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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06

La Federation Libre ha pedido al
Parlamento del pals la donacion de un
solar la salida de Puerta de TERRA
para construir una casa que habr1a de
recibir ell pOmposo t1tulo de Temple
del Trabajo, pero que en- realidad no
habr1a de ser otra cosa que una espe-
Gle de logia para los conspiradores CON
ira la ibertad de Puerto Rico.
Al hacer esta grave afirmaci0n, nos
fundamos en- los antecedentes que nos
tienen dados los hombres que fguran
al frente de ese movimiento perturba-
dor en- ell pals
Muy recientes estan todavia las de-
claraciones del "leader" Iglesias un
diario norteamericano, durante ell 1lti-
mo Viaje de turismo- -laborista que hizo
a la metr6poh el truculento agitador'
Nuestros lectores recordaran cuales
fueron las terminates declaracioneS
del sefor Iglesias, en- un todo contra
rias a que por virtud de la reforma de
la ley organica para Puerto Rico Sc les
concediese sus hombres mayor suma
de poderes, porque 6stos, juicio del
prebendado de la federation, serian
ejercidos en- perjuicio de las classes ira
bajadoras
Un hombre que maneja a su antojo
un grupo de individuos fanatizados y
un hombre que as1 Sc expresa, sin la
menor consideration, en- contra de las
bien conocidas aspiraciones del pals en-
que vive, no tiene derecho a pedir que
ese mismo pueblo quien tanto dana
lie ceda un pedazo de su suelo para
afncar en- 6l la guarida siniestra en-
que ha de seguir maquinando contra
toda aspiration leg1tima del sufrido
pueblo que 10 soporta.
jQu6 ser1a ese llamado temple del
trabajo, mas que una lamentable su-
cursal de la "American federation Of
labor, institution enemiga de toda
tendencia regionalista como 10 tiene
ien'probado en- el tempo que lleva ac-
tuandO entire nosotros?
Harto conocidas son va las tenden
cias de ese ex6tico organismo que no
aspira a otra cosa que debilitar en- el
pals ell esp1ritu de defensa regional,
para que los poderes legislativos Sc
presten a darle ell arma poderosa que
ahora pretende, sabiendo que, a medida
que ese obrerismo internacionalista Sc
vaya extendiendo en- Pto. Rico, ha de
quedar ell que no quiere desertar de las
filas patri6ticas, EN- una mayor inde-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06
FL e nemigo en- casa

tension para cOntrarrestar la pOl1tica alb
sorbente y corruptora q. desde hace al
gunos amos sc viene desarrollando aqu1.
Siempre hemos sostenido ell criterio
de que es pronto es demasi5Ho pronto
para suscitar en- Puerto Rico la lucha
de classes. Esta desviaci0n de las ac-
titudes colectivas puede ser manejada
habilidosamente, como parece que des-
de la tramoya de la American Fede-
ration OF Labor Sc vlene prOcuran-
do hacer, y puede convertirse en- un Sc
rio peligro para la buena orientaci0n
de la maSa que debe ser guiada ante to-
do y sobre todo por ell camino de las
vindicaciones patrias, sin permitir que
en- estas disputas egoistas y parciales Sc
malgaste una fuerza Sc derroche una
energ1a que debiera tener un empleo
meJOr y mas alto
Esta federation hbre que ahora pi-
de tierras en- que levantar SUI cuartel
de campa1a contra las aspiraciones del
pals puertOrriqueno, no tiene otra as
piraci0n que sembrar en- la muchedum-
bre la idea egoista, la semilla pernicio-
sa de una rivalidad irreconciliable de
classes, pretendiendo que ell obrero NADIA
tiene que hacer conque ell pueblo salga
de SUI actual estado de irredenci0n, 81
logra que, al amparo de una fuerza
exotica y adverse se encumbren dos 8
tres "meneurs estrepitosos y hagan
su agosto los que en- las agitaciones de
la masa humana, como en- ell rio revuel-
to los pescadores, logran facil ganan-
cia
La perfdia de los "politicians que
han hallado aqu1 su Eldorado, desta-
cando de la oscura comparsa Ell g. has
ia ahora sc confundieron, ,ha encontrado
un socorrido medic de hacer mas d6bi-
les las resistencias del pals, introdu-
ciendo y alentando ese elemento de dis
cordia y de tendencia proamericani-
zante, que no busca otra cosa que ell To-
gro de un apetito y la satisfaction alb
surda de un encono.
ESQ es 10 que representa- y 10 que es
aqui la American federation of labor.
Y para seguir hacienda esa desleal
campaia quiere afncar SUI tienda en- ell
suelo hospitalario que viene traicio-
mar con innoble alevos1a, sorprendien-
do la ingenuidad de gentes sencillas,
despertando los apetitos egoistas de
quienes no saben poner por encima de
las satisfacciones del momento, un POGO
de ideal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06
vIOLENT1sIMo ATAoUE

