El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-27

OPINIONS OF MY OWN
oxaI BY Claudio Cap6.
We beg the indulgence of
the reader for the statement
so often made by us, in this
JUSTON THE SKIN
BY Claudio Cap6.


*; so often made by us, in this
ls.ess and other places, that we POr-
toRcas are all patriotic liberal progressive. Whenever
you goto public meeting and the speaker touches upon
fatherand liberty progress watch how the audience gets
off it's feet.
Progressive indeed we really are question what
that all wish to see this country Of ours second
to none in prosperity and civilization We don't want to
know how things done over in Switzerland or New
Zealand for the simple that want to go fufther
want the whole world to point us out with Its
as model country and excaim, "Look at Porto Rlco
The reader will be kind enough to accept all TINS at
it's face value for there was double meaning IN our
words Those malicious prevaricators Will 40 well b re-
memberng what Edward Ill. King of England, said to
the courters while he replaced the garter around the
knee of the Countess Of Salisbury "Honnl soft qul NAL
pense.p 80
the street corner at the drug store In the trolley car
anywhere at ALL few hearers readily agree that we
right that its coming that they are all thoroughly
That adversative conjunction reader, means nothing
except that progress like everything ese takes time to
go about and is only natural that the subject be discus
sed with the mouth before it is felt in the heart There
is nothing in the mind that did not to it through
the senses said the philosopher and in the same man
ner let be stated that before nsdes are affected
by any impression whatsoever the skin must be gone
through Our progress may not have gone deeper than
our skin, but it is there anyhow
Take for instance all our TALK about art We Latins
according to the accepted view of the Latins whatever
the adjective means ARE the most artistcaly inclined
race earth Our temperament, considered from the
purely aesthetic point of vew has equal The chords
of cur heart where Beauty echoes always gradual
ed at the exact tension in such that the most
insignificant details passing in silence before those races
sharing with life this planet produce the most nten
sive feeling.
But remember what we said BEFORE art like everything
else is something that requires time for discussion before
being really accepted and it that art in Porto Rico
has not gone beyond that stage The best prooQf is
that painter whose is Jose Daz Nc KeQ1a. had
to beat it ego away in slang) because in spite oWact
that we are artistcay Inclined etc. Porto Rico can't yet
be convinced to accept the art OF painting In the same
manner has accepted many other arts including
that one of talking which times is called oratory
and other times is called "orating."
Did hear somebody say that we are too poor to sup
port the art uxuy The theory may be ably defended by
whoever can do it. but facts facts and the facts
the country considerably than the support of the
painting art would COST the facts show that when any
foreign financial ugger comes here to show his art the
country is willing to let itself be buncoed in the most
stupid manner. Remember the famous swnder who after
having fooled people right and left committed suicide the
othenday?
Wedon't dispair; not at ALL We honestly believe that
some day Porto Rico will wake up and besides TALKING
there will be something DOING. Our rich people will
come understand that money besides being good thing
to provide comfort for the animal body also bring
recreation for the mind and SOUL That, naturally will
require an education little different to the present.
but it will come, don't worry.
AS to help from the State don't want to mention it.
We might suggest that in the the country
pays for the services Of Historian it could afford like
compensation to Painter Director Of School of Art
But some legislators doubt would call attention
ito the fact that pensionng student singers doctors and
lawyers abroad it is done at present, is enough
AN ACT