BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-03-25
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ile for rs. tbs, have mi>Judgec what
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have treated as 80 unluStly that ". Go
not even exp rieuce any curiosity
when Nc Are advised OF ,se visit 81
some higa oiEO~l or comlSSion WHO
csne here H. study The conditions.
The result j. always the sarle.
The culture oi a. country and rs
capacify for governing itself % VIII b
all eiviilze &. unires d h.tSe rgh..
are not written on the stones in he
streets nor on the walls Of buildings
nor OF the ces Of passers-by.
Each people has It's history, codes
and customs. I of which show the
degree of civillzption which II has
reached To study these conditions
and understand them, a a hour visit
is not sufficient This IS learned ~
studying onr codes aud If the minds
of the supermen who are to Judge OF
the sufficient culture OF our people
which is on a par with all latin coun
tries, are pre- pared, then they should
study the facts in places where they
can best learn. SO that they can give
Ms immediate justice
These commissions accomplish moth
ing here, at least hey have not up to
tae present.
Men come here who may be con-
vinced Of the injustice which is being
committed against us Men visit US who
have triumphed in the battle Of intel
lccts and VINO are different from
those sent here to govern US Men who
are members Of Congress call upon
Us; they re- not like those mediocre
and Incompetent officials which we
are forced TO tolerate under the Fora
ker law
Secretary Of Inc Navy Morton, Sena
tor Hale and Speaker Cannon are here,
but what have thay come for.
Very likely, there are some persons
who will present them with photo
graphs which libel our people, and with
native article used for all around pur
poses but we feel certain that these
high minded officials will not do US the
injustice of JuGgios th- people by
these ClrCumst nCeS
These prominent visitors, instead OF
observing Us, should make minute
study OF the enormous officials sent
here to americauize US.
Thi, is what is needed compari
son on the spot between the natives
and the American chiefs Of depart
mentS.
An invee,i5 CATION should be made
into th conduct of these men who
smiroh the prestige of the United
States and who drag in the dust the
name of dem cracy.
If Secret,ry Morton, Senator Hale
and Speaker Cannon had come here
with this purpose instead of appearing
like formt visitors, they would strike
new note.
They would convince themselves af
ter little study, that Secretary OF
Porto REQ Post, if placed in fair
intellectual competition with the
natives would prove TO be mere
clerk with very htte future.
They would Id similar opinion
of Treasurer WlIioushby after re-
viewing his measures. and put him
on the same level with Mr.. Post and
with the terrible MIR. Elliot the Com
missioner OF Interior.
If these lhree personases are not
sufficient, there remains the Commits
sionel Of Education who imposes sll
ence on a y one contradicting him,
declaring himself infallihle; and the
Attorney General is also left he has not
been able to rise his head since his
arrival, perhaps being intoxicated uy
the vapoFs txhaled by our warm
earth. or perhaps sunk in an enervat-
ing SompolencC caused by our climate.
If the commission were to make
an invr stigation, they would take with
them not only he curios found here
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