BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-05-10
EDITORIAL

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allow ourselves io bclleVe ihs; Mr.
Coshia - one would ihiak Oi asking
ia;ornaiiar z ftom The rulers o; . coun
;rv for which they are spparon;ly the
responsible head. when ne wished 10
make a study ot existing problems.
Il Is obvious. that were MIR CoTbin
IN his capsciiy o. writer 10 be sent 10
Russia 20 make study OF the revolu
iionary moment there. he would not
consult the Car as 10 n right ~ the
rebels 10 maintain latent state of
protest.
Nevertheless our north american
colleague devotes more than a page TO
the article OF Mr.. Corbin. which sp-
pears inspired and written by Mr.
Post Behold the result
Ii has truly an infantile effect.
He admits the existence of the eco
nomic crisis. which certainly is here
but il is according TO him, because the
portoricans desire It, That the chief
products of the country are Soffee su -
gar and tobacco Anot her wonderful
di,covery!-to say that coffee is the
portorican product Par excelleuccu
And the sanseveria. the oranges and
the cotton?
But 1t is here that the people live
Capriciously according to he belief of
Mr.. Post and Mr.. Corbin, and that
now they look for no salvation from
the crisis unless the are givinen tariff
protection.
OF Mr. Winthrop We have nothing
to say. because the governor has at all
times recommended and insisted OH
tariff protection as complement of
free trade. has invited the coffee gro
wers to conferences in Santa Catalina;
has proved his interest in our first in
duStry, and when he does tn it is
because he realizes that the coffee is
essential for us and the most impor-
tant means Of saving the material or
der of the colony and preserving it
from ship wreck.
He who speaks in that manner and
with that surety does not recommend
a change of products neither insnua-
tes anything S does Mr.. orbin in the
sffciOus article in "LeslieS Weekly"
All the blame for the injustices
stated can be laid to Mr.. Post. who
furnishes the finishing touches to
the article, which among other things
affirms that many of the inhabitants Of
the south side of the island never CO.
me to the north, that the greater num-
ber of roads lowers the price Of fruits.
and other absurditieS Of this kind, for
which Mr.. Post is distinguished, that
eminent genius who is a species of
comedian for expanSionism, who with
his dazzling abilities invented cover
ing for the keels of boats restores
shields and develops printing enter
prises without taking into account that
perhaps he said to Mr.. Coroin that the
catholic kings were mistaken in not
having the initials Of their names on
the shield Of Porto Rico, when what
those two letters mean is ffI fsla.
But all these things are small mat
ters, trlfteS. in the article which is
stuffed with contI adictionS, errors and
stupiditles, such as the ssertiOn that
the portorlcans would not exchange
theiI allegiance for any in the world,
the present flag which floats abo-
We their castles for their ancient one,
after it was said in the Executive
Council, during that memorable dis
cussion over tue lamb. that the ameri
cans during the time they had been
here had noy succeeded in making the
slightest impress on the sympathy of
Porto Rico.
The essential part of the article is
more grave than IT first appears.
Continuing the list Of absurdiles and
vulgarit cs, which are always to be
noted in the productions Of writer's OF
the class Of Mr. CorbiE the article |
goes on 10 state, and its purpose is It |
lacking, that the latins will give way
to saxon ponderancy.
In order to Justify this monstrosity,
if indeed it is true that the natives saw
in the beginning with slight feelings
of concern the disappearance of their
old laws and customs they very soon
showed that they suited them better
than those founded on the grand prin
ciDles of the american constitution.