Paris, Febrero EN- La noche del
81 de enero y 10. de febrero, hubo cal
ma casi completa. En- la manana de
este 1ltimo d1a ell enemigo atac6 VIC
lentamente nueStras trincheraS al nor
tie de la ruta de Bethune a La Basse
siendo rechazado y dejando un gran MI
nero de muertos en- ell campo de bata-
lla En- Beaumont Hamel (norte de
Albert) la infanter1a alemana trat0 de
cojer por sorpresa nuestras trincheras,
pero ell enemigo fue descubierto item
po y obligado emprender la fuga, de
jando abandonados los explosives de
que ven1a provista la eXpedici0n En-
Argonne Sc ha notado gran actividad
en- la region de Fontaine Madame ell
Bosque de La Grurie. Los alemanes
atacaron en- este 1ltimo punto y fueron
rechazados En- direction de Bagate-
lie, una de nuestras trincheras fue des-
truida por la explosion de una nina,
siendo evacuada sin perdidas por nues-
ira parte. En- los Vosgos y Alsacia no
ha habido ninguna acci0n Importance
La nieve sigue cayendo Ell abundancia.
LA GUERRA DE ARTILLERIA
Paris, 6 (ofcial) Entire el Mar y
ell Lys la artiller1a alemana ha inten-
tado in1tilmente cOntra-batir la nues-
ira En- ell sector de Arras ha habido
fusiler1a continua durante toda la no.
che sin que haya atacado la infanteria.
Cerca de Soissons nuestra artillerla ha
puesto fuera de combate d las baterias
alemanas y rechazado en- San Pablo un
ataque de una Fraction de infanter1a
enemiga. Nuestras tropas han hecho
nuevos progresses en- direction de Per
thes les Hurlus por las orillas del bos-
que cuya ocupaci6n por nuestras tro-
pas ha sido anunciada con anteriori-
dad. En- Argonne, cerca de Bagatelle,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06
AVIADoREs RUsos EN- CAMPANA
DE MAYAGUEZ
NOTA DE DUELO.

Hace media hora son las de la
noche,- noticia del fallecimiento re-
pentlno del hcenciado don Pascasio
Fajardo Cardona, ha corrido Dor la
ciudad, llenandola de sobresalto.
Nos hemos convencido de que es
cierta; y hemos sentido la desaparicion
del senior Fajardo, elemento intelec-
tual, amable, atento y generalmente
apreciado. Padec1a del coraz6n, seg1n
mis- informes, y una angina de pecho
lie sorprendi6 de s1bito. Era hombre
de corpulenta presencia, lleno de vida
y energla que no dejaba yer, nj siquie-
"a un asomo de peligro ante la muerte.
Esta rodeado de SUI familia, la cual
experimental en- estos dolorosos momen-
tos, profunda desesperaci6n Deia su
esposa su hija, la senorita Aida Faiar-
do de Lopez, ell licenciado Pascasio Fa-
Jardo, Secretario de la yCorte de Dis,
trito, la senorita Luz Fajardo, y Cesar,
ausente en- los Estados Unidos.
Su entierro Sc verifcara manana en-
la tarde, ell cual sera una manifestation
de duelo expontanea. Reciban sus deu-
dos, mi profundo pesame, y en- paz des-
canse el amigo que fu6 toda su vida un
sonador mas enamorado del arte Y del
ensueilo que de todo los demas detalles
de Ia vida
Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06
Conferencia en- la
Biblioteca Insular

