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SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
One score and three years agoalmost all the nations of the
(Founded in 1938)
world were engaged in armed conflict and the forces of civili zation had been organized for
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slaughter and destruction. The
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flower of the manhood of these
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nations and their resources were withdrawn from peaceful pur
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suits and
IN THIS ISSUE
pitted against each
other on the field of battle.
During that great conflict Puerto Rico offered to the Na tion marked evidence of its lo
January 1942 SHORT STORIES
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SOLITUDE
by Juan B. Huyke
yalty to the Flag and to the high principles for which it
5
stands.
8
eleventh day of November, and
Glorious was that
THE HIDDEN TRUTH
by Jorge Felices Jr
historical
solemn the hour when the Arm
THE CASE OF JACK RIOS
by E. Sanchez Ortiz
10
ENMITY AMONG THE CREW
by Ruben A. Pinedo
14
istice was signed and those hos tilities came to an end. Now, that uneasiness and unrest pre
vail among the peoples of the Americas because the scourge of
articles
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war again threatens our peace and safety; it befits us to pay 9 reverent and grateful homage tothose who offered up their lives
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in that mighty struggle, for the ideals of liberty and democracy, to champion which our Nation 15 entered the contest and succeed ed in being crowned by victory. In remembrance of our fellow 7 citizens who so gallantly made 18-19 the supreme sacrifice in support
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by Muna Lee de Munoz Marin P. R. HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE by Charles Rutledge Puerto Rican Department War Games DEPARTMENTS:
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WHILE MARY SLEPT By Alice A. Lowell James
Solitude
The Chinst-Child watched sweet Mary's face The ivhile she slept. And for the woe that must claim his place The Christ-Child ivept.
By JUAN B. HUYKE the country? I work and rest, and between the two I meditate
<Translation from Spanish by Tilizabeth Kneipple Van Deusen)
"To meditate is to learn, is it not?"
the top of a mountain with his companion, whom he had led to
"And
what
a
great
many
things occur to the mind of one
the altar fifty years before who is accostumed to think! when both were young. He was Imagination is like an unbridled ■tall and I'obust, and still culti horse." vated the soil. He possessed "And what do you think of?", several acres of land on the I asked curiosly. mountain, where he had built his He seemed surprised at my tiny home, during the early days question, and smiled again with of his marriage.
I became acquanted with him on one of my frequent visits to the country, during my stay in Humacao. How it pleased me to hear from his lips the voice
of experience which teaches so many things! For that man knew a great deab a very great deal. He expressed his ideas in the simple language which he had learned in childhood; but, it
was pleasant to hear him, and above all, to see him. Any elo quence which his words lacked was provided for in his gestures, in his smile, in the movement of his ever restless hands. "You know many things," I said to him one day. "Did you go to school?"
"No, my son. They had no
schools in my time.
"Then .. experiences of life..."
his agreeable smile of under standing.
"Well, you see, I think of the things of life and also of those that are not of the world. I think of God."
You who live in com-
panionship with other men, rarely give thought to Him. But we, yes. We live alone, and in our solitude we find Him, feel His company."
"Please explain to me, ' I begis thinking. He, who lives and thinks, learns.
"And you have meditated
much?"
.
,
.
"What else is there to do in
Where her soft hair trailed
To comfort her loith remembrance blest When his feet were nailed.
And laid his face on her face in sleep To prevent the team's
When the croiun of thoi'ns with his hlood should weep In the coming years.
"almost on the lowland, is my old friend Miguel. I neither see' him, but I know he is there, rea
dy to climb up here if I need him. He is good company!" • other
side, is
my
friend Lorenzo. He is the best of all. When he has a moment
to spare, he comes here to visit.
So you see—I am alone, and yet not alone."
"Why are they your friends?", I asked.
"And you enjoy solitude?"
"Do I enjoy it? I could not live without it. To live alone is
"I have baptized their children. God did not give me any of my own. I like solitude. Each day
to be king.
I love it more."
Try it."
The countryman looked in all directions. Then, as he pointed out
different
places
on
the
mountainside, he said to me:
"Do you see that little, house which is scarcely visible among the trees that surround it? It is the nearest one to mine. There lives my old friend, Sico. I call him from here, my voice reach
"Perhaps. . ." The amiable old man looked at his wife. Then he said slowly: "Knowledge is not obtained from mere exist es his ears, and he answers me, ence." He became silent and in spite of the distance. We al smiled.
His little feet in her bosom pressed
"On the
"Of God?"
"Yes.
As a cross is made, To heal those ^oounds ivhicli forever more Should be on her laid.
a little."
An old countryman lived on
And on her breast made kisses /ottr,
With my question, I had in
terrupted the
old
man's
dis
course. He resumed what he was telling me in these words: "On the mountain live my fif
teen companions. firends.
All are good
In fact, they are too
good, for they come to see me without
my
returning
their
visits." "Fifteen!"
"Just as you hear it!
For my
most never see each other, for I have ceased going down to the town; but we converse from time to time. I am not alto gether alone."
godsons are now grown up. and they also come to see. me. All
The old man rested a moment. "Further away," he continued.
ly gradually, reply. 'With the pace of a snail!' They however,
of them say to me: 'How the time passes!' And I, who in my solitude, have seen \' t slip by on
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believe that time passes very rapidly."
"And it is true that you love solitude.", I repeated. "As much as my life. Life without solitude is not life at all. But we do not often think of it that way. We are preoc
pmess.
One day, desirous of recalling the past, I returned to Humacao, there to exchange those
After a moment's pause, and fol lowing a great effort to appear serene, he continued: "All of them came to town.
friendly handclasps which warm
The first was my old friend Sico,
the very soul.
whose children wished to study more. 'Goodbye!' he said to me from his house, and I, from
With what plea
sure would I climb the mountain
to greet the humble countryman
also," I thought, as I viewed it
afar, was able to comprehend all
cupied with other things besides thoughts of life. However, soli
from the highway.
the
tude is happiness."
But that was not necessary. Upon entering the town, my
'And your wife, does she also enjoy it?" I inquired desiring to hear all he had to say.
He replied at once: "My wife? She thinks exactly as I do. She is like me. Here we sit in the
evening, and the hours pass in harmonious silence.
heart, overflowing with happi ness at the memory of all the joyful moments I had formerly
sadness
of
his
farewell.
Next, went my old friend Mi guel. Then Lorenzo, Antonio, Toribio.
The
town
attracted
them all, with its schools, its in dustries, and its diversions."
spent there, I heard a friendly
■ "I hardly ever saw them when
voice which called me affection
they lived on the mountainside,
ately:
but I knew that they were there, that they were very close to me.
'Don Juan! Don Juan!"
I looked towards a modest lit tle house and saw the person
When they came here, then I
be I confessed that such a life alone, without a single friend succeeded in interesting me." who had pronounced my name: whom I might call. The moun "There is no doubt that man was the old mountaineer, the friend tain seemed to be falling upon born to live in society, he said. of solitude. And I followed them flee Our fellowmen attract us. ing from solitude, the solitude I stopped my automobile and Their struggles stimulate our stepped out to shake his hand. that I had previously enjoyed—
own efforts. The friend of soli tude lives contrary to the law of nature. Was it then, that this man had suffered a disillusion? Had he fled, frightened from the
understood what it was to
Upon seeing me, two large tears
alas because it was not real soli
rolled down his cheeks.
tude!"
There
was a moment of slience, of emo
The old man
became
silent
tion..
once more.
wickedness of humanity? No. The old countryman had suffer
"Tell me about yourself," I said with some curiosity. "Do
eyes the struggle of an an an
ed no disillusions. Men had been kind to him. He knew how to cultivate good friendships—once I told him so. He did not need even to visit his friends to re ceive assurances of their friend
you live in town?"
ship. Then. ■ •
Whenever I encountered one of his 'friends' in town, I always asked for the old man who never
"Yes: he replied, wiping his eyes, "for some time now". "But...
your love of soli
tude..."
"It stills exists, only..." "Tell me. You interest me.'
"You will see. Things are not
came down from the mountain. as one imagine. I lived alone "He is the same as ever. He on the mountain-top. Alone fears people. He will only come and accompanied at the same down when he is dead." These time." were their replies. The countryman looked off A long time passed. Upon into the distance, with eyes sad
coming to San Juan, I ceased and tired. There was the aban climbing the mountain, and lost doned mountain, which attract
sight of the good devotee of soli tude, who found in it his hapCaribben Revieiv
ed, with its enchantment, the simple soul of the old man.
I could see in his
guished spirit, which had lived a long life of illusion, only to be undone in the end.
"How terrible is solitude, that is, real solitude!" repeated the countryman staring at the ground.
"But in solitude," I objected, "you thought of God, felt the companionship of God."
The countryman smiled once more, his sweet smile of com
prehension, and replied:: "God
is
everywhere.
Here
as there, I am with Him, because he is in me.
And when He is
with us, we must dwell among men in order to help them, for there are still many who are not with God". THE END
POSTMASTER EXPECTS
Puerto Rico's Historiol Importance
Without Parallel
MAIL INCRESE OF 407^
George G. De Pass, Postmas ter of San Juan, expects an in
crease of probably 409f in the
By CHARLES RUTLEDGE
volume of Christmas mail this
year over that of the last year.
Puerto Rico being the only
portion of the United States
the visits of Columbus to the Western Hemisphere.
Since the new addition was made to the Federal Building in 1936,
It is unusual that Aguadilla, and the consequent expansion of ever visited by Christopher Co where monuments stand to mark the Post Office, Mr. De Pass lumbus enjoys a position m the Columbus' call, has done nothing stated, postal receipts have al nation's historical background more to capitalize on the event most doubled —climbing from that it is without parallel. by way of advertizing itself in $840,000 to $600,000 in five The island is important to the the island. Yet Puerto Rico as years. Even more that ever be mainland as a strategic military a whole also is missing a golden therefore, the slogan "Do and naval base. It is important opportunity to forward itself fore, Your Shopping Early and avoid as a customer. It also is im before the remainder of the
portant as a producer of essen
tial commodities. None of these
United States.
points is unique, however. Other
Aguadilla's name — Little
Watering Place — is supposed islands, territories, possessions, have originated from the visit and nations have equal and to of the Great Navigator. Its many have more importance in monument, "El Ojo del Agua , one or all categories. at the intersection of Jose de
As the only portion of the Diego and Muhoz Rivera Streets, United States ever visited by is supposed to be the exact spot
Columbus, however, Puerto Rico where Columbus replenished the is immediately distinctive The water supply of his caravels claim cannot be touched by any from a spring which continues other section under the Stars to bubble forth. and Stripes.
The other marker at Aguadi It is a pity, therefore, that lla, a magnificent mai'ble cross, November nineteenths, which is situated on the bank of the mark the anniversaries, come Culebrinas River where Colum bus' men might have landed and go year in and year out with their small boats while search nothing done beyond declaring ing for the precious water. a routine holiday to celebrate
the occasion that could be com memorated in appropriately dis tinctive fashion.
Why not tell the world and why not impress the great fact on the main portion of the United States with an islandwide celebration in keeping with such a momentous even .
States sections, and cities on
the Christmas Rush", should be the motto of everyone in San Juan.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY GALLARDO
Carlos Gallardo, Executive Se cretary of Puerto Rico since 1933, died November 20th in a Santurce Clinic where he had been under treatment. Gallar
do was born in San Juan, Sep tember 8, 1885; the son of Jose Gallardo and
Belen Lara. He
was a graduate from Harvard University with a B. A. degree,
1990, and studied civil engineer ing from
1909 to 1912. He
worked in the executive secre
A young soldier by the name tary's office from 1912 to 1928, of Juan Ponce de Leon, destined and as assistant executive se to become governor of Puerto cretary until 1933 when he be Rico and one of its most famous
men, was a member of the Co lumbus entourage, according to history.
As and old man he visited Flo
rida in search of a fountain of
youth, yet he probably is better
came full secretary. ments and let them stand (often without care) as mute testimo ny of tremendously important occasions.
A total of 448 years has pass
since that November 19. known in the United States for 1493, when Columbus set foot this interlude than for his great frantically through histoi y accomplishments in Puerto Rico. on Puerto Rico. There is no books and old records for events The reason lies in the fact event in United States history to celebrate by way of attraet- that Florida has capitalized on of so great an age or of more ino- as much attention as pos- its history, made something of importance. Some fitting cele e"ble Yet nothing that can be it, while Puerto Rico has been bration should be arranged to j ■ o-oes back as far or content to erect mere monu- mark the anniversary.
thf mtainland search long and
wild'Lve taken place without Carihbcn Revieiv
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THE With a short, uneven step, the man went through the door into
the office, tossing a quick glance over the desk, the green metal lic file and the old furniture. He suddenly seemed to feel a wave
of new, sparkling life, as if the sight of all these things that awaked his recollections gave
him new strength. Then he rushed his way through and
timidly opened the door that would lead him to Louis.
He stopped there, and readyly the other man uttered a cry
of surprise rising to embrace him.
