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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-05-02
CuatrO palabraS
SObre Ell tabaCO.

Gel Is bGco requiere un suelo ST..
liCoso, de cspa vegetal, & 10 orilla de
las quebrs das y los RIGS, debe ser
muy rico en- materias orgAnic&s ve-
ge'aIes. ? contener de elias de un 10
q 20 p% bien Incorporate en- 81. De
10 dicho Sc infiere que ha. de ser de
aluvi6n, nj muy alto, que por L. per-
meabiIid2d de So subsuelo le hsga
ser impropio, nj muy bSjo que se&
pernicicso por su higrospocidad De-
be contener, sinembargo, Slguna nu
medad, y por ESQ Sc recomiendan las
vegas rr0curando que sean 10 mas
llano possible, y que no Sc deterga
en- elias el aqua, 81 fueren inundadxs
porque perjudica 10 planta.
Esos terrenos son los que llevan
la preferencia en- Cuba, y los deter.
minan cor el nombre de ehoyos dc
vegas.D A faltA de 9stoE, aceptau
un segundo lugar los que, en- id9a'
ticas s circuns tancias, tienen un suelo
mas grueso de mucho cuerpo; pero
que contengan arena, por cuya ra-
z6n s esta clSse de terrenO HAman
sterreno mezcladoo; Sc dezmeuusS y
revuelve facilmepte,
En- tercer lng&r consideran las
tierras que llamSn pesAdas 8 gordas,
que son comp&ct8s, por entrar en- su
composici6n l& arcilla 8 barrO.
Y en- cnarto, las delgadas,6 8 lige-
rAs en- que predomin& ID silice.
Dada Ia pr ferencia las prime
rae, nos res5@ sf1sdir que las Begun-
dss resisten mas los efecSos de las
sguss pOr su mayor permeabilida5;
que las terceras las resisten menos
por su combinAci6n; y que las GUAR
tas, 81 les falta, pierden ia plants-
ci6r, asi como, CON tempo favorable
son las de vegetSci6n mas vi0lenta.
FL tabAco semhrado en- las tie
rras delgsdss est& do corte s los 3
meses, y Alcanza hast& los 8 en- las
gruesss,
Su cA!idad y color vArfa tambien
seg1a la exceIeucia del terreno en-
igusles circunstRnci&s ell delgado 10
produce de inferior calidad, de color
clAr0 Y ervios venAs de gadae; y
sigue melorAndo en- Clase en- r&zon
directa de 10 bondad del eue]O.
En- ell interior de las islss de Gu
bs y Puerto Rico >se acOstumbra tam
biep sembrarlo en- las laderas de las
montanas, en- terrenos vfrgenes; y
aunque se produce muy frondoso y
de mucha loDgitud sus hojas por la
mucha feracid$d de Ia terra. es de
nervio grueso, de POGO aroma y cali
dad, debido sln duda Alguna & deiar
desArrollar & 10 plAuta escaso h1me.
ro de hojas.
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70 TRABAJ0,

Amigos: me pongo q trabaiar;
tengo papel sobre mi mesa, una plu"
ma, escribC; esCribo versos, escri-
bo prosa; medito. Yo hago 10 que
puedo psrA &!ejarme de Ia mentira,
del NAL, del egoisuo y del error;
siento bullir en- mi el torhellino-oscn
70 de les palAbras fot&ntes: tr&bajo.
Esta palabra, mas pro'undA que
nipguna otrs, es dichs por el obrero
repetida por ell apostoI; ell trabAjo
es deber y lerech0, y su grAndeza
consiste en- ser 10 esclavitud siendo 10
libertsd.
El Tornado del deber y del traba.
jo, es libre. Pero que! pensSdor, tu.
vas q ponsr en- equlhbrio en- Ell fon--
do de tn espiritu que ocupan otros
cuidados, la idea c0n Ia pAlAbra, Ell
mas con Ell menos. Prosa Por que?
versos lpor que? Rimss, frases. Para
q sirver? ? 1para que sirven los marti-
rios, 10 vida y ls muerte, los crecimien
tos extrAfios y mbrios de 10 flores"
tas, de los pueblos, las sombras don'
de crujen los imperios, y t0do este
enigma humane donde los Shakes
peares penetran y profandizan con
los ojcs bien abiertcs? Tactic con
su prosa y Dante con sus versos.
para que sirven Ia be1ltz Ell ar
te, la forma, el estilo? Lucreeio y Ell
espoE deo, Horacio y ell dacliIo y to-
do esos arregladores de metros y de
pslAbr&e, PindAro, Esquilo, Job,
PlAuto, Isaiss, Amos! para que sir
We 10 que hace Ell hombre grande So
bre Ia terra?
