BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-05-04
EDITORIAL

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We : .sh,lv indicated 10 re iass
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editorial uhat 81 bad 'u tnind and
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mon .ul.x understood.
L VA fos some puipaS Ia; inis
fgnc;s auafx va boFn "a Tie Oaaiming
Cassxian shorcs. under The Splencous
Il ,ha; Aadalusisn ky and he lsmi-
nous kisses q he SGu & spain.
The gcomeirscisa .; the Treasury
is not one q those who have seven
pairs Ct shells. and even # MT gifted
wiik great intelligence he may. a;
least, have the instinct and necessary
percepiic n 10 realize shat the prvsen;
condition Of things cannot continue,
neither is il ftiiug ;ha; there should
be funciionary who may take sG-
vantage Of his official position 10 ac
quire props rites cleverly prepared for
auction, with oil the conditions exa-
kllN NaaNS
on the day when the american CUH-
gress shall decree tariff protection for
coffee
Now that Mr.. Willoushby is going
away, it is the geometrlcian who Is
charged with the duty OF ascertaining
who comes to the departament, who
has bought properties Of ruined pro-
prietors, or at public sale. for an ms
ignlfcant sum, who is king advanta-
ge of bad year on account OF the
miseries of the coffee growers, who is
speculating by virtue IF his position,
who in this doleful Department of
liquidation trades upon the bankrupcy
Of others and gets rich while the for
mer proprietors are obliged to do
manual labor, when the fiscal agents
with their violences deprive them Of
their properties.
Mr.. Solomon is able to investigate
what we say, and excuse us, for not
respecting the latest formula OF Will
cox and Post, when they say in deiig-
htful cas,illian which has for Us unk-
nown secrets of constrL Ction:
Concrete charges only shall be heard
investigated ct cetera.
If we must be specific, We would
not then apply to Mr., Solomon dema-
ding that he investigate and ind some
way of putting stop 10 the abuses per
petrated in the department in which he
is supposed to beIthe superior being
such is the influence which he eXer-
cises ever his ompanlons, ,-notwlih-
standing his andalusian origin, which
should cause him 10 be characterized
as a man Of genius and OF a jovial
disposition rather than calculating
man of business.
But it appears as if there ought to
be little of everything in the make
I'D Of this functiorary OF many duties,
like a druggists mixtures, when he
consents to live in the apparent tran
GUILTY. which surrounds him, with
vistas of prosperity, no matter how
obtained, without having any scruples
Of conscience by reason OF the pecu-
liar transactions which are being car
ried on SO near him.
While Mr. Solomon is investigating
as 10 who is the guilty one and pro
ceeds to stop the continuance OF such
operations. we who desire to assist the
geometrician, are going TO advise the
bro 1retorS who have been victims OF
the trickeries we have denounced
Let them demand a new sale Of
their properties.
In the Spanish law and in the mora.
law. which must be observed by ali
governments. when functionary uses
the position which he occupies to &C
quite properties which have been sold
1T auction by the government, belong
ing 10 lnsolvent owners, he is dlsmis-
Sc d and the property acquired IN such
a manner is again put uq at auction.
Nothing could be more just than
that reparation. The official posto
should not serve for observatories
from which the employees may exa
nine the condition Of others property
in order to fall upon the insolvents, or
p7ecipitate insolvency with exagger-
ated assessments which may result in
exol bitant aud an annihllating rate
Of taxation.
What we have said is sad and pain
ful. but it is fact. And it Is no time
to indulge in complaints and lamen-
tationS, it is time to act with energy
to prevent repetition of the censura-