Citizenship of Porto Ricans: Hearing Before the Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, United States Senate ... on H.R. 20048, an Act Declaring that All Citizens of Porto Rico and Certain Natives Permanently Residing in Said Island Shall be Citizens of the United States. May 7, 1912 |
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801 G Street ACTING CHAIRMAN allegiance American citizens April 12 become citizens believe Bureau of Insular citizens of Porto citizenship to Porto CLARKE of Arkansas coffee Colton COMMITTEE ON PACIFIC D. C. DEAR SIR D. C. MY DEAR declaration desire Federation of Labor Foraker Act FRANK MORRISON Free Federation full American citizenship G Street NW GOMPERS governor of Porto granting citizenship granting of citizenship inhabitants of Porto Insular Affairs island of Porto ISLANDS AND PORTO laborers of Porto legislation letter of March March 27 MCINTYRE MILES POINDEXTER natives permanently residing PACIFIC ISLANDS Porto Rico present President Roosevelt question recommend regard relations Ricans Santiago Iglesias Secretary American Federation Secretary STIMSON self-government Senator CLARKE Senator FALL Senator FLETCHER Senator KERN Senator POINDEXTER Spain Spanish statehood sugar tariff territory tion truly United States citizenship United States Congress UNITED STATES SENATE Washington Workingmen of Porto
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Page 23 - Spanish subjects, natives of the Peninsula, residing in the territory over which Spain by the present treaty relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty, may remain in such territory or may remove therefrom, retaining in either event all their rights of property, including the right to sell or dispose of such property or of its proceeds; and they shall also have the right to carry on their industry, commerce and professions, being subject in respect thereof to such laws as are applicable to other foreigners.
Page 43 - States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and, particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject.
Page 23 - Spain by making, before a court of record, within a year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, a declaration of their decision to preserve such allegiance; in default of which declaration they shall be held to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they may reside. The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
Page 27 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the United States.
Page 3 - April twelfth, nineteen hundred, "temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes...
Page 23 - Rico, and for other purposes," and all natives of Porto Rico who were temporarily absent from that island on April eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and have since returned and are permanently residing in that island, and are not citizens of any foreign country, are hereby declared, and shall be deemed and held to be, citizens of the United States: Provided, That any person hereinbefore described may retain his present political status by making a declaration, under oath, of his decision...
Page 22 - Spain and to give to the people of your beautiful island the largest measure of liberty consistent with this military occupation. We hare not come to make war upon the people of a country that for centuries has been oppressed, but, on the contrary, to bring you protection, not only to yourselves but to your property, to promote your prosperity, and bestow upon you the immunities and blessings of the liberal institutions of our Government.
Page 22 - They come bearing the banner of freedom inspired by a noble purpose to seek the enemies of our country and yours, and to destroy or capture all who are in armed resistance. They bring you the fostering arm of a nation of free people, whose greatest power is in its justice and humanity to all those living within its fold.
Page 22 - The chief object of the American military forces will be to overthrow the armed authority of Spain and to give to the people of your beautiful island the largest measure of liberty consistent with this military occupation.
Page 23 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat.