BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-07-26
EDITORIAL.

And is it still pretended that the
reunion held yesterday was An act of
adhesion and gratitude, instead Ola
solemn manifestation of collective
|discoptent?
AS a result of the Assembly of Mt
|nicipalitIes there ought to be a radical
change, complete revision OF colo
nial methods. Because after mani
festation Of the people so convincingly
made through their representatives,
such legal and sovereign insistence
of their rights and for justice, the
shrill voice Of that ft1nereal Congrega-
tion of acolytes raised in extempora.
neous and fanatic worship OF sordid
egoisrn cannot prevail.
Public opinion recognizes such a
means of manifestation frank and no
BILE, in order that the colony may
make known its many claims and in
Vulnerable complaints. n
For that purpose the delegates came
to San Juan.
In order that honest opinion in the
United States may not believe that
Porto Rico accepts with good grace
regime which Expresses the colony
with extravagances and abuses; in Or
der that those who still do NOT know
it may be informed that Porto Rico
neither asks desires, nor will accept
that fallacioas redemption which has
so recently been spokeu of with sus-
piciousness that causes dismay.
For that the municipal delegates
have come, and to give proof of ci-
vii life, of integrity. To tell the Con-
qress of the United States, the muni-
cipalities Of the mother country, and
to those of all countries, that the colony
of Porto Rico has been grossly dec
eived and surprised.i
The representatives of the people
would be acting wisely to proclaim all
those things, together with the loss
of nationality and the rights of true
citizenship, the system of autonomic
government which was replaced by
coarse and primitive militarism; the
perfect codts which guaranteed all
the rights of the citizen and
defined all his liberties; the flou-
rishing condition of agriculture. which
sustained all the people in extraordi-
nary opulence. That we had as well as
liberty, happiness and vested rights;
and now, what have WEI What have
those redemptionists given us in ex-
change?
And as if that contrast were not su-
f6ciently gloomy, we are still called IN
. subsidized papers little less than an
aggregation rescued and assisted by
the redemptioniSt congregation.
| This is in fact more serious than at
| first appears, and to the end that it
may not be supposed that we accept
such an anomalous situation, the re-
solution of the Assembly of Munici-
palities printed in the language of
cultured countries, should be sent
to the various cities and to the Con
gress of the United States, to the
municipalities Of all Spanish America,
of the continent Of Europe, that they
may understand the way we are
treated by a Republic, supposed to
be free and democratic.
1t is necessary to have the barriers,
esta blished by the american press.
broken down That can be acconplis
J he'd readily. The means we have are
Iexpeditious and eh6cacious. When
the recital of our wrongs is given to
the men of Germany, France and
Great Britain, to all the municipal
corporations, the stupid blockade by
which the american press attempts
to muzzle our complaints will be the
last failure of sovereign imperialism.
The Island of Porto Rico is determi-
ned that it's voice shall be heard and
is resolved to speak plainly.