| Show iiii W lULU lucu ChiCAgo Ne NeThe News The m anti business men ot of In their letter to have hac cut away the tho ground upon which the tariFf advocates were fere standing and left heft them dangling In air discussing as al alto asto to how to ret got down don They are arc tit still III firmly clutching tho tariff rope on the they propose to suspend Puerto Rico Illco anti and calling tr frantically but In vain upon the people leople to admire their consistency and generosity Sun The Iu are not totally I Ignorant ot of the th Constitution ot of the tho United St States and they believe that It prohibits duties dulle on sent from froni let ter of oC the tho United States to any oth othor tr or part of the United States They aN ar convinced that the they are of Illegal and unjust dIscrimination Wl but the they are powerless to help bell tb themselves In the matter ot of tariFfs Imposed ILL at the dictation of our trusts Boston BOlton Post Poet Puerto Rico Goes hungry while the squabble at Washington goes gon on And wast It is II In a lucid moment the President demanded tree free trade for that island iii as the vIa plain In duty of the United States Statu The Republican Con greis answered this demand with the d that a 21 per cent tarIFf bAud based on the tho schedule was WAi absolutely a as n a source of revenue to meet the tho cost ot of The whole hote business of a tariff tax the tho commerce of thAt Island Is Isa isa a Why Wh It if a 15 per coat cont tariff tt Marr u as the ways and means nt at first are they sd d to pl n 1 J which man flail bf be ibo c rs of Ill ug hili ha already I I ti 1 Ill 11 tbt b r court ot of the thea i a I to be I soon n s 1 v 10 l thO J Court Thu Tho 1 chief question to be decIded is II whether Puerto Rico Is a L Territory ot of the Unit United United ed States It It Ii IB the tho decisions already recorded seem to show that a duty of even one per cent would be In viola Ion ot of the Constitution relit et if Puerto Rico and the Philippines are not a part of the United States then the United States has no nent claim to the right to administer the government ot of the Philippines permanently Troy Th The Puerto Rico tIco outcome would be vastly less lesl important of itself were It not nOl that It will be taken as al a precedent for hawaII and the certain h I and probably Cuba Now New York M Mai and Express The measure Is for tor revenue and on only temporary at that and can be followed by tree free trade as soon a as the tho great Kresl prin which recognizes the power of con congress gress to le legislate slate for these new Terri Tern tories Is vindicated The Tho necessity of this Int of the ConstItution after the debate In the tho House t Ii pate parD mount and Is considered important to our success Bucce In the tho Philippines Omaha The proposed tariff between the Unit United United ed States and Puerto Rico WAS ex cx d on In the ground that It was necessary essary In order to avoId giving tree trade to the Philippines Now It Is reo re reported ported that It is II proposed to change the tho Puerto bill so 80 as to give gie tree free en entrance trance to merchandise going from the United States to Puerto RIco while a duty on merchandise coming from Puerto Rico Into Inlo the United States The best besl constitutional law lawera lawyers era or of the Republican panty admit that even such auch a dut duty Is unconstitutional Philadelphia Iress The Tho real issue the house e decided yes yesterday was not oUt one of mere tariff The decision establishes the l and practice that thal the new annexed populations shall not be clothed with political rights and powers In the Union until by traIning and they are aro read ready for tor them St Louis The action which has been taken In regard to th the Island In the Caribbean will be no precedent for tor the Philippine case Congress will be at liberty to put any sort ort or of adut It wants on Philip Philippine Philippine pine Imports Import and to continue tt It as long longas as aa It desires There is 11 II a possibility to tobe tobe be sure lure that the Supreme Court In the tho case will soon be made up may decide that all the are ars nn en Inte grill grai part or of the United States and sub subJect subject to the limitations and requirements ot of the Constitution but the general opInion among Republicans I is that thAl the decision will not take this direction |
