Puerto Rican And Other Impressions Classic Reprint

Author : J. J. Henna
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331387572
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book The Case of Puerto Rico written by J. J. Henna and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Case of Puerto Rico: June, 1899 Puerto Rico finds itself at this moment in an extraordinary situation. The island is de facto by virtue of actual occupation, and de jure by virtue of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain concluded at Paris on December 10th, 1898, an integral part of the territory of the United States of America. And, nevertheless, neither its soil, nor its ports, its commerce, its inhabitants, are for any practical purpose considered American. The flag of the United States of America floats over the soil of Puerto Rico, but it does not make American even the children who are born under its shade. Ships coming from the ports of any continental portion of the United States of America and entering a port of Puerto Rico do not enter an American but a foreign port, and are subject to pay custom duties, tonnage dues, etc. The commerce of Puerto Rico with the rest of the United States of America instead of being free as the commerce between Massachusetts and Florida, or New York and Louisiana, is burdened by a Tariff, heavier and more obnoxious than that which was in force when Puerto Rico was Spanish, and its commerce was subject to the reciprocity arrangements, which, under the inspiration of Mr. Blaine, were concluded in 1890 between the United States and Spain. And although Puerto Rico is American, and its goverment is vested in American officials, and all there is American, from the governor-general to the health officer of the humblest port of the island, no protection is given to any Puerto Rican except upon condition that it be carefully expressed that he is protected as a native of Puerto Rico but not as an American. Of liberty and self-government the Puerto Rican people have not had as yet any taste. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.