HIDDEN
TRUTH
The other man paused for a to remember what he had just gone through. finement I could understand ma "She took the baby inside and ny things; funny things too. In came back to me," he went on. the first place, Charlotte. "She explained that the child What's happened to her? She belonged to a neighbor, and she only visited me two or three was taking care of her. She times and then with much re was a darling, with blue eyes, luctance, as if she were afraid of curly dark haii% just like her By JORGE FELICES JR.
minute, trying
me. Her family did the same, as if trying to avoid me, like a leper. This morning when I came out I swear that I thought I would die of plain happiness. Suddenly I really turned insane. I thought I hadn't time for any thing, and rushed to tell her the
"You," It's you!"—he nearly good news. They don't live cried while holding him in a where they used to, and I had to ask the neighbors, who looked strong embrace. "Surpi'ised? Well, I'm not at me with suspiction". A slight cloud of anxiety surprised by anything now.
Everything here looks the same. Remember?"
"Yes. But tell me, how did
you happen to...?" "To get out... ?"
He dropped into a chair in front of the desk covered with papers where his friend sat.
seemed to darken Louis' eyes.
What's' happened?"—he snap ped with impatience. "This morning I was told I could leave". They said I was all right." Really, I never be
absent minded, faded, silent, as if hiding something. You know. I'm not insane, don't you ? I could notice all the details. But you must know everything,
Louis. You are my best friend, my old pal. Tell me, what's hap pened, what's happening to Charlotte, to me, to everyone?" Louis stood up, walking
Presently he had followed his
around the room slowly as if
trying to remember something. be planning an intimate confession. Finally, he answered
tion; but a deep feeling of mi sery filled his heart and a queer thought made him visualize that
slowly, while patting his friend
man searching in vain.
over the shoulder:
"Did you find her?" — he asked.
things, too strange in fact. I'm had moved and I ran there with even afraid that after all I might a queer feeling, as if time es The other man understood. "Yes, I know. But go on.
"Then they invited me to come in, and all the time she looked
friend's words with close atten
"I've come because we must "Yes, at last. One of the have a long talk"—he began. neighbors told me where they "I've found many strange
still be... you know..."
mother." He added:
caped and the road extended endless. My presence in the house seemed to create chaos. Mrs. Burke looked at me with
intense fright."You know? One of those mischievous looks that
hurt a man's feelings.
Char-
lote stood in the room as I came
"Oh, calm yourself, there is no mystery at all." "But I want to know the truth.
That child, Louis, that child. To whom does she belongs?" He Walked menacingly, and tried to grab Louis by the neck.
Then he stopped, humbly apolo gizing: 'Tm sorry. You must think I am still insane."
Then he bitterly repeated his question;
"Tell me the truth, I don't
in, and she had a baby in her
o^md if it's cruel.
arms. She caresed the tot as if
Charlotte..'?"
I seem to deviate from the nor mal course of things; but not
it were hers. When she saw me she pressed her to her chest suddenly and also looked at me
"Shut up", he said, "what new insanity were you going to
hopelessly gone. I had a sound
with terror. I suspected, God
mind, and I have the intimate
help me, that there was some
conviction that I was never cra
thing sinful in her soul!"
lieved I was crazy. Ever since that blow on my head I felt diz
zy sometimes, and on occasions
zy. In those two years of con-
"And then?"
Is it that
say?"
There was a moment of deep
silence, the two men looking at (Continued on page 30) Caribben Revieivr
■(in -(i^pQCt on ^n^Lhk Un5ttuction in p.n. lity to pronounce certain sounds in the English language, and
The educational system of Puerto Rico has labored for ma
By JOSEPH V. LAWRENCE
ny years to solve one of its out
h aving to spend a full school
standing problem — that of teaching both English and Span
year away from his family; the fact that some of the continental
room is that, just as most
ish in its schools.
teachers
the teacher's strong points be come the pupils' strong points,
Spanish, the first language of both teachers and pupils, has
presented only those basic prob lems that beset the English de
partments of the continental American schools: what meth ods to use for the obtaining of the best possible results, what
are
unable to
adapt
themselves to a change in envi
be placed on vocabulary, silent reading, language, phonetics, or oral reading and choral speaking those are only a few of the
Puerto Rico and made it neces
tain weaknesses in the langua
sary to assign the teaching of English to an increasingly large
To say that English can be taught effectively by continen tal Americans only, would be ex tremely illogical. The fact that the Puerto Rican teacher of En
glish is well-trained in the neces sary teaching methods and pos sesses a good basic knowledge of it to warrant his being ap
pointed to the position. And results have shown that there are some Puerto Rican teachers of English who has imparted to
pupils a knowledge of many problems in the teaching their English comparable to and, in of English in Puerto Rico. Besides those problems of a some cases, better than that
curricula!- and pedagogical nat
ure, there has always existed the problem of personnel: the obtaining of a sufficient number of teachers well-versed enough in English to teach it effective
acquired by pupils from conti nental American teachers.
However, it cannot be denied that any Spanish-speaking indi vidual, unless he has been brought up in a home where both English and Spanish are
ly in the schools of the Island. spoken or has spent his chilhood This problem was partially solv and this early youth in the ed by the bringing in of a cer United States proper, must of tain number of continental Ame a necessity speak and write a ty rican teachers, for the payment pe of English that contains cer of whose salaries the Legisla tain errors and misconceptions. ture of Puerto Rico made a spe Among these may be included
ll appropriation. But this was
not enough. The wealth of op-
faulty construction, accent, lack of knowledge of certain basic
Lss on the Island ; the pangs of
idiomatic expressions, failure to recognize connotations, incor rect intonation, complete inabi
^ ir. of busiportunity m the field ^
homesickness which beset the
young continental teacher at Caribhen Revieiv
of
each individual pupil. Thus, the teacher of English who has cer
ers.
of whether greater stress should
class
gradual decrease in the number of English-speaking teachers in
be emphasized most, etc. English, on the other hand, has presented numerous prob lems which, when solved, have proven to be the forerunners of a still greater number. The
glish and what part in Spanish,
the
so do the teachers' weak points
number of Puerto Rican teach
riculum should be taught in En
The sad truth in
ronmental conditions — all of these factors contributed to a
phases of the language should
question of what part of the cur
others.
become the special property of
ge transmits all of these weak points to the pupils, along with all of the good points he teaches them.
Recognizing this fact, the Department of Education, in January, 1939, initiated a correc tive program to see if it would not be possible to eliminate, or at least minimize, some of the Puerto Rican teachers' common
weaknesses in English. This program called for the appointment of twenty conti nental American teachers to a
position
known
as
Field Assistant". was divided into
"English
The Island twenty dis
tricts, each one to be handled by one of the new appointees. Some of these "districts" con sisted of a single school dis trict; others of two or more. The duties of the English Field Assistant were to be the following:
1. To visit the teachers in the classroom:
a) to tabulate weaknesses in English. b) to confer
with
the
tea
cher visited.
2. To give classes to the tea chers of the district.
a) to clear up misconceptions. b) to eliminate common weak"
nesses, as seen during vi(Continued on page 31)
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THE CASE OF JACK RIGS Jack Rios was sitting upon the front door steps of an old coun
By E. Sanchez Ortiz
try house, gazing at the sea that
to kill him. In this Isle of Ench
Naturally Jack didn't expect to fire against his enemy without giving him a chance to explain.
was still shining under the tro pical horizon, leaving an aureo la of many coloured shades on
antment country folks are sus
He professed a different school
picious and crafty.
of life.
the sky. The old house was si tuated on the top of a hill, seve ral miles from the-seaboard. Far off to the west, Jack could see a huge battle-ship that was en
tering" the harbor, and over the mountains, eternally covered with green grass, he could hear
"Perhaps an enemy of mine is looking for trouble", he said. "This is the place where anybody
"Good evening." "Good evening."
The two men exchanged those
could take a chance and commit
simple words watching each
a crime and then let justice take
other's movements.
its course!", he exclaimed. "But what kind of justice do we have
"I heard a shot from that hill while I was hunting wild ani mals and I though my friend had committed suicide." the vi sitor said. A distance of about thirty feet divided each man.
in this country, anyway?" he added. "I will look around once
more, and by God if I get hold the roar of the bombers that pa of that coward he ain't going to trol the sea. It was late in the "Not exactly", Jack replied. afternoon. The sky was blue, profane this place anymore." "I was tracing the person who After inspecting the place iranslucid; the deep waters of once more, inside and out, gazing dared to fire against me. I was the Caribbean Sea, our Mare lucky not to get hurt. The back N 0 s t r u m, were Quiet and all the corners underneath the of a person seldom makes a good smoothly bathing the seashore. building not a single sign, not Jack was a short, fleshy man with a bald head, dark, peercing
a foot-print was found of the misterious person who fired the
target."
"Pedro Martinez", he called
his enemy by his name,"you are no hunter at all! I know what
eyes and ruddy complexion. He
shot.
was also known as Jack the Jiba-
"This devil must have long you are looking for around wings like the bombers to fly so here." The visitor became aware rapidly and disappear from this of the fact that country folk are place. Perhaps the earth has not afraid of anything, of any
ro. He was dreaming while he heard the clash of swords and the roar of beaten drums at the distance; he imagined the siege of San Juan staged several cen
turies ago on Morro Castle
gi-ounds by the Dutch fleet. He thought of his only enemy back in the city, the man he shot at a cockfight because he tried to play a dirty trick on him. Suddenly the quietness of the house was interrupted by the
sharp, quick shot of a firearm. Jack immediately turned his head and looked toward the end of the balcony of the house where he believed the firing
eaten the monster."
weapons, especially when they
The nightingales that were know that enemies are around. scared .and frightened by the
Martinez started to explain once more, but Jack pulled his gun
firing were flying over the trees in a nearby forest. As night was out and stopped him before he approaching, the hours seemed reached the doorsteps of the house. more longer and dull. "Put your dirty hands up, you A man was coming down a the
ysllow cat!". Jack demanded. The so called hunter lifted both
traveller as one of his friends
arms up, but he tried to pull his
who once betrayed him in the
city, at a cockfight. When the
gun once more. Jack fired his pistol. The man fell on the
visitor
ground.
hill. Jack looked again towards
the road
and recognized
started
towards
the
house, Jack became more suspi started. He pulled his heavy gun cious, realizing that he had been out and walked to the right end followed to this lonely spot. of the dwelling searching for
"So this is the man I've been
the unknown person that fired
looking for!", he said. "He
After he was sure that the
visitor was dead, Jack stepped out and climbed a steep hill, wal king dejectedly through a dense
forest. When he arrived at the doesn't even take care to cover top of the hill, he reached a Jack could still smell the himself from a counter-attack. beautiful clearing from which smoke of the firearm that was I reckon this is the man who fi he could see the green valleys below. The sea was smooth, the used to fire against him, perhaps red on my back."
the shot. He could see no one.
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â&#x2013; darkness of the night was slowly â&#x2013; covering the fields. Jack decided to go back to town at dawn. When he returned near the en trance of the old house, he once more observed the face of the dead man. He hated to remove
could remain no longer without
the heavy body from the ground, but he thought that he could take
mediate arrest and a chai'ge of murder, the disgrace of his fa mily! He remembered that du
reporting the case to the Police. He had not the courage to re main for a few more hours as a
fugitive from Justice, the same justice that he distrusted. He believed that this meant his im
no chances in touching it. Jack realized that no witnesses
confidence in himself, in justice,
the Supreme Justice which he believed could be imposed, even though there were no human
justice to enforce the law. "I was compelled to kill this devil in self-defense, and I shall
prove that to the Judge! Jack exclaimed.
Deep into the heart of this honest man, the feeling of com fort and satisfaction that had
prevailed for over forty years while he lived with his fami
ly in the country at a nearby
farm, was suddenly changed for the desperate thought that he
king all the time about the long journey that awaited him at dawn. He had no food, and no
he helped the big boss, the presi
water to carry with him for the long journey. But he could no longer remain alone in this
dent of the controlling political
place.
ring the past electoral campaign
could be produced to testify that somebody intended to kill him before he met this man. No evi dence could be produced to show that the visitor came to the mountain to follow him and kill him. However, Jack had full
and laid himself on a bead. He could hear the hours pass while an old alarm clock struck them of in the darkness of the night. He smoked several cigars; he felt tired, restless, annoyed, thin
party; that he also could look to
He started at dawn walking
him, for the help needed in this
many miles along a barren coun try, before he reached the green
case. He had seen that done in hundred of cases before.
Jack left the body where it
fields covered with sugar cane. The task seemed interminable.
fell. He observed that the dead
For two days and two nights he
man was still holding rigidly the end of his gun, the same weapon
travelled mile after mile. He was
with which he was sure his ene
my intended to kill him. Grasping
the
enemy's
gun
tired and sweating under a tor rid sun, until he reached a small country house near the road. He
was hungry and thirsty. He fell
carefully with a handkerchief on
on the ground, facing it. A stran
the right hand. Jack examined it. There was only one bullet fired. He put the gun back into
ge country girl rushed out of
the hand of the dead hunter. But
the
house . and
poured
some
water on the face of the travel
ler. Jack opened his eyes; he ma
he noticed instantly that this
naged to sit down. He asked for
man was no hunter at all. He had no birds nor wild animals with him, nor a dog.
of fresh water and exclaimed: "Where is the Chief of Police
It was dark now. Jack lighted a cigar. He rushed into the house
some water. He drank two pots
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SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITY NOTES GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE TECHNICAL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
terial and complete reorganiza tion of the rest. It is our pur
EDUCATION
a curriculum workshop where these proposed changes may be
The Department of Education announces the aims for our school system:
' 'Tt might be well to explain, before stating the objectives of this Division, that they are not
the type of objective which may be attained in the comparatively brief space of one or two years. Instead, it is logical to expect that the satisfactory realization
to travel and the destination we
worked out.
