Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-11
CITIZENSHIP FOR
PORTO RIcANs
Presidents Special Message
Favors That Among
Other BOonS


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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE pres
49, oss.ao 20 oonoress e,vino taa
1aeii' 9e @ii'
results of his recent observations in
Porto Rico ana making recommends
ooo-,;,o ,hat island r,os uoa
iioii' ioA"
in the senate today.
The message In full follows:
TO the oeha'e anu mouse ol repre-
sentatives:
ON November 21 visited the island
of Porto Rico. landing at Ponce. cross
inc nv the old Spanish road bv Cavev
n San Juan. and returning next morn
inp over the new American roai from
Arecibo to Ponce; the scenery was
wonderfully l,eaufiful. esneciallv
amone the mountains Of the interior
which constitute a veritable tropic
Switzerland. could not embark at
San Juan hecause the harhor has nnt
heen dredred ont and can NOT rec Two
an American battle shin. do not
think this fact creditable to us as \
nation and 7 ea1nestlv hone that in,-
mediate provision will he made for
dredrinr San IMAM har1bor.
T doIIht whether orr neople m =
whole realize the heautv and fertility
~ Porto Rico. and the proeress that
has been made under its adrnirabIe
ccvernment- We have inst canse for
nr,de II the character az our renre-
sentatives which came under our fiar
ss a res,It ~ the Uar WITH snsin. ana
~ no one az them is this more true
than of Porto Ricn II would ho Inn
nossible to wieh 4 more faithful a
more efy,cient ana : more disinterested
nuhiic sS,rvish than that now heinz
rendered In the is1and ~ porto Hito
nv those n control Of the insular roy.
eminent. .3-sasT Ts .5ser
Il .tor. a. . do,an ,ou,n. All +o,a
ana cne - ~ .ct.hIo reat atmras Il,
s.ssrv tow,, wa. ths ~sthersrr ~ ,ha
s.h.,s, ohiIA.~,, nv. r,orE that ha.
ssan aona =, pn.,a. T9tSo. a. ad,,cat tics,
has haer potawnrthv rsha man am.
rha.;s a.s e evrincrs9, ,viae ara nr,r,.s
:. ~. haan ,,,,t ,,,,n, ,,,1,,,.r,, aif,sStS.
tim. hut in afiditSor q slliE tf,ere is
rormal srhooi, arfe awifcultiSaaf school
tHree induetrial ana ff,rSue hfrh schof,ls
ps.Ss.~ sffx,rf a. 1850 ynssJ1 "a secs,re
not oniy the dement's OF elementary
education to ali the Porto Richns OF
the next generation. but also AZ far "a
means Will permit to train them 30
that the Industrial. hgricult,iral and
commercial opportunities of the island
can be util9Eed tonne hest nossfhIe
advantage II was evident at q glance
that the teachers. both Americans and
native Porto Ricans. were devoted to
their work. took the greatest pride In
II. and were endeavoring to train their
pupils not only in mind. but in what
counts for far more than mind in
citizenship. that is IN character.
was very much struck by the ex-
cellent character both Of the insular
police and of the Porto Rican regi-
ment. They are both of them bodies
that reflect credit upon the American
administration Of the island. The in
sular police are under the local Porto
Rican government. The Porto Rican
regiment of troops must be appro-
priated for by the congress. earn
estly hope that this BODY will he kept
permanent. There should certainly be
troops in the island. and IT is wise that
these troops should be themselves ma
tive Porto Ricans. 1t would be from
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