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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

Y en- Ia base cst0rtG del mismo docu-
mentO. estn blece Ia Union LOS PRO-
CEDIMIENTOS que entiende posi-
bles y acertadOs para llegsr & Ia gran
hnalidad CSIeCtiVa que sirve de vincu-
10 los unioDistas, cualquierR que sea
Ia forma que, unos 8 q otr0s, agrade
que Ell gobierno americana escoiR para
COnstituir definitiVamente d isis.
NADIA hay. pues. mas natural razo-
nable que el acuerdo 81 respeCtO de Is
Junta de Union en- pIeno. AL lIegar
81 mOmento de Ia aCci6n: cuandO un
triuDfo electoral pone en- sus manOs en-
ID isla elementos de propaganda v IA
cilidades para Ia gesti6n; cuandO hR
pr0bRdo que ella es Ia considerable
msyoria en- ell pals y que 10 que ella
Quiere es Ia vOluntad de Puerto Rico;
NADIA mas natural, decimOs, que scor-
dRr DESENVOLVER LA CLAUSU-
La an Ia cuSl est6n ConsiGnados los
prOcedSnoSentOs para alcanzAr, 81 no
fuera possible y se le negara DE UNA
VEZ. ID gran 6nRlidad cOleCtiVa de los
puertorriquef1Os. el g05ieamO pgOpaO,
que debe rscOnoCernos. en- b fOrma
que los intereses de los Estados Uni
dos y de Ii isla de Puerto Rico puAds
cOnvenir meior. el gobierno de Wash
ipgton.
Los que opinen que la isIa debe ser
independents. necesitan inevitable
mente hasta tanto que 10 sea, gestio-
mar refoFm&s de cGg6cfer 0e6t0n0naScO,.
los que cOnsideren que sea mel II lle-
var Puerto Rico s la heqnoG9ad1d De
estG5Os nOrteamericanos, haatA que 10
hsyan lOgFadO. no pueden OpOnerse,
anteS deban ayudar & clio, & que refOr
mas de cat deter Gat0qa6naScO sean i'm
plantadas en- Is isla modifiCando con
enmlendas de ese cRr6cter. el regimen
VICENTE de leyes; Y a6n aquellOs que
COnsigan pOneF de SCuerdo ID COnsti-
tuci6o de los EstadOs Unidos y Ia fun-
daci6n de colonies en- pafses va. civili-
zados, 8 que entiendan como fsctibIe
que ell CongresO americana modifique
8 enmien9e 90 constitution para hacer
possible que esta isla tenga IN colonial
status, a6n eBOs mismOs, deCimOs. esta-
ran en- ell case de favorecer que, hasta
tanto llegsra la soluci6n que les parez
ca mejOFs se hsgsn 60 81 viQente r8pi-
men FefOrmAs de cdrGcteT gsst0n61nsco.
La eDeClsrAci6n de PrinCipiosS de
Ia Union de Puerto Rico no Ia sido e.
Crita de memoris Es un dOcumento
Observable On In reaIidad, ca el cuaI to
do est6 previstO. Y Sc6mo hubiera ST
do possible que no huvieFa trazado4
sCs prOcedimientos para alCanzar los
fines generosos. justos y rsCionaIes.
que persigne9
PerO shOra los crfticOs desorienta-
dos; aquellos que han serVido 81 direc-
tOrio republicano mas de perjuicio que
de aIiento; sQuelIOs one Causaron, ror
no decif la verdad 8 su partido. mas
d. nos y desastres que 81 pYODio 8 de
noviembre; esos crfticos empenados en-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

De ese acuerdo han deducido aIgu-
nos crfticos de esos que deploran que
las cosas no salg1n & 81 gusto. que la
Union de Puerto Rico Sc ha decidido
por ID opinion de que la isla SEQ cons
tituida como c0l0ni0 0ast6lsOD10 al est5-
10 del Canada.
En- nuestra opinion los uniOnistas
est6n bien conveucidos de que 81 di-
rectOrio republiCanO le gustar1a muchO
que ESQ fuera VeFdad. Parece que en-
ese partidO Sc vigila muchO n casa
agens. v que le sgradarfa encontrarla
reVuelta = NAL reQida, sin duda para
que de ese modo todo ell vecindario se
encOntrara 81 mismO nivel.
Pero las cosas no son en- ID realidad
del modo que psrece convenir 81 direc-
torio republican,. La Junta Central
de Union en- pleno acord6 cosa Bauy
distinta & ID que quiere hacer Greer d
prensa republican,.
La eDeclaraCi6n de Principioa0 de ID
Union de Puerto Rico, tiene content.
dss en- Il base QlSnta las fOrmas cons
titutivas que consideFa posibles para lal
isla. Dice asf:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