III. To emphasize through ad equate supervisory procedures: A. The study of our environ ment and our culture.
B. The study of modern edu
on a clearer understandingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;on the part of both teachers and
as on a careful adaptation of material covered to the environ
ment in which the pupils and teachers live."
prepared to face their daily-life problems. In short, we wish to formulate an orientation so logi
cal, clear, and reasonable that it will be accepted and supported
by our teachers without their feeling that it has been imposed
ed manager of the State Insur ance Fund.
"PEDREIRA
HALL"
NEW
NAME OF ARTS AND SCIEN CE BUILDING AT UPR
Antonio S. Pedreira was ho
nored on the second anniversary of his death. In response to a
petition made by the Student Council in representation of the
student body of the University of Puerto Rico, Dr. Pedreira's FIVE NEW ARMORIES FOR
THE NATIONAL GUARD
name was given to Arts and Science Building at the Univer sity,
I To formulate an orientation, ediKation for our school system based on a point-by-point evolu tion of definite, logical, worth while facts. In this way, our tea chers will easily understand just what program should be adapt ed to our children's personal needs, so that they may be well-
Department of Economics, due to the fact the professor Rafael de J. Cordero has been appoint
supervisorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of the psychology
the teaching and supervising
or welLdefined philosophy of
Dean Julio B. Ortiz, of the College of Business Administra tion, and senior professor of eco nomics, has taken charge of the
cational psychology.
We must place more emphasis
expect to reach, we present to body of Puerto Rico's school sys tem, the following aims:
DEPARTMENT
pose to make of the classroom
of these aims will very probably of the learning process, as well
reQuire a period of from foui to six years' duration. In order that everyone may be familiar with the "direction in which we wish
DEAN ORTIZ AT ECONOMY
after a resolution
was
It's reported that five new adopted by the Board of Trus armories for the National Guard tees. A ceremony was held on the occassion, and during the of Puerto Rico will be construc same night, Fernando Sierra ted by the Department of the Beldecla, journalist, delivered a Interior. The sites selected for the new
armories
are
conference on Dr. Pedreira's li terary work.
Yauco, Sabana
Born in Puerto Rico in 1899,
Grande, San German, Maricao
and educated at the universities
of Puerto Rico, Columbia and Madrid, Antonio S. Pedrema concrete, with two floors, and headed the Department of Spaall modern facilities. ni.sh Studies of the U. P- R-, from its establishment in 1927 iintil his ultimatelv death in
and Fenuelas. The new struc tures will be of reinforced
OCCUPATIONAL SURVEY
1939. A great teacher, Pedreira
The Insular Board of Voca
was also an assiduous investiga tor, critic and journalist. He
on them.
11. To design a curriculum which will be in harmony with
tional Education in cooperation
the orientation formulated for our school system. The courses
with the W. P. A., is conducting an occupational survey in all
completed the schoolarly and intersting "Biologia Puertorrique-
na", the standard bibliography of Puerto Rican material from of study that we have now were good at the time they were ma Maps showing business and 1499 to 1930, the year of public de. However, changing condi residential blocks have been ation; a record kept up to date tions necessarily involve total furnished by the Interior De by Dr. Pedreira's compilation elimination of some of this ma- partment. for each successive year of titles. establishments in Puerto Rico.
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about
Puerto
Rico
and
by
Puerto Ricans; the biographies of Eugenio Maria de Hostos
(1937), and Jose C. Barbosa
(1937); and seven volumes of essays on the Puerto Rican lite rary history and sociology. He had corrected the final manus
cript pages of his history of Puerto Rican Journalism a day or so before his death in 1939. This book was published by U.
Senior—Ramon Cancio^ Sophomore—Arturo Estrella. Freshman—Luis A. Rubio. Law School
BALZAC HEADS SENIOR BU SINESS ADM. CLASS
At-large—Pedro Munoz Amato. Third Year—Martin Almodovar. Second Year-—Santiago Polanco. First Year—Luis Velasco.
College of Education W
A new board of directors was
Senior—;Sylvia Navas.
elected for the
Junior—Ana C. Diaz.
Sophomor-e—Candida Ramirez. Freshman — Mercedes
Munoz
de
Calderon.
College of Business Administration
P. R. in a handsome memorial edition in 1941; and the frater
Freshman—Gelestino Mor-ales.
Sophomore—Virginia Ramirez. College of Pharmacy Senior—Tomas Hernandez.
Junior—Carlos Raspaldo. Sophomore—Pedro Soto Respeto. Freshman—Henrietta Orlandi.
i^aciones y Criticas".
NEW STUDENT COUNCIL Amato, third
year honor student in the Law School, has been elected Presi dent of the Student Council of
the University of Puerto Rico, for the academic year 1941-42.
Ricardo Alegria, junior Art and Science, was reelected as secre
tary. Following is the list of of ficers and members of the Coun
cil, which is elected by the stu dent body at its official repre sentations and spokesmen: Pvp^sidPnt — P«»4ro Munoz Amato.
Tst vtepresident - Santiago Po•''S. Vicepnesident - Pedro Soto
Vicopreisdent - Arturo Estre-
"''secretary — Assistant Seeietaiy
ta Diaz.
OFFICERS
dro T. Balzac.
man, treasurer; Jorge Suarez,
Jose C. Rodriguez Favale, Artu ro S. Garcia and Miguel A. Pe-
FOR PARENT TEACHERS ASCNT. AT U. P. R.
SOCIAL SERVICE COURSE
New officers of the Parent Teacher's Association were
been appointed by the Board of
elected at a meeting held at the
Modelo School, Rio Piedras, Oct.
reorganize and direct the Social Work College. Miss Canon is a
10. Florencio Saez was elected President with the following members on the board: Rafael
School of Social Work. The Fe
CharboLinnier,
Vice-president;
4)
Antoinette
Trustees
professor
Canon
has
of the University to
at the
New
York
deral Government through its
Children Bureau, and the Insu lar Department of Health, have Mrs. Ernesto Ramos Antonini, alloted $10,000, which funds,_ Raquel Rexad de Rodriguez, combined with University funds Carmen Calderon de Cordova, made possible the enlargement Rodolfo Ramirez Pabdn, and Feof this social work. The Insular Antonio
Rodriguez, Treasurer;
derico Maura.
Doctor J. J. Osuna and profesor Antonio Rodriguez were na
Department of Health also don ated 10 schoolarships for the re gular course.
med as honorary advisors. Doc
tor Alfredo Silva gave a talk on
Fifty two students have been
"Problem Children" which was
enrolled at this course, of which
followed by an open forum of
18 participate in the regular
comment and discussion. Steps
course and 35 to the Saturdays
SNERArL/sToF MEMBERS
taken here and
Other members
elected are: Rafael Riera, vicepresident ; Marcos A. Romero, secretary; Jose A. Martinez Ro
ELECTED
. Alvarez Santoni. are being taked to work toward
(Continued from
Year
Class at the College of Business Administration, headed by Pe
Miss
Munoz
Fourth
legrina. NEW
Pedro
building
for the practice school.
Junior—Ricardo Alegria.
Senior—Marcos Romero. Junior—Jose A. Santori.
nity Phi Eta Mu has recently edited a memorial edition of ■ Pedreira's hitherto uncollected essays under the title of "Acla-
secuidng an adecuate
College of Arts and Sciences
nazist banditry, call for the sup
classes only.
feeds it: the power of might.
port of each and every conscien
tious citizen. "We must be armed to the teeth in order to maintain peace." The bane of insure the hitlerism must and will be erradicated by the very force which
Juste Pastor Lozada.
NtLnarAdmfnistration toward National
San Juan — November 1941. 13
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ENMITY AMONG THE CREW By Ruben A. Pinedo gang who managed to get hold
among his own crew.
monster when the raft was ap
of the raft during the wreck —
three darkies who had discover
proaching the Mona Passage on the western part of a Caribbean
three men who shone like ibony
under the tropical sun—helped
ed a gold treasure — perhaps the gold chest of some old Span
Island. The tides moaned under the fragile raft where seven men
the captain to land safely. The
ish
shoreline was rocky.
under a rock in the center of" the Island, had been talking se cretly, and the captain suspect ed that they were conspiring against the white men. One
The sea roared like a wild
belonging to the crew of a ship wreck were struggling under a torrid sun to save their lives. The channel was full of corpses floating over the surge. The seven men were suffering from lack of drinking water and
supplies. They were hungry and thirsty... Their clothing was
"Get overboard
and tie the
raft to the rocks", the captain ordered.
One of the three black men
galleon — that
But the-
was
hid
night, the captain was surpris
jumped into the water; some of
ed to
them were cut by the sharp
see
the three
darkies,
sharpening their old knives. "I've experienced discomfort
rocks on the botton; they were
bleeding under the water, but
and danger many times in my
they carried on, pushing the raft
life. This ain't the
to the shore. The oldest man in
first
time
soacked. There was a smell of tar and burned oil on the sullen waters where the dead bodies
the gang pulled a rope from un der the craft and tied it to the
were floating at the mercy
I've been in a shipwreck. If you guys want to jump on us, now is the time!", the old sea wolf
rocks on the shore.
said.
the tides.
of
The little craft was
like a nutshell on the middle of the ocean.
Sitting on the center of the
When the seven men landed, they found out that there were no trees, no palms, no foliage on
the deserted spot.
A group of
raft, the captain of the lost mer chant ship — an old sea wolf listening to the whistle of the
sea monsters was jumping on
wild wind and the long sea thunder — was sweating under the hot tropical sun, hopping for a landing place. His face was
For several days the crew managed to live on fish and
grimy, unshaved. He was long
the surface
of the water. Sea
gulls and docks were flying.
wild sea birds. In this lonely island, away from civilization, the captain didn't expect enmity
The three black men struck
the captain in the face.
The-
rest of the crew jumped
on
the black gang. Only two indi viduals managed to survive from this terrific fight — the captain and his mate. A dim thunder told them that
night that the red light of a vessel was shining near the sea shore. They were rescued and brought back to civilization. ..
ing for his old pipe of tobacco which
had
been
lost in
the
wreck. He was a strong man
about sixty year of age who had spent half his life on the sea.
The under
captain's eyes the
dark
smoldered
mat of
his
brown hair.
"Tierra! Tierra!", the captain cried when he saw a haven un
der the dull glow of a moonless
TO
READERS!
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Here is the chance you've been waiting to offer him a read ing entertainment of local affairs and local atmosphere!
Each issue will remind him of you.. A six-issue (twelve months) subscription, to be more exact, to be with him for his whole hitch of service — is
sky. It was late in the evening.
only $2.00.
A landing place had been reach
NAME ADDRESS
ed, at last. The seven men smil ed as they saw the little island
OUR
on the distance. The sea gulls
donor'.'.
were flying over their heads.
ADDRESS
Three members of the black 14
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THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO: OUR ISLAND VYATCH TOWER By Muna Lee de Mufioz Marin
The University of Puerto Ri
San Juan. This is a cooperative
co, founded in 1903, is an insti
project between Columbia Uni versity and the Univei'sity of
tution of the state university
type, with eight Colleges, two graduate Schools, and approxi
Puerto Rico which has been suc
mately 6,0000 students for the present session.
thirteen years.
cessfully operating for the past
An important addition to the
The main nucleus of build
University was the transfer se
ings is located on an extensive and beautiful tropical campus in Rio Piedras, a small college town, twenty minute's distance
partment of Agriculture
Education and Pharmacy, and
tire field force
veral years ago, from the De
and
Commerce, of the Insular Ex
from San Juan. Here are ^the periment Station, the Isabela Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Irrigation Substation, ten de Law, Business Administration, monstration farms, and an en of
extension
here probably will be the new agents. College of Public Administx^aWith such a physical plant tion, apple of Govei'nor Tugwell's eye. This latter was creat and the facilities of modern la
ed by the recent special legis
boratory equipment, and with a
lative session in response to an
ui-gent suggestion in the Gover
young progressive faculty, the University of Puerto Rico has
nor's Message.
won recognition as the leading
The University's College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the most recent of U. S. Land Grant College under the Morrill Act, is in Mayagiiez, an indus trial city in the westeim portion of the island. The college
experiment of American higher education in a distinctly Spa nish American background. In especial, the University of Puerto Rico has faced its duties
to its own people. Its widening
grounds are contiguous to the
influence is due primarily to its
Federal Agricultural Experi ment Station, and-there will be established its splendid new
close and succesful attention to
graduate Institute of Tropical Agriculture, also created by the
cause
special session of the Puerto Rican Legislature in November of
theoretically but actually bilin gual. Its graduates have a first hand acquaintance with Spa nish American and North Ame rican commercial procedure; they are practiced in the two dominant languages of our he misphere; they have become aware of the major differences in national methods. This Colle ge functions in Puerto Rico nx close collaboration with Boston
the task closest at hand. It wins
University, and courses may be taken at one institution or the
indorsement from
other. The favored pi'ocedure is
of
dealing
without
be
successfully
with the task within.
to spend part of the time in Bos ton, the rest in Rio Piedras, at the Univex'sity of Puerto Rico.