EsCs que b. blan asf, harlan me-
jor en- cAllArsc; Conozco desde ha lar
go tempo su objection yana.
FL &rte es Ia roc& immense, y 20
soy ell Yxion. Yo trabAio 6En que?
Per0 ... en- TODD; pues Ell pensAmien.
to es una vasta fuelzA empujsda &
cads inetante por esos pasaptes que
Sc llaman Honor, Deber, Rsz6n, Due
10, todos los cuales tienen derecho &
entrBr en- Ia casa.
Yo comtemplo ALA &rriba des-
puntar ell dfa eternC; quien We mu'
cho Ell cielc, IL TERRA le parece me-
nor: 20 ofezco los muertos, mi al
ma presa 81 choque de los vientos, su
recuerdo acrecido por el olvido de los
vivOs, 81, 20 pienso! Ell apacigua'
miento soberbio eslA Rs compensa del
hombre que, sABgrado y sin embar-
go en- calma, tratA de meditAr mas &
fin de sufrir menos.
E, soplo universal me envueive
y me- LENA. 81 lejsno porvenir, luz
de Ia montaaT, Sc me aparsce por so
bre todCs los horizontes; por esos en-
sueH1os es que nosotros nos levantn-
moF.
iOh estreme cimiento del scns-
dor que SO CONVERTS en- profeta, ell
trAbsjo, era cosa inexpllcAble, hecho
de vert 60, de esfaeEzo, de yugo, de
vo,untau, viene cu&ndo le llamamos;
nos arrf js una claridad sdbita, vler
te en- nosotros todos los gsnerosos
celcs, sparta dolores como ramas, nos
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UNA TRAGEDIA
EN- ESTELLA,

El suceso SO ha desarrollado en-
el cercano pueblo de Cirauqui Pam"
plon&.
ALI vivfa Bartolom6 Appetite
guia con su hija, mujer CasAds, se'
parada hace bastante tempo de su
marido.
Hace poccs diss 10 hija de Appetite
gui& dio luz. Para que no 10 aCu
saran del incesto que habia cometido
Apeztegufa enterr0 6 To- criatura en-
una hsred&d, de Il que es propieta-
rio plantando encima nm olivo.
El crimen ha sido descu bierto
por el cabo de Il guArdiS civil An.
tonic Rodriguez, secund&do por los
gu&rdias Isidoro Rodriguez y Julian
Rubio, del puesto de Puente Ia Rel
na.
ri criminal corf So sus delitos.
Al sef1Slar el sitio donde h&bfa en-
terr&do OIL recien nacido. cay6 des-
vAnecido al suelo.
Fee encerrado ApeztegnfA en- Ia
prisi6n de Cirauqoi..
Al ertrar esta ma1l&na los guar
dias en- el ca1abCzo para sacSr al
preso conducirlo & la c&rcel de
Estelle, 10 encontraron ahcrcado.
Pora aumentAr 10 distancia en-
tire ell tecno y Ell suelo del caIabozo,
hab1a arrancado del pavimento dos
tsblones, dejando un hueco por el
oue peuetr6 el cuerpo de criminal
una vez CO. gado de Ia techumbre.
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En- asts aprents SO vende pa
pei de peril di ;o4 { %. 90 al auin tal.
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Carlos III. BlOndet
Siempre vendiendo' 'barato
Siempre reCibiendo noVedades

Acabamos de recibir cinturones de todas
classes de Ultima nevedad los cuales queremos
que sean usados al mismo tempo que por las
Senoras de la Capital, pOr las SenoraS de toda
la Isla.
Por los precios que cotizamos los remiti-
mos frances de porte tOda la Esla.
Clnturones Ultima nOvedad eStlo ba ia talle de
seda negros d..................$ &. + 0-25
Mas anchos negros de gro, hevilas
elegantes doradas plateadas q. 40
Clnturones elegantfsimoS de todos colo
res Oo SaCen ............ u 40
Los mismos de todos colores en- seda
superior. Observation-Disclosures. 80
DE Seda de primera calidad Colores de
bandera Espanola & bandera puer
torriqueha. ha................,,. O So
DE CUE ERO fOrma elegante Ultima no
yedad color negro. ro................ o 30
En- tOdOS los demas coores de cuero inClu-
so negro con adornos de color negro tambiGn
q 46 y 55 centavos.
