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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, TUESDAY. DIN EMBER II. STORER DECLARES ROOSEVELT SENT HIM TO SEE THE POPEi ; Gives Exact Message l Which He Read to r Late Pope Leo. Continued frsm Pag• On*. • passed* .a conflanc* eorome prelat et fr. amine citoysn: Sin'll y desire vIvemenL • r our Mgr. Ireland lou» lea honneur* de IrswIM; et <iu 'll verralt avec le plus ♦■grand plalslr ei satlafaetion relevatlon Jau cardlnalat de Mgr. Ireland.' He Delivered the Message. S, 3 nld nothing which could enlarge Sthe scope o r this message or color It* S Import. I simply,delivered It and lert 5 lr carry H* own pvoper weight. * "Immediately after this interview I , wrote to Mr. Roosevelt a personal and i ronfldentlal letter, giving a full account J, or what had occurred there, a verbatim "Statement In English of what was said '• by me to the pope, and an account of * the pope’s reception of the message, t l should *ay that I carefully ? making Known to any one that I had : received a commission from the preel- fr.lsnt The president had Insisted that am- public tenon ledge that he was In- i i.. .'.>.aoh niallere tvmilrl tiA ill. r ter'etted In church matters would he In- r'JUrlous to him. and I had Just had a f definite reminder of Ills feelings In that I respect by learning that Monslgnor J tVConneUs errand to the tiope had got ’ Into the newspaper and had called out • from the presidents secretary a state- .■ 'ntent flatly denying that the. president J had authorized it. Interview Waa Reported. V ••Unfortunately, the very thing that £ had happened on Mgr. O'Connell'* vj*|t now happened cm -mine, for a newapaper correspondent in Rome tel egraphed to an American newspaper a report that I had seen the pope.and gave an account of my audience, con necting It With Archbishop Ireland. How this happened I do not know., It wraa not In snf manner through pie. The report tva* even said to have been telegraphed originally from Washing ton to Rome, and repealed from there tO Washington. I hail every Intention * to'Weep the matter secret, and every veaaon to desire, tn the Interest of suc cess for my errand, that It should he socret. - "This newspaper report of my visit was brought lo the attention of Presi dent Roosevelt and evidently greatly Irritated him. 1 received a letter from him, dated December 27. 1003. Storer Wa* Astonished. • "This letter from the president tilled me with astonishment. Its tone was one of rebuke for speaking to the pope on the subject, and yet I had spoken by the president's express request. Then, too, my letter reporting tlie In terview was wholly Ignored by the president and lie assumed the air of I creeds. Alw ays affectionately yours. " ‘MARIA I.ONOWORTH STORER.' I Didn’t Knew Hs Was Angry. | "The president tefers to the left' of Cardinal Merry Del Val as a rebuke to Mrs. Storer. Certainly neither this nor other letters from the cardinal or from any other authority ever con veyed to us the Impression of a rebuke. The president speaks of what he had been continually hearing about Mrs. Storer Air the last couple of years, as If he had lieen for tlut period displeased by her conduct, anil yet we had never hail an Intimation of this, but, on the contrary, ills letter written three weeks before, on November 20, quoted above, corn-eyed to us a strong evidence of his approval. He asserts that he had been unofficially Informed on behalf of Ber lin and of Paris that II would not be agreeable because of Mre. storer** ac tions to have me as ambassador |n either plaor." What Jusserand Said. T know nothing about- Berlin, but I have learned whether this Is -true of Parts and it Is explicitly denied by 31. Jusserand In « repent letter, as follows: -44 Rue Hnmelln. July 20. »906.