Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-23

ihNf courugs NnG perseverance,. Con-
ditionr are changed today and to
meet present cNigiencies, In order tina,
they may hold u conspicuous place In
the affairs of the new state. place
to which thry are Justly entitled be-
cause OF their long residence on the
soil. aud becausc Of the glorious
achievements OF their ancestors IN the
days of OLD. they Is, d that more pow :
orful weapon ct modern simes--intel-
lcctual training The federal gov-l
crnmcnt has denied them this boon.
" mas done more for the Filipinos In
matters concerning education IN one
year than for the spanish. Americans
, In sixty YEAR, This. however IN past
history. and now the fact remains that
thr poor spanish speaking children In
the rural districts Of the state are far
from being educated. and IL ~ 10
,lelr ams iiolation that every patriotic
citizen should address himself at this
time, " he would have them takg
their place w the affairs of this state.
This h the aitostinn. question which.
Ike the ghost OF the murdered Han
1uo. VIII not down. We must instruct
and upiIft the ignorant A very large
per cent Of theac ucople have been
and are noW the prey 81 the cunning
and Fraudulent, both IN business and
ln politics and no progress can be
possible M long as American demoe-
racy fails H. demonstrate that. TO
build up our state and 20 strenatheu
her power and prestige, u Ia duty of
vital interest Ia have the superior
classes elevate this class ~ workers
who hold IN reserve power sslli la
tent but destined soon - show its
manifold activities and nptisudes.
We must teach the peasant what
he owes to society and what he has
the right 70 ask her for. on the day
when II shall be well understood that
the state has no Rrandcr ar more
pressing work that We should put
aside and postpone an other reforms;
that We have but one task-the In
struction ~ the ignorant. The dlffus-
ion or education. the encouragement
Of science. on that day long step
VIII have been taken toward the adj
vancemsnt OF our new state in its
successful march toward the unknown
horizon OF "a. future
The school question IN the United
states seems 90 haze become very
Troublesome nf late II T. claimed by
prominent writer's and educators all
over the country that ths public
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No trend n IN argued further ina,
becaus. ~ The want of ,his training
In onr schatas rorrun,Ior h craenlne
uks :. serpeni thro,,yn m. intricate
maths ~ beahc.. ana that sooner or
later. confusion and anarchy viii re-.
suit n something Il not done 20 avert
tho disaster. The advocates have laid
stress on the experience OF other ma
tlans 90 show that q goddess people
must decay thar Greece fell when her
gods became allcgories: that Rome
became norveleas when her peopla
lost faith. that In every one % the
dead nations faith was the soul ~ the
~ ople. and that dissolution followed
The loss of that fnlth.
Thes. claims are. unfortunately.
tr,e ana IN lox.rs a., human sneletv
should toin m their EFFORTS IN ana a
W., \, rem.dx thcse mos, aeplorahi,.
conditions an Christian denomlna-
tons should work together 70 this end.
! the attaining OF which would he the
browning Glory 81 our age. In the
meantime. however. and until that
boon il acquired, let us havc good
schools IN the rural districts of this
new state conducted by able teachers
, - high moral IDEAS. and We need not
fear that spanlsh-Amcricnn parents
twlll ever b. compelled 10 mourn the
/ loss ~ faith In their children.
1 Th. spnnlsh- Amcricans ara rel.g.
ious bv na,nre. by association ana by
education md there n no doubt thar
they win h. other t.,an a God-fearlng
peonle. In thesr matters the heart 81
IN. snanish. American IN an impreg.
nahle wall and. much rs he Iamenis