BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-08-20
SAN JUAN, AUGUST 20, 1901.


The Eop. Jos. Chamberlain has aunoun.
ced in Parliment that the "third and last
stage of the Boer war has been reached"
and that 1t is the purpose of the british
military authorities to begin upon course
If systematic exterm:nation. With this in
vnw the reconcentiado camps are to be
continued and extended, the work of lay
irg waste the farms and fields and homes
of The Beers, no matter who or where
they are, il to go on and, farther after a
certain date, the laws applying to prisoners
of war shall no longer obtain.
Whether the wide spread spirit Of hos
tility to the war rhich EXISTS throughout
the civilized world will not burst into flame
Of protest if not actual opposition to such
contemplated action remains to be seen,
but every passing month has shown at least
that this sentiment has been steadily in.
tensifyiIg.
The coffee question is settled so far as
present official action is concerned. 1t now
becomes important that Cur planters and
people in general should take measures
for carrying the matter of establishing some
rate of duty ON coffee brought into Porto
Rico before congress at the coming session,
it is only through united effort and pro-
per presentation of the facts before that
body that relief can be secured.
The processes for obtaining legislation at
Washington are so fixed by custom and
precedent that they cannot be departed from
and it is only in their due course that &C.
ton il to be had. These begin with public
movements inauguraied in the parts dem
endiDg Thy passage of new laacs, open as
stmblases addressed by speakers, the adop-
tion of resolutions by such meetings and
by permanent and-eiyic bodies and the
trags1niSsi0n Of these to the delegations re.
presenting the sections affected at the cap.
ital.
10 our own case we have only COM
missioner whose powers are limited, he has
no seat or vote in the house and his work
can only be done in the lobbies and before
the standing committees of the two bran
ches, 1t would be a wise action on the
part of our people to select special COM
mittee of citizens from Porto Rico to g
to w ashipgton and there lend their as
sisiance to Mr.. Degetau in presenting cur
claims in the fullest manner.
Joseph Chamberlain says that the Cape
rebels have found rebellion ga cheap, in
teresting and even amusing performance"
We remember that Arremus Ward used
to advertise young kangaroo that he al
ways described as an s'amoozin' little cuss
Has England been playing the role Of
/. the kangaroo for the diversion of The Boers
We don't feel sorry because the sugar
trust has proclsimed that it finds Cuba a
more acceptable morsel to swallow than
Porto Il co.
Rqdysrd KipliDg's muse has gone deci-
d. u, lame.
Lady Flancis Hope, whoI Ian away with
u Captain Strong is said to have latel'
called The latter Ga foop in public.
Lady Hope, if she wishes TO establish a
reputation for wit, should avoid nxioms and
platitudes.
The man who iouud fault because the
luscu wtre not s.like mother used TO make
aud got stathed to The, heart with to:k
hy his young hr de of a week should have
been pref ared TO swallow marbles and look
pleasant ir the opalescent days Of the hone,
moon.