Show no citizenship for the I 1 porto ricans chicago dec 21 A dispatch to tile the tribune from washington says in ili spite of tile the presidents re comen commendation dation no citizenship for the people of porto rico will vill be granted by this congress and probably not by the next one olio propose to extend the franchise franchi se or united states slalom citizenship iain m till conditions change macer ialy there is an understanding demanding un in iii conch congress 1 I ess that dip president preside it I 1 N will till ae acquiesce in tile the decision be aue cahoe it I 1 lias as been beell put up to hini him frequently by m aie oali of tho 1 q strong esic men oil adhe capaiol Ca piol who are I 1 influenced by matters 9 of public h policy and are inn in no d way desirous or of inter fearin fearing 9 with tile the presidents plans or the g general beneral programs pro grame of his administration briefly stated the objection I 1 to citizens citizenship bip for porto rico alico is base dupon the existing condi tion of the population of that island A large pereen percentage tage of the people ore are of mixed strain of spanish sli and negro blood the proportion ro portion of illiteracy i is naturally large much progress has b been een made in tile the s school system lut it is still approximately n true that 7 per cont cent of the persons of school alre are not nob receiving instruction either the leaders s bo boh 11 in the house mid and senate have collie tu to lie conclusion that the ifie ti time lne is is 1 yot yet ripe for such action iliev they have presented ares t tile the matter t to 0 the rhe president and lie is now flow alvale that chiq hi i t in ill tins s regard will not he be acted I 1 I 1 I 1 upon there are said to lo he be grave ina inet i of public policy i involved inist be seri seriously comy alic plic plicate atif dif citizenship should be granted at this particular ali time le 1 H the people of porto ri rico co A genord general understanding Me therefore lias has been arrived at that the po lotical conditions not only 0 of f porto rico but of hawaii aai and the Philip philippines pinos will not be ser iou ly y altered for some years to coll come e so far its as their relations with this co country antry are concerned congress is willing to dp do anything in ill its power to pi promote omo ae the material welfare of the island population but it does not |