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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-09
,Dnss7o., J. 19rss LssaAa.
ECOS DE la PRENSA ESPANOLA
La Colonization Espa-
nola en- Marruecos

Me parece muy conveniente some
4er q una revision critica la labor de
Francia scolonizadora" ca en- Afri-
Ca partir de 1880, en- que por pri-
zaera vez puso los pies en- Argelia, bus
cando la vecindad de Italia, SUI "pri-
ma" y nuestra hermana," y nuestra
propia vecindad.
El grupo colonizador frances, que
xigue alimentando las ambiciones mas
: menos patrioticas y ell sueno de
desquite de Delcasse-de desquite por
compensaci6n,-nos tacha a los espa-
Ioles, por mediacion del sFigaro, .
de la humilde mission de guardian GER
dos EN- Marrueeos. Tai vez en- esta iro-
mia del desprecio Sc encuentre cum
plida la parabela del hijo pr6digo T;
de nuestras prodigalidades habra, sin
aauda, que exigir cuentas 8 Francia,
que sc cree con derecho tambien a
somprarlo tode. Y asi, la nacion que
ne arroga los titnlos de redentora,
guia Y faro de La humanidad, etc, ha
Negado por candidez 8 por ficci6n, al
aiglo Xxx convertida en- una raz0n So
eial de valores cufturales del siglo
XVIII, para colocar en- ,tierras aje-
MAS productos de la civilization que
otros paises labran ESTABLISHMENTS.
70 no Sc que estara mas pr6ximo al
proceso ideal de la enltura: 6 guar
dar cerdos EN- Africa, que son anima-
les easeros,. s dedicarse a. cazar afri-
eanos con liga 8 con metralla en- NOM
bre de la humanidad. n
Pero Sque ha heeho Francia en-
Africa dnrante el siglo XIX? sSe
puede comparar su obra, que cuesta
M contribuyente mas de Glen millones
de frances, CON la de los ingleses en-
Egipto y en- ell TranvaaA con la de
1os belgas en- ell Congo nj con la de los
alemanes en- ell Oeste de Africa2
Cnatro cosas sc necesitan, a mi ver,
para que un pieblo pueda arrogarse
al tlt1lo de eolonizador: espiritn de
colonization, dinero, hombres y nivel
aensidad y plenitud de cultura snfi-
eiente para hacerla rebosar y trascen-
der de una metropoli De todas estas
eesas solo tienen los franceses una
Ginero. Con ser este un instrumental
de colonization, nc es un factor que
por 81 pueda erear nuevos valores cul-
turales, <
Carece~ Francia de pohlacion suf-
ciente para rebosar del propio suelo
de La nacionalidad franeesa, tai cual
haeen Italia y Bspana, que dfunden
por ell mundo annalmente medic mi
HON de hombres. ~h t.4 .ssa~
/ No tiene tampoeo esa plentiful de
vida cultural que NO sc afirma .sola-
mente con decir que Sc Marcia a la
e1beza de la civilization, nj con la ex-
Portaci6n de la metafisiea politica ba-
.afIa en- Ia q Declsraei6n de los dere-
0hos del h0mbre" 8e
Francia ha sido Ia fragua de. las
nuevas supersticiones, el germen de
esa democraeia hcindadana que todo
- tiraniza al n1mero, olvidando la
1.aidad de que sc enumers. LIS In
ls1l1mentaria s y las modernas: cos
euznbres femeninas, el arte culinario,
= Champana artificial y las constitu-
Ssones polfticas Abstractasl Tales son
- ele1nentos de Ia colonization eultu-
M de Francia. al frances no les cabe
- Il cabeza que haya algo mejor que
Raris v cosa mas hermosa que Fran
III. ~ f n WA
Cultivs el ttnrismo' en- los de1nas
- yez de convertirse 81 en- 'excursio-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-09