De cuero de colores con labores precic-
siSimOs y eleganteS S...,.....4.... s 90
Ser1a muy aCertadO CuandO Sc nos pida
unO de estOs cinturOneS nos envien la medida,
asl podrfamos acercarnOs mas Il 10 que Sc de-
sea, pOr que 81 remitiGramos pequeno no SER
perderian la fOrma y elegancia con que estan
fabricados ASeguramos que daran competa
satisfaction en- todoS los casos.
Plda Vd. eSta casa tOdO 10 que necesite
mande e dinerO en- sellOs en- forma que no SO
peguen.
Honradamente 81 Vd. manda un peso en-
sellos pidiendo un articulo cuyo precio ignora
Sc le devuelven los sello5 que lie sobran Sc le
cobra 10 justo Pruebe Vd. una vez solamente
Sobrinos de Armas Cruz l3.
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EEP PRESA DE OCHES
CARLOS H. BLONDET.
Puerta de TERRA Gale de San Agustin
PRECIOS

Agencia en- San Juan-Calle Allen Mum. 78
Agencia Ell Grayama-Hotel Frances.
Telefono-S04.
NOTA:-Los precios de ida vuelta son CON
VenciOnales.
OTRA Los pedidos deberin hacerse dires
tamente la Agencia.
S. 90-l. Ell PROPIETARIO,
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lleva & traves de 10 iufnlto, 1ejos &C
los males, lejcs de Ia terra, lejos Gle
10 deagracia, lejos del vicio, como ur
sgaila que estuvieraa & nuestro cry J.
clio, en- la sombra.
VICTOR HUGO.
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habitaciones, en- Ia casa n6mero 20
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OFRECEN

HIERRu utl YANI2ADU rORNILL0S ALVA~
NIZApnS, M,rHErhS sCOCODmL ,HMA
DUMAS Uh rNiNGER,S pINTURA INGLE-
sA, AcKIrS INGLES, sACoS vACIoS, CA
MAS INGLESAS, COLCHt NEH DE ALAN
BRE, CoLCH0NETAS FRAN CKSAH, AIMO
HADAS DE- PLUMA.
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Intervention of the United States by
peaceful means or war could the peo-
pie Of Cuba ever have hoped to end
Spanish rule on the island. Nothing
short of the annexation of Cuba would
have justified the United States in in
tervening and paying Spain $500 900
600 for the island. The people Of
Cuba would have welcomed annexa-
ton, as it offered the only escape from
Spanish domination on the island.
Even with the war. had 1t not been
for our declaration that the war was
not waged for conquest or aggrandize-
ment, known as the Teller amendment.
Cuba would today be part of the
United States, just as Porto Rico and
the Philippines are. This amendment
has proved both mischievous and un-
wise. There was no need of the United
States, on the eve of war, declarine
what it would or would not do during
or following the war. Wise men. and
a nation governed by wise men, in en-
tering upon great transactions should
never make unnecessary declarations
and pledges.
The difficulties, trials and troubles
we had In Cuba, Porto Rico and Ha-
wall, and are now having in the Phil
ippines, are but the pulse beats of ma
tural expansion, the growing pains of
the republic, natural and logical in the
progress and development of a great
nation: They will soon pass away and
be forgotten, and we will look upon
our island possessions with pride and
satisfaction and as useful acquisitions
necessary to holding and increasing
our trade and commerce in the Pacific
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nation Of strong political parties, but
under the conditions existing, their de-
velopment was inevitable. No great
reform could be instituted, no consis-
tent policy continuously carried out
without the agency of a strong politic-
al party. In order to secure the adop-
ton and retention of desired state and
national principles and policies, control
must be obtained and held over the
presidency, congress, governors, legis-
latures and a multiplicity Of minor
elective officials. To secure and retain
this control a strong permanent and
well organized party was absolutely
Indispensable. The persistent, strenu-
Gus and gigantic struggles necessary
to the attainment of party principles
could only be carried on through the
agency of strong political organiza-
tons.
Coupled with this necessity for strong
political parties were the conditions
which tended to make them irrespon-
sible. A strong party organization
could only be created and kept up by
numerous persons taking on themselves
the burdens of party labor and man
agement. This labor was so onerous
that it could hardly be expected that
it would be performed entirely from a
sense of duty. Under the prevalent
general belief in the value Of rotation
in office, it was only natural that the
party workers should apportion the
Offices and appointments among them
selves, and that there should be no
great opposition to the application Of
the principle that the spoils of Office
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ocean and the Orient, and for our ma
tional defence.
