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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-09-22
VA ES HORA
iQUE LES DETIENE?

cardinal de despejar la incognita que es
necesar1a. eliminar para que el presi-
dente INFERNO Sr. Torres pueda resol-
yer ell problema poIitico planteado por
Ell Presidente Executive y respaldado
por sus companeros de Comit6.
Difusa es la situacion v mucho mas
difusa 81 Sc contempla al traves de la
protesta Ex-post-facto" del Presiden
te de la Camara de Representatives. que
es su vez miembro 1mportante de
la Junta Central, y ante tales incert1-
dumbres Sc impone pero de I'm modo
imperative y por demas Immediate el
dilema planteado por Ell Sr. Travieso y
que nosotros, 81 bien sin autoridad para
clio concretamos en- 6stas dos palabras:
la sumision la dirnision de todos los,
miembros de la Junta Central que no
esten d1spuestos a respaldar honrada y
sinceramente la. politica de concordia
iniciada por ell Sr. Torres, por ser la
mas conveniente Y porque es tan des1n
teresada y tan civica desde sus puntos
de vista, como pueda ser desde sus pun
tos de vista la politica sostenida por
los senores que integran Ell ala radical
de la Union de Puerto Rico, de manera
que la Junta Central sea una entidad
con cabeza y cuerpo un cuerpo con
cabeza.
La hora es suprema La borrasca
lejos de amainar arrecia.
La Union de Puerto Rico yace en-
callada en- los arrecifes de las pasiones
v Sc necesitan pilotos expertos y desln-
teresados que conduzcan la nave puer
to SECURE.
La Union de Puerto Rico, necesita
tranquilidad Gle espiritu para poder des-
arrollar su programa,
Entendemos que esta pasando Ell mo-
mento de apelar al supreme poder de
una Asamblea Unionista, netamente
Unionista. entiendase bien, Y no a los
subterfugios de una tracoma va prepa-
rada para que esa asamblea restablez-
ca ell orden en- las filas y rinda sus tr1-
butos los que tengan razon POGO
importa ell nombre y los apellldos de
los vencedores.
Hay en- la vida de los partidos poll
ticos, momentos de dulzura Y acritud,
y suav1dad y asereza, de vaIor y de
cobardia y en- una palabra epocas tan
aciagas y calamitosas para los fines
que Sc persiguen, que merecen est1ma-
ci6n v gratitud popular los hombres
que, despreciando las diatribas y reti-
cencias, Sc levantan y barren los obs
taculos que Sc interpongan en- el ca
mino de luz que desean recorrer.
Y 81 merecen estimaci6n y gratitud
cualquier hombre que surja armada con
tales arnas, mucho mas estimacion y
gratitud mereceran los Torres, los Huy
Ike, los Travieso, los C6rdova Dav1la,
los Santini y tantos otros que sus
preclaros intelectos unen la nobleza de
sus profundas convicciones por 10 que
respecta sus sinceros deseos de yer
Ia Union de Puerto Rico evoluclonar
dentro de un alnplio regimen auton6-
mico para que tenga oportunidad de
probar Ell pueblo native su capacidad y
SUI eficiencia para llegar en- progression
ascendente al Status politico don
de quiera conducirle el altruismo la
buena fe del gobierno que nos ampara
y que acknowledgements ansia la felicidad
de esta encantadora isla y Ell blenestar
de sus mobiles y 1eales hijos.
va es hora
SQu6 les detiene?
Juan A MONAGAS.
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cuerpo Y un cuerpo sin cabeza; dijo
Lucio Sergio Catilina a su amigo Cayc
Julio Cesar en- cierta OCCASION que la
Repnbl1ca Romano atravezaba por una
de sus crisis mas horrendas, pues la
cabeza de la Repubnca sea el Sena-
do, era exaltado y apoyado por Las no
torias volubilidades de un pueblo in
consciente en- su consequences aquel
Senado asi constituido, adolecia de un
cuerpo vigoroso, pues en- realidad mas
que sus comitentes, representaba Ell
egoismo personal de algunos EN- detri-
mento del beneficio de todos
Las frases lapidarias del exinio revo
lucionari0 Catilina que tambien ester1o
tipaban el hujo refujo de aquella ST.
tuacion historical bien pud1eramos apl1-
carla la embargante situacion de la
"Junta Central de Ia Union de Puerto
Rico en- estos aciagos momentos de
superba 1ncertidumbre en- que graciss a
la explosion de excandecencia de la
Presidencia Ejecutiva qued6 alejada la
direction de la invicta Union de Puer
to Rico del Poder Executive.
Para remediar en- 10 possible las inde-
clinables consecuencias ocasionadas por
Ell gesto belico de la Presidencia, Sc
hizo indispensable prescindir del rigu-
roso escalaf6n que seguramente Sc hui
bfera corrido en- normales situac1ones
y fue precise exIlumar dig&mos1o asi
a un patricia un tsvir bonus" que
vegetaba en- sus soledades dom6stlcas
y desde ALI contemplate muy su Pc
sar las profundas grietas que la 1mpa-
ciencia radical minaba en- la 5ase de
sustentaci6n de esa colectividad poll
tica que Sc llama t'Un16n de Puerto
Rico'', y por cuyo triunfo tantos y
tantos sacrifcios Sc realizaron.
Ese patricia integro y ecuanime, ese
portorriquefio libre de prejuicios, ese
hombre que por su contextura fisica pu
di6ramos decir que es impalpable, Sc
llama Jose G.. Torres y fu6 sustraido del
olvido en- que yacia para ser exaltado a
la vice. Presidencia del part1do como me
dida suprema de exquisite y rigurosa
diplomacia.
La exaltaci6n tuvo efecto en- buena
hora pero hasta la fecha no hemos po-
dido apreciar sus ben6fcos resrItados,
por cuanto no tuvieron en- cuenta los
iniciadores de ese movimiento conc1lia-
dor que a voz en-. cuello pedia la Union
de Puerto Rico, Ell medic ambiente va
enrarecido en- que debia desarrollar y
fomentar el Sr. Torres su polit1ca de
attraction recomendada y a la vez exigi
da por la sensatez nativa.
Acefala Quedaba la direction del par
lido por la snbita ausencia dol Pres1-
dente Executive, y aquella cabeza re-
pleta de honrado Y desinteresado patrio
tismo, pues no habra seguramente min
gun unionista que exhonore al Sr. Bar
cello de esas superbas cualidades, pero
eQuivocado tai vez en- Ell .parox1mo de
sus patr16ticas ambiciones, es sustitui
da por la cabeza del Licdo. Jose G. To-
rres, pero ell cuerpo de la Junta Central
queda integrado por los elementos radi
Gales que propulsaron las act1tudes del
ausente Presidente.
La situaci6n 81 bien apacible en- la
forma, era borrascosa en- ell fondo Y
ocurri6 10 que, inevitablements tenia
que suceder, y 10 que, sin duda algu-
ma, di6 motdvo a nuestro valicnte com
pueblano Sr. Travieso para escribir su
civico articulo GEL Dilema'' con el fin
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Yabucoa, setiembre II de 1921.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-09-22

