PUERTO RICO TROUBLES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22465, 28 July 1938, Page 1 (Supplement)

PUERTO RICO TROUBLES

National extremists attempted, without success, to assassinate the Governor (MajorGeneral Blanton Winship) during a fete on the fprtieth anniversary of the American occupation of Puerto Rico. Several men and women were injured. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain to the United States by the treaty of December 10, 1898, which was ratified on April 11, 1880. The name was changed from Porto Rico to Puerto Rico by an Act of Congress, which was approved on May 17, 1932. Puerto Rico has representative government, the franchise being extended to citizens 21 years of age or over, residence (one year), and* such additional qualifications as may be prescribed by the legislature, but no property qualification may be imposed. The executive power resides in a Governor appointed by the. United States.- MajorGeneral Winship assumed office on February 4, 1934.

A Long Swim Paul Chotteau, the French swimmer, was taken from the water 11 miles from his goal, after his failure to swim the 58 miles from Santa Barbara island to the mainland of California. Chotteau, however, established a new longdistance record in open water of about 53 miles in one day 21 hours 4 minutest Palestine Terrorism In Haifa during the week-end, further riots and disturbances with firearms caused the deaths of 43 Arabs and four Jews, and the wounding of more than 50 others. Fire* were started among Jewish shops; and a daylight curfew was prnclaipnad by - tin police,