BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-04
EDITORIAL


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% m~k, future men 4 culture. - sre
those 1t oar Il ms. heie The orator
,sicl fell down aud give expression
10 absurd inc nsis. .eneles
The depaRmeu; Of Education Is.
according 10 the view of the Commls-
sioner ilfalhhle. II m rches along
broad road of eXiraoTdinar, Capa ability
and reclilu ie. il struggles with a
lack Of means yet nevertbelt IS
lends itself - unqu Lifted extra
vaganceS burning books and indulg
ing IN Ulher excc>ses. II ais contends
against the indifference OF parents
who fail 10 send their children TO
schools which ere opep to barely
third tnoSe who desire 10 attend,
Is it thst Mr. taulkne, has come 10
redeem from the darkness of its slavery
and is 4ora &C a savage p ople with his
experimental methods, converting men
into ,utomatons3
CIR at was thc bol0ness of Nj Faul-
kner to climb The steps of this tribune
which are not scaled b our men Of
scirnce except on high occasions when
they nave something Of important to
impart in the wav Of knowledge,
place 10 ked up TO with respect by our
artists and venerated by our people as
a temple where vanity and prsaump
tion bave no place, one TO be avoided
by intr ders who have nothing TO
teach.
What idea has the Commissioner OF
EduCation2 What new definition has
he gwen u.s. What does he know u
democr,cy SIS defined by european
think rs as system Of perfect harmo
ny which is exercised without abroga-
ting lne rights and liberties Of indivl
duals and communities. without clash
nor the destruction of one or the other:
We have more perfect and exact
definition, more ample and synthetic
compfehenS Of democracy for the
education and general instruction Of
the p pie
Nolhlng can be taught by the c
InmI>ntOutr of EduCatlUu ON this sub
Ject.
The right of liberty wich is the
essence # democracy sh ould hrst DE
given before II ture is taught
II this Is no, known by Dr. Faulk
ner h, should study the admirable ira
tises Of the Laun thinkers ard then he
would s. how people can exist go
verued by democratic and republican
systems although education may not
be popular among them.
Th- French revolution was not
brought about by instruction Of the
French people 1t was caused by the
misg verument f he monarchy; of
Gem any, II may be said that ii Is
more culture d tnan France which has
not mauc ii more democratic. The
"AA - PN' kAN NANAkN' M SoAA"lAsI
of the twelfth year U8l2), a model Of
representative government, when bar
ely thirty per c>nt Of its inha bitantS
could read and write.
Do we then have to wait for the
removal Of that Caeaerian and vitiated
atmosphere f the departments until
those ehjluren euOJug ated 10 that exp
erlmental regimen be men1 and also
the TWO thirds VINO cannot receive the
benefit of american education for
lack of schoola1
This Is very long term fixed by
Mr. Faulkn,r.
The IL hers Of thS american nation
were democrats before Franklin, Nor
st. Bell, T. sla. and Edison and they
did not ssk for a system of democratic
government fur those illustrlous men,
but for the emlgrants Of Great Britain
and for ih~ indians Of the virgin
american forests
This WIS also said by MI Carroll,
speaking Of our fitness for self gov
ernment.
1t matters not the certain per cent |
of the people Of the is!ard who can
neither read or writer because if |
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