El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-01
! KEEP YOUR WORD!

contracting Parties have
put their names and affixed their seals to that important
document called the Treaty of Peace Now that the cere
moy over the observance Of the terms depends entire
lyon the good faith of the sgnatory Powers if there is
document will be nothing but "a scrap Of paper like that
which furnished England with the preext to enter
the war.
BY the way, that was a stupid move made by German
diplomacy and stupid and besides cynical phrase of
Chancellor Bethman-HolWeg. The treaty binding Ger
many to respect the neutrality of Belgium was indeed
wTften on piece Of paper put behind ths signature Of
sacred the promise made. Had her people been free
see what the breaking Of the pledge meant they would
have been prompt in denying their to the
many loans made by that power from its people in
order to carry the They might have said to their
government These bonds, these PAPER securities
ed US may be day repudiated in the same manner
as the treaty about Belgius neutrality has been And
the chances that Germany will claim now that she is
nsoyent and declare VOID those bonds like mere scraps
of paper that they are.
Good faith must back all our actions In the old times
Porto Rico the word pledged by the patriarcha "ba
ro was good gold Usually besides the word some
thing material was given, like hair from the beard,
to substantiate the promise and if this promise was
that certain date at such hour and at such place
Mr. Jfbaro would pay fifty pesos 1nacuqunos", it made
no difference how swollen the rivers were, what else
happened there came the debtor with the half hundred
to fulfill his promise-and to redeem his hair.
Nowadays, sorry to say it, we are trustworthy ana
everything esq., but not up to that antquated standard
Even when it does not cost anything we are not very
willing to keep word friend tells us that when ne
agrees with any to him at certain hour he never
goes to the meeting he knows the other fellow
will not be there!
We have to go backto the old standard because first
of all as great morast says humanity lives by conf
"dence Listen to the golden words Of this man the
sttbieest G0NFIDENCE:
Social relations have for their base mutual confidence
and this confidence nourshed by the sincerity OF each
As soon as sincerity dinishes confidence changes aff
mites suffer and insecurity born This is true both of
the domain Of material and spiritual interests With
people with whom must ceaselessy distruts it is as
difficult to carry on commerce and industry as to seek
scientific truth pursue religious or to
realize justice When each one is obliged to control
words and Intentions and depart from the principle that
a that is written and said has for aim to your
son in place Of truth, life becomes strangely compi
Gated It sto for all Of There are too many malg3
"nant ones, diplomats who play underhand game and
appy themselves to deceive each other and that is why
each one takes SO much pains to inform himself on the
things the most simple andyet which are OF the greatest
import to himself"
Porto Ricans indeed have lot to improve this
particular subject but there is doubt that are I'M
proving all the time