en- que. Sc destaspan. Nal ponde,
NAL -ha .correspendido siempre Francia
a nuestra debilidad por ella. Porque 10
cierto es que nunca hemos podido odiar-
Ia henps side con ella como esos ena-
morados. de POGO caracter, mas rendidos
q una mujer cuanto mas los desprecia y
mas Sc burla de ellos.
Hasta cuando hemos peleado con ella
no henros dejado de 'admirarla, y nuestro
odio Sc personalizaba en- los soberanos 8
en- los ministries, dejando siempre a sal
vo nuestra invencible simpatla por La ma
cion francesa. Durante la guerra de Ia
Independence, la mas nacional de GUAM
tas sostuvimos contra Francia, ell odio
popular Sc fjaba sobre Napoleon y a el
solo Sc hacfa responsible de la injusta
guerra.
Hoy tampoco, aunque no haya un Ma
pole6n en- quien fjarse, no queremos nj
podemos suponer que es toda Francia
nuestra enemiga. Preferimos culpar 4
unos cuantos pollticos, a unos cuantos
peri6dicos, a una parte del ORGANISING,
irritada todavfa por la funesta derrota,
impaciente de glarias y desquites, ven-
gan por donde vengan sea como sea.
Involuntariamente fuimos OCCASION pre-
texto para el desastre. Quizas no nos 10
han perdonado todavia, aunque parece
que 10 hayan olvidado muy pronto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-09

Fuiste for que perfu1naste
ell aire de mi existencia;
mas fulste flor y viviste
10 que una flor en- la terra.
N. de Polou.-Cantares
En- Ell centric de una sala
mas que lujosa, severa;
bajo art1stico dosel
de gasas, lazos y sedas,
y en- una preciosa cuna,
blanca, vaporos9 regia,
entire un encaje de flores I
reposa una nina muerta. /
una paz solemne reina, ],
reina un augusta silencio, ;.
turbado por los lejanos :
rumores que hasta ALI llegan !.
de la Vida, que no sabe !"
que esta la Muerte tan cerca; !
y Sc perciben las voces
de muchos ninos que juegan, .
en tanto que en- su cunita,
de nieve y de flores hecha,
descansa otra flor de carne
que muri6 sin que naciera,
antes que alberta marchita.
antes ajada que alberta,
que nunca ha de dar al yientc
las aromas de su esencia,
tapullito de rosal
a,rancado de la terra. =.
Caminando silenciosa
por ;,bandonada senda,
va Ia triste canitiva
esa pos tie Ia nina, mre1staa.
i, !4tago e' soiemIla lnomento.
y pronto la concurrencia.
desp1las de haber contem pia6lo
por ultima vez aqnella
de1madlsima flor
que muIio sin que naciera.
antes que alberta marc},;Sa, Z
santes ajada que alberta, -, !.
Undo cap,illo de rosa
cue Dios al cielo Sc Meva,
la We bajar 4 la fosa
y en- ella We que Sc qneda
y hay en- los labios plegarias. =.
suplicas, 'lanentos, quejas..
ique cuando el dolor es hondb
nj refexiona nj piensa
Y hoy todos los caminantes !
que van por aquella senda ):
silenciosa y solitaria, y
sc detiene ante esta H.E
1ncripci6n, que constituye =
el mas hermoso poema !
yque. es sencilla9y humilde )
eomo.el angel que recuerdat. 8
Fa4iste for que perfNnoete
e1 are de ana. eristencio; .s +. !.
mas tu1ste for que yivsste, we,
10 qate 'n'a flor en- Ia terra. @,
T. - F. MoYA RICO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
BROOKLYN P. o. OPENS BANK
Man Stands in Line Six Hours to Make
First Deposit.

Brooklyn's new postal savings bank was
opened at the federal building in Wash
ington street yesterday morning. The first
man TO get his deposit placed on the books
was Norris Settler. an umbrella maker OF
No 9.9 Palmetto street
Settler got around early for the honor NJ
being the first depositor. He took his stand
in the corridor at 8 o'clock in the morning
and had TO wait six hours The second de-
positor was August w. Rehberger. post
Office clerk, who appeared at o'clock.
Arthur e. Wright, boy. OF No. 1859 Crop
sey avenue, Bath Beach. was third. His
deposit was SIS. DR.. John II. Reb. of No.
S2S Jay street. was the first TO buy postal
savings stamp card.
The first woman depositor was No in
ths line. She was Mrs. Herbert Fernandez,
Of No. 1875 Pacific street. the wife OF a
letter carrier.
Postmaster VOORHEES, arrived early TO see
how tho bank was received, and expressed
himself as pleased. Up TO o'clock the de-
posts made by leS depositors amounted 10
10 OK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
4 COMPROMISE VERDICT