En- estA impEenta se vende papef de
peFi6dieo vieiO s 800 quintal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

In entR ir1pEenttI 1s aVsndo Fapol 6a
pori6dioo ViaiO { 81 auinu
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12
a Los PRopsEeRIos

Cuadernos talonarica de cienrecibos
para cobro de alquiles de cal.
Boletla De dernanda
Ensla orrsnpond,neia de Puerto.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

"...,.. entendemos factible que la
isla de Puerto Rico sea federada
q los Estados Unidos de la Am6-
RIGA del Norte, acordando que ella
sea un ESTADO DE LA UNION
AMERICANA medic por 81 cual
puede sernos reconooido el gobier
no propio 8 autonomia que necesi-
tamos y pedimos; y declaramos
tambi6n, que puedela isla de Puer-
to Rico ser declarada NACIDN
INDEPENDI NDIENTE baio ell pro-
tectorado de los Estados Unidos,
medic por el cual tambien puede
sernos reconocido ell gobierno pro
pio que necesitamos Y pedimos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

En- Ia bose seut0 de Il misma ~De-
cIaraci6n. , se consigna Ia categ6rica
solicitud de una definici6n del status Y
de un reconocimiento de derechos del
pueblo puertorriqueno. en- las siguien-
tes paIabras:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

"a Junts Central de Union en- pl
no, acord6 10 que sigue:

que ell ConlisionadoT Tesidente
en- Washington, Ia mayoria de la
Camara, Ia Junta Central de Union
" los organismos = entldades re-
presentstivas de Ia co1ectiv1dad,
conssgrardn sus esfuerzos desen-
volver Ia clausula QUARTZ "a como
base para alcanzaF La MA AYOR
SUMA POSSIBLE DE GOBlERNO
PROPIO a1n dentro de las insti-
tueiones fundamentals ahora VI
gentes.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

Port au Prince, Csbo HaitianO , San
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12

"...... proponemos, solicitamos Y
compelemos al gobierno de los Es-
tados Unidos para que en- repre-
sentaci6n del pueblo Gle los E Uni
dos de- la America del Norte DE-
FINA DE UNA VEZ ell status"
de la isla de Puerto Rico, recono-
ci6ndonos, EN- LA FORMA QUE
A SU DISOERNIMIENTO CON-
FIAMOS, el derecho que tenemos
y defendemos al gobierdo propio
8 autonomia que proponemos y
solicitamos y pedimos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12
Sc pADzcE Dz AlmOrranas

LAS oPER4GIo
TOs, E maravIoo nto e
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-12
Ell Z@rod0ng,

prncipales Undos Europa los mas
ei6dcos revistas de medcna, declaran ser
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
THE RUSSIAN STORY.
Withdrawal Rather Than Defeat, 1t Is
Said-Ali the Rest Is Adj
~.sAk>l