Manana, domingo, dara su anuncia-
ola conferencia en- la Biblioteca Insular
el doctor don Eliseo Font Y Guillot, So
bre Ell alcoholismo en- sus, relaciones con
la tuberculosis. El asunto es de sumo
interes y el Conference.-The obtendra un
riunfo importante.
La entrada sera ibre. El acto dara
principle a las tres de la tarde.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06
De viaje

En- la manana de hoy han salido pa
ra Mayaguez con objeto de asistir q
una importante reunion de los espa
noles de aquella culta ciudad, los Sc
nores don Antonio Sarmiento, don Vi
cente Balbas, don Eudosio de la Cue
tara y don Jose Perez Losada.
Los distinguidos viajeros estaran de
regreso aqu1 ell lines. i.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06

zandO un contra ataque al aeste de la
Colina 200, cerca de Perthes. En- Ar
gonne otro ataque del enemigo tuvo
lugar aver a las de la tarde, siedo
rechazado
Calma en- toda la Inca del Mosa q
los Vosgos
En- Alsacia nuestras tropas han or
ganlzado ell terreno conquistado al sur
de Ammertzyviller
LA LUCIA POR Ell CANAL
DE SUEz
El Cairo, 6.-Ayer por la madrugada
Ell enemlgo avanz6 sobre ell puesto de
Toussoun $50 kilometres al norte de
Suez). En- la noche del martes los tur-
cos lntentarOn atravesar ell Canal Su
artillerla bombarde6 Toussoun Y Sc
rapeum; la nuestra Qa inglesa) contes-
to ell fuego, ayudada por los buques de
guerra que hay en- ell Canal. Ell enc
migo trat6 de atravesar ell canal en-
balsas, pero Sc VIC obligado a desistir
de su empresa a las tres de la tarde
despues de haber perdido ofciales Y
un gran n1mero de soldados deiado
282 prisioneros en- nuestras manos.
For nuestra parte, tuvimos 2 ofciales
y 80 hombres muertos y 80 heridos.
En- ell Kantara (60 Kilometres al sur de
de Port Said) ell enemigo atac6 tam
hlen siendo rechazado y dejando en-
81 campo p muertos y 25 heridos.
Ademas, nuestras tropas hicieron 25
1900 hombres con 6 bater1as de ar
Ell elective turco era de
-illeria.
AVIADoREs RUsos EN- CAMPANA
Petrogrado, (ofciaD Dos aviado-
res rusos lanzaron bombas ell 9 de fe-
orero sobre las tropas de reserva ale
manas y los trenes de tropas en- Rawa-
zarzecze y Boguszyce, situados a unos
80 Kilometres a sudoeste de Varsovia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06
FATAIlDAD

6Qu6 es tn vida ?-me dices Una isa dormida
En un mar misterioso, sotario sombrlo
Ali el pensamiento de mujer querida
Eternamente hace sangrar ell pecho m1o
Resuena entire brumas un viento triste f1fo
ALI nunca dorecen las rosas de la vida.
De vez en- vez la queja de un olvidado rio
Anora La luz duce de,una esperanza ida
ALI el presente llora el porvenir Sc anega
Fl I'm un oscuro enigma que de los cielos llega.
\ oculto genlo guarda mi signo tenebroso .
7 en- aquel mar inmovi como I'm dolor profundo.
Mavega un barco negro de 20 no Sc que mundo
En- pos de las tranquilas rberas del Reposo
Evaristo RIBERA CHEVREMONT
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06

