BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-03-15
EDITORIAL.

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kicass. al II hem sic natives oi he
island vi;h ;hc exception ei Two
Englisk islsnd-'s who have been
discharged. peih- - bec.use ;hey are
10; American citizens.
A wave OF prC.cSt has been raised
in the island s2ains; this abuse Of the
new chief. vho i making general
cleaning out in his department. and
who through mere whim IS discsare
ING Porto Ricsn employes.
Why does Commissioner Elliott do
tais2
Is j, possible that ;he debutant
Commissioner thinks that ne hits the
nail on the head b. dispensing With
the valuable help which can be lent
him by natives. who are erhcient
and vell-informed IN the matter. Of
thsidepartment' soiq2
This extraordinary h AZ Of the De
partment Of the Interior has already
given proofs Of his incompetence by
proposing to abolish the boards of
public ads.
The motive for abolishing these
boards is WORTH of comic opera or
circus pantomime.
Mr.. Elliott fell from his horse three
times ON the road between JuncoS and
San Lorenzo. and in view of this fact,
and without considering that officials
are not always equestrlans deemed it
oppertsns and admirably Just to pat
out of existence the boards of public
roads.
* This episode is sufficient to. judge of
rae com petence Of this official who is
an enemy of Porto Ricans.
Three times have had to disM Ount
from nav horse he said candisly
Mr. Elliott wanted to conceal The fact
that he fell three times he did not
tell US whether he was member Of a
society for the prevention Of cruelty to
animals, and dismounted three times
while travelling along this road in or
der to tighten the animals burden.
This dangerous road was under the
care Of the predecessor OF the present
unrivalled Mr. Elliott, who must
believe that the dep rtment is a
feudal dominion, or otherwise he
would not dispose ofEthe3 lives and
Offices in such mariner; for when
somebody calls him Ellio*t@ II, he feels
2 secret contentment which he poorly
concealS.
- This official Of the three falls has
made strong enemies ana has brought
upon himse a general i'll feeling and
antagonisH. 4
This way of cleaning out the Office.
adopted by Mr.. Elliott suggests habits
in him which we did not suspect;
habits acquired in profession which
was on the point of M king S cretary
Post celebrated and immortal. who
although not wonderful inventor,
still discovered an appartus for the
protection of the keels of vessles and |
for the protection Of o,hcr things
found on the bottoms Of more or less
fast sailing boats.
Mr.. Elliott must be a sailor, and |
would 10 God that he had stuck to
his first profession and leave the island,
before public indignation reaches
point of reproducing he comic scene
of the three falls
Let this new official beware; he has
come here like whirlwind causing /
ruin and devastation. His conduct
does not altogether recommend itself
to the love and good will Of the people
We should ike 10 study the obstln
ate conduct Of Mr.. Eli from anOth-
er standpoint than that indicated by
public opinion.
Does his attitude signify that the
,departme Mt sh ould be done away with
in consequence Of being unnecessary
and useless1
Is it possible that these subordi
mates OF the department are being per
secuted for the transaction Of the