ST. Petersburg, May AT 2:3O this
afternoon the Associated Press is in
formed that beyond the fact of the re-
treat Of the Russians before the over
whelming superiority of the Japanese
on the Ya1u river, no details have been
received since the report of General
s%ussulitch, commander Of the second
Siberian army corps. on yesterday, of
the retirement from Kulien-Cheng to
Antung. 1t is quite possible the loss
on both sides in the weeks lighting
may reach tho figures given by the
5 5apaRste In e L 81 Hsppo pfts ths russian MsTs bot no.
'sition at Kulien-Cheng. where the fight
ing was heaviest. The Russians made
a special effort to hold as long as pos
sible the heights of Cho-San on the
island opposite Kulien Cheng, whence
their gun commanded a considerable
stretch of the river to the south, but
a Japanese battery on he hill above
WIFI dominated the position, which the
Russians eventually were forced to re-
Nnquish, thus losing the key to the
river.
Che entire force on the Yalu, which
extended along a front Of yer thirty
miles, with reserve supports fifteen
miles back, according to the best in
II, 900 men. No confirmation has yet
been received Of the reported capture
Of twenty-eight Russian quick firing
guns, or of the wounding of General
Sussulitch and Genera Kashtilinsky.
Plan of Russian Withdrawal.
The statement tina the Russians
have fallen back so far as Feng Wang
Cheng is declared to be untrue. The
advance has retired and will continue
to retire before the main army Of the
enemy. according to the Russian pro-
gram; but it will keep in constant
touch with the enemy, and skirmishing
of a more or less serious character is
expected as Gen. Kuroki advances.
This is considered absolutely neces-
sary in order to always know exactly
where the main army Of the enemy Is.
The general staff believes Gen. Kuro-
k's forward march on Feng Wang
Cheng will be accompanied by landings
at Tatung Kau at the head of Korean
Bay. and not far from the mouth of
tho Yalu river, and other places along
the coast as far as Taku Shan. under
protection Of warships. The Japanese
are expected to try to turn the Rus
sian position at Feng Wang Cheng.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
TRAFFIC STOPPED
No Freight Between Buffalo and Chi
cage, Owing to Trouble Between
Masters and Pilots.

Chicago, May 4.-Absolute suspension
of freight traffic on the great lakes be-
tween Buffalo and Chicago was de-
creed today by the lake Carriers ASSOC
citation, according to the Tribune.
The action of the association is said
to have been taken in reply to the de-
mand of the seamen for increased
wages.
The first knowledge gained by Chi
cag shippers Of the tying up OF lake
rafic came during the day In an an
nouncement made by h Western
Transit company. The company in
would be accepted for lake transit I'M
I'll further notice. During the day. ac-
cording to the Tribune. the following
companies, which are connections OF
eastern and northern railways, took
action similar to that of the Western
Transit company:
Anchor Line, Lehigh Valley Transit
company, Union Steamboat company,
Canada-Atlantic company. Mutual
Transit company aud Rutland Transit
company.
1t is declared by the Tribune that the
determination of the lake Carriers as
ISOLATION to refuse the wage scale Of
fered by the seameu and to declare a
ockout will be made tomorrow. after o
meeting now in progress in Cleveland.
Buffalo. N. Y, May S.-The grain ele-
Nators at this port suspended opera
uons today for an Indefinite period. ana
200 inside" men were thrown out Of
employment. The causes OF the shut
down are the late opening of navigation
and the deadlock between the Lake
Carriers association and the Masters
and Pilots association.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
STORM IN COLORADO.
Much Damage Has Occurred to Rail-.
road Property by Washouts-
Several Feet of Snow.

Denver, May A heavy storm con-
sisting of rain on the plains and sno
in the mountains, has prevailed over-
nearly the entire state today. Much
damage to railroad property and delay
by washouts occurred. No accidents.
are reported, however. Hail and high
winds in certain sections played havoc
with orchards and gardens. The moist
ure will prove Of incalculable value
to the ranges and agricultural sections
as well as for furnishing water for
mining.
Pueblo, Colo, May 4.-Pueblo and
vicinity today were visited by the heav-
lest wind, rain INC hail storm Of the
season. Crops in the southern part
OF the state are reported badly dam
aged by hail and the Denver and Rio.
Grande and Santa Fe tracks between
Florence and Pueblo suffered some
damage from overflowing of the Arkan-
sas river in the lowlands. Traffic on
the two railroads was suspended for
several hours.
Reports from west, east and south are,
to the effect that the storm was very
heavy and did much damage to early gar.
den truck fruit.
Cripple Creek. Colo, May 3.-The storm
which began here on Sunday developed.
into a blizzard. BY noon there was over
two feet Of snow on the streets of this
city. n twice as muol in the hills. A
gale is blowing and there are drifts five.
to seven feet in depth. Electric and steam
railroads are tied up and business is gem
orally suspended.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
CAUGHT BOTH FLANks
Japanese Had tho Russians in a Bad
Trap and Forced Thorn Into a
VeritabLe Rout.