Obviously the Giedel verdict was n
compromise and. like all compromises,
sure not to command unmiXed approval.
Perhaps. as District Attorney Whitman
SAYS. the iury's decision that the young
murderer was guilty only in the second
degree was better than disagreement,
as it will save the expense Of further
! trials
Gjedel. Of course. owes his life TO the
| fact that there Is strong prejudice
against sending women and youths TO
the electric chair. Sometimes this feel
ing entirely sweeps away the facts and
logic of case and brings about a
genuine miscarriage of justice. The ten
dency of all to help fellow being in
trouble. to "go easy" when sitting in
Judgment. was unquestionably stirred
by the prisoners youth and tears, the
sight Of his young sister and the agony
of his mother. Under these circum-
stances the fact that the boy had gone
TO his victims room determined to plum
der il and his careful inquiries before
the visit about the quartity of chloro-
form necessary TO kill a man did not
weigh as heavily as they would have
weighed if the prisoner had been thirty
instead Of seventeen. Many are sure
To say that the ends Of justice are served
as well in this instance as if the jury had
agreed 10 interpret the evidence &C
cording 10 harsher counsels. The letter
Of the law recognizes difference in the
gravity of crimes committed by persons
Of mature years end those committed in
extreme youth. and youth is not always
a matter Of calendar dates. Sympathy
can he overdone, and the kind Of sym
pathy" which induces women TO send
flowers and dainties to imprisoned per-
petrators of murders Of passion is
menace TO the community. But there is
no good reason why sympathy and
proper charity should not enter into the
administra ton of the law-indeed, they
cannot he kent out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02

how a vast amount Of political influence
might be developed. With the best In
tentions It was practically impossible
for the assessors to determine with any
degree Of accuracy the value Of the
property in question. while If there was
an inclination TO make use Of the proc
esses Of assessment for political pur-
poses the possibilities In that direction
were almost unlimited.
Governor Forts scheme was to have a
complete physical revaluation made by
non-political staff of experts, and this
has been done There is no room for
suspicion Of either fear or favor In the
performance of the work. while the ex-
pert knowledge and authority Of those
who did it are undisputed. The result
is an increase Of assessments amounting
to more than S26,0O0,000. or something
like SO per cent above those of last year
The obvious deduction is that assess
ments hitherto have been grossly unfair
II some cases they may have been
actually too high, but In many others
they have been far too low. The effect
of the revaluation upon general taxation
throughout the state will be consider
able. The object lesson which the in
cident presents, Of the desirability OF
having a purely business function per
formed in a purely business way and not
made a part of political dickering, Is OF
great value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
OFFICERS ARE TYRANNICAL
A Correspondent Tells Why Men Leave
the Army in Large Numbers.

