BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-27

General Elliott, that Commissioner
of the Interior over whose adnln1stra-
tive acts rest so many shadows. has
published an article: which by its title
appears ironical, though it possesses all
the characteristics of a production OF
one of the sacred congregation.
The ex functionary attempts to CO.
rrect and discredit that timely and Sc
rious article filled with bitter and just
disapproval of various acts perpetrated
against this Island, written by General
Roy Stone shortly before his death and
published in The North Ame1zcan Re-
S1ez0 with the splendidly appropriate
title "Our Failure in Porto Rico"
The article of Mr.. Elliot is entitled:
"Our success in Porto Rico"
The reason for the belief that the
article in question should be conside
red ironical is obvious, doubly so when
it's author, a pseudo general, had pc
culiar opportunities for knowing that
the work and results achieved by
redemptionist colonization were very
far from being a success.
But Mr. Elliott evidently expects to
have his remarks taken seriously; he
accuses General Stone of pessimism;
he wants to detract from the declara-
tons of Mr.. Gompers, and likewise
discredit the views of THE Indiana
polls News" which published bri-
liant editorial in defence of the
colony.
Mr.. Elliott has not wished to be
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work injury to the country, though
thanks to his being SO far distant, his
power for harm is somewhat curt
allied.
An exotic and little read paper
has undertaken to reproduce the ar
ticle.
Thanks to the action of this paper,
we have been able to become tho
roughly acquainted with the views of
Mr.. Elliott and to realize their utter
worthlessness as the emanations of
iuhilant ex-memoer of the redemp-
tionist congregation.
The extraordinary haste with which
the Ponce daily translates and publis
hes the article in question appears
singular, and we are inclined to ask
question: is it that it considers Mr..
Elliott an authority and his opinions
of importance?
1t is very evidect from perusal of
the article of the ex- Commissioner of
the Interior-which is the only evid-
ence he has given of survivorship sin
ce, in lucky hour, he left the island
that he his not competent to discuss
any of the questions with which he
occupies himself.
Mr.. Elliott speaking of agriculture!
What does Mr.. Elliott know of Agri,
culture7
Mr.. Elliott talking of roads,.
Does Mr.. Elliott know anything alb
out roads? Does he know what cons
titutes highways?
Has he constructed any that have
not been failures?
The buying of steam rollers for use
on the Insular roads from concern
whose representative in Porto Rico
was a son of Mr.. Elliot. is still fresh
in the memory of Porto Ricans.
That is to say that the business was
a family affair; brt the steam rollers
did not give satisfactory results in
spite of the noisy claims made as to
their excellency, which were INDUCED
in, in order to justify the sum of
expended in their purchase.
The official history of Mr.. Elliott.
which should be sung in hallelujahs,
records complete and monstruos disas.
ter. Proof of that is found in the RI
diculous manner in which he endea-
vors to purge the redemptionist colo