New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
IN SPAIN THE
WOODEN PLOUGH
Agriculture Is Still Prac.
tised as in the Time of
the Moor.
BnrcelonH. Ana. I


The mineral wealth OF Spain is u
great and the land so hot mois, and
fertile that there should be 10 poyer,,
and no need for emigration. Mines Of
iron. lead. manganese, quicksilver, zine
sulphur, anthony, asphalt and coal ar.
being worked with as good a yield AZ
they were in Roman times. There ar.
valuable marble quarries at Grand,
and at Macael And the country still
supplies the world with most Of ia
cork. The country is a half larger than
italy and has less than half Of IssIy,
population.
In spite Of this. there is much power.
ty. The lack Of proper land Avs il
one cause. Canelejas, the premier via
was killed two years ago, had prepare
some good bills, and was the only nu
with enc ugh energy TO secure their y.
ing enacted There are landowner
who have enormous tracts untitled b.
cause they pay no taxes worth mention.
ing on it. The Church has much prov.
erty Of all kinds. Only a small pro
portion of the soil is under cultivation
The work is all done in the most print.
tive manner Grain is cut with a sickle
It is thrashed out on a prepared piess
Of ground by driving over the spread.
out grain a pair Of mules hitched to.
toboggan that has been ridged on the
under side. Charcoal, gran, cork and
all other materials 20 be marketed o.
shipped are still transported on donkey
back.
The Willing Soil.
Think of the varied crops that groy
we'll in the different parts Of Spain.
The north is the region Of maize also
fruit trees and cattle; the farms hard.
ly average above seven acres. A wooden
plough, often a two-pronged fork is the
method of turning the sail Timber Is
abundant. as il is also in the south, the
region of wines and olives. On the
east coast there is what is considered
the richest land in Europe oranges,
sugar, silk, oil, cotton, rice and grain
Alfalfa is frequently cut sixteen Zines
The west is essentially the stronghold
of the large landowner. Grazing Is
about all that the land is used for. On
the vast plains of the central portion
corn and barley thrive. Much safnr
and the garbanzo. or chick pea, rs
grown extensively. The farming imps
ments are, almost without exceptim,
those used by the Moor and even Ii,
Roman.
Thinking of War.
There are many here that believe
that Spain will be drawn into the coz.
fict, even though she does not wish to
be. Outside of Catalina the people
seem TO be for the Central Powers
+ This in spite Of the English Queen. or,
rather. because Of it. Popular feeling
showed its friendliness to the Central
B Powers by compelling the government
70 charter ships az the present high
rates TO carry suecor 70 the German
refugees from Ksmerun who are now
at Fernando Pc. The people talk
much about the fate that has befsllen
Greece. Spanish cities are nearly all
on the coast and would suffer greatly
in case of trouble. The Spaniard points
out that Germany very frankly admits
that her sole aim is power. No other
motive prompts her. The Allies, Rus
STA included. with shameless hypocrisy,
talk of liberty, right and justice. To
show the feeling Of the people here, the
only subscription for the benefit of the
people of any of the countries al val
that is finding any response is the o's
TO be used to erect monument 20 ne
Irish martyrs.
Direction OF Sentiment.
As much as the government can 90
SO, for fear Of complications, 10 keeps
the papers within bounds, but in the
case of the German submarine U-35 the
people were so impressed and amazed
at the audacity of the whole bushes,
that the most eulogistic articles sp'
peared and pictures of the submsrins
were eagerly bought by everybody
everywhere. The attempt Of the Frenea
Consul in Cartagena to interpret inter-
national law governing the case was
promptly and effectually smothered
The sailors of the U-35 were treated
with all the honors heroes OF then
type deserve. Ii was an act that veN
distinctly appealed to the excitement
loving Latin. II is quite generally De-
iieyed that there was no other reason
for the boat coming than the one ON
cially given out, viz: To bring letter
OF thanks for the warm welcome Ger
man refugees have found IN Spai@
There are $4,000 in Barcelona alone
Though they are not oyer-popu.ar WIZ
the Catalonians, they make their pres
ence felt by their business ability
They are beneating the country oy
teaching modern business methods
Positively not one word of comment GU
the state of affairs between the United
States and Mexico has appeared IN any
Of the papers here. Lengthy news DIS
patches have been printed, but thai
is all AUGUSTUS FRANK.
Unsuspected Efficiency.