hubo anoche en- la Plaza de Baldorioty.
La gente del bronco bail6 hasta caer-
sc de-. espaldas
La lluvia ennpez6 amagar, pero Sc
llmit6 refrescar un POGO a los dan
zantes, que bien 10 habfan de menester.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06
= g Il 81 EGRA MAS,
La lucha por el Canal de Suez- Trnchera destrulda
por la explosion de una mna.- La guerra
de artiller1a

lhemos rechazado un ataque del enc
migo
En- los Vosgos ha habido cailoneo du-
rante la noche en- Uffholz, y progresses
de nuestras tropas hacia Burnhaupt lie
Bas.
NADIA de particular al norte del Lys.
EN- AYUDA DE FRANCIA
st. Pierre Miquelon, Clos reclutas
de esta lsla embarcaron esta manana
para incorporates al ej6rcito frances.
El embarque fu6 objeto de una gran
manifestation patri6tica por parte del
pueblo. Ell Administrator, ell Alcalde
Iy ell Cura pronunciation discursos la
banda municipal toc6 La Marsellesa
Los edificios p1blicos, las casas de CO.
mercio y los barcos estaban decorados
con las banderas de los aliados.
EN- Ell CAMERON
Paris, (oficiaD .-Despu6s de haber
ibrado varios combates, las tropas
francesas ocuparon ell 20 de- enero ell
puesto de Bertoua situfslo en- ell centric
de la colonia alemana de Cameron.
Esto indica que el movimiento envol-
vente de las tropas francesas en- esta.
region progresa con regularidad.
ORGANIZANDO LA DEFENSA DEL
TERRENO CONQUIsTADO
Paris, 6-Entre ell Lys y ell Disc, en-
ell sector de Nouvelle (Oeste de Lens)
nuestras bater1as redujeron al silencio
las del enemigo que hablan mantle
nldo un Vivo tiroteO. Los alemanes
echaron brulotes en- ell rio Lancre, en-
Davelut (norte de Albert) pero nues
tras tropas lograron impedir la explo-
sion de aquellos
Nuestra artiller1a ha seguido obte-
nlendo b1illantes resultados en- ell Vale
del Aisne.
Nuestras tropas han progresado lige-
ramente hacienda prisioneros recha-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-06
La trangallada
en- la plaza

81 el leader Iglesias nos 10 permite,
llamaremos bale de trangallada al que
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
Captain Gedde's Receipt.

(Waterbury Republican,
 Arncny the noteworthy features of the sinking of the Norwegian ship. Fiery Cross by German submarine. July 3, off the Scilly islands, ono which has made it's way to the public rather slowly. is worthy of place in the histories of the present war. IL is the exchange of courtesfes. or what ever they may be called, between tho captain of the wrecked vessel and tho captain of the attacking submarine which resulted in the delivery by the latter to his victim of an officially rigned and sealed receipt for his ves- sci. The document read as follows.
 hereby certify that have sunk
 the Norwegian barque. Fiery
 Cross, Captain John Gedde, on
 July 3, 1915, at 8 D. m., as she
 had contraband (lubricating oil)
 for France on board. Signed.
 Frostmann, Lieuterant-Comn1an
 der of the German supmarine
 The official seal bears tn words, Imperial Marine: His Imperial Majcs- tvs submarine U....," the number of the submarine being cut off the stamp.
 In these days of frequent wrccks of great vessels the ancient belief that a ca ptain must be last to leave his ship. even if he must sacrifice his life, has been jarred somewhat, but there can never be any doubt of the loyalty of Captain Gedde He not only stayed by his craft but he also brought homo the evidence of his inability to do more from the highest authority available and duty signed, sealed and delivered. He deserves to be known to the gen- erations of the future for this act alone.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
"DELIBERATELY FRIENDLY,

