BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-20

a voice which responds 10 the state of
mind of the BOLETIN ,t Is = voice that
responds to the needs and necessities
lof the entire colony.
If Mr.. Tyler feels himself attacked
throuh the persons of the functonarie-
sand, the coterie Of exportation-which
he himsels has censured-he can find
consolation in the thought that he has
1.-THE support OF the continental organ,
The Eagle" of Ponce.
1t is the sole survivor Of the ship
wreck of servillism. snG with honor
and pride may it be said, that it is not
a part of the Porto Rican press.
Exotic newspapers, journals for hi
Ire, have no part nor parcel, no voice IN
the chorous raised against the outra-
ges committed in this Island under the
guise Of redemptionism.
In one respect, however the CORES
pondent of Harpers Weekly has ma
de no mistake: he calls US Spanish.
Yes. We are that; and why? Becau-
Sc the Island is Spanish, the people
are Spanish, in spite OF what the AGO.
lytes and servants of redemptionism
may say to the contrary.
Spanish! AS if we could be any
thing else but SPANISH
Are not all the peoples of Latin
America SPANISH
Are not the Cubans also Spanish.
Why then preten'l that Porto Rico
should be something different, a sig
nal exception
But it does not follow because these
peoples are Spanish that they are an
| Iti-American.
The Spaniards do not pretend to
impose their customs, their laws, their
language on the United States, dest-
roying the customs, laws and language
of that country.
It conforms to what is admirable
ard meritorious in their customs, laws
and language, it respects and recog
nizes their right to endure.
If the CORE espondent who was our
guest considers that he was attacked,
we are not to be blamed.
We are cultured people, we have
brilliant civilization, and high ideals
which we jealously guard. and our
traditions and customs should be held
in respect by those who visit our
shores.
No respect or consideration has
been shoewn for anything here, not
even the slightest regard or tolerance
for what We hold dear and sacred.
The bureaucrsts have attempted to
do away with everything we arc
treated without respect; they act to-
wards us as if our only means of
| salvation was TO take from us all that
We hold most precious; they come to US
with hatchet IL hand 10 hew and des-
troy, forgetting that we are the prod
uct of an old and worthy civilization
which can boast of centuries of cult
ure.
We have asked the invaders to
treat us with the respect and consid-
Grafton which are our right, we have
begged for he appreciation and reg
ard for the things we hold sacred, for
a recognition IF our patriotic spirit,
our art and our traditions, and bee
ause we have asked these things be-
cause we have dem 4nded from the
callous invaders what belong to us,
we are characterized as sullen, dis
satisfied and anti American.
AMI if in resisting the crimes, the
outrages and the utter lack of consid-
Grafton perpetrated against US we are
Judged t. be making attacks, thsEfault
is not ours.
Aud let Mr.. Tyler hear it. We
shall continue eccnpy ng ourselves in
these inevitable defences, in voice
loud enough to be heard SO long as
the causes continue which provoke the
general discuntt nj
We cannot promise anything else.