The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-14
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Americans have brought 10 the island.
the natives, as a general rule, have
no particular love for the Americans, &C
eording 20 Alfred Gruenewald, OF San
CTistobal Naguabo. p r., who is at the
Shoreham.
Business is pretty good in Porto Rico"
said Mr. Gruenewald, especially with
respect TO sugar and cotton. Coffee. ever
since the occupation OF the island. has
fallen on in price and production. Before
the American Intervention France and
Spain used 10 be Porto Rico's best coffee
customers; but tariff laws have almost
entirely killed the coffee trade with those
two countries"
''As general principle. Americans are
not liked in Porto Rico" continued Mr..
Gruenewaid. What is the reason for
this antagonism on the part OF the ma
tfyes toward the Yankees 1 cannot ex-
plain. II seems 10 be INFORM and Il may
be racial antagonism. I am quite certain
that IL is not religious antagonism. II IS
the general wish Of the Porto Ricans to
have their own free and independent leg
islature. not presided over or Influenced
by Americans. who are looked upon with
suspicion as intruders and usurpers. Al
though no public sentiment appears on
the surface, IL is a fact that every Porto
Rican hopes TO see his native land free
and independent Of the United States and
a republic in ITSELF
5. T. Patton, Of San Francisco. a
banker and broker Of that city, who
was seen at the New Willard, in speak
ing OF the charms Of San Francisco. said:
a trip West is the Journey which every
American is eager 10 make sooner or
late. AS in the old days, when the
frontier was gradually being forced back
z the Pacific, the Imagination OF the
naaion has been drawn across the conti-
nent by the lure OF destiny, and visualizes
the future along the sweep OF coast that
forms the line of demarkation between
the civilizations OF Orient and Occident.
San Francisco" continued Mr. Patton,
as the terminal point OF the three great
est transcontinental railroad systems in
the world. cannot be approached without
passing most wonderful works OF nature
Sights like Yellowstone Park, Pixies
Peak. the Garden Of the Gods. the Grand
Canyon, Yosemite Valley. Mount Shasta,
the big trees and the other innumerable
natural phenomena OF the West and Cal
ifornia are in themselves worth a trip
across the continent, and as the pro-
posed Panama Canal Exposition will be
70 many the experience Of a lifetime. IL
Is tnconceiyable that those who would
visit II should not prefer 10 make the best
or the opportunity TO see a new and won
derfui part OF the country.
''The Bay Of San Francisco, with its
background of rolling hills and noun
tains. its picturesque Islands. and tts IN
usual craft that are always in the ma
rine picture, is undoubtedly the theater
designed by nature for a pageant OF such
magnitude as that meh viii attend the
opening OF the Paaama-Pacific Canal.
Moreover, il is toward san Francisco that
the eyes OF the world are directed, for
the completion OF the great transcOnti-
mental cut viii undoubtedly mark the ful-
fllment of the citys manifest destiny
as the clearinghouse Of Occident and
Orient
There is probably no city in the
world, concluded Mr. Patton. near
which are so many pleasure resorts and
points OF interest by sea and mountain,
and no territory tributary to any Ameri-
can city that offers so many OppOrtuni-
ties for sport and recreation OF ali kinds.
The government has decided TO sell.
after twenty years OF abandonment, one
OF the most historic army posts on the
frontier OF the Southwest. according 10
Col. J. T. Reed. Of Ell Paso, Tex. who
was seen at the Raleigh.
OF T7rcn
/ ton. embracing 391 acres, viii be put up
at auction" said Col. Reed ''With the
passing into private hands Of the fort,
where Lawton. Shafter. and many other
army officers and men won distinction as
/ Indian fighters. another chapter in the
/ bloody Indian wars of the West will be
closed The buildings are still IN good
state OF preservation. The post is stu
ated in a picturesque part OF the Upper
| Rio Grande border region Of Texas. II
/ Is at an altitude OF 5000 feet, and the
/ reservation is bounded on one side by
precipitous cliffs. from whose heights
bands of Indians frequently made at
tacks upon the garrison. To. reach the
/ TOP OF the rocky cliffs soldiers Sere
obliged 10 make a long detour, and the
time that was lost IN doing this usually
enabled the Indians 10 escape before a
| counter attack could be made upon them.
Fort Davis occupied a strategic posi-
ton" continued Col. Reed. being on
the route OF overland travel between - u
| Antonio and California. The last stand
of the Apache Indians before they We're
driven out of Texas into Arizona and
New Mexico was made in its vicinity.
In those days and for many years before
! every stage and wagon train that made
! the trip over the long and desolate route
! between San Antonio and points In the
/ far West was accompanied by an escort
/ Of soldiers. II was while stationed al
Fort Davis that Gen Shafter. who then
held the rank OF captain, was given the
! title of Old Bull Shafter, a nickname
descriptive OF his tenacity Of purpose
/ and wonderful powers of endurance when
on the trail of maraudlng Indians"
George c. Whitaker. of Ottawa. Can
ada. who is at the Arlington, in speaking
of the labor problem confronting the Do
minion. said yesterday that Canada mas
fully determines 10 exclude Oriental i'm
migrants.
1T was not so ten years ago, or even
five years ago" said Mr. Whitaker.
land / am convinced that the change in
public feeling has been produced by the
relentless activity and the formidable ef-
ficiency Of the japanese people. One is
often told, and not by labor agitators
only, that the agreement with Japan
which limits immigration from that coun-
try is not respected; that by secret
agreements workmen are brought in un-
der contract and disembarked at the up
per ports. and that the Japanese popula-
ton is increasing out Of all proportion 10
the official statistics. There IS no evil
dence TO support these statements-at
/ least, no evidence that viii bear publ
/ cation Il Is natural. in the state OF feel