Recorded in The Congressional Record
The Ponce massacre reverberated through the U.S. Congress. On the House floor, Congressman John T. Bernard expressed his shock and outrage. A record of his speech is found in the Congressional Record. It says:
"The police in Ponce, probably with the encouragement of the North American police chief and even the governor, opened fire on a Palm Sunday Nationalist march, killing seventeen and wounding more than two hundred."
The complete record can be found in:
- Extension of Remarks of the Honorable Congressman John T. Bernard of Minnesota in the Congressional Record, 75th Congress, 1st Session, 14 April 1937, Volume 81:934-936;
- Harwood Hull, Clash Rekindles Puerto Rican Feud, New York Times, 28 March 1937, page 11;
- 7 Die in Puerto Rican Riot: 50 Injured as Police Fire on Fighting Nationalists, New York Times, 22 March 1937, p. 1.
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