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About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1921)
) N'k A DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD JartnRienTndau- m m mmI m mm HF ""-tai Mk " ""' T - 11 - 0 lK2ym? vv42i SrHSfbS. ifM3j A FURORE FOR ORGANDIE MARKS MIDSUMMER STYLES OKTO RICO Is thinking and talking about Independence those days ns !. Ill.lll l mi. ..l.amnTlf -n-tnl aru uiu j. iiiuppiucs. xiie uppumu"."i. 5 by President Ilnrding of a now gov- AWL I crnor emphasizes the fact that the (Bi Porto Mentis were dlsnppolnted In llfl ll ..,- I.l tl ..1 nlnrtf flwltf mill governor. The new governor Is 13. aa f Mont, Kelly of Kansas uity, iuo.. Pwi J he succeeds Arthur Yager. - " ' The I'orto Mcnn resident commis sioner hi the United States Is Felix Cordova Da Vila. In the house the other day he asked and re ceived unanimous consent to print In the Congres sional Record an article by Dr. Albert Shaw on I'orto Mco, which he said contained "very valu able information which may bo useful to members of congress." In cpnnection with his request he bald In substance : "1 want to sny once more that the movement of independence In the Island of Porto Mco hns been greatly exaggerated in the United States; that the people who favor tills ideal are very good ma terial out of which to build up loyal American cit izens; that we all truly appreciate the privileges of being citizens of this nation; and that our loy alty to the national flag, without mental reserva tions, Is the best evidence of our love to the peo ple of Porto Mco. At nil events, the issue of in dependence Is really unfortunnte, but the common sense nnd the patriotism of the Porto Means In duce me to believe that this Ideal will disappear from their minds In the not very distant future. "I indorse everything printed In this article ex cept the views of the w.rlter regarding the gover norship. I really believe, Mr. Speaker, that the people of Porto Rico have a right to elect their own governor, nnd I hope that the congress of the United States will recognize this right at the proper time. (Applause.) "At prcK'jit we have lost our fight. But we are pood losers. We cordially congratulate the new governor on his appointment. He will surely have the co-operation of our people In the discharge of his olllclal duties. We wish him a successful ad ministration." Dr. Shnw's article Is too long for reproduction here in full. Following are some of the important points made: The I'orto Means though living under the Amer ican Hag and loyal to It beyond n question, are now having very elaborate political discussions about their future. These arguments arc not close ly followed In the United States nnd are .somewhat puzzling, even to public men at Washington who nre sympathetic and open-minded and who really desire to understand. The I'orto Means them-s-elves nre aware that popple In the United States rend more about politics jn Ireland nnd Cnnuda mid nt times more about uffulrs In Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa than about what Is go ing on in nn Island which we unnexed more than 120 .veins ago, and whoso people are now American citizens just as truly as lire the people of Massa chusetts and Virginia. Most readers in the United States are not nwnre that the Unionist pnrty, which has a very large majority in each of the chambers of the Porto Mco legislature, swept the Island In the election Inst November on a platform which Included an "In dependence" plank. The opposing party, which bears the inline Republican, was, apparently, weak ened rather than strengthened by a coalition which It formed with tbo Socialist party for election pur poses. The strong and capable men of Porto Mco are to be found in both parties. In so far ns the future of the island Is concerned, the Republicans are wholly in favor of accepting the connection with the United States as permanent. The leaders of both pnrtles, as nNo their newspaper organs, are warm In their expressions of friendliness to the people of the Unlti-d States nnd to the govern ment at Wnshlngton. The Unionist lenders disavow all thought of se curing an independence that should come with any uacrlliee of good will on either part. The Porto Mcnn polltlcnl spokesmen on both sides nre men of remnrkable oratorical ability; and In an election campaign where they seek to gain a Inrgo popular following they express themselves more passion ately in the discussion of a question like that of Independence than when conversing quietly about Porto Mco'b best Interests with members of the cabinet nt Washington or with members f con gressional committees. "Independence," wo are assured by the lenders. Is not recession but natural evolution. As n mutter of fact her connection with the Uni ted Stale Is too valuable to Porto Mco to be sac rificed unless there are reasons of a com pelling kind. Rut It Is hard to believe that such reasons ex ist. If the govern ment nt Washing ton should hold I'orto Mco ns n tropical paradise for the benefit ol second-rate American olllce seekers, the Porto Means would have n genuine grievance. If the linnnccs of the Islnnd were ndmlnlstered for the benefit of the government nt Washington, or if the commorce of the islnnd were under restrictions thut retarded local prosperity, then certainly Por to Rico would hnvo grievances. Rut, hnpplly, Un cle Sam has made a good record In these respects. Trade between Porto Rico nnd the United States is as free as trade between New York and New Jersey. The production nnd commerce of the Is land have Increased enormously under