El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-12-10
EDITORIAL VIEWS.
1t is said that, since the Ame-
rican occupation, in 1898, some
thing like twenty-five million
dollars have been spent for edu-
SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

cation, in this country. We have
been absent for seventeen years. and when came back
few months ago. were surprised at what has been
done in that direction and still surprised
now when we are told that only this comparatively small
has been invested in the salvation OF our country
with such splendid result
BUT notice the size of this aversatve conjunction)
how much remains yet to be done We informed that
sixty per cent of the people here can not read No
wonder newspaper business is such hazardous One in
this big city of nearly and half million people,
where dais circulation reaches ten thousand Yes,
Porto Rico which say is nothing but large city,
where in few hours you go from end to the other,
should have big journals issuing say hundred thous
and copes but with blind population of nearly
million nothing doing.
Now going to take you into confidence and
tell you something very interesting that happened to
on way over, few months back We met few in
fuentia Porto Rcans board, of then rich, well
simply will not say what particular industry the
is engage in as by doing it we might sow the seed of
class hatred somewhere, and don't want that After
all you cannot blame anyone for taking advantage of the
fact that you, and the other fellow all fools and
allow certain things to happen Now then, as we were
telling yOu that told the smoking of the
steamer 'BrazOs, that the American Government does
not know how to coonze; that the Government should
follow the example of the English the Dutch other
nation successful in the line Of cooniZatiOn) and
that the people the colony obtain but certain
kind of education SCHOOLS, schools What is the of
"expending much money in schools, and then have
people who don't want to work any at the panta
"ton? For fifty cents day. but this he didn't say).
He continued Seventeen years away, eh? Why, you
going to find something entirely different to what
"you left Why, man, you can't find aborers no more.
(or fifty CENTS but he did not say that much) He kept
"What do you go back to Porto Rico for? You will
mot like that country any I'll tell you man, Anne
rcans have spoil that country all and so FORTH
- Did hear you say that our informant should be
hanged? You wrong he is not worth the rope. But
that fellOwis right for this country is beginning to be
very hot place for people like him. Yes, nothing breeds
discomfort than good public school system and
still is very defective friend of spoke to
of recent address made by the School Commissioner Of
Porto Rico when this gentleman complained because of
the little money available for the most important branch
of the Government; that is why, i'll the Commissioners
opinion and in anybody elses opnon have sixty
per cent of people who not read At least twice
much money at present goes to education should be
spent for not only the number of schools must be sub
santiay increased but the ridcuously low pay of the
teachers must be raised possible. You can't
expect any intelligent being putting few years study
into any profession that is going to bring him her
forty fifty sixty dollars per month, in Porto Rico in
this year of Our Lord 1918 What is the matter with you?
Yes, is not enough to have many schools open
throughout the island wepad teachers must be provd
ed at the time What is the of having guns with
out competent artillery hands to fire them?