El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-12-06

W{oRen the people OF Porto RICO, Go not WISH 10
z ahy more about our troubles from takers who can
<uk kgest something practical as remedy. Let no one
mouth to talk unless he has studied the problem
&nOugh to be able to tell us how it coud.te solved
But as explained, not only remedy at all is suggest
ed but by reading the papers you will notice that those
VERT who talk all the time OF our social proDenls
are the ones who attack bitterly plan for ame
iorang the awful conditions Any plan at all before II
has been put into operation before has been explained
is entirely good it is condemned en- toto by those crit
ic with that absouteness characteristic OF the lgno
rant Do you want some examples? First let us ask
few questions.
Is it fact that our country is overcrowed with it's
population of perhaps million and three hundred
thousand, living thiry-four hundred miles OF
territory?
Is it fact that if say two hundred thousand workers
emigrate the supply of labor not being then so super
bundant Porto Rco the average wage OF the worker
will be a little higher than it is now?
Is it fact that today the common aborer the police
man. the school teacher in fact every one OF the WORK.
ERS in this land of ours in underpaid?
Is it fact that by raising the buying poenciaity of
people, by paying better wages to the great mass OF
population, everybody would profit?
Now, we want you reader to answer these question
"yes no regardless of who makes them, what the
intention is in putting them to YOU But II you wish to
be informed to who makes the Inquiries you may rest
rfecty sure that the wrietr is white man. belonging
fo opf the oldest and best known families in the island
who s money in the bank, who property in Porto
Rico a1l who in fine, if he what you call "a snub
would think himself arstocrat We give you all that
information that you know that the questions are not
put forward by Bolshevist but simply by indffer
ent citizen without political opinions Now please an
swer Arelthose the actual facts, stated above?YOu
don't need TO speak out the answer; know it.
Yes, Pbrto Rcans all fervid patriots and any
body explains to that Oyerpopuation is serious OBJ
sace to social Development to progress to OUR
HAPPINESS, of course agree the proposition that
it would be most convenient to have few hundred hos
ands of people emf CRATE So when the opportunity
to put the emigration scheme into practical eXect-
tion-we, like big FOOLS as if we were little children,
stuff of a few who interested in dscredting that
emigration plan, and condemn it absolutely.
Do you say that the emigration plan, as executed, was
defective that abuses committed with our country
men; that the proper precautions should had been taken
to insure the health of the emgrants? II you say
entirely right but the that does not mean that the
plan entirely wrong. 1t is only natural that among
many thousands of labOrers, of them do
not far well, when they emigrate to country where
different language to theirs is spoken, and where the
climate requires due preparations, to dress, ec IN
stead of TALKING, should have thought OF all that
and just like many American societies take OF the
soldiers in the battle 'front.' societies organized by us here
should have provided for the sending OF the proper agents
with every expedition gone to the States and for cloth
ing and other necessares for the WOrkmen etc. small
quota discounted from the pay of each ab0rer would had
been sufficient to pay for his safety and comfort in that
respect Americans, practical people, would certainly
had thought of that but Porto Ricans, why have
different way to look at things. We simply criticize
TALK-afterwards.
OF course we are patriotic enough to understand that
workers of all kinds underpaid but when the
wOrkmen protest. why, let ourselves be Influenced by
some interested people, and made to forget the PRINCI
PIE envoved in the protest, by looking at the protest
ing PERSON. Why should we pay any attention to the
complaints of people who don't know how to use fOrd
LAM age kid gloves or high hats? Yes progressive
peple here call themselves socialists; but understand
that much admiration and sympathy should feel
for the cause OUTSIDE of Porto Rico here is entirely
different Porto Rican socialists should be educated
fined persons; just the finished product of the hungry
part of our population. Exactly as WE IMAGINE So
IN, fod AOHif
there is strike here Why let the police the soldiers
take of it.
Because Reader, don't forget in this island of ours
THEORY is one thing, and PRACTICE another