the Amer ican regime. Porto Rico has a local Income tux dating from the war period, but the surtaxes are at very low rates ns compared with those of our nntlonnl In come tux. As regnrds public Unance, the Porto Means nre In nn extremely fortunate position. The Island's outstnnding Indebtedness Is only nbout $10,009,000. All of the revenues rnlsed by Porto Rlcan taxation arc npplled to the Island's own pur poses and nre subject to the disposal of the legis lature. In' addition to these local revenues the United States government pays back to Porto Mco for Its own uses nil the sums collected by our cus tomhouse olllcers at the Island's ports o)i goods from foreign countries. The Porto Means are not subject to our nntlonnl Income or other direct tuxes, nnd therefore nre exempt from the burdens imposed by our Immense war debt. T,hoy are pro tected by the army and navy of the United States', but do not pay any part of the cost of inulntulnlng our defensive establishments.. For one thing, almost the entire population must be rehoused. Families are large, and the typical home Is a very small and slight structure thutclied with' palm leaves, so primitive nnd so lacking In till that makes for comfort, convenience, health, and family dignity that It must be condemned and superseded as a mutter of public policy. The In lluence of excellent schools In the towns is ill leady having a marked effect upon the Improve ment of home conditions. In San Juan, the capi tal, the government Itself Is building u large suburb of small concrete houses with suitable appoint ments, nnd selling these on n long-time plan to worklngmen. It takes courage to aim high nnd to work toward the realization of the largest possibilities. Look ing to the future, It Is easier to entertain the no tion of an Independent Porto Mco associated po litically with other Latin American entitles sur rounding the Caribbean sen. And this conception might be fully Justified if the alternative meant a rough and tactless attempt to Anglo-Saxonlze I'orto Mco or to subject Its people to rules, cus toms, and standards that seem to them.both strange nnd unpleasant. Rut this Is nn age In which per sonal liberty nnd local dlstlnctivenes.", seem to bo entirely In keeping with large organizations of gov eminent, of commerce, nnd of culture for purposes of common welfare. Porto Mco need not fear that she will he a neg lected Cinderella In the American household. It is probable that sjic can play her part In the Carib bean regions with more Influence nnd success If she abandons nil thought of a future substitution of her local flag for the Stars and Stripes. Por to Mco will Inevitably be managed by Porto Means for their own woirnre. There Is not the slightest dnnger of domination from Wnshlngton for the benefit of continental America and to the barm of Porto Mco. The training nnd development of the Porto Mean people Is much more Important Just now from the stnndpolnt of democratic progiess than the achievement of outwnrd forms of a more complete home rule. Statehood muy be expected as the ultimate thin;'. In theory, of course, the Porto Means should choose their own governor. In prnctlce, however, It would probably be best for Porto Mco, nt least for some time to come, that tbo governor should be named by the President of the United States. Lntlu-Ainerltiin countries often victimize them- to tytrvoct ' tiUhderwootf j r i selves lu the undue excitement and factionalism of electoral contests. It Is the business of the gov ernor, whether appointed or elected, to apply firm ness, wisdom nnd intelligence to promoting tha welfnre of the Porto Mean people. It Is probably bettor for tbo Island that the governorship, UkQ the Judiciary, should oxerciso Its functions nbova nnd beyond the control of local pnrtles. Thcro has been u good deal of conflict between oipltnl engaged lu such Industries ns thoso of su gar nnd tobacco on the one side nnd lnbor organ ized under socialistic leadership on the other hand. It might not be best for tbo islnnd nt tho present time to hnvo such economic conflicts enr ried Into the political nrenn In the election of n governor. There would seem to be quite enough opportunity for a play of popular politics In tho election of members of the two branches of tho legislature, of tho delegates to Washington, nnd of local and municipal governments. The United States has recently pnld the sum of 520,000,000 to Denmnrk for St. Thomas and the other small Islets of tho Danish group, which wo now call the Virgin Islands nnd whUh lie near Porto Mco to the eastward. Tills purchase Is a fresh evidence of the Importance that Is nttnehed at Washington to the position of the United States In the West Indies, at tho Pannma Isthmus, and In the Caribbean region. If, then, wo are permanent ly to exercise u foremost Influence lu tho defense and the progress of those regions, the most obvi ous thing to do Is to concentrate strongly upon ' tho development of I'orto Mco. A great work for health and education must bo carried on lu the Is lnnd, and the success of such an undertaking would Justify all necessary expenditures of money and nf scientific effort. The foundations nre well Inld, and the tusks to be achieved are specific nnd clearly defined. The island is agricultural and Is overpopulnted. It Is capable of mi Industrial development that would Increase the Income of the average family and give steady employment to surplus lnbor. On the other hand, many Porto Rlcnns might with advantage bo colonized In pnrJs of the United Stutes where ag ricultural labor Is needed. They are already