Seoul, May 81 nthe fighting be-
tween the Japanese and the Russians
on the Yalu, all the Russian guns
posted to oppose the crossing of tho
river were put out Of action, before
the actual crossing took place. Tor
two hours, from Z until 9 o'clock, con-
tinuous fighting went on, the Japanese
steadily pressing forward and the rus
SLAMS falling back before the weight
Of men and guns opposing them.
The Japanese infantry with a bril-
liant dash captured the fortified heights
northwest Of Kulien Cheng. and the
pressure was kept up until after noon, a
portion Of the Russian forces being
driven towards Antung.N There was
furious fighting the entire distance. At
Antung the Russians found, in addition
to the force confronting them. that they
were threatened by strong detachments
on either flank. Their retreat then be-
came so hurried that there was no time
to replace the artillery horses shot
down by the Japanese sharpshooters,
and twenty guns and a large quantity
OF ammunition and rifles and a number
Of omcsrs and men were captured. The
Russians were able to carry OF all their
EoNAdld.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
A NEW YORK FAILURE.
Strong Firm eoe. to th>
Wall and It's Chief Partner 10

New York, May 2.-The deputy sher-
III today took possession OF the Office
Of Woodcnd & Co., members of the con-
solidated stock exchange. on an at
tachment for about SIS, 900.
Up to a few days 6 the firm had
extensive wire connections to branches
In various cities, and was generally sup
posed to be doing a large business. AT
The homo Of w. Z. Woodend a physician
said he was too Ill to see any one ex-
cept his physicians. Mr.. Woodend has
been prominent at several horse shows.
After the attachments issued today
an Involuntary petition In bankruptcy
was fled against VIM. E. Woodend.
broker. doing business as VIM. e.
Woodend & co. The petitioning cred-
TORS are the Hadden Rodee company,
. Wisconsin corporation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
SANTA Sc STRIKE.
Trouble Originating With M~achinists 1.
Spreading.

Washington. May 4.-oyer GOO ma
chinists and a large number of allied
workers on the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad were reported out
on strike up to 5 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. When the whole striking
strength Is brought out, embracing
no only the machinists, but the Allied
Metal Mechanics association, boiler
makers, blacksmiths, copper workers.
helpers, etc, us. we'll. the total number
involved, according to President O'Con-
nell of the machinists' union. may APP
proXimate between 10000 and Il, 200
men.
The strike was ordered on instruc-
lions from headquarters here after the
men along the line had voted unani-
mously In favor of the step.
A telegram from John Mulholland, of
Toledo, national president of the AL
lied Metal Mechanics association, an
bounced that he has ordered his men
to cooperate with the machinists,
which NEAR n sympathetic strike from
that quarter, embracing probably l,00C
men engaged In semi-skilied labor in
the Santa Fe shops.
Mr.. O'Connell said last night that the
men were prepared to continue the
strike Indefinitely, that they We're ask
ing only the same working agreement
now in operation on other railroads.
and a discontinuance of the spotter and
detective system, which, he said. is
carried on by the company ito a
shameless degree"
We will not tolerate Interference.
Other railroads must keep their hands
off this strike" he said. The challenge
has been thrown down by the company,
defying us to a test of strength. We
have done everything possible to avoid
men all along the line and over the
country and herding them In camps
along the line. Slipping them into the
shops and letting our men go. 1t is a
question of self preservation.
The men have been given strict
warning against violence"
AT the general offices of the railway
here it was stated the order to close
down was given to every shop town on
the Santa Fe system, from Chicago to
Albuquerque. 1t is estimated thai near
ly 10000 men are affected. The trouble
arises over the company's refusal to
recognize the union.
Fort Madison, Ia, Ma A lockout
of Santa Fe machinists at Fort Madison
occurred this morning. involving, boil
ermakers, hlacksmiths and %roundhouse
men, in all probably 200 men. The
company forestalled the strike which
was ordered by the International officers
of the union. The machine shops were
idle today, but h company officers
say that men will be put on tomorrow
to take the places Of the strikers. 1t is
said that the union men are not barred
from the shops, but can return, pro-
| vided they sign an agreement.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 3.-The in
junction order which was issued by
Judge Welborn, of the United States
district court. last Saturday against the
striking Santa Fe machinists, restrain
ing them from in any way interfering
with the Santa Fe service, was served
on the men personally today by United
States Marshal Osborn and his deputies.
General Manager Wells. of the South
ern California division, stated today
that the general strike situation was
| QUIET. -.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
CAPTURED MANY GUNS
Japanese Took Artillery and Machine
Guns Of Enemy, and Captured
MANY P~risoners.

