BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-08-27
SAN JUAN, AUGUST 27, 1901.
Editorial Comment.

In the suggestion for practical act on on
the part OF the business men and planters
of the island with reference to the coffee
question this w,paper was first in the fed.
The wisdom of its contention has found
an ample proef in the fact th,t that has
been the counsel given us by men prami-
nent in political and commercial circles IN
America as il has been also the advice
offered by our commissioners at Buffalo.
These latter gentlemen are in touch with
the sentiment of the American people, they
have unusual opportunities for knooing
aUhat is Decessary to De done and We do
well to fellow their lead in the matter
Puerto Rico has in the membership OF
its trade bodies many successful men with
acide commercial experience, it ought to he
easy to secure a strong delegation to re
present our interests at The national capital.
There is vast amount Of good to be ac-
complisted for us there.
Not alone do we need the protection
that is necessary to save our coffee trade
but there ara other important matters that
lie within the purview of politics that need
the attention of those who govern our des
TIMES there. These can be best presented
by representative men who have large mat
erial interests here and know our needs
fully.
Farther than this better and more ad
vantagecus trade relationssmay be estab-
lisbed with the business centers of the
states through personal meeting between
our merchants and the American importers
and exporters with whom we shall deal.
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There are rumors which seem to Indicate
that a more prom sing prospe6s Of Inter
vention 10 the Boer war is now at hand
than atsany time previous since its begin
ming.
Russia, Germany and France seem to
have been discussing the question with more
or less seriousness, if the reports are to be
credited, and it is possible that the emo ct
the war is at last not far away.s That will
certainly be the wish tf all no matter in
what direction their sympathy may lie
provided that settlement can be made
with honor to the contending countries, and
no other is likely to be Attempted.
While British pride will suffer should
the nations mentioned take the promised
step it is probable that by far the greater
Dumber of the English people. especial,
the commercial classes and the farmers, will
welcome it as an easy way to escape from
the farther pursuit of the weilnigh helpless
struggle with all its burden of hood and
money whose daily accumulation fills the
nations heart with sorrow ard shame
Some papers have criticised Queen Vic
tora because she once XII ,sed Napoleon Ill
on the cheek. Surely these sticklers would
not have had the fee old sovereign kiss
him on the nost!
A German professor somwbat lame in
English who wished to Fay thar the "spirit
is wiling but the flesh is weakv put it
thus: sder ghost is relty but der meat ish
feeble
1t is better for a woman to be able to
make fragrant and digestible dish of soup
than to pose like Hebe OF dance like ar
hturi
The Columbus Dispatch says that 10 the
sunlight of pure democracy the party can
nov afford to turu out the Bryan gas.
A wooden oyercoat with block alpaca aud
brass tack trimmings wonld look best on
"Amatcs