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the whole island became independent

in the early part of the present cen

tury; the Bahama islands came defi

nitely under British authority about

1783. Between 1810 and 1820 Chili, Ven

ezuela, Argentina and Paraguay

achieved their independence, and dur

ing the next decade (1820-1830) Mexico,

Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa

Kica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Uru

guay threw off the Spanish yoke. Flor

ida was ceded by Spain to the United

States in 1821.

After an interval of nearly three

quarters of a century this curtailment

of Spanish colonial power is now about

to be completed in the conquest of

Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and

even one of the Ladrone Ulands by the

United States.

Cuba,. Hayti and Puerto Rico form a

chain of islands having; a general di-

menace to our social progress, Irob

ably the best solution of the problem

would be an American protectorate of

tL-e island, under which the machinery

cf an Independent government should

be set in motion and supervised until

its operation became automatic and

safe.

ports from Hawaii, $13,687,799; exports

to Hawaii, $4,690,075.

According to recent statistics, the

population of Puerto Rico is 806,708,

or about one-half that of Cuba, one

twelfth that of the Philippine islands,

and almost eight times that of Hawaii.

On less than one-ninth the territory,

Puerto Rico supports 100,000 more

people than the state of Maine. Of this

population 480,267 are whites and 926,

441 colored, the latter comprising 77,

751 negroes and 248,690 mulattoes.

This is a considerably better showing

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Maryville times. (1898). Maryville, Tenn., 1898-09-17. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89058370/1898-09-17/ed-1/?sp=6

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Maryville times, 1898-09-17.