The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-11
For the People Of Porto.
Rico
PRESIDENT IN MESSAGE



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On Nov 4 ! visited TIE tslanf Of Rsr
40 Rico binding II Ponce. crossing ~
sbr old spanish raaa ~ Casey to San
slnan aha returning nest morning over
Enc new American rpa5 from Areeibo vi
f'once; the scenery was wonderfully
beautiful, sseaaliY among the noun
tains q the interior, whieil constitute
teritabie tropic switzerland / caIoa
not embark II san Juan because Gle
bafbor has not been dredged out and esn.
net receive on American battieslip. +
% aof think this faet efeaitable n III
Al nation era I earnestly hope that ini.
mediate provision VIA HI made M
dredging San Juan Hafla
donls whether anf people ~ 4 wi,ole
realize she heautg md fertility 81 perto
Rico, and the progress That has been
nadc under ~ admirable government.
We have Just caase igf pride IN the char
aeter u our representatives who have
administered The tropie islands which
came under orr fac ~ result 81 the
War With spain; ana ii NJ one 81 thet
lis this more true than 81 Porto Rico.
I II woull NJ impossible III With 4 nlore
faithful, u more efficient ana more
idisintefestcd public service than that
now being rendered Ii the Island II
+ Porto RicO 81 those IN control 81 the
iinsulaf government
+ stopped ~ dozeu towns al told,
and one Of Che notable features n every
town vas tlfe gathering 81 The school
/ chidren The work that haa been done
( in Porto Rico for education has been
noteworthy. The main emphasis, AZ Il
ieminently wise aHd proper. has been
4 pot upon tire primary education, Sue N
addition ~ this there Il 4 normal school,
ian agricultural school. three industrial
and three hi1h schools Every effort u
made 70 secure not only the benefits Of
elementary education to Ell The Porto
l{icans Of tie noyt generation, bot
T also ~ far ~ means viii permit 10 train
them 20 that the Industrial, agricultural
and commercial opportunities Of the Is.
land can be utilized ~ the best possible
Rdyafiaqc II was evident ~ b glance
lthst TIE teachers. both Americans and
native Porto i,ieana. we're devoted "a
4 their work, took tse nFeatea pride
iiu u. and were endeagoriua 10 train
their pupils not only in mind but ii
what counts FIR Gar mnfe than mind Ii
citizenship. that II 10 character
| was very much struck hy The ek.
cellent character both 81 tic insnlal
4 pDlice and ~ the Porto Riemn regiment
l1bey are both of them bodies that re-,
ilect credit upon the American admin.
latr0tioB 81 the island Tho insulai
police are under the local Porto Eicat
government Tho Porto Hiean regiment
lef troops mud N appropriated TOR ~
+ tiie Congress ! earnestly hope that thi.
lbpdy win he kept permanent. There
should certainly he troops III The island
ond n Is Wise that these troops should
be themselves native Porto Rieans. II
would ~ from every standpoint a mis-
take not 90 pefpetiate this regiment.
IN traycrsing the island even tho most
leursory survey leaves the beholdel
struck with She evident fapd growth II
the culture both Of the sugar cane ant
Tobacco The fruit industry Il als,
growing Last year was The most pros
porous year that tile island has eve
known before o. since tile American uc
lcupatiop Tho total III exports and im
tpofts " Tho island was forty ave millioni
/ 1901. This IS Tie largest in the islanP
history. Prior 70 the American occupa
tion che grratcst trade for any one yea
was that Of 1896. when II reached neafll
Ilwcutythtcc millions Of dollars, Las
year. therefore, there was double III
trade That there was ii The most pros
porous year lindct tile Spanish regime
There were 2l0,2T3 tons Of sugar AZ
ported last year, az the value III Sia.
is63ip; SJ,5sS,lBA of tobacco. and ~.
a00,92a pounds az coffee If the value q
S3AAiiO2 Unfortunately, whit uscl
70 be Porto Rieo's prime crop coffee
has not shared this prosperity, II ha
never recovered from tito disaster OF th
hurricane, and moreover. tho benefit o
throwing opcn our market 90 IL has no
compensated Cor the loss inflicted by "a
closing % the markets TO II abroad
call Your attention 10 The accompanying
memorial on This subject Of the Board o
Trade Of San Juan and cafncsti
hope that soup Neaaufe will be take
for the benefit " The excellent an,
high grade Porto Hieau coffee.
IN addition tu delegations from I'll
fonrd OF Trade and Chamber Of Com
merce OF san Juan, | also received del
cgations from The Porto Rieau FEEDERS
tion of Labor. aud from the Coffee Grow
cfs' Association.
There Is matter 20 which wish Z
call your special attention, and That
tho deairabllty Of comforting full Am
. rrican citizenship itpon the people 3
Porto Rico. ! most earnestly hope tina
this will ~ done. ean not see no,
any harm can possibly result from II, All
/ Il seems "a b mater Of right an
justice Go The people If Porto Rico. The
! are loyal, they are glad 70 be undcr on
flag. they ARE mating rapid ptopes
along the path III orderly liberty Surt
~ we should show our appreciation 4
them, our pride IN wlmt they have dom
and our pleasure III extending rccof
milton ier what has Thus been done, b
Iehip.
tndar The wise administration of III
present governor and council nlarke
4YnNrrMa hnA hceu fnAAa III thr diliru