Instead of being 'deliberatelv un- friendly, the submarine attack on the American steamer Leelanaw was, as far as such an attack could be, deliberately friendly The com mander of the German submarine hailed the captain of the Leenanaw; the ship was visited and searched ;l the crew was taken to safety, and the LeenanaW was sent to the botton,- all within the bounds of law @ There is no cause for anxiety over this latest phase of the international. situation. Coming so closely on the heels of President Wilson's final warning to the German government the attack on the American ship had all the earmarks of an affront. But with the facts clearly established all cause for worry has been brushed aside.
 It was on April IS of this year that the German government declared flax lSconditional contra band of war. The Leelanaw was laden with flax, bound from Archangel to Belfast, ostensibly to get her cargo into England. Ger i many therefore had every right to
 prevent this cargo reaching it's des- ltination. By the courteous Treatment l of the officers and crew of the Leela-
 nav the commander of the German I ssfl I, r11 rire f1a s shown that fno rndcr
 sea craft can conform to the princi-
 ples which President Wilson has in sisted must be respected. He has
 also shown that Germany is not going
 to wilfully court a break with this
 government.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
Obey the Ten Commandments.
Norwich Bulletin.)

Our government is more paternal than we are in the habit of recognlz- ing, and if we only had national board of health instead of 4S state boards, we could get our command ments direct from Washington.
 Here are the ten commandments from the health boards:
 1-Don't over-eat. Don't drink to excess. 3.-Don't go in bathing with a full stomach. 4-Don't feed salt pork to baby. 4-Don't expose baby's bald head to, the hot sun. G. Don't mix ice cream, beer and c,l- cumbers, Don't get heated then rest where it is drafty S.-Don't let flies drown in the milk or the soup. 9.-Don't drink polluted water from old wells. 10-Don't try to settle the European war in an argument.
 These are good commandments and worth obeying. Perhaps most folks are so needless they need have them issued annually like tax collectors notice. Obedience to them will pre- vent sickness save expense and may lead to the avoidance of. pain
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
Mob Law in Georgia. Bridgeport Standard. )

An expert statistician at Tuskegee lnstitute, Ala, every six months iiahes out a careful report of the number of lynchings in the country ana the location of them, in that time. Fresldent Booker T. Washington of Iuskegee has just sent out the report TOT the last six months, and as has peen his custom, without word of comment, leaving the fact to speak TOT themselves
 n brief the showing .s as follows: Tn the first six months of the present year there were 34 lynchings in the onited States, 13 more than for ths same period last year. Of those Bncned A were negroes and 10 were Wnltes. four more negroes and nine nore whites than a year ago. Eight or the lynchings, one-fourth of the eHtlre number, were in Georgia. Only seven, six negroes and one white man, were put to death for assaults upon white women, while the other causes were stealing" and the suspicion of stealing
 No comment on the showing is needful and the thoughtful reader can point all the moral that the matter suggests, unassisted. Georgia seems to be the storm center for the greater part of thus form of public activity. ard other like matters in the same state have lately attracted wide at- tention.
 Is the average of public sentiment in Georgia for or against the con- tinuation of such practices? The an- swer to this question must come in time and with it a fixing of the status of the people of that great commonwealth in the scale of ciMli- zation and cnlightment. We have faith that there are better elements in Georgia strong enough to control these evil manifestations and redeem the good name of the state from the bad repute that their federation must entail, but it is encumbent upon the better elements to assert themselves at least to the extent of disapprovinz the violation of law and the outrages of mob rule.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
The Presidents English.