The University meets local problems, and incidentally, helps show the way to the solution of
Similarly, the School of Tropi cal Medicine in the few years of A third group, practically many pi'oblems not merely His its existence has already made autonomous, is the beautiful panic but Pan-american in scope. a name for itself among schools School of Tropical Medicine, ah For instance, its College of Bu of tropical medicine over the so a graduate institution, ad- siness Administration is not world. The only institution of its joining the Capitol grounds in
this year-
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15
kind in the Tropics under the
stars and stripes, it is carried on as an integral graduate co
llege of the University of Puer to Rico under the auspices of Columbia University.
under the auspices of the Uni versity. In the past few years the Art Director of the University has brought to the island a distin guished list of Art Exhibitions
The new College of Public Adminstration will give one
young men and women the training that will render them fully efficient in public service and thus improve the whole structure of government. The
ed locally. The University Cho rus under direction of Augusto
rists the world over the research
in the appreciation of Music.
physicians.
lecturers before island schools
of education
Faculty members are constant
Home
and clubs. A group of firstrank
Economics of the University has made a synpathetic study of
musicians headed by Sanroma,
Orchestra, has made the Music
ADVANCED HERE
lace
planes leaving Puerto Rico for the
vine,
and flower as motif. Bulletins embodying these and other fea tures of the work of the depart ments have been not only wide
decrease in
daylight
hours,
Europe have expressed their in
As a result, the Post Office clos
ing time for
air mail has
been
moved forward from 8:00 to 7:30
on Saturday's, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. The Monday and
sity faculty, which have made the mycology of that region the be.ÂŤt known of the tropical world, excepting only Puerto Ri co itself, where the investiga tions were likewise carried on 16
plished and in its importance as liaison officer between the two
cultures of this hemisphere. "My classes in the University
of Puerto Rico were composed of the most courteous students I
Department of the University's
have ever engaged to help, and
Summer School internationally
the most diligent", declares Tho
known.
mas Graven in his best-selilng MODERN ART. "In
vestigations in the Venezuelan out by members of the Univer
scholars in America and
terest in what the University of Puerto Rico has already accom
not be effected.
and Colombian Andes, carried
Publicists and North and South
mainland will take off a half hour
have circled the tropical zone,
The University of Puerto Ri
cators of Spain and Spanish America; the regular faculty
earlier from now on.
Wedensday 10:00 closing hour will
co has sponsored scientific in
Spanish Studies, to which
With the approach of winter and
ly useful in Puerto Rico, but sent in answer to requests from a dozen countries.
Another striking example of the University's response to its environment is the Department
being made up also of highly the
signed with native leaf,
nition in all countries.
trained sepcialists.
making the island's typical and exquisite drawnwork and pillow scientifically
tic investigations which have received highest critical recog
some of the most famous edu AIRM.\IL SCHEDULE IS
ducts of the island. Methods of
been
already appeared valuable worivS embodying scientific and bngui.s-
have come as visiting professors
in other branches to the pro
have
In the series of University of Puerto Rico Monograph.^ hove
of
the instruction in cookery and
simplified, and new patterns de
complete report on the birds of
Porto Rican pianist, famous so
tradicional Spanish and Puerto' loist of the Boston Symphony
analyzed the food-value of ma ny native vegetables, adapting
Wind-ward Isles. Scientific con
Exhibiitons of materials collect
and experiment that the School of Tropical Medicine does for
Rican recipes, reducing them to scientific formulas, and has
surveys in the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, and the
the island of St. Lucia, and a comprehensive study of the eco nomic geography of Puerto Rico.
Rodriguez, carries on a constant
of
tensive and valuable scientific
tributions by its faculty range from the discovery of a new species of potato to the first
island-wide work
Department
Venezuela. Investigators from the University have made ex
from Spain, Mexico and the United States. In addition, the University has held interesting and popular Art and History
Institute of Tropical Agriculture will do for tropical agricultu
The
tional systems of Panama and
The University has sent its graduates to organize modern systems of agricultural instruc tion in Columbia and Peru and
the Dominican Republic more recently. Other alumni have rendered significant service in the modernization of the educa
no
other
part of America is education so ardently cherished."
Editor's Note:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Before leaving
for Washington, Mrs. Muna Lee de Munoz Marin, wrote this spe cial article for
CARIBBEAN
REVIEW.
Caribbean Review
HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW IN CONGRESS By Ventura Pinot
The first step in the enact ment of a bill into law is for
the Member sponsoring the le
Committees are called in speci fied order to report for inmediate consideration any bill they
make further compromises. Af ter final approval of the Confer ence Report in each House the
desire.
bill is sent to the President for
gislation to drop the bill, which is typed on a designated form, in the "hopper", a small, brown box near the Speaker's desk. The Parliamentarian, trained in law and parliamentary proce
dure, examines the bill and de termines to which Committee it should be referred. Committees are .iealous of their prerrogatives and if the Parliamentarian's decision is contested, the Spea ker must rule. The bill is then numbered and sent to the Go vernment Printing office for
printing. Next
the
Committee to which the bill has been reefrred, receives the print
ed copies. A number of copies are also sent to the Document Room por public distribution. Only those bills of importance are considered and the average bill dies in Committee; hundreds die in Committee to every bill considered and reported After
completing Committe^â&#x201E;˘
a vote is taken and the bi". "f
approved, is reported to the
nof pass"° Usually the House IA
hv the Committee decihot right the to sion, bu reserves thereject amend, approve, oi
When a bill is taken up in the
House for consideration every Member
is
furnished
with
a
printed copy of the Committee hearings, which contains infor mation and testimony consider
his signature.
The President may veto the bill; sign it and thereby con verting it into law, or may re fuse to sign it. If he takes no
ed by the Committee. The time allowed for general
debate on the bill is equally di vided between both political par
ties. After general debate, the bill is them read under what is known as the 5-minute rule. At the end of each paragraph or section of the bill any member
may offer an amendment and is allowed to speak for 5 minutes
in support of it. The Speakerthen recognizes someone to speak 5 minutes in opposition to it. After the bill is read through in this way, the House votes then on the bill. If a ma
jority vote for the bill, it is sent to the Senate.
Atfer the bill is passed by
the House, it must go through similar steps in the Senate. It often happrms that the bill loses
action, it becomes law
without
his signature after 10 days have passed, excluding Sundays and
holidays. If he does not sign it, and Congress has adjourned, the bill is pocket-vetoed after the expiration of 10 days. Congress may pass a bill over the President'e veto. However, a two-third's majority is neces sary in the House and Senate, which makes it difficult to over ride a veto.
After the bill is signed by the President, or after it has been
passed over his veto, the bill becomes a law and
the Presi
dent sends it to the Secretary of State. This official gives it a number as a public law, publi shes it as one of the laws of the United States, and it is then in
all resemblance to its House version before it emerges from
cluded in the Statutes.
the Senate and these variations
must be compromised in the
makes a bill a law. Ordinarily, he signs bills without any par
Conference Committee.
ticular attention being given his
The members of Conference
The
President's
signature
action, but there are times when
"'"he bill is then placed in its â&#x20AC;&#x17E;Hine: Calendar. It of a
Committees are chosen by the
the measure before him
Speaker and tht; President of the Senate, and consist of no
such importance that a ceremo ny is arranged for the occasion.
public natme,
more than 8 members. They are
correspon
authorizes an
appropriation,
^
invariably selected from the Union Calendai, , ] Committee which reported the nature but does not involve an bill in the House and Senate. aVnre of pnbbe funds, it These conferees then report the IS piaceu ^ bill back to the Senate and Other Ca en Discharge Ca- House to obtain final approval. ate Calen Calendar and It the Conference Committee's report is rejected in either ^strict Calendar. There is also House it must meet again to
^'Ze on the House calendar.
fcTlendar. Wednesday, when
is of
Sometimes the President uses
two or three different pens to affix his signature to the bill, using one pen for the first part of his name and other pen for
the latter part. These pens are
then presented to those persons who have been most interested
in the legislation. 17
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RICAN DEPAf tember 26, Major General James L. Collins ordered the troops to war positions. Observation posts were established along the en
tire Puerto Rican coastline, and large concentrations of troops were kept in reserve, ready to
Maneuver Force, flew over the entire island of Puerto Rico. He
inspected from the air every
military installation, command post, gun emplacement and ob
servation post in the Depart ment. After his inspection. Ge
be moved at a moment's notice.
neral Collins informed the Chief
Th emilitary operations were directed by the Provisional Ma
of Staff that
the
protective
measure taken were excellent.
neuver Force, commanded by While the enemy fleet ap Major General James L. Collins. proached the Islands, the Ame At daylight September 25, The staff was composed of Lt. rican Legion and Home Guard 1941, the troops of the Puerto Col. Harry R. Simmons, Chief set in operation plans prepared Rican Department were alerted, of Staff; Lt. Col. Joseph Mc K. by them and coordinated with and the longest maneuvers in Driscoll, Assistant Chief of those of the Maneuver Force.
Staff. G-1; Lt. Col. Francisco J. On Sunday, September 28, and Parra, Assistant Chief of Staff, again on October 5, aircraft ed. G-2; Lt. Col. Harold H. McClu- warning exercises and anti-sa The first news of the enemy, ne, Assistant Chief of Staff, botage drills were held. A large received at 6:00 p. m. on Sep the history of Puerto Rico start
tember 24, indicated that an
enemy fleet three
accompanied
transports
and
by
supply
ships had left an unnamed ene my port for an unknown objec tive in the Western Hemisphere. It was assumed that the U. S.
Fleet was engaged in protecting our interests in the Pacific
Ocean and could not be moved from there. A small force was
left in the Atlantic for the pur
pose of insuring lines of com munication between the United States and the mainland.
A department information center was placed in operation. All messages were there receiv ed, evaluated and transmitted to the appropriate commands. The military authorities requested the help of such civilian orga nizations as the American Le
gion and Home Guard in the
operation of the Aircraft Warn ing Srevice, the protection of vi
G-3; Lt. Col. Crowell E, Pease,
number of civilian-operated ob
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4; Majof Doulgas G. Ludlam, Ordenance Officer; Captain Louis S. Leiand, Medical Officer; 1st.
servation posts reported the mo
Lt. Thomas W. Blair, Signal Ofcer;
and
Chaplain (Lt. Col.)
Mariano Vasallo.
prepared in advance, the
10th
Naval District reported the mo vements of the enemy fleet. As
the maneuver period progressed,
it became increasingly apparent that the enemy fleet was head towards
Puerto Rico. The
commanding officers carried on a series of local problems to test their defense measures and
operation plans. These problems dealt mainly with attempted landings by assumed enemy for ces within local sectors. These
problems were enthusiastically carried out by the troops, af fording them valuable experien ce later used to great advant
tal installations against Fifth age in other problems. On September 28, 1941, Ma Colum and sabotage activity, and the conduct of black-outs. jor General James L. Collins,
Early on the morning of Sep18
Commanding
General
other vital installations on the island.
In accordance with messages
ed
vement of all enemy aircraft,
while large numbers of Home Guard members patrolled the docks, bridges, warehouses and
of
the
The civilian population was given an opportunity to cooper ate in the holding of black-outs. Black-outs were held on the nor-
tober 2, on the southern part on October 3, and throughout the entire island on October 6. This was the first time that an en
tire area was blacked-out in the
Western Hemisphere. Civilians cooperation in these exercises was excellent. Lights were ex-
tinguised by voluntary civilian action, switches being used on ly to control street lights.
Some of the problems deve loped prior to the actual land ing of troops dealt with enemy parachute troop attacks. The technique of dealing with this form was -throughly tested at Losey Field.
