Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1931, Page 6

S J0RTO RICO LABOR FOUND IN DISTRESS Poorly Fed, Sick Populace Described in Catholic Report. A bleak picture of the conditions | under which the laboring class in Porto Rico live is presented in a report by | the Committee on United States De- pendencies of the Cathclic Association for International Peace, which will be | ready for distribution tomorrow. The report covers the social, economic and political conditions on the island, their bearing on the governmental policy of the United States, and offers pessible remedies for the conditions | complained of, including political griev- | ances, according t> a digest furnished | at the headquarters of the association, 1312 Massachusetts avenue. Some of the abuses waich the report cites are: Undernourished children, under 10 years of age, are put to work in the fields in the rush period as soon as they can find employment, earning 35 cents or so a day. The men get 70 cents a day, or $100 to $200 for the year's worx. Disease Prevalent. Disease is prevalent, and there are only from 500 to 700 beds available for tuberculcsis victims, in comparison to 10 times that number who need care. The daily diet of the iavorer's family, when all are working, 1s coffee without milk and often withcut sugar for break- fast, and for lunch and dinner, rice 2nd beans, or codfish, or plantains. Charging that this couniry considers the want and poverty of Porto Rico &s a “secondary matter,” the report adds: “When the United States has in the course of its growth acquired a posi- tion of dominance over Porto Rico, it | cannot ethically exercise that power without full consideration for the-group needs of the Porto Ricans. It must not think that because a country lacks eco- nomic power Lo control its own destinies its human needs may be disregarded with justice.” Political Grievance Recited. ‘The mudy gives a brief enumeration of the political grievances on the island, among which are (1) many of the major erecutive officials are American and often “unsympathetic to as well as ignorant of the Porto Ricans' situ- ation”; (2) the election boards, “which have large powers over Tegistration, are not sufficiently checked from falsi- | fying the returns”; (3) the Congress of the United States has power to annul Porto Rican laws, etc., and (4) the money power of the Porto Rican Legis- lature is considerably restricted. The necessity of organizing reform, either political or economic, sponsored by political or economic organizations among the men, is stressed; labor groups, collective bargaining systems, ca-operative socicties for buying and selling, and organizations of a political character for tocial and economic leg- 1islation are described. “The framing of a program of diet- etics,” the report states, “to meet con- ! ditions of climatie, human, physical needs and conditions of work will not| only be expensive, but will require earn- | est attention, effort and patience. To| accomplish it will require a reorganiza- tion of transportation and distribution of import and trade policies, a change in tariffs appiicable to the island and a larger family income among native workers." Four Solutions ‘Given. In enumerating the possible political alternatives open to the United States in determining its future policy con- cerning Porto Rico, the study gives four solutions which might be considered. One would require “the immediate and full separation of Porto Rico from the United States, the granting of complete independence.” The second is the sub- Jjugation of the island as & “crown col- ony.” The third policy would mean “the full incorporation of Porto Rico into the United States as a territory that might look forward to becoming a | State of the United States.” The fourth possibility would be self-government | under American ownership. | In its conclusion the report declares | that change in Porto Rico “can come only if greater freedom is given the Headache—Eye Strain Eyes Examined Power Solicitor TEEGARDEN GETS POSITION WITH COMMISSION. HAROLD BENSON TEEGARDEN Yesterday was appointed solicitor of the Federal Power Commission, a post which has been vacant since last Decembe: when Charles A. Russell, former solici- tor, was dropped by the board, pre- cipitating the now famous clash be- tween the Power Commission and the Senate. —Harris-Ewing Photo. island and financial assistance secured from the United States”; that in deter- mining the future policy in Porto Rico, Congress must know whether the island’s economic ills, described and analyzed in the study, “rise from neg- ligence and greed on the part of Ameri- can business men or from remediable faults in the economic machinery of | production and exchange”; and that | “when the time for the administration of remedies arrives, consideration for the national feeling of Porto Rico re- quires that her citizens be given a share in the solution of her problems and the application of the cure.” Encyclicals Cited. The report refers to principles laid down in papal encyclicals as applicable to administration of the islands. This report was prepared under the | direction of Miss Elizabeth M. Lynskey, professor of international relations, | Hunter College, and chairman of the investigating _ committee. _The other members of this group are Prof. Jerome G. Kerwin of Chicago, Pedro Capo Ro- driguez of Washington, P. H. Callahan lof Louisville, Dr. Joseph Mulvey of | Washington, Charles P. O'Donnell of Chicago and G. Butler Sherwell of New York City. —_— ‘Young people of Dublin, Irish Free State, are becoming enthustastic over chess, and several chess clubs are being COPLEY COURTS 1514 17th Street Northwest One to three room apartments—all with outside kitchens and baths— soundproof walls—large closets in each room—refrigeration—twenty- four-hour secretarial telephone and elevator service. 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EAVOY DESERES SPAN NEW ROLE Madariaga, in Radio Speech, Marks Advance to Stability. ‘The new Spanish Republic was pic- tured to the American people last night by Ambassador Salvador de Madariaga as & newcomer in the family of nations which soon will be able to give the world the benefit of her constructive gifts for peace and disarmament. Spain's scholar-writer envoy, who only recently came here to assume his duties at the new republic’s embassy, spoke over the National Broadcasting System’s Nation-wide radio network, explaining why the Bourbon monarchy was overthrown and emphasizing the new government’s plans for the future. The address was heard locally over Sta- tlon WRC. He called particular attention to re- ductions already made in Spain’s army, “the most formidable obstacle to Span- ish liberty and . sal gent guidance. The Ambassador sald too much im- portance should not be attached to the so-called religious question because “all the Spanish government wants is that every one should have the right to whatever faith worship in peace under he wishes.” Asserting less is feared in Spain about Communion than a few weeks ago, the diplomat ascribed the Freunt ca. ‘paign of strikes to syndicalists or “workers entirely opposed to Commun- ism.” It is the Soclalist party which is the larger and best organized in Spain, he said, and which 1 nts “g guaranty of order and stability for the Spanish Republic.” Looks to Constitution. He dismissed the “home rule” move- ments which have caused some agita- tion, particularly in Catalonia, by say- ing the legitimate aspirations of all reglons politically conscious would find adequate satisfaction in the new con- stitution. De Madariaga was elected this month a member of the Cortes which sits this Summer to mold a con- stitution. He probably will attend some of the sessions. “Spain will then have stabilized her political life in less than two years since the fall of the dictatorship,” he promised, “and in less than elght months after the fali of the oldest throne in Europe.” AKRON T00 HEAVY BY 13,000 POUNDS Overweight Not Expected to thorized by the Navy, and that the re- mainder in general “has been necessary to meet the rdther severe strength and safety requirements set by the depart- ment.” « ,Acceptance Expected. roves satisfactory in other respects the Navy expects to accept the dirigible, which is being built by the Goodyear Zeppelin Co. at Akron, Ohio, at a cost of $5,375,000. ‘The contractor faces a penalty of approximately $25,000, however, for failing to keep the ship down to the I it ) ' Miss Elisabeth Morrow Sails. | NEW YORK, July 11 (P).—Mis: | Elisabeth Morrow, daughter of United | States Senator Dwight W. Morrow, sailed today for a month’s vacation in Europe. 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