BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-10-19
SAN JUAN, OCTOBER l9
Editorial Comment.


convene this month in the City OF Mexico
will at least lead to better acquaintance
of the various nations which will be rep
presented in its deliberations. There is no
doubt that the sympathies of the Latin
Americans aoere with Spain and against
the United States in the recent war. BE
sides being Of Latin origin, they feared
,he results of United States victory
which should ne worldwide in its intiu-
ences They apprehended a grand contin.
entail land grab on the part OF the United
States. These alarms should be dIspel.ed
at the approaching congress ard the best
relations possible should be instituted among
all the American nations, north and SOUTH.
The United States representatives who
attend this congress should be men OF gov
ernmental experience who can show cur
sister republics of South and Central Amer
lea that the American idea Of colonization
and settlement does not mean territorial
conquest over lands which will be ruled by
statesmen at home, without any knowledge
of the leading conditions and necessities OF
the people who are to be governed. Atten.
ton should be called to our great western
states many Of them originally Spaplsh or
MeY;can, and pont should be made that
some OF the best blood of our eastern and
southern famllies tcent into the far west and
settled those lands in the same manner that
their forefathers had settled the original
thirteen states. Our sister republics must
be given to understand that our colonies will
not be called upon to assist in the mainten-
ance of the home government, but that on
the- contrary every intelligent ettortWlll,
and is being msde, to assist cur MRial
countries e a. MAKING e Hs tdfia tdbfaiiaas
tcfs, excepting The right to The prote IN of
our flag in times of necessity.
To the mind OF the American living in
the tropics tie all Importance of this con.
gress appeals with more strength than to
the American at home. To him who is
engaged in the cultivation of product that is
common to all the tropics, or in the ship
ment of produce to the United STATES, and
who is familiar with the close relationships
that exist between our colonies and the
South and Central American republics the
necessity of a proper realization OF the i'm
portance of this congress will appeal.
Children of the same mother, speaking
the same tongue, manners aud customs the
same, an appeal to one Latin American
means an appeal TO one means an appeal
to all and vice versa. The evidences of
good faith and fair dealing already manifest.
ed by the United States towards The smaller
republics in the Western Hemisphere can
be further proven and positively established
by proper representation at the coming
congress in Mexico.
The exchange Of ideas, the exchange OF
customs and proper understanding of the
oh aft Tnif nd It's ,,,l
relation to the new colonies by the sister
republIcs should be the object and direction
of avery effort of our representatives. The
Latin American appreciation of the benefits
to he derived from careful study of our
institutions of our government and laws
would be an everlasting glory to our nation,
for the speedy adoption OF them by the other
republics icoud follow as matter OF curse. |
1t ihe congress should bear auy of these
fruits and no others, lis sessions would e
of the highest value to tue people Of the
entire hemisphere.
With the arrival OF the steamer from the
states yesterday morning We now have fcufl
or five responsible banking houses in tie
field ready to compete for the purchase of
San Juan. City bonds Tue action of thu
Executive Council should have left no doubt
in the minds Of cur City Fathers as 10 the
desire of that bcdy to have the Councilmen
conform with the a merican idea Of fair
dealing and proper procedure. After having
been instructed as to what is The proper sraI
the City Council should proceed &C once 10
take advantage OF the present stir in the
market for this loan, and advertisements
should be inserted At once and the bonds ne
gotiatfd at the earliest possible moment.
We either need this money at once, before
the present city Indebtedness falls due, or
We 10 not need it at all
The City Council should not ev'nce the
'sdon'r want to play snymorsn spirit Just
because the Executive OonDciI has saved
The City $4,000, ard that body Ihs posslbiI.
ny Of political attack and cd nm. TIE band
people are here now, we have them in crest
I'd, they are ready to bid and under bid /,
zach other, and in the yernacular s.its up
10 US" 10 take advantage Of he other mans
light Let US do 81 at once.