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ne rer ene fle S8 g rela totes jallerand eaccessful in ‘getting his Party meabers to vote ‘in the general election at.-"*" oe Shich tine they polled 5,257 votes out of a total of 369,657 cast by the Island's population for that year of not less than 1,600,000. the Mationalist : not woted at a public « election since 2932." Sez this Party bes never at any . verried re thee work by subscription or ene tene wh eS the min dhericerty of ee ‘Mationalist Party ine slays bean of © -‘@ financial nature. It is not believed the Party tae ever received funds from any outside source or political organisation. ~ It 4s also reported that the majority of the members of the Com- munist Party in Puerto Rico were formerly menbers of the Nationalist Party and are believed to belong to both Parties at the present time. hose who .---~ elaim to belong to one Party are known to be in sympathy with the other ant . these organisations are allegedly very closely associated as menbers of the - Communist Party almost always speak at mectings of the Nationalist Party and vise versa while each claims to be working for witimate apd comate _ independence of Puerto Rico. ef ie se, ; During November, 1941 it me reported the Nationalist party as not have over 2700 menbers. - Inform tion is avaslabie- to the effect that the Nationalist Party. =, ' of Puerto Rico was headed by Pedro Albisu Campos who is @ Harvard University a _graduate and who pursued the practice of law in Puerto Rico. “Daring 1996 be % Tqatablished himeclf as president of the Republic of Puerto Rico at Aguas << nay Buenas. Campos, together with his Lieutenants, ty meats of posters, speeches | and ‘the pr celled for the a@vacnation ef the Tnited States officials ‘Trou bee ae