The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-19

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barred. Professor Ferrer knew this. He
preached against II. He incurred it's
enmity and he fell. but his end unat-
tainable in life, seems to be crowned
In death The priests hang like mill
stone around the necks OF the poor,
have done for centuries. but Il would
seem the awakening mas come. There
are signs and signs speaking in no UNI
certain voice that this period OF utter
servitude IL weakening. They have
taken heart from France, which adopt
ed drastic measures and rid the people
OF dominating power whose voice
was louder than government. In Bar
celona alone are over ITO religious
communities and more have been add
ed since these figures were given.
Only a few short years ago the voice
Of priest would have quelled any riot
Barcelona ever saw; now the priests
themselves are hunted from pillar to
post, stoned and peered, while the nuns
fare no better at the hands of the in
furiated populace. The keynote of a
nation must be it's virile individuality.
Under the domination OF a church a
to think, to act and to work for him
self; in a word, he defers. A nation
which loses It's self-reliance is bound
to retrogress. II the Individual lack
initiative the nation will. This sum-
mer the streets Of Barcelona have run
red with the blood Of a fratricidal
struggle such as France knew at the
barbados OF the Commune, when Ma
poleon fed and the red cap OF liberty
waved over the lilies OF France. Al
fonso has the red history Of France
before him, will he see the writing on
the waltz" He made one well nigh ir-
reparable breach in the fortifcations
OF his throne in the lar in Morocco.
That breach has been further widened
by the royal sanction to the death OF
Professor Ferrer. What are the
thoughts OF the dowager queen of
Spain during these terrible times? All
through the long years Of Alfonso's
infancy, an infant accenuated by tbs
faithlessness Of the child, she fought
with an indomitable courage against
the covert attacks OF Don Carlos and
malignant republfcanism: fought as
only mother can when such a mighty
stake was the issue. Those years are
indelibly printed upon her heart. Now
II would seem these years OF suffering
Alfonso, since his marriage at any rate
has caused more ruptures in Spain
than she had known for years. Spain
is illiterate to the last degree. Taking
the towns Of Tarifa. San Rogue, Los
Barrios, etc, there is a population OF
nearly 10000. For these Spain main
tains seven small schools over this
wide area. From that storm center OF
Barcelona comes warning after warn
ing. On every hand a people, ilI-fed,
Ill housed, ill-clotned and ilI-paid. iiv-
ing in houses, many OF them that an
Irishman would not house a pig in,
they are ready for rebellion, smould-
ering with the rage of ill-suppressed
anarchy and hate against a monarchy
That finances with money and blood a
war so senseiess that the last advices
state II is to be abandoned, ana exc
cute Professor Ferrer, the voice OF
progress and freedom. A monarchy
that is silent TO its peoples cries can
not be bolstered up by church, pow
erful though II be. Alfonso. young and
irresponsible as he lie, knows the old
proverb, vox populi. vox del-"the
voice Of the people is the voice Of
God"