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tTMENT WAR GAMES As the enemy fleet approach ed, additional precautions were taken by the troops. At mid night, October 1-2, while the
part of the island. While the shore positions were being at tacked from the sea, squadrons of dive bombers simultaneously
enemy fleet was 500 miles from
attacked our positions, shatter
Puerto Rico, all radios were si lenced, requiring that other
ing them to pieces. The enemy aerial and naval bombardment continued for almost 3 hours. Even though our observation
means of communications
used
until
be
the actual enemy
landing on October 7, 1941. About 6:00 p. m. on October
2, the enemy fleet arrived with in striking distance of Puerto Rico, and on that date intensive air activity commenced. Most of the important towns of Puerto Rico were bombed, and enemy air reconnaissance kept our troops constantly under cover. As a method of testing our
alertness, enemy small boats, si mulated by yachts and sail boats carrying soldiers, attack ed our shores constantly. At 5:45 a. m. on October 7, the enemy fleet launched a strong attack upon our positions at Point Petrona, Jauca and Sa
linas
Playa, in
the
southern
posts and shore positions were destroyed by the enemy bom bardment, our troops in rear areas were ready to move for ward and fight the enemy at the first indication of an at tempted landing. At 8:30 a. m., the enemy bom
bardment suddenly stopped and landing boats were lowered from most of the enemy ships Our troops moved forward and delivered heavy rifle, automatic rifle and machine gun fire at the enemy. However, due to the force of numbers, the enemy
was able to land and to establish a beach head, about four miles
long, between the Jueycs River and the Salinas River. Enemy
landing forces were estimated at two regiments of infantry, two 75 mm Howitzer battalions, and a medium tank battalion. Preceded by its aviation, which bombed our positions and forced our troops to withdraw, the enemy forces advanced be tween the Salinas and Jueyes Rivers to a position 5,000 yards from the sea. At that place they were held by our fire and were
forced to consolidate their posi tions, strengthen their flanks and entrech. Our artillery and counter attack, delivering the anti-tank guns had put most of enemy a decisive blow. The ene the enemy tanks out of action. my fell back to positions about No further advance was made a thousand yards to the reai% during the rest of the day and where they effected a consoli night, and at 6:00 a. m., Octo dation. Our forces were also ber 8, our troops launched a Caribbni Review
cons d.dated in their new posi-
tions, and a second counter at tack was launched. Again our
ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVANCE Armistice
Day
ceremonies
out Russia, he will turn on En
gland and eventually to us. "It's up to us to see that nei
forces were successful and the ther Russia nor England is enemy was pushed back, leav were celebrated in Puerto Rioc knocked out and that we take under the auspices of the Ame ing its remaining artillery in now whatever steps are necessa our hands. From then on, the rican Legion in front of Victory ry to prevent this. Statue in San Juan. Thousands
enemy, disorganized and in
to of members of the armed for ces and other civic and patriotic hold back our troops. They were organizations gathered there to repulsed, and by noon not a hear the words of Governor Rex single enemy soldier was left on ford G. Tugwell, and the heads Puerto Rican shores. of the Army and Navy, and to On October 10. 1941, Major pay homage to soldiers and sai General James L. Collins, ad lors who died during World War dressed the following letter to No. 1. all officers and enlisted men "We are in the midst of an who participated in the maneu other effort to supress an un small groups, vainly tried
vers:
"Subject: Commendation. "To: All Officers and EnlistDepartment Maneuvers; "1. The most etensive maneu
vers ever conducted in Puerto
limited appeal to force which is
again loose in the World", Go vernor Tugwell said at the cere monies.
"Some time soon — we may
hope — there will come
Rico have just been completed. Day of Armistice. We shall ha They have been notable for the ve another chance to be gene
enthusiasm and devotion to du
ty of all participants. No com mander coul ask for more who lehearted effort than was given
rous, patient, and wise. It is my
prayer now that we may use it
to archive those purposes, which
escaped us before. And that this
"The second best hand in a
poker game is worse that the
poorest since it wins nothing and may cost a great deal. For tunately for us — he pointed out — "machines were never so
important as in modern war and making and operating machines is what our nation does best. "The side that can produce and efficiently maintain at the
front the
most airplanes and
tanks should win the war—and that means the Allies."
Real Admiral John Howard ifoover. Commandant of the
10th Naval District, also spoke briefly. Col. Manuel Font, Com
mander of the American Legion Po.st delivered the closing words. The names of Puerto Ricans who serve with the A. E. F. and who die in action were read at
by all components during these time we may really sterilize the the ceremony by Luis F. Ciichi, in charge of civilian defense of
sources of violence on this
maneuvers.
"2. Everyone concerned ac
earth", he added. cepted lack of sleep, long hours Mai'or General James L. Col of duty, bad weather, and some times lack of food, without com
plaint and still worked with ar dor. This is as it should be since
lins, Commanding Officer of the Puerto Rican Department stat ed, in part as follows:
"The question (now) at issue discomfort and fatigue are involves everything we hold sa characteristics of war. cred and dear" —he said. "Our "3. It is a pleasure to have nation never turns back once it my opinion confirmed, that the has put its hands to the plow soldiers of the Puerto Rican De
partment can be counted upon to carry our their duties in a
and it will not now!", he empha sized .
"As one of our truly great
spirit of sacrifies and regardless presidents once said: "Let us of their personal comfort. All have faith that right makes coraanding officers will express might and in that faith let us my commendation to the mem
bers of their commands for the
highly
creditable manner in
which they conducted themsel ves during the maneuvers."
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the American Legion.
A floral
wreath was place on
Victory
Statue by members of Legion Auxiliars. The Regimental Band of the 65th Infantry, under the baton of Warrant Officer Juan
Mellado, rendered the musical
selections and
played
closing
taps. COL. NEWGARDEN 65th. IN FANTRY HEAD TRANSFER-
ED TO TEXAS
Colonel George J. Newgarden Jr., Commander of 65th Infan try (Puerto Rico's own) since
dare to do our duty as we un- October 1940, has been ordered der-stand it".
The General continued: "Hitler's strategy of taking one adversary at a time and de
James L. Collins,
feating him has so far been
Major General, U. S. Army Commanding.
most successful. Make no mis take about it. If Hitler knocks-
for service a new post in Texas, it was learned at the Puerto Ri
co Military Headquarters.
Colonel Newgarden was the
successor of Brigadier Gen. R. P. Hartle, former Commanding Of ficer of the 65th.
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Mass.; and Arthur B. Jenks, of New Hampshire, and delegate Anthony J. Dimond, of Alaska. Their passage was cancelled be cause of business in Washing ton.
VANDERBILT NAMES ARBI TRATION BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO An increased demand on the facilities of the American Arbi
Two congressional parties vi sited Puerto Rico to inspect na val bases during the past two months. Eight members of the House Naval Affairs Commit
sisting of five members of an original party of nine of the Na
the
val Affairs Committee
controversies
of the
House of Representatives. The second group consisted of Re
presentatives: William S. Jacobtee, headed by Chairman Wm. son, of Iowa, chairman; Law H. Sutphin, arrived from Ber muda in a four-motored flyingboat on October 23 in their ins
pection trip of all naval and aviation bases on the Caribbean.
The first congressional party was completed by the following:
rence E. Imhoff, Ohio; William
tration Association to expedite immediate
settlement
of
growing out of
commercial and industrial dis
putes involved in the national
defense
program, has
neces
sitated the adding to their Panel of arbitration members through
W. Blackney, Michigan; and
out the United States and the
Ward Johnson and John Z. An
territories. Consequently, the Association, through its pres
derson, both
Californian; Ro
bert H. Harper accompanied the
ident, Mr. Cornelious Vanderbilt
party as clerk. Leaving Washington on Tues Ediiard V. Izac (Dem. Cal.) ; day November 4, the Congress
leading citizens of Puerto Rico
Thomas
to the National Panel of Arbi
A. Flaherty
(Dem.
men arrived in Bermuda Wed
Whitney, announced recently the
official
appointment
of
five
Mass.) ; L. Mendel Rivers (Dem. nesday the same week aboard a S. C.) ; Melvin J. Mass (Rep. navy patrol plane. They follow Minn.); James W. Mott (Rep. ed a route similar to that of the Ore.); W. Sterlin Cole (Rep. N. first eight Naval Affairs Com
tration. Those appointed, all of
Y.); and William E. Hess (Rep. mittee members who visited
mer Commissioner of the Inte
Ohio).
San Juan October 23.
Next day the Committee mem bers were guest at the home of Admiral and Mrs. John H. Hoo-
Before leaving for the States, the Congressmen were guests of
rior; Charles H. Terry, former Superintendent of Elections,
honor of Governor Rexford G.
ver, together with Major Gene Tugwell at La Fortaleza, where ral and Mrs. James L. Collins over 100 insular and federal go and several officers from the vernment heads, including John Tenth Naval District. After vi M. Carmody who was here dur
siting Vieques, where a huge naval base is going under way, and St. Thomas, in the Virgin Islands, where a submarine base is being constructed, the party returned to San Juan, taking off the next day for Antigua They
were expected to see St. Lucia, Trinidad, Georgetown, British Guiana, Kingston, Jamaica, be fore returning to the States via Great Exuma.
_
The second naval affairs par-
ty arrived on November 7, con-
ing those
days in inspection
tour, were present.
Representative Jacobson, told newsmen: "We are much im
San Juan, were: Fernando J.
Geigel, former City Manager of San Juan; Francisco Pons, for
Emilio Vasallo, former Assistant Treasurer, and J. A. E. Rodri
guez, director of the Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Rico.
Over 8,000 qualified leading citizens
in
more tan
sixteen
hundred cities and towns have been listed to act as arbitrators
under rules set by the A. A. A.
pressed by the work being done in Bermuda, where construction is ahead of schedule." He de clared that he was also astonish ed to see that progress has been made in Puerto Rico since he vi sited here in 1939. The original
part of nine included Repre sentative Leonard W. Schuetz, of Illinois; George J. Bates, of
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the new carbine. Thus the pistol —considered esentially a defen LUIS RAMIREZ BRAU HONORED HERE
sive weapon—will be replaced by carbine, a weapon that can be used offensively or defensive ly", the official announcement said.
Actually the increase of fire power will be even greater be cause certain other soldiers will be released for combat work.
Luis Ramirez Brau, retired
held, virtually ending this case.
detective of the Manhattan Ho
micide Squad, a native of Puerto Rico, was conferred the distin
guished plaque of the Legion of
WARRANT OFFICER LLOYD
ARMY ADOPTS WINCHES TER CARBINE AFTER EX HAUSTIVE TESTS OF FIVE
Honor of the New York Police
TYPES
Department at a ceremony held
After putting five different types of short, light rifles
at the Insular Police Headquar
M. SEIBERT, A NATIONAL HERO
On November 11, 1941, among those
who
stood
at attention
in front of the Victory Sta tue, paying homage to those who ided for their country during the last World War, there was
ters Tuesday morning November
through a series of exhaustive
24th. Presentation was made by
service tests, the
retired
has adopted the Winchester car
a national hero. His name is Mr.
bine as the one best suited to
Lloyd M. Seibert, Warrant Offi cer of the United States Army,
Captain
Bernard
Ditsch, of New York.
A.
The re
U. S. Army
a brother to Enrique Ramirez
the rugged use of military ser vice, the War Department an-
Brau, journalist and poet, and
CHARLES RUTLEDGE NEW
tired Puerto Rican detective is
correspondent in San Juan for the newspaper "El Dia" of Pon
HEAD OF P. R. NEWS BR.
ce. Both Mr. Luis Ramirez Brau
and Captain Ditsch were the guests of Mr. Oliver Shaw, our Managing Editor in San Juan.
The distinguished
medal is
Charles Rutledge, new head of the Puerto Rico News Bureau ar
rived on Monday September 15 to San Juan, to replace Tom Ferris who left for Miami Beach Florida.
who since March 7, 1940, has been serving in the Adjutant General's Office, of the Puerto Rican Department. A curious fact in Mr. Seibert's career is that when he was ap pointed Warrant Officer on Au
gust 1, 1937, he was the only en listed man of the United States
Army still on active duty who held the Congressional Medal of
awarded for valour in exposing
Mr. Rutledge was formerly asso ciated with the Willmington (Del.)
one's life to danger while in line
News.
of duty. The retired detective has an excellent record, during his
Rutledge has been active at the
and became a Commissioned Of
offices of the Institute of Tourism.
ficer.
Since his arrival here Mr.
twenty one years of continuous
nounced recently.
service in New York. He left
The carbine will largely re place the .45 caliber pistol
Puerto Rico in 1909, and had not been on the island since 1914. Ramirez Brau was once an
interpreter for Calvin Coolidge, Alfred Smith and James J. Wal
Honor for valour left the ranks
among Infantry troops. Other branches will replace to an ex tent consistent with their mis
sion in combat.
"When plans for the use of
ker. He is credited with having
this new weapon are put into
contributed to exterminate the
use effect, the offensive fire
marihuana weed in New Yoi*k.
power of the Infantry regiment
'Keep'
Difficult assignment were given
will be increased by nearly 33
to Ramirez Brau while in New
percent. At present Infantry re giments have 2,099 men armed
Em
York, including the famous Ar nold Rothstein case. George Mc-
Manus, accused by Ramirez Brau, died before the trial was
with the service rifle and 1,181 with the pistol. Of the latter number, 973 will be armed with Caribben Review
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INSULAR AFFAIRS President Roosevelt charac
terized as silly the protests from Puerto Rico against the so-called
Caribbean plan under which their economies would be asso ciated with other Caribbean is lands.
"There is no Caribbean plan in the form suggested by the
questions", the president said when asked for a comment at
a Press conference recently. "However, government experts are studying the cooperation program and doing extensive research which would formulate
a program wherein Puerto Rico TUGWELL HEADS CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Governor Rexford G. Tugwell was appointed head of Civilian
would be included if justified", various capacities to the end that the President added. the civilian population in Puerto SOMETHING ABOUT THE SO Rico may make substantial con CALLED CARIBBEAN COOR tribution to the national defense.
