In Porto Rico; a part of greater America . ofMassachusetts, who held for two years theoiifice of assistant secretary of the navy. The reception of Governor Allen by thepeople of Porto Rico was encouraging inthe extreme. Inauguration day was a PROGRESS. 39 public holiday, and the streets of San Juanwere thronged with enthusiastic citizensdecorated with miniature American flags. Private houses as well as public buildingswere profusely adorned with the Red, Whiteand Blue, and everybodyseemed desirous to contrib- ;ute to the success of thenew government. Governor Allen in his in-augural address im
In Porto Rico; a part of greater America . ofMassachusetts, who held for two years theoiifice of assistant secretary of the navy. The reception of Governor Allen by thepeople of Porto Rico was encouraging inthe extreme. Inauguration day was a PROGRESS. 39 public holiday, and the streets of San Juanwere thronged with enthusiastic citizensdecorated with miniature American flags. Private houses as well as public buildingswere profusely adorned with the Red, Whiteand Blue, and everybodyseemed desirous to contrib- ;ute to the success of thenew government. Governor Allen in his in-augural address impressedhis hearers with confidencein his purpose to secure the - GOVERNOR ALLEN. best welfare of the won their hearts by saying, I am nowa citizen of Porto Rico. He spoke mosteloquently of their grand opportunities, andpredicted a future when every residentwould be proud to declare, I am a citizenof the United States. At these words those of his hearers whounderstood English burst into a stormof applause, and when the words were. 40 PROGRESS. repeated in Spanish the cheers were re-doubled. That this popular enthusiasm wasnot merely superficial is evident by thegraceful and dignified address of welcometo the new Governor by the Chief Justiceof the Supreme Court of Porto Rico. With true statesmen guiding publicaffairs, with loyal citizens throughout theisland, and universal education in therapidly increasing public schools, PortoRico may confidently expect a new epochof self-development along the highestlines of industry and character. A Fourth of July. The American newspaper at San Juan,the News, had announced that the capitalof the island would celebrate the Fourth ofJuly, and do it on no small scale. This ledus to wonder if we could not organize acelebration at Fajardo. At San Juan there are many Americans,and therefore it would be easy to organizea celebration. At Fajardo, which is a com-paratively small place at the eastern end ofthe island, we had less than a doze
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