— Dear .Mrs. Storer—I have the same an- er to make to ynur letter of the 1»th Just received ss r tnbde toyour former one, and the answer Is: No. certainly not. Neither M. Delcasse nor anyone else asked me to nmke any representa tions at the slam department or else where to prevent -Mr. Blorera being ap pointed to Paris, nor did J ever make any of any kind. " -This new snory, with which I am very unduly associated. Is not truer than the other, and I sincerely liopo there may be no more of the same sort. I have the honor of returning to you herewith Archbishop Ireland's letter, which you had kindly sent for my peru sal. and I beg you to believe me,, Very respectfully yours. '•JUSSERAND.' No Reason Wat Oivtn. "No reason for my summary dis charge was \\n id unfed me. nor was nhy given out In any responsible way. New spaper corixwpoudenls In Washing ton published statements obtained from sources to which they had access, say ing that It waa because of my wife's 'Interference' In nfrairs of the Roman I'ctholtc church and her misuse of let ters from the president, but nothing appeared In such a way that 1 could answer It. "I later learned Indirectly that the president was making another charge against Mrs. Storer, this being that she had meddled with French politics hy taking part in an anti-republican In trigue to promote the marriage of Vic tor Bonaparte with a member of the Otleanlst family. This charge the pres ident evidently repeated lo members of bis cabinet, for one of them lias iateic referred to it, and has said that lie had been given to understand that the French ambassador In Washington wss the authority for It. -‘Accusation Absolutely False." hr accusation was absolutely fal Christmas Present for All one Tvhu had just learned from, the I Neither Mrs. Htorer nor I-had ever been nan-spanf for the first time and with imlncd surprise anything .about the af- ••TJils letter, with Its \lrtun1 asser tion that tnv visit to tin* Vatican was iwt *»wly unauthorised, but won so con trtrv to whet could liuvo been cx|>crt- od. that t\e pveMdent hardly then be parties lo nnv such plan, or had any sympathy ultli It. or any knowledge of Its existence beyond what was rti* mo red In tin* newspapers, llau that chnrge been reasonably brought to my notice, rh I venture to say should haw We have made a 50% reduction on all PORTABLE LIGHTS for the hol iday trade, which gives the head of the family an opportunity to give the entire family a merry Christmas at a moderate cost. Fretwell-Jones Company, 26 SOUTH BROAD STREET. Ileved that it had occurred, and v.ns f been done before giving It credoncf unintelligible except on the theory that j could have proved at once Its absolute he had resolved to repudiate nil nti- j untruth. In order to fix, if possible, tlio linarVn. ^ r.ndvres now w riunTn I ‘“‘'"‘"'V f “' '<"•« charge. M,-.. ignorant oi n. am uas no" uiuiiiK ii | 1,1,1,11-#! in .li.lv inai ... Ignorant latter which would be needed later as evidence to aupport that position. hi fact, this waa the use to which the letter was afterwards actu ally put by him in quoting It to per sons not Informed of the facts, as will appear Inter. Hs Tendered Resignation. *’l felt thrtt the only thing for me to do was to tender my retdgnatlon. and that I immediately did. accompanying It by a letter to the president, of which I tsgret to say that I can find no copy. •‘Nothing was done at Rome respect ing the appointment of any American to the office of cardinal, notwlthetaml- Ing earlier Intimations that Archbishop I Ireland was to be appointed, and to ward the end of 100it was reported tn Rome thst this was because the I president luid caused It to lie know n there that lie now favored the appoint ment of Archbishop Farloy. This ru mor was hardly credible, but, as It was I currently circulated and believed In Rome. It seemed to call for notice. Ac- icordlngly, Mrs. Storer Wrote to the president on October 4. l»0i, the fol lowing letter calling hie attention to the report: Her Letter te “Theodore, " -American Embasey, Vienna, Nov. X«. !»#,.