| To the Editor or The IrlDuhc-
Sir: In a recent issue Of your paper
Major General F. D. Grant, u. 8. A. eA-
pressed his yurprise at the great NUMBER
| Of men who have purchased their dischafse
| from the army within the last year. anu
said that he could not account for It.
Your subscriber hereto. man OF years
Of hard service. can easily give not FEWER
than fifteen good and sufficient reasons for
| their doing so, but Is firmly convinced that
| the root Of the entire trouble Is the mex
| perience Of officers in handling men ana
| their capricious and tyrannical conduct IN
| their treatment of them. This refers mostly
to company officers and not STAFF officers.
In the coast artillery branch OF the ser
vice-and most Of the men discharged came
/ from this branch-it is the custom and not
the rule to sec lieutenants OF rev years
service or less IN command OF companies
| The greater number OF these oflcers nave
| been commissioned from civil life. without
prior military training. and have as ruie'
! no ability to handle men.
II IL human nature for some, when wear
| ing the badge Of authority for the nrst
time, to try TO exceed that authority
given by regulations and make the autnor-
| fly felt In many ways, which tends 10 an
tagonize those directly in contact. Many
petty annoyances are cast upon the men ;
courts martial are the rule and not the eN-
ception, and life is made q bugbear
This is the primary reason for so many
discharges by purchase and also accounts
| for the greater part Of desertions; anu
until the powers that be insist that every
off1car commissioned be either graduate
of West Point or from the ranks 1t VIII
exist.
AS General Grant says: THE sum given
nv the mer in return for their discharge Is
considerable for one in their position.
And in many cases It means an absolute
denial OF those little things which tend to
make life more pleasant and lvaple' But
we cheerfully give them up.
The War Department can smehorate TINS
one condition OF affairs by flne-comoing the
army and wedding out the incompetentS
and dead wood and filling these places WIN
men or, better still, establish scnooi
for newly commissioned officers with no
prior training and give them course OF
training similar TO that given at Beast
Barracks at the Point.
IT cannot be expected that men will stay
in a service where they are treated like
puppets and made to dance by strings. We
are humans and demand that We be treated
as such; and until the time comes that
bulldozng ceases and we are allowed to re-
tain our self-respect and be able to respect
those in authority over us, We will pur-
chase, or desert, II the necessary funds
cannot be procured. PURCHASE"
New London, Conn, Aug. %, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
cnLOlfRLA AND HER NEIGHBORS.

Rumors from the west coast Of South
America are not altogether reassuring
or agreeable. though they are not yet
alarming. II Is said that because Of
the dispute with Peru over the boun-
diaries of Ecuador Colombia has In
creased the size Of its standing army
to total of 10000 men, and has made
secret offensive and defensive alliance
with Chill: ell of which is plausible and
not at all uncharacteristic Of ways and
means in that part Of the world, though
if is. If true. particularly to be regretted
Since the loss of its rich isthmian
provinces Colombia has naturally been
more than ordinarily sensitive and jeal-
Gus over all other possessions and boun-
darv lines. and IS inclined to stand
resolutely fer whatever 1t considers It's
rights on the boundaries of Ecuador and
Peru Neither can we suppose state
which hitherto has done much fighting
70 have become now irresistibly disin-
clined TO militarism Obviously, I'm case
OF ii clash with the stronger power Of
Peru II would welcome the aid Of an
ally. and it might not be difficult TO find
an ally in that aggressive and militant
southern republic which less than
generation ago waged a war of con-
quest against Peru and has ever since
been on notwithstanding terms with that
country.
The occurrence of any such hostllities
would be particularly unwelcome 10 all
other American states, perhaps most of
all to the United States, at this time.
when the completion OF the Panama
Canal and the consequent opening Of
UNNECESSARILY improved facilities for in
tercourse with that western coast of the
continent are near at hand. 1t would
he lamentable TO he compelled 10 open
that waterway upon scene of strife
or TO begin our new and better com
mercial relations with countries which
are either at war or are exhausted and
impoverished as result Of war. The
interests Of all parties concerned demand
the maintenance Of peace nor does there
appear to be any cause for war which
can be regarded as even approximately
adequate.
The true policy for Colombia would
surely be in the continuance Of that
peaceful development Of resources and
confirmation of republican institutions
to which II has devoted itself with much
success for the last dozen years. Instead
OF fomenting new dispute, II might
probably dispose OF the last remains Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Newport. Sept. 1.-The opportunity for the
members of the summer colony TO dance
this evening was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs
William Goadby Loew, who had large
party at Villa Rosa. The grounds were IL
Illuminated for the occasion. which was a
most delightful one. and supper was
served late in the evening.
Prior to the dance there were number
of dinner parties. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Stevens had about twenty guests at their
summer home, including Mr. and Mrs.
Elisha Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goelet,
Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt Mr.. and Mrs Craig
Biddle Miss Mabel Gerry, Henry White
house, Thomas Ridgeway and Miss Edith
Kane.
James J. Van Allen, Mrs. II. A. c. Taylor
and Mrs. William Earl Dodge were also
dinner entertainers this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward J. Berwfnd are to
give the third OF their lat homes" to-mor-
row evening, and are to have as their spe-
cial guests the officers from the German
cruiser Bremen, now In port.
After an absence Of a week once more
the sun shone to-day, and IN consequence
there was a large gathering OF the society
people at the Casino, expecting to see the
final match In the all-comers' tennis tour
nament. In this, however, they were
doomed to disappointment for there was no
tennis. The fine autumn weather orousnt
out many beautiful gowns.
Registered at the Casino yesterday were
Miss Gibson, of New York; Miss Lincoln,
of Worcester; c. Rhodes, OF London. and
NJ Butterick, of Boston. who are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Marsden J. Perry and Au-
gus, Belmont, jr, who, with Mrs. Belmont,
is Visiting his father.
King Collins, of Providence, and j. D.
Hubbard, IT,, of Cambridge, are guests OF
Bradford Norman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Winthrop, OF
Hamilton. Mass, are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. William S. Patten.
Robert Grier Cooke, OF New York, has
arrived from Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Murray are leaving
here to-day for a Canadian trip.
Roderick Terry, jr., has returned from
New York TO spend the weekend with his
parents
D. Wood Dilworth has returned from a
visit to Lenox.
Frederick NJ. Davies, ]. Norman De r
Whitehouse, Austin Gray Henry Clews and
Arthur Iselin, Of New York. have returned.
Leslie Cotton and William f. Whitehouse
are the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Davies.
James ]. Van Allen has planned to leave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
PROFIT SHARING AND SOCIALISM.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Isn't there some flaw in the argu-
ment Of your to-day's leader Socialist
Animus"? A profit sharing scheme by a
private firm, under the present capitalistic
system, must certainly tend to detach the
employees Of that particular firm from a
community Of interest with the general
body of labor These employees become
merely copartners or stockholders In a
private concern. and II benefited under the
prevalent competitive regime must nee
essarily he so to the detriment Of the vast
army OF outsiders not enjoying similar
opportunities. So that such isolated
profit sharing scheme has nothing to do
with the general cause Of socialism. l. e.,
the general or universal substitution of
the public cooperative principle for the
private competitive one. 1t Is in reality
and effect anti-socialistic. and therefore
Justly antagonized by the advocates Of
socialism. ADAM ROSENBERG.
New York, Aug. rs, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
VIEW JERSEY RAILROAD VALUA-
TTON

