Show ASPIRATIONS S OF OP PORTO RICO nICO Baltimore American There I Is something In the political atmosphere of the United States that seems t to awaken adventitious aspirations In th the breasts of the retarded peoples fo for whose welfare she assumes responsibility or gives temporary pledges Ever since the time Filipinos laid aside their and accepted th the tho political situation that unites them In destiny with this country countr the they have hav b been on alert in finding out the tho goo good points of or economic or political contact contact contact con con- tact that they might obtain Th The Tho same I is true of ot tho the Porto Ricans an and of or Cuba before It 11 was permitted to Inscribe on Us its escutcheon Cuba libra The prospective visit of Secretary Root awakened strange emotions In Inthe Inthe inthe the breasts of the thc people of of Porto Potto Rico They appear to lo have patched to together their theil scraps craps of American political knowledge and como come to the conclusion that lint their heir present estate Is not nol to their liking so lon long as the benefits of territorial government are attainable But their hopes that Secretary See Sec lC ta 1 Root would give gho them at Rt least leasta a 0 veiled yelled Intimation that the they soon soomi would be bo nourishing flourishing in the time benign sun sumi of or a territorial le legislature and governor with ith n a territorial representative representative In congress were disappointed The Secretary contented himself with delivering a pledge 0 that the Interests of the tho Porto Ricans should be held close to the time American heart Nor was this merely buncombe it was vas a n clear declaration that tho the Forto For Por to lo Ricans ma may expect the United States Slates to lo operate co with them In the lie realization of their economic and In Industrial Industrial industrial In- In welfare Republics are arc traditionally tm- tm indifferent to tho the Interests of or their dependencies so o that lint this pledge upon tho lie part of the Secretary of State Slate will neet need to be put Into concrete concrete con con- crete clete form from flom moni time to time If It II shall mean as much as its giver Intended in In- In tended The sort of or tariff lariff laws that will best hest o their prosperity and happiness happiness happi happl- ness are pledged the lie Porto Ricans but Mr 11 Root would have havo been heen drawIng draw draw- Ing ng the Ion long bow had ho su suggested the possibility that the political hopes of the lie Islands would be he realized at al alin atan atan an in earl early curly da day clay After Arter all nil prosperity I and happiness Is the best sort of I promise to make malee to dependencies and andIC if IC f the lie United States fulfills this promIse prom- prom lime Ise sc to tho the limit of its ability the Porto lorto Ricans ma may bo persuaded that lint their present relation to the political stem s 's tern tem em possesses elements clements of extended satIsfaction |