BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-15
SAN JUAN, JUNE IS, 1901.
Editorial Comment.

The acceptance by the inSular constitu
tioual convention. upon q1 t9 decisive
vote. Of the platt amenln ent TO the sen
ate res luf'op proyid fer the new rela-
tious with Cuba, sets at rest tAe many
lnoOted qpeSicnS Involved and, ie5 1t te
hoped, inSures setllpI and peaceful cond'
iions II the isiaud for the future. That
this NAV Prove 10 be the case can but be
the hrpe II every sincere friend OF Cuba.
1t aGy oF The demaads th1 have been
made uIoa her by 3he United states sha !
prove to operate ineqrably the sense OF
iuSl ce Of the American people "an n Goubt
b3 de3en ed upon f. ri,ht item, the cost
of Cuban freend III was scmwhst dear 10
both the greater and tie lesser republic
and the results of III sacrifices shou rO
b3 endangered by uu@lSe or Imperfect IN
ternatonal relations, bn- it seems notc III
the light OF many facts rs If tie Cuban
people were about to enter upon as era of
unprecedented croUth aud Development.
True peace has not existed upon the
ISLAND for more than generation and most
of tue leading families have been utterly
impoverished. Now business, under the
impetus Of am9lr apital, VIII 20 n. Tie
wasted acr,s 0l'l BE- T, cal ined and pros
perlty should relgu over all.
TIE latest adviccs indicate that tie STAN
taken by tie Tn Id States dnuug tie r.
cent 0'cupsn9u ot P,k by The allied ar
MES, ~ which lus.ou has been previously
ii ade 10 these lam S. las called foItt
the most gsafeIui oeA l.. gtrea}S iom
ie8dtog Chm &c e uten, l0 bart tg-
presSed tho IA, h. Ir41- e'-isoo - ala" II
forts made h1 tie AIatflc-n EtytrumeDf
to secure juss aud honorable peace, an
there Is reason to bri eye that jh!S warm
feeling ma, lead 10 very clse CONNER.
clal uu on between the iwo nations
ChIua rressu;s III ,he Middle Kingdom
a ' ST aud ID q large sense alW. S. ylTg IN
ieId for American trad, cotton laorics as'
a un verst want and IN ne ea.lng denaud.
and though tue greatly Ch-apened trans
p0rtations f,ciilies effected by Pres. JAS
j. Hill, in his new rali and steam boat
routes, Il ur Is rapidly TAX ug tho place u
rice as a c0mu0a aIt.C.e Of IJod caU>ump-
ton
New rail- roads aad ceSrapl and telep
phone Hats. metal bridges. electric p,art>
of trery kind aul au ;4e alet tuetarsl
demands 0t t"- UW-s fG tla uav .ieadat
modern zuc Old empire wtlc.i T.. Amer
lcan lr1u md sjee. arc taus eyey naHs-
trial bTanc1 Id lie s-s,es iAus be extended
ANA De. Gil d.
Minister CeDger, in,eTy ewcd IN N"0
York, said recently ta' CaIu|s < owth
uuder pelce ar rr. @bie % Nln los
slOr, "4i he a.rv.. 0asly sure, and express
sed high hopes fof tue tu,uge u Aaueuc,n
trade with the npirp
The recent heavy rains vii Ga have pre-
va lei thr ugAout The island mast prove to
be Of general benefit to the crops d 'aough
IN some parts it is sad the precipitation
has be N excessive and beyond The lo;al
needs.
The return Of hot and cl nd ess dats II,
10 ogever, come soon Lo uht aal tie re
serve Of m0istura contained ia tae 81. uratel
so will prove It's value The RAINY season
il Porto REQ, if there is one, IS elusive
aud Cannot be fixed within s we'll deiacd
p Rod Of TIME, Il afpn,rs t9 wy cousld
eTauly from year 20 80 r, bu Us rue
a'ong thc coast reg.ans Tire fall IS ga'.
Irrigation, long pfaei ced Throughout tue
Ponce district, la, been louaI C4e s4f-r
me.hod cf farming. aud lhs system VIII, f!
it is believed, even u ny heroine general
upon the littOIal areas of tbe island.
Tgo thousand scaooi children on parade |
10 the streets asd Ilbed up "a The main paza
while ~ sau'e ,eas beie fred fron osl
Crlslohal aud each bear ng n American
flag mace a touching au peuy Speet e
yesterday atternooa.