Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-10
From Washington.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, May 10.

Washington, May 10.
In a vigorous message sent to Con-
gress today, President TAFT expresses
the opinion that the United States has
gone too far in the extension OF the
power of self.governmeDt to the people
of Porto Rico, aud recommends certain
notifications 10 the so-called Foraker
act which provides for the administra-
ton Of affairs in that island. He GEN.
sures unsparipgly the action OF the
House of Delegates Of the island In re-
fusing to pass The appropriation bills for
the coming fiscal year, and suggests the
desirability of taking from this lower
body of the Porto Ricau Assembly the
power thus to hamper the government
of the island.
The president in a speech delivered at
.be banquet rendered him in the New
Willard ballroom by the business men OF
Washington on Saturday night defended
that provision of the constitution which
places theDistriot of Columbia under the
federal government. He declared that
the whole people Of the United States
should nave 10 its charge the government
of the District, through its representa-
lives in Congress, and that the people OF
the District must bow to the wisdom OF
the torefsthers who declared in favor OF
this plan of government for the national
capital. The president stands, there
fore, absolutely opposed to granting to
he people OF the District the right OF
suffrage.
That there will be blood shed In Porto
Rico before the American government
can put into operation the legislation
recommended by President TAFT in his
message today, is the statement made ~
Tulio Larrinags, delegate from Porto
Rico today. "The president has been
imposed upon" said LsrriUa, "snd he
mas made some statements In his mes
sage that are at variance with the facts
| | have been expecting this message for
some time but it has been held of until
the president could collect enough ma
terial to make his plea. His message is
simply a plea for theSe six men 10 the
executive council to keep their jobs. "
President Taft received an invitation
today to attend the good roads conven-
ton which meets at Baltimore from the
18th to the Dist Of May and in Wash
| ington on the 22nd of the month. SEC
retarv of State Williams, OF Maryland,
and Mayor Msbool, Of Baltimore, headed
the delegation of good readers that ex-
tended the invitation and were assured
by the president that II his trip to
Petersburg and Charlotte on the 18th
and goth did not interfere he might take
in their convention.
President Taft settled the long stand.
| ipg controversy over the judgeship OF
the eastern district of North Carolina
today by nominating Henry Groves
Conner, a democrat, for the job. Judge
Conner was for ten years on the supreme
bench OF North Carolina audwss a Judge
of the Superior Court before that.
Frank B. Kellogg, the governments
trust buster has informed President Taft
and Attorney General Wickershsm that
as soon IS the Standard Oil and Harm
man Railroad cases are disposed Of be
will return to the practice of law.
Bids we're opened today at the Bureau Of
Insular Affairs for the sale of one million
dollars worth OF four per cent, ten-thirty
| wears, sewer and water works construction
bonds for the city CT Manila. The two high
| est bidders we're Rudolph NJ. ]. Rohler, Muir,
| Michigan, 5000 at 105; and Mercantile Trust
l Company, st. Louis entire issue at l02.2S.