Ainer- lean citizens and entitled to preference us against , alien Kuropenus. From the standpoint of American defense, Porto Rico has the slruteglc udvnntngos of locution that, bavo not ut times been suflli'h'ntly well understood by the authorities at Washington. In the long run. the tests of elllcleney nnd of economy would tut best mot by concentrating as far as posslblo upon harbor Improvement "1 defensive prepara tions In I'orto Rico us bearing upon the protection of the Paimmu ennui and of all our proper Inter ests In the Caribbean regions. i As an evidence of our legard for Porto Mco and esteem fot our fellow citizens there, It would bo desirable to appoint a certain number of Porto Means lo positions In the departments at wasn Inglou and also to select several Porto Means of suitable education nnd experience for diplomatic nnd consular positions. Although our Spanlsli-spciiking neighbors to tho soulhwiud hnvo hud more than four centuries of experience In trying In adapt theinselvru to the rondlUoiiH of life In their respective regions, It H .well to remember that there are centuries yet to come, and flint the future will give amplu oppor tunity to atone for the mlstnkes of the past. Tho application of scientific knowledge Is the principal agency Hint we must now rely upon for Improve ment of Individual and of social conditions. Tha Western Hemisphere must bo harmonious In all that makes for the avoidance of war. It can bn ' ussoclated lu inuuy ways for Intellectual progresi and for the wldo diffusion of things that tnako up our modem standards of civilized life. One of tho wnys In which the people of the United States can best promote the future well-being of our hemisphere ns it whole Is to contribute towurd In tensive progrtiss In the beautiful Islnnd wb!li vie ogni'es the Aulvrlcun ling us Its own. OUtiANDlU bus long since passed the popular stage and progressed to a midsummer furore. Getting well under wny lust year, the tide In Its fa vor bus swept past everything In tho way of fabrics this season there Is a happy madness for It In nil cotors. Its daintiness lends distinction and re finement to the most commonplace nnd the most daring hues; familiar ones, like navy and brown, Jmvo n new charm In It, and high colors purple, gold, cherry nnd the like, are at their best In such sheer stuffs. Tho lust models presented In organ die are nearly nil In two colors, nnd this combination is achieved by using one color for a foundation, with un oordress In another, or by using ono color in accessories nnd trimmings on another. Squares or other geometri cal figures nre cut out for trimming, sot on the dross us desired, and hem stitched hi, or tucks nro edged with narrow' borders In a contrasting color, or bunds of it nre introduced In skirt nnd bodice nnd hemstitched along tho edges. Hands with plcot edges nro used In frills and meltings nnd ap plied In many wnys us straight or fes tooned rallies, largo disks or squnres, and numberless orgnndle flowers lire, made of these bands. There nro, a grout many ono-colot organdie frocks, however, nnd most of theni nro simply made. A very prct tyono appears In the plcturo nnd tbq model Is adapted to other sheer fabrics like voile, lawn, crepe do chlno or foulard. Its simple but pleasing story Is told In a full skirt with panel ut tho front and threo groups of two tucks each about the sides and back. The bodice has u round neck and el bow sleuves finished with narrow dou bio frills, The girdle which Is usual ly made of the ninferlnl Is decorated with ribbon flowers. Thoso fabric gir dles often find themselves in tho com puny of pretty sashes of narrow rib bon In ono or two colors with long ends hanging nt one side and rlblxui flowers to match. THREE WRAPS FROM FRANCE ""."Tpr mammmjmmmMMmmr sfizzSFSsfSZSSPSsFsl lIOTOOHAPHIiID right on the spot lined It with pretty colors. It were these three summer wraps i reached to the bottom of the skirt d I ruin France, tho spot being Auteull nnd the time the opening duy of the rnces. At the annual event, where fashionables foregather, the costumes worn nre at least as Interesting as the races. Kvcryonu goes to see and nearly everyone to be seen, for here nre presented the modes Hint Paris bus determined to launch upon their Journey around the world. A long mid u short cape, and nn ample, loosely adjusted, straight-hanging wrap, that Is quite as simple as u cape, reveal tho Ideas lu summer wraps that have found u welcome everywhere. It Is the cape this sea son thut lias Impressed Itself yn the j imagination or tun puuiic umi mime a demand that causes nil wraps lo be more or less cnpellke. Once un bleu gets across In this wny It remains only to develop It In Innumerable Ingenious wnfs, lo umbo It a universal fashion. Kncli of the great French designees lint played with the rape Jenny made one of black "crepe miiroculn" nnd ' bung In two long points ut each sld that almost brushed the Instep. It fastened at the left side with n cut steel button nnd was worn over a frock made of the same materials. Silk ami fiber silk lu the liouv; crepy weaves make beautiful wl.jh. One of these Is shown ut the right of the three pictured lu u garment which may be worn almost iinywhcro. The hrt ciipe-dolnuin ut the loft. In white, with bluck figures, Is a smart mVnlr for smart occasions. Tbo delight fill summer wrap at the ren in of the group might nlso be tnndo of crepe and the popular canton cropo will make n lilting background for the rich embroidery In heavy d!k done In two colors Hint eiubelllshet this splendid wrap. ie &?. 4no(f n vn'iut rVjr. UMKv