the End-Driven to the Roosevelt High school Where Several Hundred Arc Assembled and Sing ''America"

Ponce, Porto Rico, Nov, M,-7Presi- dent Roosevelt arrived here this morn ing from Colon on board the. battle- ship Louisiana at $50 o'clock. He was greeted on board the vessel by Govern or Winthrop, who extended a welcome to the island. The president at once came ashore and was greeted at the pier by Mayor 0ppenhelmer of Ponce, and delegation of prominent officials and citizens. The town. which was pro- fusely decorated in the presidents hon. or, was crowded with people from the surrounding country eager to greet MT. | Roosevelt.
 When the greetings were over the president accompanied by Governor Winthrop, was driven to the city hall Fin an automobile Mrs Winthrop and Mrs, Roosevelt followed in another ma chine. The president was kept busy acknowledging cheers all along the two mile line of march from the landing place to the principal plaza of the town. | At the entrance to the plaza a huge arch had been erected from which lit- tie girls threw flowers to both the pres ident and Mrs Roosevelt as they pass ed. Ponce was In gala attire, the American colors being interspersed with Spanish flags.
 At the city hall an address of well come was read to the president He de- 1 livered his reply from the balcony of the building, addressing the largest crowd that had ever assembled in Ponce. The president said in part:
 q shall continue to use every effort to secnure citizenship for Porto Rico. l am confident this will come in the end, and all that I can personally do to hasten that day 1 will do My efforts will be unceasing to help you l1ng the path of true self-governme ,,, which must have for It's basis a union of or der, liberty, justice and honor.
 In conclusion the president said q salute you from my heart as fellow cit izens."
 The reference to the citizenship of the islanders brought out enthuSiastic ap- plause from the people.
 Before leaving Ponce the president was driven to the Roosevelt High school. Here several hundred school children had been assembled and sang America" as the president drove up. The cornerstone of the school was laid in April 1903, by the presidents daugh- ter, now Mrs. Uongworth, The pres ident was greatly pleased with his re- ception at the school, and made short address. He was showered with flow CTS by the children as he drove away. Mrs. Roosevelt was presented with a beautiful piece of embroidered work, the handwork of the girls of the industrial school. before she left the city.
 The presidential party left Ponce at 1OS0, the time set by the schedule, for the run to San Juan over the famous military road It took eleven automo- piles to convey the entire party. Law renee H. Grahame, commissioner for 1 the interior, is in charge of the trip, and the arrangements worked out per fectly. Stops of three minutes each were made at Juana Diaz, Coamo and Aibonito. At each place the president was welcomed by the local mayor, and spoke briefly from his automobile. His remarks were practically the same as the speech in Ponce.
 The presidential party arrived at Cayey at 1:30 this afternoon