BLANQUEADOR DERAEA VIVA IA
bricado especialmente para las perso-
mas de color, blanquea rapidamente Ell
cults oscuro, dandole un tono blanco de
suavidad maravillosa. Frasco so centa
vos. GONZALEZ PADIN Co. Inc. 1917
oP0RTUNDAD: Sc vende m PIANO
marca MILTON de calidad y tono
especial; un juego complete de comedor
de roble legibimo; un escritorio de Sc
nora; alfombras y otros articulos. To-
do en- buen estado. Pase verlos Gale
Mac Leary No. 2. Parada A, Telefo-
no SO verde, Santurce. SIS
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Sc ALQUTLA.-Local propio para
oficinas. Informaran segundo piso
National City Bank, San Juan. p. r.
SE ARRIENDA una INCA dc 40 cuer,
das de paste; casa vivienda; dos case
tas peones; propia para vaqueria. In
formar&n P. B. Commercial Corp. Tan
ca Tetuan, San Juan p. B. 1O--2
Sc DEsEA arrsndar una panaderia que
este en- condolences sanitarias para en-
pear a trabajar Embellishments. Di
rijase q M. A. @. Box 21O, San Juan
Puerto Rico. 9-2S
Sc ALQUILA: Comfortable chalet, ca. ca
rretera Carolina, Is kilometres de Rio
Piedras: 4 dormltorios, hermosa sala >
comedor, cuarto de banjo etc. 3 habita-
clones para sirvientes, un garage para
dos AUTOMOBILES, gallinero y palomar
IA acre sembrados de arboles frutales
Para informes B. A. Macfie, Cristc
st.. San Juan. 9-24
Sc ALQUiflA una casa de siete ha6ita-
clones en- la Gale del Parque; comodida
des modernas, accessible por carros y
lineas de communication. Puede ocupar.
Sc embellishments. Para informes en-
la casa del frente, calle del Parque 88
0-27.
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Sc ALQUILA una casa en- Ia calle
Lopez Landr6n No. 20, Stop 4S la. Inf.
A. Lopez (hijo), Tel. 5O1, San Juan,
clio Aboy vidal 90. Inc. 9-2s
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
The Agricultural "Bloc"