—Dear Theodore—I want to | write to you In confidence of ionic- I thing which 1 have heard from Rome. Princess Alexandrine Wlndlsch-Uraets | has told me ehe knew the pope very well In Venice when he waa patriaren. and has seen him often since at the Vatican. About eighteen months ago the pope told her that he intended to appoint Archbishop Ireland cardinal Its said: ‘Tlo studiato la causa: sera fatto" (I have studied the question, shall be done). The pope went on to say that there would be no consletorv that year mid perlmp* not before the end of 1903. but that Archbishop Ire- . land's appointment wa* u certainty be cause the pope believed it w ould please the American non-Cathollcs and the Amorlcen president. " "Everything seemed settled wlten t'ardtnal Merry Del Vel (who is per sonally not friendly to Archbishop Ire land. because of the archill,hup’* pa triotism during our war with Spaini announced that "the president has naked for the elevation of two arch bishops. therefore ho cannot care very much about cither." serviceable If Ftorer applied In July last to tlio ...... ,u support Uuu I '''I'''"*’ 1 ' ambassador and 1 give a copy till'? wan tin*' use to ..‘V* r ®P ,, . . 44 Hut* HamHIn. 7tb July, IW6.— hoar Mrs. fitorcr—l Imve received your le tter Informing me that through‘dif ferent source* in America you Imvc beard me quoted ft* the authority for n statement according to which you have Interested yourself In Prime Victor Napoleon and the Imperialist party In France. Jusserand Denies Story. ‘••rou ask mo from what source I have derived such a idory. I have only this to nay: The statement Is entirely fa Is A I have never said to anyone what your informants arc pleased to attribute to me. I never connected you in any fashion whatever, by word **f mouth or otherwise, with Prince Victor mid his party, nor ever said anything which could bo construed a» having any such meaning. ‘I am as surprised at your corre spondent's statements as .you may have been, and 1 thank you for having given me this opportunity of most emphati cally denying them. *! have (be honor to be. dear Mrs. Storer, Very sincerely yours. “ ‘JUSHURAND.’" have to give up his work bore. Wanted Catholic in Cabinst. ••If h* wont out I should have to consider iiothimr whatever lull the miration of get ting the l»c*t innu tin* entire country af fords to do tlio work necessary to In; doue. y lie that after carefully looking over lie that I should have to conclude tlmi one else, of whom I have no thought at roaenf. would be the boat rnntt. nml If \ should be In honor Iwmmi lo take him. nnd not to consult any personal preference of mine In n matter so vital to tin) country. tends to leave Hie wavy. For meut. I ant sure without further thought. Hint Bellamy would lie admirable, but In tilling tiny meaner In the mhlitet I would VICE PRESIDENT LIKELY TO GET MIXED UP IN THE STORER IMBROGLIO have lo take note of all kinds ot .consilient- ] tious. I should count Hclhuny’s religion In his favor for » cabinet tdneo. Other ! things being equal. I tdiould like to have n •'atIndie in the cabinet. I urn sure that i In the navy depart men t he would l»e the right ntitn. for Instance. I would like i to get a Pacific slope man Into the cabinet, and particularly in the navy department. I ; do not wish to leave New England ttnrenre j sen toil. At present I see no Pacific slope fitsti who would be competent to fill the im- 1 -ltlon. Moreover.- If possible. I should like | to get otn* or more members of the cabinet 1 nno are in close tom-li with the people, •arrying weight when they o%pl*lu the poll •■lea. puriftres ami ads of nduilulatrs- ft* Yc k Sh* Csuld Tak* Mstsag*. " It I* said that a Mr. Phllbln went to Rome with a request from you th it Archbishop Farley should be raised to the rardlnalste. This has wiped out Archbishop Ireland without promoting th* archbishop or New Tork. The dio cese of New York represente (ns It did tn the life time of Archbishop Corri gan) the foreign and reactionary spirit which ts hurtful to our country an-J hostile to our schools and Institutions. I, cannot believe that you have ask 'd for the recognition of this element nnd that Archbishop Ireland s great work should reap no harvsst of futurs Influ ence would be a misfortune to the American republic. . " -If this assertion be nor true, I beg of you to set It right. I could take n ■ able from you to Rome myself and put It directly Into the pope's hsnds without Cardinal Merry Del Val'x 1.non ledge or Interference. You ran t rust ms really. Please