Defense for Puerto Rico by Ma
All persons serving in civilian capacities will be motivated only
yor La Guardia of New York, on
by the highest patriotic conside
Saturday, October the 17th. He immediately named lieutenant
ration as the erectors are ser
Commander
statement said.
Thomas C. Hen-
ving without remuneration", the
nings Jr., as Coordinator for
after the much expected desig
Ladies have been organized for civilian defense work by Mis? Elisabeth I. F. Murphy, secre
nation was received, says:
tary to Coordinator of Civilian
Civilian Defense.
A statement
given to the Press at Fortaleza
"Since Lieutenant Commander
Defense Lt. Commander Thomas
C. Hennings Jr. The ladies are
Hennings Division, has been ac ting with and for the Governor receiving now first aid emergen in bringing together all activi cy measures training, it was ties having to do with possible learned at La Fortaleza.
emergencies of all kinds, the Governor desires to consolidate the activities of Civilian Defense with this Division.
"Commander Hennings, the Governor's naval aide, and foimer member of the United States
House of Representatives and now on leave of absence as distric attorney of St. Louis, Mo.,
was appointed Coordinator of
A series of eight weekly les
sons to gain their diplomas in the American Legion Disaster Relief Corps, are given at the Government House.
"Public spirited and patriotic citizens throughout the Island will be called upon from time to
time to give their services in
Mr. Coert Du Bois, Caribbean
Office Director, in Washington, defining the objectives of the so called Caribbean coordina tion, gave a statement to the
Press recently which reads as follow:
"The Caribbean Office of the
State Department will confine its activities for the present to: 1.—Study and research. 2.—Correlating actions of other divisions of the State De
partment dealing with Carib bean matters.
3.—Cooperating
with
other
branches of the government in
terested in the Caribbean. 4.—Providing means of co
operation with other govern ments interested in
activities
leading to the betterment of the Plans to bring all civilian de
social and economic status of the
fense activities in Puerto Rico under centralized control were
Caribbean peoples. , 5.—Solving various problems
discussed recently in a meeting
arising from parallel activities in that area, particularly in the fields of labor, agriculture, hous
held at La Fortaleza.
the Division of Emergency Plans created by the Governor.
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ing, health and trade relations. The
statement
continued:
''The Caribbean Affairs Office
and Stamps
will be interested in promoting
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presenting the State Depart ment and local officials -in is
lands where the U. S. govern ment is building air and naval bases. It is probable no prog ram of any sort will be defined
before study is made by myself and my associates in islands
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where the United States will maintain naval and air bases. "In view of Puerto Rico's
proximity to those islands and in view of its position within the framework of American
bean coordination.
government, it is desired to have Puerto Rico adequately repre
of the Senate introduced a Reso
sented in any explorations of
possibilities of co-operation with other interested governments in social and economic fields".
Luis Muhoz Marin, president lution at the recent special ses
or purposes which may raise the standards of living of our sing that the "Senate has the people and put them closer to fullest confidence that no plan, their social security should have sident Roosevelt might approve
Roosevelt there has been creat
would contain the intention ro
ed in the State Department a Division of Caribbean Affairs,
lower the standards of living o'
our people, but that, on the con with the purpose of studying, trary, it would be his intent'.on to raise such standards of liv with a view to carrying into ef fect certain coordinating econo mic measures among the differ
ent islands, territories and coun Bolivar Pagan, Resident Com missioner of Puerto Rico in the
United States, at the request of Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, was given full informa tion about the objectives of the proposed
coordination
of
ing."
The resolution states in part as follows:
"That it is the sense of the
tries of the Caribbean Sea.
"That it is the sense of the
Senate that any plans, measures
sion of the Legislature, expres
measure or purpose which Pre By determination of President
measures or puposes;
Senate that no action whatever
the full support of our people and their representative organ izations; and that, likewise, any plans, measures or purposes
whose tendency may be to lower the standards of living of our
people and to abolish their hope of social security should have
the friendly, though frank and firm, opposition of our people and their representative organi zations;
"That it is the sense of the should be taken which would Senate that the following are tend to place the Government the points which, in the legiti of the United States in the dilemate interest of our people, ma of disclosing its studies on the tentative plans, measures
the
and purpose which it may have in mind with regard to the Ca statement issued by Mr. Du Bois ribbean area before in its judge Caribbean area. After the above
should be contained in no plan,
measure, or purpose connected with the Caribbean area: (a) That the international organi
was made public in Washington,
ment, based on its own know
Mr. Bolivar Pagan stated: "We
ledge of all the vast situation
have nothing to fear regarding
involved in this matter, it is con
the plan proper has been studied
plans that might damage Puerto
venient and proper so to do for general national purposes.
and determinedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;should have no
Rico. I am sure the Adminis
tration has the best intentions
for the well-being of Puerto Ri co".
The matter was widely dis cussed in Puerto Rico and a
meeting was held of representa tives of all the economic and
zation which is evidently neces sary to start such plan
political powers in any case; (DJ
"That, nevertheless, it is the that its economic powers be sue sense of the Senate of Puerto as are necessary to offer econo Rico that any plans, measures mic aid to initiate such P an as or purposes which might exist
may be determined and that said
should be revealed to the people organization should not ave of Puerto Rico before any action permanent administrative po is taken on them and with am ple time so that Puerto Rico
wers but simply those of initia
tion and guiding; (c) may efficaciously give expres political status be predeteimine sion to its total or partial sup for any of the regions invo ve were sent to Washington inquir ing about the proposed Carib- port or opposition to such plans, â&#x20AC;&#x201D;neither the present nor speci-
social organizations of the Is land, after which cablegrams
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fic concept of the future— but
no plan determined should in
that each region should,have its natural development in this res
volve a reduction in the sugar production of Puerto Rico or in any other place of the area con
pect in accordance with the de
has profound interest of its own beside its interest and loyalty toward the United States demo cracy."
cerned where the value of the land and other economic factors
Finally the resolution of the Upper House of our Legislature
should not involve in any case
may bring as a result that the
says:
a lowering of the present stand ard of living at any place, but
substitution of other products
mocratic will of its inhabitants;
(d)" that the economic purposes
"That it is the sense of the
Senate that, in case any nation
the use and interchange of eco
for sugar should increase pover ty and retard social security."
nomic power which is not at pre sent being adequately used for
The resolution, on the other hand, expresses the character
the benefit of each of the places
istics that any plan for the co Caribbean
mission is created to deal with the affairs connected with the economic coordination of the Caribbean area. Puerto Rico
area should have: (a) To main tain and increase sugar-cane
the justices of the Supreme
concerned; (e) that, specifically,
'I
ordination
of
the
al or international board or com
should be represented by one of
products of great yield; (b) to
Court of Puerto Rico and by the Governor of Puerto Rico, for the most efficient protection of the
facilitate the execution of the
interest
plans for internal economic re
people."
production and to start the pro duction
of
other
agricultural
of the Puerto
Rican
forms, such as the Land Act, al
ready enacted by the Legisla ture of Puerto Rico, and alrea
dy begun to be put into practice by the government of Puerto Ri co, for the best and fairest in ternal distribution, for the be nefit of the' people in general, of the wealth produced by sugar cane and by other products of
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necessary for our economy ;(c) that means of industrialization for the absorption of unemploy ment in Puerto Rico be favored and promoted; (d) that means be provided so that our people may acquire in the cheapest markets, including those of the neighboring island and countries of the Caribbean Sea, such foods and raw materials, many of which are not at present bought
in the United States, as Puerto Rico can not or. may not produce economically for consumption at advantageous prices for the
people in general; (e) that said purposes be in their form and
GALLARDO NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF STATE UNI
VERSITIES BOARD
Dr. Jose M. Gallardo, Com missioner of Education and Pre
sident of the Board of Trustees
of the University, who returned with
Mrs. Gallardo from
the
mainland last month, from a trip that included visits to va rious universities of the States, has been appointed first vice-
president of the Association of Governing Boards of States Uni versities for the next year. Dr. Gallardo represented the Uni
versity of Puerto Rico at the 175th anniversary of the found ation of Rutgers University. He also visited the University of Texas to observe the progress made in a Federal project being
carried on there for the purpose of preparing examinations and tests for students who receive
bilingual instruction.
detail fully consistent with the
The Commissioner of Educa
greatest degree of effectiveness
tion attended the annual assem
for the national defense of the
bly of the National Council of the Y.M.C.A. acting as the first representative ever sent to the
United States in the civil field, in which defense it is the sense cf this Senate that Puerto Rico
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LAND AUTHORITY ACT GOES INTO OPERATION absolutely necessary, as a funda the wealth may be effected, to ation since the appointment of mental agraria policey of The the point efficiency makes ad People of Puerto Rico, to extend visable, without parceling of the (ioetor Carlos E. Chardon, form the limitation on land holdings, land. It is also an integral part er head of the P.R.R.A., as exe cutive director of the Land set a five hundred acres, to every of the moral purpose and the Authority Board. The designa organization or partenership of aims of dignity and economic tion was accepted while Dr. a corporative character, to the freedom embodied in the public Chardon was in Venezuela. He end of preventing that through policy of the Legislature, to flew" off and arrived here to other judicial instrumentalities furnish the means whereby the social class of agregados (squat initiate immediately the prog A Land Law has been in oper
ram of land distribution that is
expected to increase the stand ard of living of our working clas ses.
Members of the board design
ated by Dr. Tugwell are: Rafael Menendez Ramos, acting dean of administration of the Univer
the purpose sought by this legis lation be frustrated." The agra
ters or, (that is, of agricultural
licy would not be complete if it
have their homes, will disappear
were no accompanied by, as co rollary germane to its nature and scope, of the purpose of pro-
from Puerto Rico); and to that end the Legislature states the fundamental right of all the
laborers enslavened through the rian law says in part as follow: fact that they are not the own "This fundamental public po ers of even the lot where they
human beings who live exclusi vely by the tilling of the soil,
sity of Puerto Rico, Dr. Rafael Pico, professor of geography,
to be the owners of at least a
Jose Acosta Velarde, engineer,
piece of that land they may use
Ralph Will, head of the F.S.A.
to erect thereon, in the full en joyment of the inviolability
local office, Isidore Colon, Comsioner of Agriculture and Com
guaranteed by law for the home
merce, B. Fernandez Garcia,
stead of the citizen, their own
Commissioner of Labor, Sergio
homes, thereby delivering them
Cuevas, Commissioner of the In
from coercion and leaving them free to sell their labor through
terior.
fair and equitable bargaining". Section 25.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Upon the adquisition of any extension of land the Authority shall divide this
It's expected that the Land Authority will buy land from
the sugar mills that are violat ing the 500 acre law. A bond issued of $5,000,000 was authoiized by the Board for the acqui sition of land holdings.
Fundamental purposes of the Land Law
It is a fundamental purpose
land into individual holdings having an area of not less than Dr. Carlos E. Chardon
viding that in the case of land, where, for natural or economic reasons, the division of the land
of the Land Law to put an end
is not advisable from a stand
to corporative latifundia and to every large concentration of
point of efficienty, the greatest
land in the hands of entities legally organized in such a way as to tend to perpetuate them
selves and to prevent for all time the division of the great landed estates, according to the declaration of motives of this act. It is likewise the purpose
to prevent the reappearance of such latifundia in the future. "To win these objectives it is 26
ten (10) acres nor more than one hundred (100) acres each, or into proportional-profit farms as defined and authorized under
Title IV of this Act. This divi sion shall be made in accordance
with the nature of the land, local conditions, and any other factors mic benefits of . the land may which the Authority may consi der pertinent. The Authority still be effected, thereby contri buting to raise substantially the shall fix the terms and condi tions for the payment of the standard of living of the great est po.ssible number of families. sales installments, rental fees, It is with a view to this phase interest, or any other payment diffusion posssible of the econo
of the legislative purpose that it is considered indispensable to make provision for the creation of proportional-profit fa r m s through which the diffusion of
which may have to be made in regard to the land sold, alienat
ed, transferred, ceded, or leased to individuals, agricultural co-
peratives, or proportional-profit Caribben Review
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classes. This
was
so
pronounced that it was finally
sits
c) to afford the teachers an
deemed advisable to increase the
opportunity to use English
number of Field Assistants from
in natural situations
twenty to twenty-eight and to as
change the districts and the programs so that rural teachers
teachers' assistant — to
might have an opportunity to
In other words, the English Field Assistant was to act
the
demand
help them to eliminate minimize
their
or to
weaknesses in
participate.
The
program
is
functioning today under these
the use of the English language. The program was carried on
conditions.
during the second semester of
be found in the schools of Puer to Rico, visiting the teachers in the classroom, handling classes
the school year of 1938-39, and, at stated intervals, conferences were held and the work evaluat
ed. In addition to visiting the
teachers and conducting profes sional classes with them, the Field Assistants prepared ma terials which were later issued
by the Department, for use in these classes.
