Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-15 | Page 4 | Porto Rican Emigrants

POUTO J OO c ti Allen i I It Aro Im to SI tim hol a g to II i i OH lit t 1 ho t I em Work url New ew York April Apri 15 1 hA A special to time the from rom Washington says sas TIme The emigration of or f Porto Poto from irom the Island line has not mutt lot been he n such audi nu aim ni I to attract any Iny special attention I Io by o Allen lon of or Porto POlO lice Illco Ico I 1 think the time number leaving the tue Island I hits has hiI been beel lets less unit than 30 TOW nil ni told anti and Int that has hUl been a I very ery small Ilal percentage of ot time thu population A AI As to 10 the tIme cause pause of ot this emigration I 1 would say the men have found opportunities UnItIes to better their h condition mid amid to make wages elsewhere A number went welt to tu Hawaii and I believe hello others have gone Iole to South to 10 work ork In connection with the time of a IL 1 railroad Time The hp Porto Porte are arc waking up imp II to tolie the lie th fact fuel that the outside world worl has hM present opportunities fluid and when time tho chance chanco It Is but natural that they should avail Ial themselves of or It I It I Is tint hut Reasonable to suppose that bu hu emigration from roam Porto Illco would proportionate to that lint of ot any alY other country Santiago the American federation of ot labor In li Porto 10 who wll will wi present to the tho President n It I petition petton signed signet by ll workmen of ot that I asking for tor work worl or breed denies deities that helias he been repudiated by bythe bythe bythe the labor organizations of ot Porto Porte leo The rime I represent said Senor la is 11 composed tomo 11 of ot actual who are too popular to send Bend cablegrams el of ot congratulation or make lal sent e contributions to tl funds The lime American Federation of Labor hRS has extended Us Its Il protection to this organization and recognized me ate as lS Its Is duly luly accredited representative I want American laws lawe extended to Porto Illco and the Island placed pIn cel on an anthe the same sam footing an as ni a n Do Dontay 0 11 with wih the time conI laws Ins anti and give capital an on opportunity to make Invest Investment and amid there thero ment and give jVe Ilp employment will wi tl bo IJo a I betterment of ot conditions