do not he angry with me for writing to you about thl Cincinnati. Ohio. Dec. 11. — The Rnoscvelt-fitoror imbroglio hns taken a new angle nnd non threatens to Involve other men of national fame, it Is un- the true facts tn the ■ ministration. .induct of the ad- Secretary Root Too Busy. This I, the one point in ivlil. li tbaj PRESIDENT ROOSEVEL T WANTS PORTO RICANS ACCEPTED AS CITIZENS Wuahingtun. Dev. 11, — President | holder struck with the evident rapid Roooovelt'ft special message concern- j JI**owth In the* culture boHi of the su ing Porto Hlco, which was coniniuni gar cane and tobacco. The fruit in- . - . i dustvy Is Also growing. Last yeav war. catcd to the two houses of congress to-| the ; noJll pro * p erouH year that the 4ay. was as follows: i island has ever known before or since "On November 21,1 vlsiied tlio Island j the American occupation. Tho total of Porto Rico, landing at Ponce, cross- of exports nnd Imports of the Island Ing by the old Spanish road by Unyey 1 " n ns .,t 4 , 5 ' 00 i2?. # u ,K“', n "JL , .! , 'K°'?S2 to San Juan, and returning next morn- j p r mr ti'Vif. "a JlV- Imr over thr* n«v Am^rir-nii marl from Island « historj, Prioi to the American Ing over the new American road from ! A reel bo to Ponce. Wonderfully beautiful, rspet.imiy huiuh* . ,.. n . h ' ,i 114aHl , .» „,i, Ul r . , the mountains of the Interior, « hlrh 15J5Sfj5^ *}*«.*»inr ••onstltute a veritable tropic Bwitaer- I’j“ !?]*',A it>ac*iwL I,ci. i if a—u.i—i. .. r..nn I double the trade that there was In the most prosperous year under the Span- e The acenerv was occupation th* greatest trade for any riful esn^iaflt-imonr one >' ea1 ' ,vas ,hat of ,89 «' " hep It .,r'L ? : a "!?S51 reached nearly twenty-three millions of «1ei stood that Addison C. Harris, for-J wishes or memory of Mr. »Rooseve!t tner minister to Vienna, feels himself J without at t> on^e becoming u scoun aggrieved nnd lias taken steps to pro tect hip interests in matters raised by the con trove ray. Ill a letter to the president, former Minister Htoier alludes to the diemls sal, of Consul General Hurst, without the assignment of a reason. Hurst was the son of the late Bishop Hurst, of Washington, and Mr. Rtoror, In his let ter. s*eined anxious to learn why he had been so summarily relieved. Mr. Storer also took occasion In his letter to ask If the dismissal was due to "the urgency of Herdllska,” nt the same lime reflecting sharply on the latter. Revives sn Old Scandal. It is apparent that In bringing up the Hurst affair Mr. Storer has revived an old scandal nt Vienna, that It was hoped had long rirce died. It also bring* to the forefront in this • onuec- tlon former Minuter Adfson <\ Ilur- rls. t’parlemsgne Tower. Robert J. Mc Cormick nnd the former secretary of the embassy. Dr. Charles Herdllska. Dr. Herdllska was a former resident of Cincinnati, but Is now living in In- (ilsnapoli*. where he Is associated with Adoison «*. Harris. Dr. Herdllska came to t'ir.cinnsti today. When seen nt a hot*»l he said he would call on Mr. Storer snd Interrogate him regarding his allusion In the letter to the Hum n fTali. Fairbanks May Taks Hand. Dr. Herdllska was secretary of the emba.vy at Vienna during the meum- bem y of Hart Is. Tower and McCor mick Dr. HerdIPka. while disinclined to talk aootit the matter, said that Mr. Harris and htr ussoclmcs lr Indian- atKilfs were \ery indignant over Mr. Storer** action. Mr. Hart is Is a close personal frl» no of Vice President F.iii - banks, and It is possible that the latter, may take * hand In the controversy. Dr. ilvnili^k-i lias a large collection of private data snd letters bearing on the trouble nt Vienna. Elected to Ananias Club. Mr. fitmer sajs that his letter to the president and hi* cabinet was written You know thst >«*f can'trusr me. We» for *!»