The work was so successful
that some of the rural teachers, who had not been included
in
the program, began to demand
Today the Field Assitant may
of teachers, issuing information, in the form of pamphlets, in connection with the basic pro blems in the use of English in our schools — in short, doing all possible to make English a more effective tool in the hands of the teachers of the Islands.
The Department of Education, thus, not only has a group of very efficient representatives in the different sections of the Is
land, but is also afforded the opportunity of obtaining very vital information in regard to the correct situation in the teaching of English .
The teachers in the schools of the Island are now more aware
of their individual weaknesses,
are afforded an opportunity to better their ability in the use of English, and are thus able to elimintae the children's acquir
ing of the undesirable with the desirable.
One cannot help but hope, af ter watching the Field Assist ant at work—after noticing the
improvement effected through this work — that his position may not be a tempoi'ary one;
that he may continue, in a per manent capacity, to play the useful, practical, important part that he is now playing in the Puerto Rican school scene. THE END
Use of Lottery Funds in the Campaign Against Tub ercuiosis
Lottery funds have been avail sis work done with the help of the tuberculosis mortality in able for antituberculosis work the lottery funds can be judged Puerto Rico has been reduced since July 1. 1935. Since that from the following figures: 4.1 from 1935 to 1940.
time these funds have provided the means to support 11 Antitu berculosis Centers and 9 Subcenters. These institutions have ve been devoted to the diagno sis of tuberculosis and to the treatment of indigent ambula
tory cases of pulmonaty utberculosis with artificial pneumotorax. In addition, four govern
ment tuberculosis hospitals have
been partly supported with these funds.
The amount of antituberculo-
Since July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1941, 21, 829 tuberculosis pa tients have been hospitalized:
In addition, a certain percent
age of Lottery Funds are dev oted to the maintenance of the
sons have been examined. These
Four General District Hospi tals at Bayamon, Fajardo, Arecibo and Agnadilla. These ge neral District Hospitals are tak ing care of a large number of
examinations included
408.910
cases from the districts covered
fUioroscopies and 181,216 X-Ray
by each, cases that before their opening with the help of the Lotery Funds were not attended or
23,009 ambulatory tuberculosis patients have received pneumotorax treatment in the Antitu
berculosis Centers. 311,667 per
plates of the chest. Largely as a result of the antituberculosis
received very little and inade work done by the Health Depart ment with the lottery funds, quate medical treatment. 31
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pecially those in charge
^^
Planning Division, of w ic Governor Tugwell was
e
29, 1941.
Commenting on this accom
plishment, Mr. Luchetti, in a
rector. Cuevas gathered mtoi- leport rendered to the Chief mation for the proposed pro Executive and the Commissioner gram of road and park of the Interior, says in part as tion in Puerto Rico-
"When this transfer is ac
he also conferred with city o i
complished the Authority will
cials to discuss matters regar
come into possession of an un
ing the construction and opera dertaking which started about tion of sewerage systems, and fifteen years ago with nothing also road and parks construc more than a vision of what could be done during ten years of
tion.
In Washington Mr. Cuevas operation of the electric system also conferred with officia s o of Puerto Rico Irrigation Ser the 0. P. M., about the is^uanc vice. That vision cristallized into
of priority orders for defense
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
FOR PONCE AND SAN JUAN HARBORS EXPECTED
Mr. Sergio Cuevas, Commis
sioner of the Interior, returned from a trip to Washington, re
cently. He attended a hearing of the Rivers and Harbors Board with the purpose to file an ap
the passage by our Legislature projects. During the a*'®®"''® of an Act for the Development of of Commissioner Cuevas, ivir. the Water Ressources which Roberto Sanchez Vilella was the through the levy and collection acting Commissioner of the In of a special tax for the period of terior and Mr. Bernardino San 1925 and 1930, provided initial chez, the acting Assistant Com capital funds amounting to a missioner. million and a half dollars. After PUERTO RICAN LITTLE TVA IN ACTION
peal before the Board from ad verse decision rendered by the
Division Engineer, North Atlan tic Division of the War Depart
After four years of legislative battle both here and in Wash
having passed through various stages of grouth during which additional funds for further
development where obtained through the earnings of the system itself and through a bond issue of $1,000,000, actual ac
ment in connection with the pro
ington, a Water Resources Au thority Act was approved by the
posed improvements for the
Insular Legislature and signed
Ponce
by former Governor Guy J. the public, was such as to win Swope on May 2, 1941. The the approval of the Federal Water Resources Authority, — Government to the extent that commonly named Little T.V.A.— during the last six years it has
harbor.
Commissioner
Cuevas was successful in secur
ing prompt action from the Board and also the assurance
complishment, both in power
development and in service to
that the project as it now stands appointed by the governor fe voluntarily helped the U. F. F. would be favorably recommend composed of the following mem to finance much needed hidrced to Congress for the proper al bers: Governor Rexford G. Tug- electric developments". lotment of funds. Mr. Cuevas
also conferred with P.W.A offi
cials concerning the proposed projects for improvements at the San Juan harbor. The two
projects are to be carried out with combined insular and fe deral funds.
It is reported that due to the strategic importance of both the San Juan and Ponce harbors no
difficulty will be encountered in securing federal grants for these
well, Chairman, Sergio Cuevas, Utilization of Water Resour Commissioner of the Interior, ces has thus incurred in develo Isidoro A. Colon, Commissioner ping this undertaking to $4,500, of Agriculture and Commerce. 000 but it has to its credit as a Antonio Luchetti was desig result of its work, property in nated as Executive Director of operation with a present book the Authority with a salary of value of roughly $6,000,000 and $15,000 per year.
producing upwai*'ds of
Under the provisions of the Act, which went into effect july 31, I94I, all properties and functions of the Utilization of
million dollars a year of gross
one
revenues. This property compris es four hidro-electric plants and one ^eam plant wi1>h an ag
projects.
Water Resources were transfer
In New York City, Cuevas in terviewed the city officials, es-
red to the Puerto Rico Water
gregate generating capacity of 18,900 KVA; 300 miles of 38
Resources Authority on October
RV transmission line and 17 Caribben Review
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iiftfai hf
transformer substations with an
aggregate transformer capacity of 18,500 HVA; 550 miles of 4 HV secondary transmission lines; seven municipal distribu tion system serving in the ag
lars. When property now under construction has been completed and placed in operation, the Authority should be able to produce and readily sell in our rapidly increasing market two and a half times as much power
gregate approximately 23,000 consumers, plus private telepho
as
ne
revenues would accerdingly in
system
and
office
and
transportation equipment used in conducting the service. It has besided, property under cons truction and Hearing completion which will add approximately $9,000,000 to its fixed assets,
comprising
three
U F F
now
sells.
crease to approximately two and
one half million dollars a year."
ALL SERVICE MEN
The facilities of the Knights
immediate generating capacity of 25,00 KV and which with an additional expense of $600,000 have an ultimate generating capacity of 38,000 KVA,40 miles
Df Columbus Home in San Juan
purchase
the of
fund the
Rio
for
Sponsored by the National
Plant, amounting to $2,000,000.
"The Authority will therefore, commence oper^itions with an indebpteness of four and one half million dollars and total
assets of seventeen million dol-
etc. for the service men. H. Ravazzin, director of the
NCCS here, which is the agency designated by the USO for work in San Juan, declared that the
Mr. Teodulo Llamas, manager of the CircuitŠ Teatral, is now visiting the United States on a business trip. It is expected San Juan before the Christmas
holidays with new contracts of interesting motion pictures to be exhibited at the various thea
tres of his organization. ELKS CLUB PROVIDES RE
CREATION FOR LOCAL TROOPS Recreational facilities of the
San Juan Elks' Club have been
trown open to the use of the white enlisted personal of the Army during Wednesdays and Saturdays afternoons each week, it was announced at the
Puerto Rico Military Headquart ers.
Reading rooms, the launge, the game rooms and other faci lities at the Club, on Ashford Avenue, Condado, may be used
K. of C. Home would serve only as temporary quarters until a a building for the exclusive use
by enlisted men. Mayor C. R. Landon, Morale Officer of the
of the USO could be obtained.
Puerto Rican Department said:
BITHORN HERE TO VISIT HIS FAMILY
Hiram Bithorn, successful base-ball player who is now with
%
FOR MOVIE HOUSES
Catholic Community Service un der the USO, the K. of C. build
the
Blanco
TEODULO LLAMAS CON TRACTS NEW PICTURES
also are available to all men in the armed forces.
the San Juan area and two 10, ing (located on Ponce de Leon 000 HVA substations, all of Avenue) will be open from 4:00 which makes a total of approx P.M. until midnight. Arrangeimately $15,000,000 in fixed nients have been made to pro assets. There are in addition vide soft drinks, writing mate other assets such as stores, rial and desks, reading matter, including
return to the States during the forthcoming month of February.
that Mr. Llamas will be back in
K. OF C. HOME OPEN FOR
hydro-electric plants with a total
recievables and funds on hand
family in Santurce. He expect to
Gross
additional
of 110 KV transmission line into
Cubs. Bithorn is now visiting his
C. R. Landon, Morale Officer of the Puerto Rican Department said:
"I
believe
it's
an
excellent
idea and sincerely hope that it will be successful. The plan is
the Chicago Cubs. Bithorn is a
most encouraging. It provides not only clean and healthful en
native of Puerto Rico, 24 years
tertainment for the soldiers, but
of age, and started his carreer
is also a means of social inter
when a little kid in Santurce.
course.
Played with the San Juan team,
"We are grateful to the B. P.
then left for the United States
0. E., one of the pioneer island
where he has belonged to the institution in providing enter following teams: Hollywood, tainment for soldiers, for their Newark, Binghamton, Norfolk, wholehearted and enthusiastic and more recently the Chicago cooperation." Caribheyi Review
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Socletij A/otei Mr. Tom J. Oavis, President of the Rotary International will arrive in San Juan on December
Line, U. S. Naval Reserves for month for a short visit after a promotion to the rank of Liet. tour of inspection of the prinprincipal military and naval es
Commander.
17, accompanied by his wife. Mr. Rafael Larco Herrera, viceOavis, who is a native of Butte, Montana, is a member of the president of Peru and president finance committee of the Cham ber of that city, director of the
Y.M.C.A., chairman, Salvation Army Advisory Board, director Boy Scouts Council, chairman Northwest Society of Crippled
Children, and director of the Home and Hospital for Children
of the directorate of the daily newspaper "La Cronica" of Li ma, arrived in San Juan last
tablishments
of
the
United
States and interviews with gov ernment officials.
Governor and Mrs. Tugwell entertained Mrs. Virginia Smith
de HOCHH BTTENA —the Christmas Eve Sunner— wromissed from Miss
of Washington, D. C., at lunch eon recently. Mrs. Smith is Sec retary to Assistant Secretary of
CabanillVs of the Home Economics Department of the University of
the Interior Oscar Chapman.
CHRISTMAS ZVE SUPFHB: The menu foi" the traditional Cena
Puerto Rico.
at Butte.
Pasteles
Arroz-con-Pollo (Rice and-Chichen)
Almojabanas (Bice puff-fritters)
Dr. Eduardo Garrido Morales, Commissioner of Sanitation ar rived last month from the States where he conferred with health
officials regarding essential measures to protect the health of the armed foi'ces in Puerto
Lettucr
Mr. and Mrs. Lt. Col. Delmar
salad—bread.
Marchpane—Walnuts—Candied Almonds
Anisette—Red
wine
Our advice is that the "pasteles" be
boug-h': from a local practitioner
of
the art of confectioninff them. Miss Cabanillas' savoury recipe for "arrozcon-pollo'' is as follows:
1 small chichen (2 lbs.)
H. Dunton were given a fare well party at Losey Field before leaving for the States Col. Dunton has been ordered for duty at Duncan Field, Texas.
1 lb. rico 3-l'2 c. hot water
3-l!2 tbsp. achiote fat 12 olives
Rico. Garrido Morales attended
the 70th Annual meeting of the
2 tbsp. capers 3 tbsp. fat 1 spring" parsley
American Public Health
4 oz. ham 1 oz. bacom
ciation
Asso
where he was named
vice president. He also conferred with United States Surgeon Tho
mas Parran for the purposes of proposing projects supplement
ing those already under way to maintain
the
health
of
the
armed forces here.
<: 4 7, 2 1
1.
Governor Rexford G. Tugwell received last month Real Admi ral Jonas H. Ingram, second in command of the Atlantic fleet
tbsp. olive oil tsp. salt pepper (3 oz.) tomatoes (4 oz.) onion (2 oz.)
Dress the chicken
and
divide
into pieces.
2.
Cut the ham, bacon, tomatoe,
Pepper, onions and parsley into small pieces. 3. Melt the fat in an iron kettle, and add the ham and bacon. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
4.
Add
reg"etables, chicken,
and
cook for 5 minutos or more depend
ing" on amount and tenderness of the
Captain Vigil C. Griffin Jr.,
chicken.
5.