When Cuba shall become q part of
the American union and the Isthmian
canal shall be completed, which is now
assured, Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and
the Philippines will be the outposts
or the great republic, standing guard
over American interests In the track
OF the worlds commerce in it's trium-
phant march around the globe. Our
people will soon see and feel that these
island possessions belonging to the
United States are natural and logical,
and in the great part we are to play in
the affairs Of the world we would not
only not give them up, but wonder how,
lin the working out of our national
destiny, we could get on without them
This splendid chain Of island possess
S1onS; reaching half around the world
would not be complete without Cuba.
the gem Of the Antilles.
The provisions of the act Of congress
that Cuba insert the conditions in her
constitution commonly known as the
Platt amendment prevent Cuba from
being an entirely free and independent
nation. We have put upon her con-
dftions which, in a sense, may be to-
the mutual interest of beth countries,
but, while ensuring certain security
to Cuba, make her in effect a dapen-
dert nation; and as long as these con-
dttions stand S a part of our laws
and Embedded in her constitution she
can never be a free and independent
nation. The people or Cuba will soon
learn that it is far better to be state
In the American union, with senators
and representatives in congress, than
to be dependent nation. This furn-
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By Robert II. l>hHten.

in nominations though but one among
many needed changes, seems to be the
one from which we can at present
hope to secure the greatest results.
It can be easily applied and it's ad-
vantages are most apparent 1t avoids
the difficulties of the system of direct
nominations while accomplishing the
real purpose.
The great merit Of the optional ref
erendum is that it will very seldom
be demanded. Under normal condi-
tons party organization ought to con-
sumo very little of the voters time.
The party is an association of men
Joined together through their alleg-
lance to some few great principles.
There is no occasion for two strong
factions within the party constantly
striving for control. The desire of the
individual party member is simply to
have in control of the party the men
who will further it's true interests most.
The problem is the same in kind,
though greater in magnitude, than that
which exists in the organization of
every corporation and of every social
club or association. Under normal
conditions the individual members will
give great weight to the opinions of
the leaders of the organization, on
Whom chiefly falls the responsibility
Of success or failure. Nominations
proposed by party leaders in whose
capacity and integrity the party mem
bers have confidence will seldom meet
with serious opposition. The call for
the referendum and the rejection of the
proposed nomination will be equivalent
to demand for the retirement of the
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recently been adopted in Minnesota
and Oregon, as the optional referen-
dunn in legislation is superior to the
compulsory. A system which pro-
vides that certain laws after passage
by the legislature shall be submitted
to the people, on. petition of per cent
of the voters, serves as an efficient
check on the unrepresentative action
of legislators. Like the optional ref
erendum in nominations the occasional
for it's actual exercise is very infrequent
but the constant possibility of it's ex-
ercise prevents much arbitrary action.
On the other hand, a system that re-
qulres that all laws of a certain kind
must be submitted to popular vote,
wastes the time of the voter and cum
berS the elective system with votes
on propositions of no interest to the
great majority of the electors or to
which they have no objection.
Direct nominations are based on the
theory of democratic as opposed to
representative anization-conven-
lions are abolished. If the same theory
were applied to legislation, all legis-
latures would be abolished and all laws
would be enacted by the people. A
pure democracy is almost impossible
in party organization as in govern
ment. Representative assemblies are
indispensable. The average citizen
has not the time or knowledge neces-
sary to pass on every question. Should
he attempt it, his work in the indus
trial world would suffer. In politics
as in industry our aim should be to
develop the most economical organiza-
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1Shes one Of the reasons why I think
her people will prefer giving up nation
al existence and becoming a part Of the
great republic.
There IS tendency in all human
affairs-in government, trade and COM
merce-to concentration and combina-
t1on Meteors go to the sun; small
nations are becoming parts of great
nations, and Cuba in ner present en-
VlrOnment, situated as she is cannot
be expected to resist this tendency.
Thoughtful and intelligent people,
both in Cuba and the United States.
believe that it is manifest destiny that
Cuba should become part of the United
states. Why not anticipate the sure
workings CT time and do now what
the people of both nations will welcome
later on with joy, unanimity and en-
tiluSiaSln? Now is the most oppcrtune
time for annexation before Cuba con-
tracts debts and strains her credit to
start in the race OF national. life, and
before the United States, in order to
further help Cuba, makes more sacri-
ices, either by abandoning her econo-
mic traditions and breaking down the
policy of protection which has brought
such great prosperity and success to
our people, or otherwise. In the long
future, yet not SO long in the lives of
nations, Cuba would become one of
the richest and most progressive states
of the union.
