BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-12-02
SAN JUAN, DECEMBER ?
Editorial Comment.
To Our Legislators:

Assembly Of Por,o REQ Will oeIo"d ="
doub5 be The most nmporsaot nrvt'"g o.
lawmakers which ever bten held III tnlS
island. Laws 1rhlch wtre passed as tS-
per,ments by your body at lis ilfSt session
have now had far teSl, their yaiu5 "t
nselessness have been med 10 ~aj whciI
shonld furnish to your Loly basis Tor
action at the coming session. Iae cryiuA
peea for new laws which have not yet Deei'
passed, but wbic1 are now DeinS 'reei,
discussed, should appeal TO your BODY aciti-
out any respect to party Affiliations or part
isan spirit. =
The gradual drawing together OF The
poliiical parties Of the island dnouId receive
its final consummatlon ny Tue opii,Tat0n
of any party action Or party vote on meas
ur,s winch have Ia view Els good oI tue
neople OF Porto R,co. Taere sne1d onl,
he one leader IN the house aud ne should b
the man who Is enineutly tit 10 r~presen
the people and VINO can ne trusted 10 taAF
care of the peoples interests Ine peii@cisn
in the Legislature have surely read tnr
signs of tue times, the gradual awakening
Of the cltizsns TO the fact hat there IS ht
uarty but the peoples party, tue party OF law
GIe j
F.r Those men whO are seeking or wit
be seeking re.eltcuon III November 1857
an excellent guide 10 action has otea ufn
ished by Jhe action OF tie munc pAnty Q
San Juan In the loan matter. Nha
ORIGINALITY took ou the aspect oi parry j."
was by tie rcolnlnUn SeDs5 vi Tue Pal
in pfficc. and sEIIct AT IeniIon paid - ta'
rights of the people, by ihe Press sua
denly and gladly cuangsd 10 move D.
ali with one ctmlnon ObJ6ut IN view, -
good Of tbs pseple, neiore psi.sisal Pfsie
menr, positicai In.egrity, Huo p2iiNcei -
r,ch,ntns. Ihe IOrB9 Seen clsl4sn 4
awakening 70 Ibe iact thar pait sansiiP
NOT an ADSUtute DeCessiiy ulbef aIsiao,svt
form Of government, ed Is ie'sinie'
rapidly that lie uni9 peT'J sleaid oe III
party OF honesty aud gOOd ges' fDsnen'
Our leg slasOrs should leafn her ieSsou
fIOm thsS ne.
There are many verJ @or 1y lstcs no
on me s,atute povks whieh saeu Il Ue lepea
Cd so many sDat they csnnO4 Oe ittsd her
anu tuere are manJ proposed ataaes We
should be euec cd witnVul ia5. Oar Lc
g,slaGors r1oud Guru Gaetr Il 5 "Aendon -
wards allev ahng as lar as p0ss Die tne CO...
ditlon Ot ihe poOr vi tuls s al. Inc canc
RUS paupei problem sAolid De iahe1 ih haa
At once Legs auon cannot remove "a e'i
which his existed since tne I.s n.G, Uat
can do a great deal 10 ailefiee tl7 eond
tions caused by poverty agd panpefisai
Begging by ueallhy ana abs b'asea NAV
auals. should be peDal&rd. no A.
bauses should be created, ADD yagrau
nv puuIsbed 1clth0uG Discrimination Le
THIS he the first sep, and wuea the tinAnc 4
of the island permit II, piopor hpues S!tvu 4
h. proyld, d for ih S. uua 10 TO cafe ioi
themselves Atlhe present tiiue rhto c r.
net be done, but lhe workheusss can ie
Great. d. ami lazy beggars, ugd IN mine
and hody Can be compelled TO work wiling
or unwil ng.
Tus legislature should at its cNnirg ses.
eion make svme disposition Oi he all lmp5-
tant land controversy nov going np-l'e Nesh
the Iusular. San Jusn Cry, aud Fsdrrs
goyerpmenis Ia regard o the Marine prop
erty If the issud Las any tile to aDy
this land that tilt should be transferred 10
the Federal government i.r TIE use OF fbe
Nav, Department No nlatter hos cvatid.
ent we NAV be of our title, the qassIoh
should be first. last aud al'ihe mnr, wnC
will make the qaickes and tue best use oi
this land Tue island has rot AZ present tie
funds to utilize 1t. Tue Feaefal govern
msnt Is anxious to use it al once, aud I'd,
Navy Department rs waiting fsr ~ TIE
material TO begin work is here now. Tm
dog Ia The manger sp,ri sbond d n be n-&ui-
fesIed. II We cannot maze any good us,
Of II. give L TO some one who tElll use IL 10.
the benefit of the People OF Porto Rico
Uncle Sam is ready and wiling 10 DO 50.
Another ali important measure wh.ci
should be passed by the. Leg ella ure IS
Land Registration Act. Tue alnb gulty NJ
titles TO insular real state snould be rcmoy.
ed once aud forever. AbsMac 8, aud q crs-
eary chains Of title. should 3ot IL hiddrr mi
the strong box of some No.ary pn lIc, VIII
Is neither i public Official with . hcal res
ponslti8nes, nor private cltizeus With to-
RESPONSIBILITIES OF the lndYldnal. Seg
eral owners to every tract # land, aud
each one claiming title through diefen
chain should be- rendered an mp9sslbillt
at once. Tie prtsens vague, nncsfian and
land rgstfatlpn laNs SHOULD
repea cd. neu ones ebould be POSED, and 1
competent mao, who hes had soille xpeT
ienoe with Porfo kicsn real estate tn'i ~
ests,e titles should be made IdsneI bgst 4
1ar, and land teltsin tb s snsi. t.ula e.
come jns as sacred aS lhey ale ef Il eAs
10 ih Union.
Iteee are some Of the more inlpef u
measures which sbDn|d pe s6keA up ole,
Ihere sre rsat inep3 m0ft. mir afes
'hlronaboe, some of lnlOOr import uu .
is1ding towards the general good Of the