Add the washed rice, cook for
Commanding Officer of the San
3 minutes and add hot water and the
Juan Naval Air Station went to
6. Cook over low fire until rice is tender and all the water has eva porated. Add olives an capers. 7. Serve hot, garnished with
Washington to attend a meeting of the Naval Selections Board, which was called to recommend a group of Lieutenants of the
achiote far and strip thoroughly.
and his adjutant William C. F. H. Robars at La Fortaleza. The officers arrived in San Juan aboard the cruiser "Memphis". Mr. Paul Van Zeeland. former
premier of Belgium and Mrs. Van Zeeland, called at La For taleza before the Governor s recent trip to Washington.
stripes of pimiento and peas. Number of servings, 6.
It is reported that the follow ing orders have been issued y the War Department:
Captain Howard W. Doan from Puerto Rican Department to Camp Grant, 111.
Captain John H. Hylanch from Fort Bragg, N. C., to the Puerto Rican Department.
,
First Lt. Alfred H- Ervin,
from Gamp Shelby, Miss., to Puerto Rican Department. Caribben Revieiv
{Continued from pagre 26) farms in accordance with the
bonds issued by the Authority
such investigation shall be to
on the lands in question.
determine the places that can be divided into parcels of not less
provisions of this Act. Such Another important feature is payments shall be spread over a the policy adopted is that in re than one-fourth of a cuerda (cuadro) or more than a cuer pericM of forty (40) years; Pro gard to the squatters (agregada of land, to be distributed vided, That the payment for a dos):
among those agregado families,
property by a purchaser may be completed at any time before forty (40) years, at the will of the purchaser.
Section 26.—The Authority shall fix as the sales price for the land it sells, alienates, cedes or transfers, a sum which shall be at least equal to the price
as said term is defined in this Cession of Land for Homes and
Agregados
Act, who may wish to own such parcels to erect their homes. Said places shall not be more
than five (5) kilometers apart Section 74.—In order to pro mote the welfare and economic
from each other and shall be
adequate for division into not
freedom of, and do social justice less than twenty-five (25) nor
to, agregados (squatters) as
more than five hundred (500)
paid for said land, and shall fix they are defined in Section 78
parcels. Said lands shall be ac annual installments for the pay- of this Act, and in accordance quired by the Authority through •-ment- thereof which- are suffi-- with the Statement of Motives direct negotiations with the owners thereof, and such nego cient to cover the said sales price hereof, it is hereby declared that tiations may be either on a mo and interest thereon within the the purpose of this Title is that period of forty (40) years, the ney basis or conditioned upon said interest to be computed at every agregado shall at least be a remission of taxes on the rest the rate of five (5) per cent on entitled to hold the fourth part of the taxable property of the the total amount outstanding of cuerda of land (cuadro) on owner, up to an amount equiva each year.
which he may permanently erect
lent to the assessed value of the
their home.
graph for the payment of the sales price, so that the annual
land segregated for such pur pose, plus then (10) per cent of The Authority shall investi gate the most fitting places loc said value; Provided, That in those specific cases in which the ated alongside or near the insu lar and municipal roads already Authority may consider it justicable, the Authority may estab constructed or that may be con
payment for the lease of a farm
structed for the traffic of rol
Section 27.—The annual lease
payments shall be computed and fixed in the same manner estab lished in the preceding para
shall be equal to the annual pay ling vehicles. The purpose of ment of principal and interest made for the purchase of a farm
lish with the approval of the Governor of Puerto Rico, a mar-
of equal value.
The Authority may, when In
its judgement it is advisable for the ends and purposes of this Act, sell to any lessee the pro
perty object of the lease, to be paid in installments under the same terms and conditions as were authorized by this Act for the sale of land and in these cases there shall be credited as installments of the sales price
such part of these payments as were made by the lessee foi
rent, and which shall be comput ed as part of the amortization.
WHICH 5HAIL IT B£ TONIGHT ? THE TROUBLE
Section 28.—The Authority is hereby empowered to lower the
AND COST OF DRIVING TO THE MOVIE Of? THE CLUB... PLUS PAYING FOR THE PRIVILEGE.
rate of interest to five (5) per cent to a rate at least one-half of one per cent higher than the
(?)0F PARKING...OR...A QUICK FREE'FROM CARE RIDE FOR 55^ ON A STAR BUS f
rate of interest fixed for the
Appraisal of properties of Cen-, (Continued from page 26) tral Azucarera del Toa and Cen gin higher than the said ten(lO) tral Cambalache and "Hacienda per cent. The Treasurer of Alianza", offered to the Autho Puerto Rico shall obtain from collecting taxes on the rest of
rity, for sale, has been ordered..
the property of the owner ced It's reported that the pur ing said lands for such number chase of Central Juncos with an of years as may be necessary to aggregate of 158 acres, in the pay the price thereof, according vincinity of Bayamon, also is to the foregoing provisions.
Section 75.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Authority shall fix passage or traffic ways,
pending negotiations.. Several other offers have been made to Dr. Chardon foi
and shall set apart lots to be leased to merchants or to be the purchase of lands from su
granted to the Insular or Fede
gar centrals.
ral Government, or to the mu
nicipalities, for medical dispen saries, police stations, schools, playgrounds, or for any other purpose that the Authority may deem convenient or of social benefit to the occupants of the
new IRRIGATION LAW FAVORS SMALL FAJlM
SAAVEDRA
tennants
Mr. Ignacio Saavedra, State
parcels mentioned in the preced
Director of the Public Work Re
ing section.
Section 76.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Authority shall cede gratuitously to any
Farm tennants with less than 10 acres receive the benefits of
serve, in charge of a long range public works program that will
agregado who may so reguest, a parcel of an area of one-fourth
new legislation (Act. No. 128 of may 14, 1941) by means of
co after the presente emergency.
of an acre (cuadro) of land in
which small farmers will pay Plans have already been estudied
said places, but such agregado
$1.00 per acre per year for the for the execution of municipal right to purchase water where public works in vazdous munici
may acquiere a cuerda by pay ing the difference according to such installments and conditions
desired and in the amount palities of the Island. A meeting
needed. Farmers with more than 10 acres, under irrigation, will have to pay $1.00 annually application and receiving a par cel of land shall transfer his for the first 10 acres and $4.00 house hereto, or shall construct per acre per year for every acre
as shall be fixed by the Authori ty. The agregado making such
a house thereon, within ninety days after receiving the same, and if he fails to do so, the grant of such parcel may be cancelled.
Principal steps already taken
by the Land Authority to en force the Act are as follow:
be put into effect in Puerto Ri
was held at La Fortaleza where
all the mayors expressed their views in connection with the proposed program. Mr. Saave dra is official Superintendent of in excess of the first 10 to cover Public Works of the Department donation of one and one-half of Interior and is at the same time in charge of the local Public acre-food at $2.00 per acre, and Reserve activities at $1.00 a year
$1.00 for the right to purchase salary. Mr. Saavedra has been of $26,000 anually or $16,000 connected with the Federal Go more than the revue of the vernment in other public agen
previous act, according to of
would be taken out of strategic
small farmers at the same time that increases the revenues foi
cies such as Chief Engineei of the F.E.R.A., the F.R.R.A., and more recently with the supervi sion of construction works and national defense jobs at the mi litary bases. Mr. Saavedra is the National Committeeman of
defense areas.
our Insular Treasury.
the American Legion.
Purchase of 295 acres of land
from Central Juanita, Bayamon, as ordered by the Board of Di rectors of the Authority to set
tle agricultural laborers, squat ters and small farmers that
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ficials of the Department of the Interior. Consequently, this is
the type of legislation that will report more beneficts to the
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the degree of Master of Arts,
Army of the United States had
Licentraterin in Sacred Theolo
been accepted, and the final ac ceptance of Munoz was neces sary. On that day Munoz w^as
gy and Doctor of Canon Law. Chaplain Vasallo was ordain ed to the Priesthood in Decem
notified, but due to the fact that
it was Saturday he was not able ber 1907, for the Dioceses of to reach the Headquarters in Puerto Rico. He became succes sively Secretary to the Bishop, time to accept his appointment. On December 7, 1941, the Rector of Saint Augustine's in
Puerta de Tierra, Rector of St.
Ann's Church in San Juan, and Pastor of the Cathedral.
In 1918, Father Vasallo was
appointed Chaplain in the U. S. Army, and served in Puerto Ri
FATHER VASALLO AND HiS
MILITARY SERVISE Lieutenant Colonel Mariano
co until the end of the war, with the 373 Infantry at Camp Las Casas. Chaplain Vasallo was
then transferred to the Canal Zone, where he served with the Puerto Rican Regiment of In fantry, now the 65th Infantry,
Va?allo, Corps of Chaplains, U. "Puerto Rico's own".
S. Army, affectionately known as Father Vasallo, to the offi cers and men of the Puerto Ri-
:an Department, of which he is Chaplain, is the only officer in ;he Army who has served continoLisly at one post for over twenty-two years.
Chaplain Vasallo, while en gaged in Army work, has re
Returning to Puerto Rico in March 1919, Chaplain Vasallo has served here continously. His continous service in Puerto Ri co since 1919 is an unpredecenteed record among Army offi cers. His request for an exten sion of tour of duty in Puerto Rico has always been granted.
PUERTO RICO AFTER WAR WAS DECLARED
A tall, young American citizen born in Puerto Rico was the first
United States Army in Puerto
24, 1884. Early studies were in
the public schools of Corozal. In 1896 he entered the Seminary of San Ildefonso at San Juan.
man
to
enlist
in
the
Rico, after the declaration of war with Japan. His^ name is
Miguel Antonio Munoz, Jr., and he is the son of Colonel Miguel A. Munoz, Commanding Officer of the 295th Infantry Regiment.
On' December' 6, 1941, the In 1899 he was sent to Saint Headquarters of the Puerto Ri Charles College, Elliott City,
Maryland. From there, in 1904, can Military Department were he entered St. Mary's Seminary
and Pontificial University, Bal timore, Maryland. At the lat ter institution he was awarded
But he acted like a true Ameri can, and with wholehearted pa triotism rushed to the Army
Headquarters where on Monday, December 9, he swore alleginace to the United States Govern ment as an aviation cadet in the
Army of the United States. Miguel A. Munoz Jr., is a senior student at the University of Puerto Rico, in six months more he would have obtained a
Bachellor of Science Degree.
PORT MOVEMENT
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continental United States, the number of ships entetring the
various ports of the Island was
XII.
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, August
had an opportunity to refuse the appointment as aviation cadet.
service between Puerto Rico and FIRST MAN TO ENLIST IN
Apostolic by His Holiness Pious Chaplain Vasallo was born in
of America. Munoz, who was in no way obligated to the Army
number of merchant ships from
tained his relations with the
Puerto Rican Diocese, first as Chancellor until the year 1938, when he was appointed VicarGeneral in 1939; he received one of the highest Church honors when he was made Protonotary
Japanese launched their trecherous attack on the United States
2,047 with a gros tonnage of 8, 108,571 during the fiscal year of 1940-41, compared with 2,424 ships with a gross tonnage of 9,725,672 during 1939-40. Collection
of
dues
at
the
various poifs of the Island, however, amounted to $111,803. 81 compared with $101,478.08 or an increase of $10,316.73 over the previous year, according to figures released by the Harbors and Docks Division of the De
partment of Interior. Total col lections at the port of San Juan
informed by Washington, that the application submitted by emounted to $60,230.84 com M. A. Munoz, Jr., for appoint pared with $49,688.17 during ment as aviation cadet in the the previous year.
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"Let's go"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;he answered at about you and me and the ba
{Continued from page 8) each other trying to see what was the hidden truth.
Louis
lit a cigarette and finally sat down again. The other seemed obsessed with an idea.
"You can't imagine how I have suffered for the last two
last, "anywhere". "There are by. I tell you I'm the one who so many things I want to know. is crazy. Do you hear me...?
It seems that I stayed such a long time there! I believe I was all right then and that Tm really crazy now." He stepped out to the hall way and waited for a moment while
long years", said the visitor sof- Louis went back inside to search ly, "and then, when I came back, for his hat and some forgotten
I found that child. She looked at him like a mother would, I
papers.
Then he heard voices,
and went near the door.
Louis
Charlotte 1, where are you, where is the baby?" And now the truth, the hid den and painful truth came to him boring deep in his soul; fill ing every corner of his mind, like a beam of light searching in the darkness.
A bitter smile
played against the lips of his trembling mouth. He felt that reason was coming back strong er than ever to his frail body.
tell you! I can't possibly doubt, was talking over the telephone Louis. Or is it that you too with strange voice, a blend of Oh, it was strange, but it was want to deceive me?"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;he added anxiety, sorrow regret, anger; true. He had been insane, but sorrowfuly. an uneven mixture of passions again amongst his fellow-men. "No, dont' say that. I have going through the electric wire Pain, shaking him to the very nothing to hide. Come on, we to the other end. He thought roots of his soul, had cleared his can go to the restaurant in the he had a strange delirium while
corner and talk things over".
Louis moved as if to go. The other was exactly like a child from whom someone had
Louis said:
"He is here, Charlotte, at my office! I've been deceiving him
taken his toys, withered and
all morning but I can't any more,
pale, suddenly weak and lost.
I'm going to tell him the truth
mind.
But was it worthwhile?
He kept asking himself as he went away lost in the turmoil of a sane humanity!
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