• ««*>!. deliberate ju.Jgment c fh «»rMfflcrcnt 1 men who shmiid be kept infoimcd u turn of one mind, sb bough •ti.a nan" u _i,i i,- , h>1 , lent cabinet Ik not ss Ktronx ns It sltouM be. I he pest, said he, Inis . lion n,th.it i | ,j 0 tK>liorc that n finer, nblcr. more few men can diiYer with either the j liigh-tnlinJcd Ikh1.v of public servants wns ever ifot together tlDUer « president; but there U uo one of them, with the |hivkU)Io . | except Ion of Root iwho is mi busy tint drel an<l a Hat*. I seem to have been | hardly ever spcnki who can supeat elected a member of the Ananla* t’lttb. fore the country with the prestige 4 like all others who have come into dls* ; ment pollticAl lender to exulaiu nnd chum- put* with President Roosevelt. 1 am i p*“» «W ailuilolstrailon. If I ■•ould at miy now to be classed with Senators rh«i. Ii^fre ^"’in oth^^oSafor^lf dler, niltunii. Halley nnd with others | (net place the tnnn should. If possible, lie who iiave o'.ietftloiied some act or word J not only eminently fit for the ndministrn of the president. Like every other tlou «»f hi* department., hut also. If possible. American gentleman who 1ms a wife to protect. 1 undertook to defend her name from insinuations ami charges of falsehood. "There was no need of \ lolcnt nnd insulting adjectives to *ho%v that the president dislikes me. and did not wish me to remain In the service or to re tire from It In any customary way." Knows Nothing of Lottor. Mr. Storer asserts that the state ment that nnything was ever written to the president by Mrs. Storer to the effect "that Mr. Choate and General Porter were not proper persons tq bo ambassador*" Is news to both him and hls wife. He say* that he entertains great lexpect for ihr two gentlemen. •*My Dear Maria.** Mr. Storer then quote* the following let ter writtra by the president to Mm. htqrer: entire MaosU "Washington. l». C.. Oct. t. l*H. "My Hear Maria * * afraid of writing me nr of ankinc anything, tf it It In tnj {tower to grant. I shall do e*». If. for any resaon*. whether pm In rlv ‘ _ leader of weight, and further. •h! hardly bo said that one Can till a ei t position with reference only to itaelf— nil surrounding conditions must be taken Into Now as to foreign nlfnfrx. fur hupilrlt speedily develop tb«* fact that si Cat hoi l< Just stt present, wtiuhl not In> s inun wboi It uoiild l*o wlae to tend to Germany. 1-Y wholly different rentmua it would lie Unwin seud him to Italy. I had not thought of or knew either of thcac met* when I advo cated Rellr.niv's going to Itnlv. As soon t I made hniuiry as to the effect both-bei nnd abroad of nppolmmenta to German and Ituly I found udint the fart* were. I other court would the question of <’j erlotis tr tholielain hare tmt ... . _ intends at present to leave Ids posl lion. Wanted Hsr to Understand. "Of Porter in France. 1 hear nothing but the strongest praise. !|e serins to haw done peculiarly well. It would l»e ntt lujua- tire of n dngmnt kind to turn him out at the present time. It i*. of course, idwny He prei . ... possible that I may make n shift, and if In doing *o France shoubl l*erom** vacant, I should offer It to Bellamy at once, tiulcss It bni>p4'iiet| that f wna able to offer him cabinet position:'hot •* thing* are just this time. I do sense. I ennuot. I shall ! su« U n vimdltlmi arl>iug. the never exist’ when \ do not »»>» anythiug you muter*)and exactly how thln-^ d*v; stand, ■ay. "Rellatny was right about Its Faithfully your*. write me ... I think of l*oth • •versI time* gone t leas tt mind, have i First. k» to the cabinet. It l* very now that I *bnll change any mem bar of the preaent cabinet. Yon hive probably seen that I have asked them alt to »ta *e»*retary of war. Root, I rilRQPORK ROOfiEVEIT." BALLARD BIFOCAL. stay. The* revelation to glass wearers, does of the very with two pairs »>f glasses, both irhulr party. HI. -.^ut.'in'.^il"**'. XI " ad,n * , '. n • , ' Val ‘‘ ,n * vWun ,n on '’ at pffwtlvF ild'.vfml In the *tn»nge»f men l*efo la*» year. Ill* ndvfc merely In reference to hi* de|*airuicut. bui In reterenco to ail branches «»r the service, A* for Ida depai tmrnt. Itnelf. it |» nt th* present tltne the mo*i iutiMrtant lit tie en lire gov«>rntncnt. It would lie a public culnm ity to have him the now. ami I-use the words public «wtamlty aditaedly. ti.ualull frame, unci looks like one glass. It has . . • . . t shi. sii.ist uiii.naasf.il .if nil #!«„ lie i* n sick man. and his condition gives me great uneasiness, pot beenuse there !