El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-02-03

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! II FANATICISM is suggested by the re
9f MAT IS THE FNEM mark s'Le (l6ricatism,
y Sk4 -sN roHd Toancmjo!, made
once by Leon Gambetta,
line Of the greatest SON of France Once we had the title,
HI d. the idea the stating point, the rest is easy.
Without any doub whatsoever Discretion is dearest
Hslong human vrtl in fact it furnishes man with the
key to wisdom fofno matter how much knows he
will know really ry little If he does NOT know how to
libel discreet; to TAX just enough and at the proper time,
Fokeep silent nst of the time listening to what other
pe,le have toEay to be able to judge when the time is
al4i ied for opning the mouth and saying just what
ought to be Sid, and nothing more. Remember what
the philosopher used to say: TIE only ng haooo IS
Hpt}I doYf kmo,o anything. Have you ever met any
human beg really wise discreet? Have you any friend
who so If you have look out when you talk or act
before hin, lest you lose him.
Medication is the offspring Of discretion We would
live atIeast three times the number Of years WcAcally
live, 1--WE lived with moderation but we not mo-
derat in anything we do run impuislyely towards
the future without allowing the proper time for Ielec-
oy reach old age prenaturely, for which we ought
otongratulate ourselves since longer existence spent
as foolishly as we do ours, would be unbearsbe.
1--WE going to look around among events that are
taking place in the world just now ad see we can find
instances when lack Of moderation has been the
of fanacism with the numerous catalogue Of Gala
mites accompanying this most terrible OF human pas
sions
NJ Take the prohibition movement. Had we taken the
habit to drink moderately would not witness today
the most stupid attempt personal liberty that ever
made in country that calls itself free But gave
chance to eyer-watching and aWayso n-tleaet fana
ticism and when national frenzy bqought about by the
War afforded the opportunity that passion had simply
to shrek and fell before it trembling with fear 1t
is of no trying to show fanatic what the difference
is, between rhu Whiskey any other spilIuQus liquor
heavily charged with poisonous alcohol and beer light
wine any other tonic, not only healthfu drink but
perhaps indispensable to good many people and races
, How you convince fanatic anyway? Consider your
self very fortunate il he she condescend to listen to
your argument without sending you to place where
jSOu make argument at all.
AS Tar cOunfIY Porto
ii fact that cheap rhum making ivages among our
POOR underfed people; in general, alcoholism is to be
blamed as one of the agents deterorating human
material, not exactly because of it's inherent qualities,
but because of the miserable condition of people, as
whole. Personally we shall always be willing to ss-
crfce our own liberty if by doing the good
of the country is to be accomplished But in the present
instance, had the measure been of moderate and just
nature much better results would had been obtained,
without nuring those who also moderate and know
how to make of personal liberty
For another instance how fanaticism drives to
extremes, look at Europe. Absolute government fana-
teal autocracy and class rule yrannzng there till
the War afforded the other fanatcal extremists
chance to impose their reign of terror DO not try to
explain to fanatical anarchist that human society is
organism and such must always have a directing
heads it is of use, for, What can blind and deaf fana-
ticSm or hear!
Finally look at poor Spain. That country should be
dear to every wellborn Porto Rcan regardless of the
stupid opinion of fanatics she is the mother of every
civilized Porto Rcan, white and coored who has the
fortune to talk Spanish imitation of it, Fanaticism
holds sway in Spain; fanatcal reaccionaries imagine
that they will always be supreme in the government OF
the country and fanatical radicals trying their best
to rend the country asunder. Romanones great man
indeed, speaks to both sides about moderation; but How
can they hear since they are fanatics?
In Porto Rico when you try to open the eyes ofanatc
capitalists who imagine that class government is going
to be eternal in this country and who are mpervious to
progress when you trying to call them to reason and
show them that what is happening in Europe after alb
soute government and class oppression may have para
lei here as in any other country they think that either
YOU are talking nonsense that you talking like
boshevki. But nevertheless have got to tell them
Look out for the fdnatcGt masses before is too lae!