Whitelaw Reid: “In any event, with Cuba a State, Porto Rico could not be kept a…”

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In any event, with Cuba a State, Porto Rico could not be kept a Territory.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid argues that the admission of Cuba as a state would complicate the status of Porto Rico.

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Whitelaw Reid: “In any event, with Cuba a State, Porto Rico could not be kept a Territory.”