Deseret Evening News | 1903-04-14 | Page 4 | Happy Porto Rico

HAPPY jIlt PI PORTO POnTO RICO It Is gratifying to learn that Porto ore are elated on of oC the made of ot their Island under the tho American flag And they tho have havo cause for Cor satisfaction lIa For Porto lorto Rico lUco now no noIs Is out of debt and ann has hall a Ii surplus of bOObOO and It shares III In the tho general prosperity of ot the tho Republic The Tho Porto Porte are aro patriotic und and contented Among mong the blessIngs they have havo under the new regime are aro aregood aregood good oo roads numerous schools and an new enterprises of at various kinds They The rec that the tho war was a u benefit to them Harlan of ot Porto PortoRico Rico explains that the tho Porto Porte en enJoy enjoy enJoy Joy a 1 status different from Crom rain other othar Americans Their government Is 19 cr or B nto nor nur territorial nor colonial The Island does not contribute to the national nl treasury In the way wa of ot taxa taxation tion although It Is true truo that the BO jo willed Dingley tariff not Is In force torce In Inthe Inthe inthe the Island and ant that source officers appointed by the tho J Federal government collect large amounts or of revenue But Dut every dollar so collected goes Into the tho Insular treasury Instead of at Into the tIme na M national national treasury Tho Thu status of ot Porto Rico Is the host hast proof preot of at the tho benevolence and md unselfish unselfishness ness nes of ot the tho American government In Its lIa with those thoRO dependent upon It It should be bo an nn object lesson lesion to the In Intelligent Filipinos It should teach tench the loaders lenders among them tho the fearful mh ml mIstake take they the made when they the thie used their for Cor tho the stirring up of ot strife Instead of pacification lion as an they could have hae done do lie The Tho trouble Inthe In the Phil Philippines was Wall artificial end and would uhl not have hae occurred but for Cor the tho demagogues tl Porto Poto Illco today tOlla should bo be a n rebuke to thorn thom It should Indicate In to them the road to prosperity contentment happiness ha and freedom I