01/13/1930
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"The people of Porto Rico have made magnificent progress in self-government and the establishment of democratic institutions."
"We need a transformation in the Department of Agriculture to have a number of tropical plants developed in Porto Rico which look very promising."
"Porto Rico, with the assistance of the Government, is able to carry on."
"Reports from American consuls assigned to 21 countries whose annual quotas total 148,466 of the total quota of 153,714 indicate that only 10,277 visas were issued during the 5-month period against a p..."