BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-25

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A disturbance has occurred in Pom
c. in matters related TO the next cleo
tons.
Il is 10 be regretted. because that
disturbance has occurred exactly when
the Representatives Of the country
were convened TO an extraordinary
session and shortly after the assembly
of the Republican party ia that town.
Those fighting now. are not enemies
in politics, they are partisans OF the
same doctrine and sustain the same
theories, and it must be regretted If
confusion augments, and wild predic
tions TO violence have effect on the
people.
The main cause of all that is, un-
doubtedly, our crisis. because only in
an anormal state of sffairS such things
can occur.
Enlarging on this idea we could
arrive to de6nitive conclusions, but
that is not the most important thing
and the economical problem which
affects directly both the political and
social matters, must take all of our
time.
Let us then continue, after repeat
ing that what has occurred is nothing
but one of the underlying causes of
the crisis, having direct relation to it,
and speak about the work to be done
by the Legislative Assembly.
We have read the governors mes
sage and we do not quite understand
J his instructions to the delegates.
The para graphs are not complete:
they have not the necessary. clearness
that must prevail in documents of this
nature; but we can see the intention
of the governor; he did not go into
details. he did not explain thoroughly
what was to be done, but that is, per-
haps, in order to give the delegates
entire liberty to act upon, modifying
or enlarging on, his instructions.
The delegates who are coming to
San Juan from all other towns of the
island too we'll know that there is no
other possible investment for the
money obtained though the insular
loan than that proposed when at first
it was thought of making loan and
that proposed by the commission; that
is the agriculture.
Yes, that is what the loan was for,
to help out our ruined farmers, not for
roads, because it must be stated that
those existing now, that from San
Juan to Ponce which is supposed to
be one of the best of America, were
made without the necessity of loans,
and if we have demanded it now, it is
not for the Improvements in roads and
the buildings of schools, but to restore
our past wealth.
That, Mr.. Hunt knows well, as he
also knows that the only possible re-
medy is the investment of the money
borrowed in agriculture.
lust think of what would occur in
Porto Rico if the necessary steps are
not taken and our farmers are not
given help!
We must not be thoughless; that is
the principal advertence of the mes
sage and it destroys totally the inten-
ton of establishing again, for the
State, the patents on commerce and in
dustry and augment the taxes on some
articles which are here necessities Of
life, as rum and tobacco.
We do not think that new tax
that is, a charge on INDUSTRY, is practi
cable because it may put a stop to ano
limit production and consequently
cause an upheaval in the economical
life of the country.
The evil is not there; that is not the
problem of which we have been speak
ing here with the necessary insistence
and if our plans are mot carried into
effect, there is no hope whateveri fol
all partial proyects will not even be
temporal remedies.
Our delegates must understand thai
if NE do not demand from Congress
the solution to our crisis. if we are
not put in position where can sell
our products, ruin will be almost
complete.