BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-23
sN0OMO POR PORTO RIO
4 Bill inlFo6ucel In the U. s. Sensle1
BY MT. nil. 10 make a loan
70 Porto Rice

To vindicaie US and as a reproof TO
those reSigning themselves TO the
theory that the United States is not ia
duty bound to help us in fur crisis.
United States Senator Hill. of Missis-
sips, has introduced bill in the Senate
proposing that the Treasury Depart
Tnent of Washington should land TO
Porto Rico without interes. twenty
million dollars, in order TO augmen.
the money in circulation.
The Senator proposing that did not
know that the lock OF money in cir
culation is only one of the underlying
causes of our economical depression.
American occupation after cousing
the upheavol in our economical life,
deprived us of our coffee markets
and ruined the island.
$40 100000 to increase the money
in circulation would be about the ne
cessary amount to make IN Gosh all
transactions which were made on
credit in times of prosperity
1t is a pity that Senator Hill does
not go into details about his project
because it would be good that in the
great country are made, a voice he
heard by the presentations of the
people of the United States. describing
our present situation and the wanner
in which we are living in Porto Rico,
since Ike change of sovereignty took
place.
Those $50. 900 900 would reeStab bliSh
the country bu normal financial basis
and would take the props from under
the economical and political systems
which an being imposed upon us; IN
fact would be a barrier between the
property rights of this island and the
fiscal agents who today are as busy as
in times of wealth.
Nothing of all this knows the dis
tinguished Senator who introduced the
measure of relief, because otherwise
would have added to the proposit to
crease the money in circulation the
absolute necessity of more radical
legislation in behalf of country
whose people are suffering for the
very necessities of life; he would have
dweled on the fact that public resour-
ces is ruined and private property has
no price in the markets; be would
have said that the only low governing
commercial transactions today is the
need of The properly oWacf 10 s4le ia
the tew dollars that he can get vile
even the buyer has no assurance of
making a good investment when bu-
wing property far below its markets
value,
After the bill presented by Senator
Hill our theories will not appear un-
inst to those who prefer to sacrifice
themselves rather than the american
merchants should suffer a diminution
in the profits of their business without
thought to the real value of our prin-
cipa1 product thus disowing their filial
allegiance for the north american
paternity, forgetting that paternity has
been forced on them as Unexpectedly
as the bombardment of the 18th of
May.
The people of the United States
should Indemnity us, should restore
our lost wealth and that indennifca-
ton cannot be rejected by any Porto
Rican, without the curse of the future
generations.
We have shown what were the
causes of the ruin of the island and we
are now entitled to an indemniftation.
1t is matter of simple justice; it
would be proof Of the good faith of
the people Of the United States.
Our representatives must now take
well into consideration all that bears
on the economical problem, and sacri-
ficing politics, save the country from
ruin.
Or, what do our politicians propose
now?
Are they going to wait that another
Senator aroses in the Senate Chamber
and gives us an example of patriotism,
demanding for us what we did not
dare ask ourselves.