The Washington herald., 1907-03-12

San Juan. March Reproductive
William b. Mckinley and the member
Of his party. including speaker Cannon.
took long trip on the military road 20
day. They lgncbed on the roadside, on
their return they visited The executive
council, and later went to the house 3f
delegs tes. where they were given
vociferoUs reception
senior do Diego. the speaker of tn"
house introduced them in q patriot
speech. IN the course Of which inc empl.i-
sized Porto Rico's capacity ana readiness
for government. u was TIE duty ~
the United states. Dee declared TO grant
THE without DELAY
Mr Cannon, in replying to the speech.
diplamsticaIIy implied that the island was
not set ready for sel(-Eoverament II.
dweit upon his visit here four years age.
and upon the wonderful progress uIade
since then. lie added
All that government is for is tho prr-
lection Of al the citizens of the govern
ment whether they bc strong and power
ful or whether tbey are weak In the
United States We call ourselves su Anglo
3
are Of Spanish descent. You PURSUE veur
/ best interests under your changed coad.-
/ tions. And VIC pursue our best .utere
/ under our changed conditions.
Interests Are Mutual.
I'VE are beng knitted together as by
/ hooks of steel, and your interests are ouT
/ interests, and your misfortunes, if you
/ have them. viii b. our misfortune. r
| you prosper and We prosper Ue prosper
! together IT you fail to prosper and We
I fail ga prosper, we viii fail together
''The people or the United States view
with great interest the fate or perhaps
! 7 will not use the word-thc immediaIe
/ future. Of the West Indics Cuba wth
greater material wealth than Porto Rico.
I and after four years Of prosperity and
! self government. has been coHvulsed with
revolution. The United states keeping
/ her promise made when the Cuban gov
/ eFnment WAS arga aaized which promise
Ras written in the Cuban constitution.
/ has been compelled TO intervene in Cuba.
/ SantO Domingo IN a hundred years has
gone from prosperity almost 10 anarchy
| The United States by treaty has promised
/ TO collect tho revenues there. SO as 10 pre-
J
/ the Old World. and It is hoped that from
/ this on there will BE- a stable government
/ in Sant0 Domingo under these conditions
Great Progress BEING Made.
''The people Of the United States look
with great interest to- the progress of
/ the people of Porto Rico. They are ask
1 ing if Porto Rico IS competent for self
/ government. Those who are best in
/ formed in the United States point Will
pride 10 the material the educational.
and the moral progress that you have
/ made since YOU became part Of the
/ great republic.
1t is the universal desire of the pep-
/ pie Of the United States that you may
( So progress I'm prosperity as 60 demon
/ strate your capacity for self-governulent.
( There is not q citizen in tdc United
| States Of SS.ooo.e'o who does not hope and
: pray that you will demonstrate your ca
paCity for SeIf-gOvornment and for self
! government not only on your own aC-
/ count. but on our account rs well. CspC-
cially as an example to the neiShborinS
/ islands. that peace and prosperity is pos
/ sibIe i'm one of the islands of the West
( Indies
( This will make the star of hope bright
in the breasts of the people of the United
( States. and Of people ia the other island.
So those Islands may follow the example
YOU arc 50 nobly setting forth"