The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-18
Protests Porto Rican g


To the Editor, The Washington der.
II is my duty as a true
Porto Rico TO write down SONS
concerning the actual conditid
the island. It is OF great ind
snce that the American
should know the truth OF W,
happening therc
will start TO say thar tbI
a constitution in Porto Rico K
as the Jones Act" APPROVE
the United States Congress in
substituting the "Organic
known as the Foraker Act "
latter was approved BY ~
nCsn Congress. while The I'd
was approved BY a Dcmucratic
eress. former President WiIsoI
ing the President Of the Nd
The Republican party 81
Rico won the elections 81 Is0n
1902. The Unionist party won
in 1900 and has been winning
since that time, showing each
the greater conhdence which
people has in that party
With respect 20 political ID
the program Of the republican
consists in making a petition 4,
American Government 10 conyfI
Porto Rico an organized terri
Of the United States and in Ind
ture as a state Of the AIMED
confederation. The program ~
Unionist party contemplatey
progressive development Of |
government, until we shall be
to constitute a small republic
der .he United States protecto1
There is another political "a
the Socialist. which has not
forth its political ideals.
Still there is another pstrI
group - Association Naclona
de Puerto Rico"-which aims
protect and defend our rights
form a republic. But there g
any association in Porto Rico
tile to a sincere sentiment Of
ternsl friendship with the In
states. and we can prove il '
the following facts When
United States entered the "a,
war the Porto Ricans collect,
made American citizens. dfrui
the citizenship and proved Il
love to the American country v
many thousands Of soldiers
many millions Of dollars.
Our island is faithful but
with the faithfuIness wh.cl J
dcspots demand from every
and from every epoch We a
faithful TO the mast.- t-r
friend. II the United states
tends to have in this >-arF n
~ slaves they are mistaken.
race which founded and civil
this small rock in the Ca-ibb
Sea is running through rsutu
with its burden Of faults. nut
tightening history with its braN
and genius as well
Now VIC have a Republican :
eruur-E. Mont RsIv b.
going any further ] arm rorue
quote what Mr.. Roosevelt
about the men who should
named governors Of purtn il
We should not send there any
mon who are learned and 90 d
vino are picked for their abb
bat not for their part. and q
men should not eNcluSiNelv agr
lister an impartial jgst.c" 81.
people and serve 70 his
with honesty and felicity. Dr..
should show the greatest dsNyO
and hrmness, always bearing
mind that weakness is the Crea
Of all crimes and that after Va,
ness comes the lack Of consId,
ton for his principles AMI
judgments" But now Il seems
II President Harding has not r r.
tho right man TO govern our Isli
The first thing we should say
him is that he is not ant
enough 10 rule a country Ike 4
which is above the Civ,l,zaton
many States 81 the Union
President followed his will
choosing T. Mont Reilly az our !
ernor. hut he did not follow
viii " al tho Porto r cans
want native governor 81 r
Rico II that IS not granted
want 10 remove tho actual
ernor for his incapabiHty 90
our destinics.
We have nowadays urd0-
present administration des
colonial system. z. Mont R','y
ing tho absolute power. Eis
DO anything he wants 10, bee
President Harding told hin q
so. tSuCh is powcrh
A PORTO RICs