V is reported from Washington
that what is called the agricultural
"bloc" in Congress has decided to
oppose the repeal Of the excess
profits tax-the lowering to 80 per
cent Of surtaXes on large incomes.
In former days it was not the
practice of farmers and planters to
place consideration of special inter-
csts ahead of the general welfare.
A falling away has surely occurred
when it is openly advertised that
selfshness is now the first thought.
But, passing this by, it ought to be
plain to the agricultural "bloc" that
its members are not intelligent SER
vitors of their clients.
The farmer naturally wants more
for his products. But he is not
likely to get more except through
new demand from those who do not
work on the land. And the rise of
IiIlS NclIldlIC ID llOl dSSlSlCu ny tllC
excess profits tax, which penalties
business efficiency, or by surtaxes,
which have locked up a large per-
centage of otherwise liquid capital
into immobile, taX-exempt securities.
During the war there was a great
advance in agricultural prices. EX-
cept for few specialties, the cost of
food went up faster than the cost of
ether commodities. Naturally, the
recession has been greater, although
it would seem as if on an average
agricultural prices are relatively
higher than in 1914. But of course
The farmer thinks he is specially
hard hit. So he prods his agent at
Washington to do something, and
IT, S agent is forced to become busy,
although personally aware that what
he urges would do the farmer no
good.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
Tender-Hearted Germany

The sympathetic soul Of Walter
Rathenau, German Minister of Re-
construction and during the war one
of the principal supports of Kaiser
ism, is not so much stirred by
thought of Germany as by thought
of the misery of France and Great
Britain and the remainder of the
world if the reparation agreement is
not revised.
Rathenau's great heart throbs for
what will happen to the world if
Germany is required, or even asked,
to pay her just debts. The French
man whose house was battered down
should in his own interest rebuild it
without German assistance. He will
be poorer if German does stroke
of work on it. This is the way they
still reason on the other side of the
Rhine.
A renewal of German whining
"sto CAPSSCcu, Uut IL COlIleS sooner
than forescen. 1t was believed that
at least year would elapse before
Teutonic tears would begin to flow
again. But the fountains are open
in less than six months.
The plaint Of Herr Rathenau
could be listened to with more eoua-
nimity if it did not imply so gross
an insult to the intelligence of non
Germans. After the events Of the
last seven years, to discover that one
of Germany's most conspicuous men
really thinks he can hoodwink by pa
rading another diaphanous absurd
ity is trying.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
German Exchange Antics
A Psychological Explanation Of IL,
Decline of the Mark
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: AS an ordinarily intelligent Oh.
server of European affairs, it seems 10
me unbelievable that eminent financisn
and business men should show su.i
credulity with regard to the German
exchange antics since the armistite
Without presuming to set my opina
against these gentlemen's on fnara
mysteries, l should like to state ut
happen to be covering as my diI!
work the German trade news publisaa
in the press Of the country, and rn'
not understand the sort of croannl|
which our papers are now publishing
about Germany.
In nearly every German businsn
statement and market note it is as.
serted that the house or the industry
in question is stocked with orders fo'
months ahead. Dividends Of 80 pei
cent and 40 per cent are not by sny
means unusual, and 10 per cent and
II per cent dividends are quite the
order Of the day. This is true na|
of any one industry but apparently ''l
all. Of course tlsey cry paper" whsa|
this is pointed out. But even if thsa|
dividends are to be discounted thtfl
at least mean that the concerns whiesI
declare them are doing business at
fair profit.
Another point where the financiea|
appear to slip up is on the Gern'a
psychology, which became SO famils'
to us all during the war. Is 1t not inter
esting to note that the latest spee'
tacular dive of the mark took place Just
before the Leipzig Fair, where larss
foreign orders were expected? 1hs
frankness with which most of the Ger.
man papers have admitted their sur
prise and chagrin at the failure OF sn'
Leipzig Fair to book large forsig'
orders, in view of the accommodating
drop in the mark, ought to be suthcleH|
giveaway.
Again, this drop comes long enous'
before the disarmament conference u
Washington to get the kind heare'I
Americans all stirred up" about ~
cruel demands of the Allies on VI
poor German people, who are actusn
being asked to pay soma real casn'
return for the havoc which they ss"|
created in Europe generally.
If Germany cannot pay, then ~
Allies have got to go in and take o's'|
her industries and get what they CAV
out of them. If she is going bankfup''
her creditors have q right to Whist sn''
can salvage. Let her know that We -
solid on this, and the mark will mifasS
lously begin to climb.
CHARLOTTE H. CRAWFokn
New York, Sept. 26, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
Resisting Temptation

