New-York tribune., 1909-04-27
A SAN JUAN BLACK HAND
AMERICANS THREATENED.
Death Sentence Imposed on Libra
rian IN Porto Rico.

San Juan, P. r.. April n (speciaD.-Louis Wies-
berg, librarian of the Insular Library of Porto
Rico. has been informed by the members of secret
society signing itself La SOciedad Quiquiriqui
that be must quit this island within thlrty DAYS OF
die.
Nothing is known about this secret society be
vond the fact that II is band OF political agtaors
who have recently organized TO judge and sentence
TO banishment death all persons considered enc
niles OF Porto Rico. and it Is believed that their
efforts are to be directed chiefly against Americans
residing here.
Mr.. Wiesberg who is the representative OF The
New York Sum and until recently editor OF
the English section of The San Juan Tines
political organ of the Republican party. has IN
Cured the odum OF the Unonists for his causuc
criticisms in the local press and for the news whlCh
he is said have given TO the press in the states
exposing the anti-American sentiment and action
OF the marty He is the first American 10 receive
notice Of from this self lf-appointed native
tribunal. and is determined TO face whatever may
come The notification reads as follows
April II. 1909.
You are of the many enemies OF our coun<
try ana as such We si have @ % s long TO convict
you have sufficient proofs which Vii WI, go rJ3 I"
show that you Intentionally doing great harII
Porto Rico: and men like YOU are a disgrace ,e 70
the glorious United States Of AmeSo as IS oT G1tTen 6e
Of such nation, and further dissrlce " " oI thre
loved island as inhabitant OF same. We tleIe-
fGre d Feq"9y give 70 you thry days from date in
which to leave Porto Rico; otherwise the sentence
a
not fear anv punishment that the law may impose
upon us and II you and all others similarly placed
az YOU do leave the country within the uiil
specified in letters we will Kill, regardless OF
consequences -, :, 49, -.
Letters similar 10 this have been and will he sent
TO several other people who have been FOUND EuhiI
nv our society. There many OF US, ana should
tho law take hold OF some OF us, you may De sure
noses we do not want Kill, and for this reason
we are giving you the alternative TO leave, We
would even willing to pay your passage nome
but II you prefer to remain here, you VIII nave 20
0 la SOCIEDAD QUIQuIIQII
X Y. NJ. X
This threat IS not he regarded as an idle one
FOR the history Of the island shows that similar
threats have been executed. Under the Spanish
regime Perez Morris. editor OF the ''Boetin Mer-
cantu" a stanch supporter of Spanish rule and an
advocate Of conservative measures in Porto Rico,
was sentenced and killed by assassins dagger.
The Porto Rico Review" publishes the following
incident illustrative Of the rabid anu-American
sentiment extant ia Porto Rico
4 few days ago a gentleman-an AmerCan-was
in Ra yamon taking a meal in II restaurant a party
strolcd in and began a conversation with the owner
Of the establishment concerning the probable result
Of the efforts Of the two commissions which had
recently gone Washington. These two men were
evidently OF the two opposite local parties IN BAY
wa high time to get together and clean
them The other replied that they would not
dare attempt do such a thing because OF ATneri-
can and the arms Cf the manning a certain
The time has arrived when halt should be called
TO senseless talk and TO the pernicous teach
ings which put such ideas into the heads OF IRE
sponsihe people