A GRAVE SITUATION.
GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO. ASSEMBLY FAIL TO PASS APPROPRIATION BILLS. <Jnitcd Press Association-By Electric Te'egraph Copyright. Received May 11, 11.20 p.m. WASHINGTON, May 11. President Taft, in a message to Congress, refers to the grave situation in Porto Rico, owing to the failure of the Porto Rican Assembly to pass the Appropriation Bills. The authorities were evidently incapable of self-Government, and political power had been extended to the Porto Ricans too soon. He recommended the compulsory£appropriation of the necessary funds.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3187, 12 May 1909, Page 5
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83A GRAVE SITUATION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3187, 12 May 1909, Page 5
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