El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-19
EDITORIAL VIEWS
On our way to Pro
gress, on the forward
march toward Civil
THE OLD AND THE NEW


zation, man always
finds himself between two opposing forces that try earn
estly to dominate him. is the Impulse toward the fu
ture the voice that tells him 60 dhcad the other is the
tendency to remain looking backward listening to that
command of Fear-WaH! Some people imagine that
youth is always associated with the first force and old
age with the second; that is the neXlerienceal
wants go recklessly ahead, while the aged and con-
servatve prudenty believes that it is wiser to wait.
But frequently does not happen for years have
nothing to do with the moral self; we have known Old
persons whose age under twenty-five years, and also
we have known Young people OF fifty Edison, who
is nearly four years old, did some acioc stunts
the other day. before amazed gathering of admirers
that thought he old man already. And not only
does he feel young in body hut in his heart he feels strong
enough to tackle undertaking affoing opportunity
for hard work. and in fact he is at it all the time Roose
welt the same he felt always young and never look
ed backward but toward the future He was progress
Src don't you know?
Wilson is another example Of man nature i'll years
vet full of ideas with great faith and hopes in the
future He wants to 90 ahead iii spite OF the younger
people who tell him Wat, 1t should be explained that
although senator from the Latin scniS, an old mann
is supposed to be OF III the Senate OF the Unit
ed States there are many senators younger in years
than President Wilson; but nevertheless they tell him
wait while the young hearted President says Let's 30
ahca7!
Men like Edison Ford Roosevelt, Wilson called
by SOme icOnOcldStS: deStrOyerS OF idols or radl
tions The inventor of the phonograph and the incal
descent lamp and the industrial genius who, combining
head and heart has solved the labor question III his
ignored and obscured like millions of industrial CLAIMS
have remained if they Edison and Ford had paid any
attention to the voices Of WoH[ when going along the
road J.. i
The two presidents also have gone ahead Regardless
of foolish tradition they care about stupid con-
yentionalities, never allowed .precedents hundred
years old orso to interfere with their duty towards al
progressive people living in progressive age WHY
should allow people who died long long ago to dictate
policies and line Of conduct all the timer When those
wise people gave posterity their counsel they never
meant to draw rigid line to follow without the slight
est deviation How evolution ever take paceatWe
cling tenaciousy old beliefs without considering the
changes operated BY time? See what happened to Ch
na for rendering much devotion to her dead III Ah
but the Constitutions that is sacred we shouldn touch
t!o No. indeed don't touch it-except when it is he
cessary. Our good Judgment will take care OF that Re
member the cult of Aristotle; all the rise men used to
say Magister dirit: but that only till Bacon des
troyed the myth. He-was another iconoclast
The United States Senator's the old style citizens, the
people who practice the cult of the old i'll the United
States did not Wilson to 90 to Europe but he saw
his presence would be required at that mad house.
and HE WENT And furthermore, don't think that he
came back lately to give explanation to the soldiers
he simply to tell the people how things were going
on to see how the people feel about it. Have read
Wilson'S speech when he landed at Boston? Listen to
these few words from it: and when speak of the
tons of the world do not speak of the Governments OF
"the world speak of the peoples who constitute the
"nations of the world. Reader, don't YOU think it would
he good idea have these words translated into every
language, and write them i'll large letters in the office
of every bureaucrat all the face of the Earth?