• the lean fear of his death, but Scat he waj I>rr»ven the most successful of all the advertised Invisible bifocals. They uie l*eing sold by .ull the leading houses in Anieilca and abroad. Our oculist's prescription department Is the tnoifl l*erfeet system ever inaugurated In this country. Not how cheap, hut how well we can serve you. A*k the oculist, nbotit ti*. Walter Ballard optical Company, til Peachtr.-c street. land. I could not embark at fian Juan because the harbor ha* not been dredg ed out and cannot receive an American battleship. I do not think this fact creditable to u* n* a nation, and I earnestly hope that Immediate pro vision will be made for dredging Han Jtmn harbor. "I doubt whether our people ns a whole realize the beauty and fertility of Porto Rico, and the progress that line been made unucr Its admirable government. Wc have Just cause for pride In the character of out* represen tatives who have administered the tropic islands which came undeiy our flag as a result of the war w ith fipuin; and of no one of them Is this more true than of Porto Rico. It would bo Im- postUble to wish a more faithful, a more efficient and a more disinterested public service than that now being ten dered In the Island of Porto Rico by those In control of the insular govern ment. Work of Education. "! stopped at a dozen towns all told, and one of the notable features in every town was the gathering of school children. The wqyk that has been done In Porto Rico for education bus been noteworthy. The main emphasis. egime "There were -'10.*17-1 tons of sugar exported Inst year, of the value of $14,- 180.310; $3,555,163 of tobacco and 28.- 200,322 p<jundn of coffee of the value of $3,481,102. Unfortunately, what used to be Porto Rico's prime crop— coffee—has not shared this-prosperity. It ijw-i never recovered from the disas ter of the hurricane., and moreover, the benefit of throwing open our market to it has not compensated for the loss inflicted by the closing'of the markets to It abroad. I call your attention to the accompanying memorial on this subject, of the board of trade of San Juan, and T earnestly hope that some measure will be taken for the benefit of the excellent and high grade iPorto Ri can coffee. Should Be Citizens. "In addition to the delegations from the board of trade nnd chamber of commerce of finn Juan. I also received delegations from the Porto Rican Fed eration of Labor, and front the Toffee Growers’ Association. "There Is a matter to which I wish to call your special attention, and that is the desirability of < cum stances It has been fearlessly used to the Immense ben* of the peoplf. It is not a power with which It would be safe, for the sake of the island itseir. to dispute at present. The lower house is absolutely elective, while the upper house Is appointive. This scheme is working well; no injustice of any kind results from It* and great benefit to the Island, and it certainly should not be changed at this time. "The machinery of the elections Is administered entirely by the Porto Rican people themselves, the governor and council keeping only such super vision as Is necessary In order to in sure an orderly election. Any protest as to electoral frauds 1s settled in the courts. Here again It would not be safe to mako any change In the pres ent system. The elections this year were absolutely orderly, unaccompa nied by any disturbance, and no pro test has been made against the man agement of the election, although three contests are threatened where the majorities were very small and error was claimed; the contests, of course, D be settled In the courts. "In short, the governor and council are co-operating with all of the nio«i enlightened and most patriotic of the people of Porto Rico In educating th* citizens of the Island in the principle* of orderly liberty. They are providing a government based upon each citi zen’s self-respect, and the mutual re spect of all citizens; that I*, based upop a rigid observance of the prim-d an Is eminently wise and proper, has ..in-„ n A„ *u- been put upon primary cOucntion; but j Am ® rIcan J ,pon 1 he people In addition to this there I* s normal Porto Rico. I most earnestly hope school! an agricultural school, three In- i that this will be done, dustrlal nnd three high schools. Kvery ‘ hAn * * nv hfl, * ni effort Is being made to secure not only J?,’ .