The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-23
INSTITUTED POLICY
OF AGGRESSION in
ISLAND POSSESSION
Had Come to Porto Rica with
Deep-ROOted Prejudices
Against the Natives.
PEACE OF ISLAND
DEPENDS ON REMOVAL
Claim that Silly Charges Have
Been Made Against Earnest,
Peaceful People.
- The AssoeIated Pressl

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Senor Fe-
lix Cordova -Davila, resident commits
sioner from Porto Rica, was instructed
in cablegram received today from
San Juan, to request President Hard
ing to remove Governor L. Mont Rely
Immediately from that office. The
cablegram. comprising document of
900 words, set forth in detail the
specific charges which were TO be pre-
ferred with the request. It was signed
by 80 OF the So members Of the Porto
Rica assembly.
Senior Davila announced tonight that
he would see President Harding and
Secretary Weeks-the latter as the
immediate superior Of Governor Reilly
--at "the earliest opportunity"
Declaring that Governor Reilly had
come to the island with deepest root
cd pre1udices" the cablegram asserted
that his actions since then had indi-
Gated he lacked "Judiciousness and dis
erection" necessary for the position he
now holds. on the "pretext that the
president Of the senate and members
or the majority party were enemies Of
the United States" it continued, he
embarked on "a policy Of aggression
against Porto Ricans not personally
addicted to him.
Cenor Davila denounced as "drivelp
the charge that Porto Ricans had been
responsible for the fire on board the
steamship Tanamo on which Governor
Reilly and other officials OF the island
administration reached New York SUM
day
THE outrageous calumny which
Reilly and the sycophants travelling
with him issued on landing in New
York" Senior Davila said, "is of a
piece with the daily drivel he has been
issuing and which has kept the island
III turmoil ever since he landed on our
shores.
Each day since he has been down
there. an erstwhile peaceful people
have been indicted on some such silly
charges. They have endured it as long
as possible and affairs have now
reached a point where for the peace Of
the island. Reilly must come home.
Reilly made long tour through the
island which was a prelude TO this
trip at sea- 1t was characterized with
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and It was on the land trip that he
displayed an utter unworthiness for
the office he holds and showed his
gross and indecent nature by referring
TO tho Porto Rican flag as that rag
TT would be impossible even on the
burlesaue stage to produce pageant
Aith more buffoneery than the quixotic
governor OF Porto Rico put into that
remarkable tour
"The governor is OF the type who
has genius for irritating and outrag-
ing the feelings of people. His per-
sonality from the outset has been Of
fensive. His course from the date of
his arrival has been not only that Of
an migrate, but he has subjected our
people TO the grossest indignities and
abuse He has done more in few
months 10 stir mp trouble and rest
Iessness than all the other people com
bined who have been there since the
American occupation
4 HE is looked upon as a camp fol-
lower as incompetent, as an ingrate.
.as a charlatan and by reason Of his
Indecent reference to the flag OF Porto
Rico, as creature whose continued
presence there Is an affront to our
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