The Senate Democratic caucus
took no stand for or against the Ger
man treaty. Democratic Senators
will vote as they please, and ma
jon lity Of them are expected to be for
ratification. Caucus rule is out of
place in the consideration Of treat
les. When the Versailles conven-
ton was before the Senate there
were divisions in both parties. On
the Republican side were three
groups the irreconcilables, the
strong reservationists and the mild
reservationists. On the Democrati,
side there was about an even break
between the group which was willing
to accept needed reservations and
tne one which stood out against any
modification displeasing to President
Wilson.
The more the Democratic Senators
study the ex-Prcsident's advice to
beat the treaty if they can the less
political advantage they can see in
following it. The separate treaty
with Germany is sequel of the re-
lection of the Versailles Treaty.
Mr.. Wilson insisted on "a strict ad
fcrence to the draft which he
brought home with him. That in
sIstence prevented ratification. Then
he appealed from the Senate to the
country. The Democratic leaders
know and rue the result.
They had their try at peace-mak-
ing and failed They are naturally
reluctant to assume responsibility
Tor blocking the Harding Admin.
istration's attempt to end the tech
nical state of war and to get for
ward withsa peace settlement. How
could the country be benefited bv
rejection of the German treaty
through unified Democratic opposi-
ton! What would it's reaction be to
such an exhibition of "bitter-end"
temper?
The better informed Democratic
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
Why Have Two Teams

There are five cities in the
National and American baseball
leagues that have teams in both
Ieagues--New York, St. Louis, Phila-
delphia, Chicago and Boston. Both
the New York teams are in first
place, both the St. louis teams in
third place, both the Chicago teams
in seventh place, both the Philadel-
phia teams in last place, while Bos-
ton Is fourth in the National and
fifth in the American League, but
may any day even up for pair Of
fourth fifth places. Let's say
that one exception proves the rule.
It's pleasant here to have it re-
itcrated that New York stands first
in 1921 as baseball town, but it
must make Philadelphia unhappy to
have it rubbed in that she is sup
porting a pair Of deuces in a game
where pairs don't count and deuces
are not wild.
Perhaps the psychologist might
find in this state of affairs some
thing to support the association of
ideas and persistence of thought
theories. McGraw and Higgins,
studying the scores each day, de-
termine to keep at least level with
each other, that the favor of New
York fans shall not be unequally
shared. The same thing goes on in
the minds of the managers of the
teams of Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and St. Louis. The issue is that
each team climbs, holds steady or
drops in company with it's mate.
But it does make it easier for the
fans in the five towns to follow the
standing of their clubs. A glance
at one table makes it unnecessary
to look at the other. Is it not a
good year for New York, with her
brace of league leaders, to ask:
Why have two teams which tend to
be an even-gaitcd span?
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
Big Six"
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Without any attempt to "settle
definitely" why "Christy" Mathewson
was nicknamcd "Big Six" may l give
my reason for considering this nick
name particularly applicable to this
great man of baseball?
first heard the nickname when the
motor car manufacturers began to in
stall six-cylinder motors in their cars
Compared with the then popular four
cylinder motors, "sixes" (bore and
stroke being the same in both) are
much more powerful and smoother
working.
With these particular abilities so
outstanding in Mr.. Mathewson, what
more natural than for some autom obile
enthusiast to consider MN not onlv
"six-cylinder" pitcher, but "Big
Six? E. D. HOOKER.
New York, Sept. 81, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
NoRREys JEPHsoN O'CoNoR.

