Marble Hill press., 1921-06-30

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i0s"ff tac 90 have sgri ~oaunr.e orf a'cts car
r'' into ias pol'iral ur,Ha 20 ias ,lse'i1a p, a
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.rluriEul'E 90 play - irguiaf po.ifics b. Tie
election g acmh.rs q; tho two traurhr~ q be
...'s.atuf, - 'be i,I.ga''s 60 wash.astoa, anf
q l'cul ra' municipal ga,sum'uts
The Uu 'c! state, has tcoauy Ia'3 tie sln u
y-puHur % b'nmnrI fut st Thomas and The
.'-cr small ls,fs - tic Danish grsNp which ve
rHV call the Virgin is!HGts ArI Which lle near
Porto Roo 90 The eastward This purchase Is
fresh g, dcncc q the Importance that Is attached
G.; WasHugfs 'r -" Position % the United States
e. 'he Wcst Indies a. 'hc Panama lsihmus add IN
,ho Caribbean rygtou- II. then. vc are i-rtnaucnt'
ly 90 eNcrcis. foremost iuaucacc ia Tho dcfcns"
and the rtugr'ss q those regions the rD"s; obNi.
ous thing io do Is to cunccntnie sirougiy ul'n
the development ~ Porto Rlco. 4 grcai work for
i.nd. and the suco,-ss 4 such an Undertaking Wudli
Justify all necessary expenditures of aoasJ Gnd
of scientific effort.
The foundations are vcN laid and the tasks 20
te achieved are specific and clearly dcnncL Tie
ISLAND Is agricultural ard Is ovrropalate-i- II is
cnpntle of an Industrial development that would
Increase the incume of the average family and EiNo
steady employment to surplus labor On The other
hand many Porto RIcnns might with advantage 10
sol In Of D.. t'uitpt STATES who're
r.eultural labor Is needed They arr alrcaay Amer
irnn citizens and entitled 10 preference as against
alien EurcIenns
From the standpoint Of American defense Porto
Rico has the strategic advantages % location ttat
have not al times been sufficiently well understood
by the authorities az Washington. In the log
nun the tests Of efficiency aud OF economy would
be best met by concentrating as far as possible
ut.on harhor Improvement aud defensive prrparn.
,lnns In Porto Rico rs hearing upon the protection
OF the Panama canal and of all our proper inter
csts In the Caribbean regions
Az An evidence Of our regard for Porto Rico and
esteem for our fellow citizens there II would 10
desirable to appoint n certain number OF Porto
Rlcans 10 positions In the departments at Wash.
Inrton and also 20 select several Porto RlcanE ot
suitable education and experience for diplomatic
and consular positions.
Although our Spansh-spcaking neighbors to the
southwnrd have had more than four centuries of
experience In trying TO adapt themselves to the
conditions Of life in their respective regions It IL
we'll to remember that there are centuries yat TO
come and that the future viii give ample oppor,
unity TO atone for the mistakes Of the past The
auncntlon Of scientific knowledge Is the principal
agency that we must now rely upon for improve
mont Of Individual and Of social conditions. The
Western Hemisphere must he harmonious In all
that makes for the avoidance of war II cnn be
associated In many ways for intellectual progress
and for the wide diffusion Of things that make up
our modern standards Of civilized life. One Of the
ways In which the people Of the United States
can hes, promote the future well-being Of our
hen,isphere az a whole is TO contribute toward In.
tensive progress in the beautiful island which rec
ornlxes the American dag as Its own.