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Bill Taft: “I believe that the demand for citizenship is just, and that it is amply earned by sustained loyalty on the part of the…”

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I believe that the demand for citizenship is just, and that it is amply earned by sustained loyalty on the part of the inhabitants of the island.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Taft argues that the demand for citizenship from Porto Ricans is justified due to their loyalty.

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