Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-02 | Page 19 | Porto Rico's Appeal Made to President

I PORTO RICOS RICO'S i APPEAl MADE TO PRESIDENT Washington March 1 A 1 A picture of ot distressing conditions In Porto Rico resulting re resulting re- re from an earthquake and epidemic epi demic domic was teas given President ent Wilson lIson to today today today to- to day by Governor YaS' YaS Yager r who asked tho the Presidents President's aid In obtaining action on a House bill appropriating for relief relict work held up In the Senate Owing to demands on the tho Presidents President's time Governor Yager submitted his re request request request re- re quest In a n. letter The Time earthquake which occurred Inthe in inthe inthe real the Island last October was a. n calamity of oC great Importance the governor said Though tho the loss of ot life lito was comparatively small only some persons being being- killed outright the tho property loss was enormous Thousands Thousands an ands S 'S of ot persons were made mado homeless and thousands were thrown out of ot employment employment employment em em- b by tho sudden paralysis of at commerce and Industry Tho The problem of restoration and reconstruction was wasI acute and the little island Is entirely I unable to solve It Jl without tho the help of ot tho the national government go I