When newspaper man abandona
what may be termed, for want of a
better epithet, his profession, he often
fails to note cosmic progress. Mr..
Chester S. Lord, writing in the sateve-
post of the Generalization of the home
and social life Of the morning -newspa-
per man, says, of his wife, GAS she can
not 60 out in the evening unattended she
stays at home and thus she misses the
social pleasures to which presumably
she had been accustomed and which
she had expected in her new life" Our
acquaintance with the wives of morn
ihg-newspaper men is wide as church
door; and we assert that Mr.. Lords
premise is false. First, she can, and
does, go out in the evening unattend-
ed; second, why, just because Papa
is at the Office, need she go out unat-
tended?
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30

United States free to impose duties
favorable to our own ships. Would
the other maritime nations not re-
taliate? Would they not retort with
similar impositions in favor of their
own flags and against ours? They
would be compelled to do it. The in
stinct of self-preservation is as ma
tional rs it is individual. So it would
go back and forth, blow for blow,
until, in the midst Of economic ruin,
as we see it, the nations of the world
would have to submit the conflict to
an arbitrament by arms. Followed
to conclusion, can there be any
other outcome of such policy as
Section 80 would inaugurate?
The recommendation as to the in
clusion of provision in the tariff
law granting a discount of 10 per
cent ad valoren on dutiable goods
imported in American bottoms and
imposing an export duty of 10 per
cent 4on goods exported in foreign
bottoms is in keeping economically
and politically with the inspiration
of Section "a. Aside from that, but
in the same connection, we wonder
if the Shipping Board ever read the
Judgment of the Supreme Court of
the United States in the 5 per cent
discount cases, which arose under
the application of similar pro-
vision in the Underwood tariff act
of 1918. The discount was Of no
avail. What applied to American
vessels the court ruled also applied
to alien ones protected by treaty.
The Shipping Board is not going
to achieve merchant marine for
this nation by such recommendation
as it is presenting to the President.
Let it address itself to playing the
game within the games recognized
rules. Let it apply its wit to lower
ing the cost of operating deep water
vessels under the American flag.
Let it propose that we put our ship
ping on competitive basis with our
principal competitors. Let it rec
ommend that our ships be as free in
the direct and indirect trades as
those of other nations. Let it re-
member that our coastwlse shipping
is one thing, but that our deep sea
trade is distinctly another. Let it
begin to think of the development
and adoption Of the internal combus-
tion engine.
That way and through those terms
and no other lies the possibility and
the hope of Yankee ships assuming
again their heritage in the commerce
of the earth.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
And Hylan Beams
What Has He to Say About Jamaica
High School?

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Just wee squeak from far-off
Queens. When you paint your "pen"
pictures of high schools, do not for
get the Jamaica High School. Here
are few daubs!
The dislocation by the wind last
winter of stone slab weighing nearly
ton, and its fall from somewhere at
the base Of the roof to the playground
below landing on cement walk, where
fortunately the hundreds of children
were not walking at the time
Broken windows which only the ex-
ira efforts of the plying janitor repair.
Classrooms and assembly hall where
not only is the seating capacity most
inadequate, but where during the
winter storms the dampness enters and
remains.
The same for the gymnasium; like
wise the lunchroom, famous for its
ideal arrangement, for the delicious
odor Of soup and beans and that given
forth by the occasional backing up Of
the sewer.
The teachers dressing room, where
at least forty women teachers enter a
very narrow, long, dark stall, with one
slit in the wall perhaps one foot and q
half wide, to try to place their outside
wraps in lockers, mostly unlocked, and
blacker than the "hole" itself.
Here, very often, these teachers pad
die through an inch or so Of water up
to the middle of the room, and, when
i'll, must lie on a couch and suffer the
noise, the vile air and the discomforts
of all too abbreviated space.
Let me add that in 1920 the
huge sum of $3.50 was allotted this high
school for repairs, and, judging from
the results of the so-called repairs.
the bill was paid and that's all.
May a gallery of such pictures be
presented to the good Caliph Hy-lan
so that he may study, as time goes on,
that which he was unable to perceive
con tour! JAMAICA
Jamaica, N. Y, Sept. .2s. 1921.