Washington, May 4.-The Japanese
legation here today received the follow
Ing official cablegrams from Toxic:
Gen. Kurokl, commanding the first
that on May l the Second and Twelfth
divisions and the Imperial guard. form
Ing h First Army corps. advanced,
Notwithstanding the stout resistance OF
the enemy. by three roads, driving the
enemy before them, and at 8 p. m. oc-
cupied the line extending from Antung
to Liushiu Kon. The Imperial guards
surrounded the enemy on three sides
and after a sever fight captured
twenty guns. with horses and carri-
ages, n more than twenty officers
and many men.
THE general reserve corps advanced
by the Liayang road. The enemy was
composed of a whole division and the
Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth
regiments of the Sixth Infantry divi-
chenko's cavalry brigade, with about
forty guns and eight machine guns.
The enemy fed towards Zeng Huang
Cheng. Our casualties will not exceed
guns. large quantities of small arms
and ammunition were captured. Our
heavy field guns were very effective,
and q Russian officer who was taken
prisoner says both of the commanders
of the army corps and division were
alties executed 500.
admiral Kamimuras' fleet arrived
ut Gen San on the 26th Of April with
out having effected the intended bonn
bardment of Vladivostok. owing to a
thick fog continually prevailing. and
learning that the Kirau Maru was over
due with freight. left the port on the
9th in search of the steamer, and
again proceeded near to V~ladivostok.
but the incessant fog prevented any
further operations and the feet re-
I turned to Gen San"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
An HISTORIC VICTORY
London Military Experts So Regard the
Japanese Success at Crossing
the Yalu.

London, May 4.-''The silence which
has hung over the land campaign is
broken at last by the news which marks
an epoch in the military history of the
world" is the sentence by which the
Daily Telegram commences an article
which continues as follows:
Russia, at the hands of the new
power in the far east, has suffered the
greatest defeat thas has ever befallen
her arms upon Astatic soil since 1erik-
man, the Cossack, crossed the Urals.
Japan has pierced the M~anchurian
frontier, shattered Genera K%uropat-
kin's position upon the Yalu at the
first blow, and seized one of the
s%trategical keys Of the whole military
situation. The territory occupied by
her adversary is laid open to her in
Vading armies, and at a mn when
$4,000 of the cars troops are in re-
treat before the mikado's forces, Russia
awakes to the fact that she has equally
mtscalculated her prospects on land and
sea-
ably but a prelude to q greater. Since
her first repulse before the slopes OF
Plevna. Russia IA known no such re-
verses as that which has been inflicted
upon her in the struggle for the Yalu,
her present misfortune being more ser
there before a fortified position, but
now has been driven out Of n in spite
Of all the advantage conferred by
modern weapons upon her defense"
This view is not common to all the
military critics here. For instance. an
other London morning paper says:
This Is, of course, a brilliant victory
Tor the japanese arms, but at the same
time 1t must not be forgotten that 1t
has more than onc been stated that
the Russians never intended to fight a
decisive battle on t:le Yalu. but that
their main line of defense would be
further back. One has only to look
at the maps Of the country n notice
the steep hills north of the Yalu which
slope down to that river to understand
the reason for this.
ut is probable that the force on the
right bank of the Yalu was intended
merely to hold back the Japanese as
long as possible and then fall back on
the main body"
Similarly the Daily Mail editorially
says:
THE strategy of h Russians is
,learly for the present to retreat. APP
parently no determined stand will be
made till the Japanese come near the
railway, as the Feng Wang Cheng po-
sition can be ~outf1anked from Taku
Shan, and even more seriously men
aced II the Japanese should land at
New Chwang."