BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-21
SAN JUAN, NOVEMBER u
Editorial Comment.

"The wife Of anarchist Bresci." The pub
lication Yesterday by the Tetusn Street
journalists of picture of an anarchists wife.
does not appear to go very we'll hand IN hand
With plea for subscriptions to purchase OF
build q memorial for the greatest American OF
his day, who fell brufally murdered at the
bands of enc of the Bresci tribe. Space
filters are always lacking with sheet OF
the .sEsnun type, but some Judgment should
be used, and some regard should be mad
FIR the people who are compelled, for want
of any other moraing paper, to read the
outDourlDgs of the Yellowists.
II Madam Bresci was a lady of much
importance or one in whom a public was Ill
t,rested at ordinary times, then there might
be some sort of an excuse for the publication
of the picture on the basis of a space ii Ter,
b It in view of the sad misfortune which
has recently befalien the American people
st the hands of anarchy, it looks as il
secret admiration for anarchy and anarchlsm
had led the person responsible for the pic
ture to believe that all Porto Rlcans and
Americans had that same admiration; and
that all we're desr0us OF an oppor unity to
admire it publicly. There are only two poss-
ible solutions, either it was case OF idl3tIc
fJolishness and bad judgment, or else blind
admiration, which led to the publication OF
the picture.
There is something wroung in Mayaguez
When the AIcslde Of town on this
island, either through lack OF funds,
or because of dsinterestedness, informs
the Insular authorities that he cannot bu Ia
St sMs5 scnooI 81 0'1 house e. sSaele S flahy young
children attend, then it is time right nosc
that something should be doDe. It's hoped
that this is not case of ignorance on the
part OF the Mayaguez authorities of che
necessities Of the case, nevertheless the tele-
gram of the Alcade published yesterday
seems to indicate that he has taken the
matter as joke.
His telegram is certainly the poorest
attempt at official humor which has ever
been written, and even if it were gem of
literary wit, the gravity of the situation
would prevent any proper appreciation OF
its cleverness. There certainly is some
money in the treasury Of MayagueZ, and
this money should be spent on sanitation.
"Mameyes" should be strken off the roles,
if necessary, the municipal force should be
reduced, everything and anything should
be done to insure proper sanitation in the
city OF Mayaguez, more especially SO in the
schools, where the children are now at such
an age when unhealthy conditions may
ruin their lives forever.
Of course some OF our Alcaldes canoot
see any necessity for sanitation, while
Others, men OF sense and sound judgment
are ever ready to put aside all other. con.
siderations for the benefit of the public
health. The case is known however OF one
AIcalde who requested perm ssion to set
as de the sanitary regulations and General
Orders in order to pay his Office holders.
He was very properly and promptly sat
upon, and it did him good. One lesson
properly learned, and there is absolutely no
danger Of his forgetting his duty to the
community over which he presldes. The
Alcalde of Mayaguez has made bad mis-
take and he should try to correct it at once.
We publish in this issue copy of the
rules and regulations issued by our Alcalde
for the slaughtering of cattle within the
city limits. A perusal of these rules should
furnish cause for satisfied self assurance that
our city slaughtered meat is fit to eat, and
also cause for thanks 10 our Alcalde for his
pIomptitude in taking this matter up. Fol
lowing closely upon the excellent ordinances
which have been PASSED by the City Council
this new order comes as an additional guar
antee and notice that the city authorities
are fully awake TO their duties and the pos.
sibilities Of their offices. Despite opposition
and protest the Alealde has passed many
good laws and issued many very scorthy
orders. Oh course he has made mistakes,
but has taken their correction without stub.
bornness or in anger, and has set about at
once to rectify any damage done. 1t should
be cause for sincere qualification on the
part Of San Juan citizens that their Alcalde
has the happy knack Of ssdoing things.n