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Deseret Evening News | 1900-03-03 | Page 4 | The Puerto Rican Bill

Type issue
Date 1900-03-03
Paper Deseret Evening News
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title The Puerto Rican Bill
Type article
Date 1900-03-03
Paper Deseret Evening News
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 4
OCR Text Tm mOM The on the Puerto ItI nn an bill which has passed the House and which has a 11 fair chance In the Senate does doeR not seem to give satisfaction to either side The reduction of the tho duty duly on Puerto menn Pt products from 25 to 15 per cent wall at first oil on Ute tile ground that 1101 It was d Congress law lawfully lawfully fully lev levy any duty at nil on the prod ucla of the Inland But Dut this objection was wall overcome by a 1 the lie bill provIsional to be In force lorce only two yearn The rhe menson wh why this Is III regarded os as Unsatisfactory to sides ts Is that It leaves the great grent unsettled R Home rno time Urno It wilt come UP again anti and perhaps sit at a 11 time not more opportune titan lie he present The sentiment nt Is quito quite I general that the tho acquired Islands and Puerto Rico particularlY houd be treated os as part parl Of tM the United States Statu The vIew of the ChIcago stAted a few fow days ago is III extensively endorsed That Journal It I Is in our plain duty a Puerto Rico to recognize It n as an Integral part of at atthe the United States and sake It under the protective wIns wing of ol our r giving It free trade with our States antI Territories This Is the tue kind ot of free trade that does not conflict with any protection principle any more titan free f roe trade with Alaska NeW Mexico asid aM the tho District of does The great prosperity of this country I is condItioned on the maintenance of unrestricted d trade betWeen en its Ita different parts When patriotism went forth to the rescue of oppressed races at our threshold it Il was with the understand understandIng Ing that Uncle UncIa Sam had room enough for tor t the e outcasts ts at hI ver very doorS door hut Dut It that is not tr trUe e it If they lire are to 10 be shelter only to tobe be treated as ml miserable objects of chAr charity II ity instead of ns an members of 01 the Iy there thero will be much disappointment Why should there be any stepchildren under the folds fold of that nag flag which tells tell the w world ot of equality ns as well n aa liber libert ty t
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