to protect American workingmen from further competition for positions by new alien immigration during the existing conditions of employment
They have been extending their markets and have been making some shipments to England of bananas, with success.
We have reduced expenses by doing away with the Governor at St. Johns.
The government is ably conducted by Porto Rican-born citizens and there are today only three or four important officials...
The purpose of the transfer of the administration from the naval to a civil department is to see if we can develop some ...
I have not given any great thought to that question.
I suppose we will spend $5 or $600,000 here in that direction.
They are showing great courage and initiative in this rehabilitation.
All together the situation is satisfactory and full of hope.
consular officials, charged with the duty of issuing visas to intending immigrants, have carefully examined each applica...
Viewed from every point except remote naval contingencies, it was unfortunate that we ever acquired these islands.