Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-11-22
The First Live FL Presidente Most of
Them Ever Saw
Cheers and Flowers are Freely Exchanged by the
Islanders for ExhOrtatiOns On the Subiee af tssod
Citizenship.

San Juan. P. r, Nov. 21-President
Roosevelt arrived in Ponce this morning
from Colon on board the battleship
Louisiana. He was visited on board
the vessel by Governor Winthrop who
extended welcome TO the island. The
president at once came ashore and was
greeted at the pier by Mayor Open
heimer of Ponce and a delegation of
prominent officials and citizens. The
town which was prOfusely decorated in
the presidents honor. was crowded
with people from the surrounding coun-
try eager TO greet Mr.. Roosevelt In
spite of the early hour the landing
place was crowded with an expectan.
throng. many of whom had been in
their places all night to witness the in
comink Of the Louisiana.
AS the president stepped ashore the
crowd cheered him. crying viva FL
Presidente." When greetings were
over the president accompanied by
Governor Winthrop was driven to the
city hall. Mrs. Winthrop and Mrs.
Roosevelt following. 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 all entrances to the
plaza huge platforms had been erected
from which little girls threw flowers
to both the president and Mrs. Roose-
Welt as they passed.
At the city hall an address of wei
come was read to the president. He
delivered his reply from the balcony or
the building, addressing the largest
crowd that had ever assembled i'm
Ponce. The president said in part:
Il shall continue to use every effort
to secure citizenship for Porto Rico. 4
am confident this will come in the end
and all that 1 can personally do to
hasten that day | will do. My efforts
will be unceasing to help you along the
path Of true self-government which
must have for its basis a union Of or
der, liberty. justice and honor"
In conclusion the president said: "I
salute you from my heart as fellow
citizens" His reference to citizenship
brought out enthusiastic applause 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 corner stone of this school was
laid in April. 1908. by the presidents !
now Mrs. LongwOrth. The !
president was greatly pleased with his /.
reception at the school and made a /
Short address.
The presidential party left Ponce at /
half past ten, the time set by schedule /
for the run to San Juan over the IA
nous military road. Eleven automo- I
biles conveyed the party. Stops of |
three minutes were made at Juana 1
DiaZ CoamO and Albonito. At each ]
place the president was welcomed by 4
the mayor and spoke briefly from his \
automobile.
The presidential party arrived at
Cayey at 1870 p. nj, where lunch was
served in the barracks. the officers of h
The Porto Rico provisional regiment,
Major Griffith commanding. being the
hosts. President Roosevelt received
reception at Caguyas. the
most important town on the military
road. Here he spoke at length, reit-
erating his views on Porto Rico citi-
.enship. Passing through the Caguyas
md Cayey tobacco districts where
American capital has worked a Won
lerful development, the president was
greatly impressed with the fertility ana