***?,. A the benefit* of elementary education tufjJSl* 1 L c ’ c ,of 1 orto all the Porto Ricans of the next gener- | f* ?• . Jo>al. the. are glad to pies of justice and honesty. It hs* not been easy to instill into the mind* of the people unaccustomed to the ex ercise of freedom the two bask* prin ciples of our American system: the principle that the majority must rule, and the principle that the minority ha* rights which must r.ot be disregarded or trampled upon. Yet real progress has been made in having these prin ciples accepted as elementary* as the foundation . of successful self-gov em inent Some Praise for Congress. "I transmit herewith the report J the governor of Porto Rico, sent t" the president through the secretary of state. "All the insular governments should be placed In one bureau, either in th** department of war or the department ■onferring full | of state. It Is a mistake not so to ? - range our handling of these Island* at Washington as to be able to take ad vantage of the experience gained in one, wlten dealing with the problem) that from time to time arise In anot.t- be under our flag, they 4 *-e making rapid progress along the ptv h of or derly liberty. Surely we shovld show our appreciation of thorn, our pride in er. all the Porto Ricans of the next gener ation. but also as far as means will per mit to train them so that the Indus-j trial, agricultural nnd commercial op- I IKiriunltlei' of tho Island can bo utlllx!-.!, d'onoT;.. 0 'Z.KlLl" lo th- UMt pot-xlblc adtuntRKO. It ua» .Ti®*,* 2??,'* .SSL,?,?,'* evident at A glance that the teacher.-. I H™ !? «*! cn '" n * recognition for v.lm. , both Americans un i native Porto Til- 1 t *»rtd7 l ilf ! ‘fr* «'iso administration of vised this law to say that It th" gieaicM pilde lit It. nmi tseie en ,i 1( . ,,reaem governor and council "ell-nlgh lie Impossible to hava devlM' 1 ■leavotlnR to tialn their pupil*, not unlj | marked progress lias been made hi the I any other which. In the actual "o' '■ In conclusion. let ine express t*»>' admiration for the work done by t !l# congress when It enacted the law un der which the Island Is now being ad ministered. After seeing the inland personally, and after five years’ exp** Hence in connection with Its adminis tration. it is but fair to those who «e- In mind, but In " ,iat ,al dlfllcult matt-r of granting to the pco-! Ing. ivould have accomplished belief 1.1 In cttiZNmhlp, that Is. of thr Inr _,* results. THEODORE B008EVEI.T, "The Whit* (louse, Dec. 11.1500. THROUGH SLEEPING than mind in character. •J was very much .struck by the ex cellent character both of the insular police nnd of the Porto Itkan regi ment. The Porto Rican regiment of tritopt* must be appropriated for by the rngres*. I earnestly hope that this body will be kept permanent. There should certainly be troops in the Island, am! It is wise that these troops should b? themselves native Porto | tent municipal official*. Rican*. It would be from every stand- . Power Never Exercised reg?m*nt” tot * k * " ,>l T rpe,Utt,C l '"‘; -Th'- l-»cr has never bee,', cxsr.jUave. Atlanta 4:4i p. m. frum Uni-a Great Oro«th .f Crop*. I oTlnooia^^^*h 0 ^* j ,OW Paaflengsr Stall m m * pis of ihc Irland the largeet measure of j results, self-government tlint can with safety be glvrn at the present time. It'would have hecu a very aerloua mistake to have gone any faster than we have al ready gone in this direction. The Por to Ricans have complete nnd absolute autonomy In ail t.ielr municipal govern ments. the only power over them pos sessed by the insular government being that of removing corrupt or fti'-om[K>- CAR LINE TO MEMPHIS -In traversing the Islnn.l even the jc.i.midiie the Imercius of. the ncjiilc. Ffl'T^ln^hsin. arrivjng M.jnjjhts *"* 1 vur.ory survey leave* the bv- uf 'the Island; and under' such tit- ' u. in. iri:i'l:ig'var service. SBABUARW'