iNeW f1dV6n JOuTDai-COur1er.J
 President Wilson in his public papers and addresses has so impressed the country with his firm grasp of the English language and his mastery of its elusive qualities that he has only himself to blame if one can detect in an address a lapse that would in the case of another be dismissed from the mind. A large reputation achieved in given direction is apt to prove to be embarrassing when used as a mess- ure of an unconscious lapse.
 In the most recent note sent the German government by the state de- partment a lapse in the use of Eng fish comes in the first paragraph, and for it we must hold the president, rather than the secretary of state. re- sponsible. It was the president who gave the note his most concentrated study for lapses of every character, and it is. therefore, the president who must step to the desk for a deserved. but kindly administered, rebuke; such stimulating rebuke as he must have given his students many a time. We quote from the note at it's very be- ginning, for it is there that the error occurs: The note of the Imperial German government, dated the Sth of July, 1915, has received the careful consideration of the government of the United States, and it regrets to be obliged to say that it has found it very unsatisfactory because it fails,' etc.
 Technical students of the language, and purists generally, will want to know at once whether it is the Ger man note or the government of the United States that regrets to be obliged to say" etc. According to the American note as we have quoted it, it Is the German note that has ex- perienced laceration of it's feelings. while, of course, it is the government of the United States that feels injured in it's feelings. We are not at all ap- prehensive that the German govern ment will be nisled, but we desire to call attention to the fact that the American note would have been per- feet from the point of exquisite Eng fish had that part of the note read as follows: "The note of the Imperial German government, dated the sth of July, has received the careful consid- eration of the government of the United States. The government of
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
The Requirements of Man Voter.
 (New York Evening Post.)


 What is required, at present. of man before he can vote in the United States?
 He must be 21 years old. He must be native born or natural ized
 In some states he must be able to read Gin few southern states there are additional educational and prop erty qualifications affecting the negro voters only.)
 That is all.
 He is not asked whether he will use his vote.
 He is not asked if all men want to ' ote.
 He is not asked if he thinks the laws need changing.
 He is not asked if he will promise to better the laws
 He is not asked to give statistics sh moving whether men have previously used their votes to better the laws. He is not asked if he IS sure he can still be a good father
 He is not asked to "renain attrac- tive'A after he votes.
 But all such requirements and more are made of women when they aspire to vote.S
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27

estine, and in Europe in the middle ages. was either more virulent then the present day leprosy. or was es- sentially different. At any rate, there have been occasional cures recorded in recent years, and nurses and oth- CTS have lived for long periods without catching the disease. 1t has been pretty generally agreed among mod ern physicians that while leprosy is contagious malady, caused by a germ, it seldom attacks a cleanly ana we'll nourished man or woman. A Wholesome diet and attention to the ordinary civilized rules of hy- giene are found to be almost certain preventives. The wave of excitement ana Tear that spreads through whole communities when leper is dis covered among them is about go per cent Superstition and hysteria, based on old traditions
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27

very much in point. Another is the history of the Krupps in connection with past wars; Germany never made the slightest move to prevent that concern from supplying arms to be used against countries with which she was at peace. Still another is Ger n1anys present attempt to coerce B Roumania into, violating her neu- [ strallty by permitting the transporta- ton of arms across hergterritory into Iurkey--a thing which in principle IS Tar worse than that of which SC many Germans complain in regard to the United States
 It IS an ancient adage of law that complainant must come into court With clean hands. This the Germans do not do when they inveigh against the selling of munitions of war py American manufacturers to all Wno can come and get them.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
A Happily Collision.
(Newark News)

They met in the narrow corridor . of the Hotel De-Luxe-sur-Mer. With polite bow he stepped to the right to let her pass.
 She stepped to her left, squarely in his way.
 Gallantly he sprang to the opposite wall, but again she blocked his path.
 Angrily he seized her in his mus cular arms and hurled her past him. spinning her dizzily down the hall
 Recovering her balance, she moved toward him with purpose in her eye.
 T beg pardon for my seeming rude ness." he hastened to apologize, "but there seemed to be no other way"
 Don't mention it., she replied smiling brightly Perhaps it is dis courteous for gentleman to lay yfo- lent hands upon lady who is a per- feet stranger to him, but I can easily overlook that. for you see, sir, we have unconsciously invented new dance."
 That evening in the ballroom of the Hotel De- Duxe-sur-Me the now popular Corridor Collide was first demonstrated before the dancing pub lie