BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-03-17
EDITORIAL


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We ere more inoiinsd - ,kink the
latter because We arc constantly sui
fersns the w-ish; II ise American
buTesucrsis The Americans command
acre a; her pleasure.
They imposed on as laws jus;
because the people repelled Amen, an
customs. and have converted this
beautiful island into held II absuTd
and abusive experiments
The words Of the President are q
ray Of hope in the m idsi Of the gloomy
abandonemen; which this island IS
enduring
II tae weak nations need not fear
harm from the United States. much
less should be uttered by the poor
island which fell into their power; le IS
distress should be borne by this
wretched isla d, vic,im of plague
of Commissioner which is the most
destructive and drea lful brought
here by the American invasion.
II Mr.. Roosevelt j. 50 indulgcnI
with other nations. than he should be
equally SO with our own.
AS part of the United State~ or as
an island which has been seized by
force and as week community NICK
lives in q state of uncertainty, or n
as no part of he American nation
which the President caprlclou>ly ruic.
we should have equal privileges, ldent
ical justice such S are promised IS
favorS to weak nations by the Presl
dent
Up to the pre,ent we have not had
the slightest demonstration OF the
reality II the Pfesi4lent phrase:
The First Magistrate Of h. land
cannot pacify with demon >tr tions and
proofs, the weak republics wi b are
naturally and Justih4 bly, distrustful Of
an invading imperialism.
The indications have nothing IN
them # pAclhcatIon. The example #
Porto Rico is the worst recommended
tion of the United States.
Hunger, oppression and humiliation
are the Porto klcaus lot references
for the Americans and evident pur
poses of poverishing the country
are seen h Re Iatentions Of violently
transferring he island and the derop
ulating OF Ia race which 1Stne owner
Ct this trech nd, are Witnessed.
The acts Of the people are com
nendable The resistance which IS
made againsi The Amerca's is not
only duu to q gnlty but to an instinct
of SET pre>ervatlCn. A Geterse Is
necessary again,t the adventures who
abound ia the United States.
Worh, f prolse j. this attitude Of
resistance which may apPear hostile
to those who though they would still
snd op he Inns which were ex
tended to rect i've an invading army, IN
1898 but which were soon closed with
feeling Of encouragement and &C.
lection On learning that liberty never
followed il the footsteps OF the milit-
ary invasion ~nI regime.
Let not the President drlude himself.
Let him not exempt the weak rati"n>
nor say that 1t Is foley for thsm to
fear the United States, because MS
voice may eco the deep sighS Of the
dying hungry who live in ur noun
tain districts. ana may bring forth a
response from he united municipal
tiles, asking tor justice aud bread.
When our awfu cIamor reaches the
weak nations IL whom the President
has tried t. INSPIRE hope he will find
instead IF IN attitude Of sympathy
and contcutmcnt, an attitude OF norIor
and distruet. ...~
''Out f hcrei will be the words Of
the weak .,lonS. Away fl. m here,
all those who bring death with Sla
very ard with lnva ion, ruin" And
Porto Rico wi ways serve As sal
examp f American { lonization.
The lebratIon Of the Inauguration
the ce onlea and The applause Ia,
passed An ovation 50 grand and so
personsl thai made HIM txciaim
You have touched my heart This
has ais, passed along With laundering
enthuSia, I'M