The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
DEMANDS CONGRESS
PROBE PORTO RICO
GOVERNORS ACTS
Delegate Charges f.
Mont Riley Is Not
Qualified for Ofhc-

AslIlNG ton. March g.
Demand fur Cd congressional into--
ugutlon OF the acts and conduct OF
GOV. T. Nom Bciiy ~ Porto Rico.
looking 10 Als removal from ofnC..
wNs made in the honst today by
Delegate Felix Coz Iowa luVila,
resiu,nt commissioner Of Porto
Rice
Declaring the people hc repre-
spu od asked that this step be
taken "ouIy afta. the harding ad-
HIiuirtrl' .uu was ElNcu free upVur-
tunifv g. act Mr Gayiln VINO ~
member OF the unionizt party Of
the island. expressed the belief
that " Governor Rely should bc
called a- o. witness before an in
NostiEatlug committee. 'hr nimaylf
viii be- the best evidence of the
justice OF our demand fcr his zee
muyal'
Preceding a long series OF
charges against the governor. Mr..
.A.lla told the house that while hV
believed President Harding made
"a mlstua" On appointing him. Dec
knew tho president was Imposed
upon" therefore the appointment
WINS not made knowingly or with
the least malice toward the PEOPLE
ut Porto Rico
AIR Dosla charged among
other hinge
That Governor Reilly announced
publicly that he intends to make
100000 during the next four
years in office. whereas the salary
a. 90. vernon b. 10000"
That he hns endeuvprcI TO stir
up strife ana discord among the
cltigcnt'
That he "uulawfully iuterfored
with the courts ~ justice aud nt-
tempted to intlmidate Judges
That In public speeches he ut
lcird disregard 81 .hc feelings and
ontimcn's uf the citizens ana de o
nouucvd the fing Of peace as "A
iiriy rag
That ne declared 90 members OF
ihe senate IA. would have the goV-
nment at Washington 'annu3 the
irgunic act" which provides that
The senn'e shall rutlfy appoint
mtnta, unless the nominations
we're confirmed which amounts
go intimidation.
That he MAJ attempted 20 poi
son the mind and prejudice" pub
iic opinion In the United staten,
| "by stating ln public speeches that
prominent Porto iticans were dis
| ioyul nnd tral'orf'
! a am strongly uf She opinion
4 said MT paNiiA. chat an inFc-ti-
gallon uf Ntllys past history Will
/ how he was not the Kind uf muu
| who should have been appulntyd Il
! governor Of 100000 people iiis
past a. shady. to say the least
| Charging that Rely had been
rsmoycd ns assistant postmaster aI
kansas tity ana that the p1-t'
| office department had refused q
give him the record In the ens"
sir Inyiln added;
III hc was not good enough "a
he an assistant postmaster, hoN
can hs De- qualified 10 he governor
of "a distant poasrHEi -
! iDytruDr tDiiy air baVila said
! "hcn-i- 90 his atruug Influence
with the president ~ the United
/ Stafcs'
q. 1 am a very Influential man
he quoted Rely as saying. Ask
] od hv tho president why he did MOI
make appointments, Reilly told me
he repiird, MIR President you are
the boss" ana the prefident said
Mont biting the names and ] VIII
sign.'
ornor Reilly has boon successor
OF insults g. the people. When
he wenf 20 the island he found q
lhnd ~ peace and huppincgs and
almost overnight no transformed
ID into hothed of dissonslon and
| despair. To could have had the
everlasting friendship aud affec'
l'lon ~ pnr'n Ricans of all rlasse'
had hr pnss~ssrd the leart qualifi'
cation to be their governor, And
1 -aV tp vuu. in fuil truth we caf
| rtnnd no more The me -<sut has
come when our soif-respect rebels
| No nupeai 20 You fnr relief from
this administrators