BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-02-07

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There is no longer ans enc Who
will openly and res. lu;ely oiPose the
loan. but here Is 1sTrled sn against
the proiec; Silen; Snd shameful wsl
waylsyir. "a The HI. hroads, and !.
secret opposition.
the money will be for the covetous 10
reisners WAC are anxious TO fly with
their pray Il is already said in mys-
terious rnurmurings that preferences
cannot be established IN favor Of cof
fee which are sure 10 be IL Just.
TO all this We have It pended as 1t
was our duty 10 do.
Bu, the mean gossiplng does net
cease; in = low voice. Il is heard ID
certain places; il is gwen currency
among certain elements with the silent
spreading Of calumny ard with the
aggressive passiveness of lie.
At present it is another tune; the
motif is identical but the tsne has
been changed.
The ruined asriculturists have no
longer any remedy. Then why this
loani
To save agriculture, We say. SO that
the farms do not remain sterile, un
productive or parcAed. For this pur-
pose we want the loan.
1t is not a matter OF persons, it is
one Of industry.
The proprietor who may be ruined
will be able to claim damages fl n
those responsible for his ruin but what
interests US is that the plartauo
shall produce and work and shall give
sastenance to the Ia boreT.
This is the whole question.
There is no need Of bringing again
to light, the tricky arts of perhdy, 50
as to cause it 10 be understood that We
are working for the interests OF certain
proprietors who ale in misery
We defend lhe people IN general;
not the proprietor in particular, bnt the
csffee industry which is slowly dis
appearing So
We argue that loans should be ads
vauced to the owners CT the cottee
plantations but for the purpose Of rals-
ing crops
It is q gross falsehood without an
iota Of truthfulness, to claim that there
are plantations totally ruined for
which there is no possible human res
toratiOn.
The lands will remain barren so
long as the credit Of the coffee grow
ers is the held down. Bu, if means to
work are extended to any one OF these
men who may be seen contempa-
ting with their heads in their hands.
their ruin. Who can argle against the
false and hazarded statement that all
that NAV be done is useless?
Is it possible that our island, our
blessed land has lost its rich produc-
tive qualities?
Has our country become barren'
If nothing Of this sort has Mapped,
then why this stupid pun which reveals
pitiless egoism and an absolute ior
.etfulnessof the people. 1t is admit
e that it is necessary for the farme
TO pav the laborer in order that he may
employ his energies in cultlvatlng the
earth. and maintain as before his
offsprinss, without thinking in emf
grating or seeking some bloody reven-
ge. it is conceded that IS in1ispen
sable that the lands be worked SO that
the immense mass of worklngmen may
have employment, and that an ear
ly end be given to this horrible and
forced suspension of work. Ii all this
is granted, then further argument is
useless.
The industry which gives liveli-
hood to five hundred thousand per
sons, should be saved. This is what
is important; what doe not admit post
ponement, apology, deceptions, or