BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-14
EDITORIAL

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O.hers spc of the desirshil'iy q
our port. saving that 'i Is sap nor N
every Wv 10 that of GuanianaunO and
advises the government TO establish
here a Naval Stsii n. Il IS a >Nit
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that laps ~. ihs, comes from he n, =
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leave, that attempts to exienusie IN
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iionaries that has not word oi Jus
tice for our Island nor line OF genui
ne faith
AT las; the ice is broken. already
they speak of us in the Metropolis
they know where we are, that Porto
Rico is more delightful than Florida
charmingly situated and desirable as
winter resort for the New York milllo
mares. One paper says .also that In
case of an international conflict the
first place 10 be attacked by an
enemy would be Porto Rico. Il is
for this necessity it adds-that It
is proposed TO fortify San Juan, be-
cause II the facilities of our port, II is
a superior base of operations for the
american squadron in the event OF an
international war
The importance of Porto Rico has
at l.st been appreciated by the amer
can people.
All those praises Of 'he natu
raj conditions of the Island. The
new W prks 1t Is proposed to unGert-
AXE. not because of the needs OF the
colony, but for the good of the Nation,
the sane brusque frankness in the
declaration in favor of a sprotectlve
tariff for cof { which must be establ-
ished to meet the needs Of the anerl
can government.
But we arc not, thank fortune, llv-
ing in the times of the conquest OF
New Mexico and Texas; and now it
is not possible 10 hnk OF those c0un-
tries without reckoning with the
people, Lol Is it POS lble 10 lecur 10
those reprehensible methods and IAN
culinary acts of the ancestors Of the
same men that now intone a hymn
of praise for the beauties OF our Island,
the ecstati contemplation OF he sub
lime panorama Of our land, the quiet
ude Of our bays, the fertility OF our
mountain vegetation which has never
been dressed IN the snowy shrouds Of
winter: in the happy language OF
lanes L. Pennypsckrr. OF Phlladei F.
phia rms pAllid population, sad p
dened by hunger and depressed by the
spirit Of an immense wearlness.
Because it is cousoling that these
men who visit the island rectlty he
idea that has been entertained Of us
in the Metropolis as result OF the
staten euts Of the fuuCtlonari, who
have come to us, such as Mr.. Hunt,
the Collector of Customs, MIR. vii
loohhy, Mr.. Post and SO many others
who came to tske away the ropes OF
faith that Porto Rico had already
placed in the new Metropolis; if that
checks some what the false reports
spread broad by the followers OF he
expansionlst policy II Is not enoug to
offset the deep and disturbing effects
of the financial crisis produced by the
regimen # what has been imposed
upon MS as an unjust punishment
before those people who have gone
back to their country speaking about
the courtesy and good condition of
life which m 4intains in Porto Rico.
We wish the praises and tribute
that are cur Just due from the anne
rican pors, bur they should also
recognize our m; fortunes and our
needs, how much is embraced in the
Anne lean Of The North, under whose
severe gn ty until now we have had
only distress and great dlsilluslon
Nevctthe ess We live in the hope
that this difference in the tone OF the
press indicates also a change IN COVER
ment ] procedure equally beneficial
to the Metropolis and to US that d
naval base may be secured and the
collection of a tariff tribute Suf
ficient to make good the deficit in the
budget.