Amid the .ruck and weller of political
schemes in New Jersey comparatively
little attention has been given TO the
sweeping changes which have been made
In the valuations of second class rail
road property, though they really mark
one of the most significant achievements
OF recent years in practical administra
ton. The revaluation was one of the
plans which Governor Fort prevailed
upon the Legislature 10 execute. IL has
been done during the last year, at CON
siderable expense. But il is not likely
that even those who most strongly op-
messed il At the outset would now contend
that Il was not worth while, or indeed
that il was not necessary if the taxation
system Of the state was TO be placed
upon an equitable basis.
Before this work was undertaken the
lcvSing OF taxation Oh railroad property
was purely political function. The
valuations and assessments were made
by men appointed for political reasons,
who, AS rule, had little or no expert
knowledge Of the matter in hand. Ii Is
easy 10 soc how gross inequalities III
assessment might thus occur, and also
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-02
PEOPLE and Social Incidents.

I here for visit to Hot Springs, Va. on
September n. and Will go 70 Europe later.
Mr.. and Mrs James Laurens Ven Allen
are to remain here until the end of No
yember
Vincent Aston has returned from Boston,
where he has been arranging for his lodg-
ing while at Harvard
Miss Alice Wells, OF New York. IL tho
guest OF Mrs C. A. Stombom
Colonel c. L. F. Robinson IA TO make a
business trip abroad late In the month.
and Mrs Robinson and family viii remain
here until he returns
ogden Mills has returned from New York.
Oh the steam yacht Surf, accompanied by
Philip w. Livermore and James n. Barney.
Mrs. l. Townsend Burden returned to-
night after a brief visit to New York. Mrs.
Burden does not expect her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Townsend Bur-
den, jr., from abroad until the latter part
of the month.
Miss Beeckman, Of New York. is tins
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. X. Livingston
Beeckman. The Misses Rogers, Of New
York, are guests Of Mrs. Sidney Webster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster ara
in Lenox.
Miss Louise McAllister IL visiting Mrs.
+ J. Mason.