Show MKINLEY AND PORTO RICO Reiterates His Belief in Free Trade with United States Washington March rTlme Post tomorrow to-morrow will say President MoKln hey in conversation with callers at the White House yesterday reiterated his i belief that the people of Porto Rico were entitled to free trade with the United States He mncle It clear that thIs view had undergone no change Mince ho wrote his message lo Congress i He sllll adhered lo the sentiment there expressed Al Iho same time he said he was unablo to subscribe to ihe theory lint tho Constitution followed the Hug that lie Porto Ricans must I I have free trade as a necessary legal rightWhen When he found that the House deemed It the part of wisdom tho President Presi-dent explained lo Impose a small null uplm condition lint tIle revenues so collected be returned 19 lie Island he had boon constrained to yleld to llui I judgment of iho House Tho tariff d under such conditions would bo no hardship lo the Porto RIcan Moreover he believed it advisable at the earliest moment lo secure a decision de-cision < jf the Supreme court on the constitutIonal question InvolvedThere fore he had given his consent to lie nominal tariff and agreed lo sign such Ji bill He left no doubt In the minds of his callers whom Ive questioned closely regarding lie drift of public sentiment that Congress not the Executive was responsible for the change of policy |