More progress has been made in the
four years of her previous history
Cuba, with her great advantages and
resources, needs capital, and confidence
on the part of investors that capital
and property will be protected. In
nearly four centuries, it is said, only
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Ohy G)e should 4nnex Cuba

an honor greater than being Roman
citizens in the best days of the Roman
Empire, and enjoy the liberties and
all the blessings that would flow from
being a part Of the best, greatest and
freest government in the world.
After annexation the products of
Cuba would not come into hurtful COM
petition with those of the United
States. Free trade among the states
has never lowered the price of labor
or worked injury to American interests.
Wherever our flag floats the price of
labor advances Under our immigra-
ton laws this would soon be the case
in Cuba, and the price of labor in both
countries would be the same for the
same work. With annexation Cuba
would have the best market in the
world for all her products at her very
doors in her sister states unhindered
by duties, and the farmers and manu-
facturers of the states would supply
everything needed by Cuba as against
all other countries.
But for the war with Spain, although
so successful AMI glorious, Cuba would
now be a part of the United States.
Before the declaration of war, at the
instance Of the United States, Spain
granted the armfstice on the island de-
manded by the Cpban insurgents.
President Mckinley, in his great desire
to avert the war worked hard to Sc
cure this result, and I think if the
armistice had come q week earlier or
President Mckinley could have had
thirty days longer he would, through
peaceful negotiations, have induced
Spain to surrender sovereignty over
Cuba and Porto Rico.
1t was clear that only through the
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same invitation set forth in this resolu-
ton was extended to the people Of
Texas. They were not offended, and
they did not regard it beneath their
dignity to promptly accept it; and
why should Cuba be offended? We
have spent two hundred millions of our
money and watered the soil of Cuba
with the blood of our soldiers to gain
her independence.
For nearly a century the annexation
of Cuba to the United States has been
the dream and ambition of American
craftsmanship.
the time seems opportune now to carry
into effect the well-def1ned wishes of a
majority of the people of Cuba and the
United States in regard to annexation.
No sufficient reason can be urged
against annexation. Under all the cir
cumstanceS, annexation now is in the
interest of both countries. / never ia
Vored it before, and opposed the Span
ish war partly for the reason that, in
the event of war, the United States
would be compelled to acquire all the
territory of Spain in the Western
Hemisphere. This / did not desire.
The environment of Cuba, being
small country, right under the shadow
of the Great Republic, beset with trials
and difficulties on the threshold of her
national life-these and other things
stand in the way of her being long an
Independent nation, while as a state
in the American union her people
would be prosperous and progressive;
the products of her soil, the richest
on the earth, would find ready market
at home and abroad; her people would
become citizens Of the Great Republic,
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ton that is compatible with the high
est efficiency. BY centralizing respon-
sibility and at the same time giving the
people an effective veto, the aim
should be to make it as easy as posi-
bic for the citizen to perform his po-
litical duties. This is of course radio
ally opposed to the views Of many
reformerS, who with pure democracy
for their ideal would if possible Shout
der on each citizen the entire burden
of government.
Every practical scheme Of political
reform must frankly recognize the
necessity of strong political parties.
In government we instinctively de-
mand that the entire responsibility
for success or failure be placed some
where. 1t is absolutely impossible for
the electors engrossed as they are
in private affairs to justly bestow
praise and blame on each Of the num-
erous public officers. In the existing
formal government organization there
is no officer or body on whom the re-
sponslbility can justly be placed. Al
ingenious system of checks and blames
effectually renders this Impossible.
With no provision for harmony, lead
ership and responsibility within the
formal governmental organization an
extra governmental institution, the po-
litical party, has been developed. It
is to the political party that we must
look for all that we have of govern
mental harmony, leadership and re-
sponsibility.
The founders of our government
certainly never contemplated the for
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come mainly from those who refuse
to attend caucuses and conventions
who pose as too virtuOus to dabble
in politics-and then find fault with
everything that is done by those more
patriotic citizens who perform their
duty in political matters. There must
be leaders in politics as IN other af-
fairs Of society where men associate
for any purpose, and the caucus and
convention afford the best opportun1-
ties for getting an expression from
the people at large and bringing for
ward those who are most competent
and worthy to serve the state.
The claim that the primary election
law, as adopted by the legislature of
Minnesota, brings the selection of
candidates nearer the people Is I'M
true. The voter has the opportunity
under that law of making choice be-
tween one or more elf-announced
candidates. Under the caucus and
convention system no candidate could
have chance unless he was generally
known and supported by at least re-
spectacle following. At the primary
several candidates may have nearly
an equal number of votes and the one
with very slight plurality will be tbs
nominee, although largely in the mi