Secretary of War John W Weeks and other Congressmen during a Congressional tour of inspection at a port in Puerto Rico. The Secretary shakes hands with the Naval officers and boards a train followed by other congressmen. Palm trees and a jungle.
Secretary of War John W Weeks and other officers move towards the cars. Officers look at a big artillery gun. Weeks and other Congressmen including Major W. M. Wainwright, Senators Jones, McKinley, Ladd, Robinson, Howell, Warren and Representatives French, Anthony, Wood, Cramton, Lee, Madden, Quin, Hull, Morin, Strong, Wurzbach, Rankin, Curry, Underhill, Crisp, Winslow, Yound, Sproul, Timberlake, Zihlman, Miller, Michener, Abernathy, Barbour, Burtness, Cole, Dowell, Lee, MacLafferty, Taylor and their wives visit a garden as they move past a row of palm trees in Puerto Rico.
Children outside their houses and men idle at street corner in Puerto Rico. Beggars on the street as men stand in long queues. Malnourished children at a hospital.
Men sit and drink at a night club in Puerto Rico. Children in the streets and on a beach, a young boy runs after a horse. Men sit idle at a street corner, play a card game and smoke cigarette. Close-up view of mans face as he smokes a cigarette.
Men do wood work under National Youth Administration in Puerto Rico. Furniture like chairs made by them. Men work on machines at a factory.
Supervisor is seen speaking to workers at a construction site. Several men lean on shovels. Scene shifts to porch of a building displaying sign identifying it as belonging to the National Maritime Union of the CIO. Two men stand on the porch and a large American flag is displayed. In downtown area, a sign on a porch reads: "Comitelocal Union Republikana" (Local Union Republican Committee). A flag fluttering in the breeze contains words: "Pan-Tierra-Libertad." Glimpse of the Puerto Rico Capitol Building with American flag at front. View of Port of San Juan from airplane flying over waterfront. Another view, from the street, of the Capitol building. Glimpse of wooden ships in harbor. Sign on building reading: "Consulado del Uruguay."
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