BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-02-28
EDITORIAL.

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this may be possible.
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how ihese men ksowing wh~; j. gong
on 10 n island and rs ond iioa. even
IN u II drgree Sh u.d remain Oh
s;ina;e gong even 10 tae linn; OF cruel.
", of which Siberia can show no
example aog AbySsinia a prycCdeH.
These officials do not read nor do
they understand Spanish md tEsy 90
no;hinc 10 learn il. All that is tod
them is useless. Some one once told
us that II was time ID, I try 10 edu
cate these obstinate and despoiic en-
ployes Of the People Of Porto Rico.
1t WAS then that we resOrted to
translatlonS. Oar articles are put into
E1glish so that these lndcscriba bic
funCtionarieS Could rot Sy that
they do not speak Spanish They
should read the articles as do sena
tors, represent lives, ew>papern N
and officials in The United States.
But the officials here do not read
them. We wish TO suppose this, though
It may be appear aba aud strange
rather than to take it for granted
that these men h.ve made up their
minds to allow. at least hAlf Of the pO-
pulatlon Of the island TO die of hunger,
and the other half 10 become totally
ruined.
1t cannct be that they do not under
stand Eugllsh.
1t made be that they are; bothered
by lac blackness of things and TO
avoid seeing i: have selected tbs IS
land upon watch to hang their ham
mocks refusing to hear anything At
the hour Of king their siesta They
are taking the prolonged and interim
Unable official slesta.
But while in the sweetest part Of
their sleep they:will be aw kened by
some ching which viii not be complain
ing mentations nor the excama-
tions Of infinite agony in the humble
posture Of resign alton. But it will a
disagr cable surprise. If they persist
in keeping their eyes shut TO the spec
tral vision of starvation. and their ears
closed to The te II, u TIA .fortuuates
1t is not right for one 70 so..to sleep
after he ms satisfied klS stomach.
while there is he~l d the woes of agony
and the torturing anguish which comes
down from those who live III the 4 gh
lands, begging supp icating and I'm
pIori1g when they have night to-
exact and more than reason to demand
We have several tmes spoken
this drama, saying to the responsible
ones:
This siesta. the insulting siesta can
be dispensed with for a few minutes
long enough to look for remedy for
hunger and misery; long enough to
vote for the loan for the coffee indus
Try. A loan which is being besge1
for with true anxiety by so many
families virtually sentenced to death,
who look with horror and uncon-
guerra BILE fear towards these three offs
cals-Sweet, Post an Willoughby.
These men com pose the remnant Of
that council of executioners, who de-
termined to stereotype the picture OF
death, on opposing he loan bill whie h
was presented Dy he republican
majority last year rs IA 'ugh to eNten
uate their many blunders and errors.
The island looks with fear upon the
Perhaps the title of Messrs Sweet,
Post and Willoughby have for the m
sounds which ausur death; and they
dread to look at the board Oh which
their life or death is to be judged,
when the first question presented to
the legislature is t, b. discussed; that
OF loan for the coffee industry
The people would considered it a
blessing if these three officials. or TO
be more exact, these ghosts Of a gov
ernment which fortunately disap-
peared opportunely, wslld absent