Evening star., 1916-09-17


of that gayety which Is the natural
manner of the French. BE careful OF
your good humor. for. over the from
expectation"
But italy, Spain and France are bound
by indisputable ties of civilization. Uni
versities succeeded among these peo-
Piles to the sanctuaries OF the early
Christian days
NJ. Lamy writes in praise of the Span
iard's fidelity and constant character:
When Spain ceased to be great
power. she maintained the unity and
tions she preserved her belief in a COM
mon good to ALL and for which she was
always ready to make sacrifices. In
Spain there appeared in all plenitude
disinterestedness and the heroism of hu-
man solidarity which inspired Latin
civilization"
Spain and France have recognised 4be
necessity Of maintaining tho solidity
and union Of Latin eivi-
0vertures by iiEation. To this end .
committee was 0snA Co
Spain to confer upon the
means to bring about q rapproohement
between friends and q renewal Of re-
lations. II resulted that Spain invited
French professors to occupy chairs
in Spanish universities and the Uni
versity of France responded BY extend
ing invitations to Spanish professors
to occupy similar situations In France.
A French institute was thus founded
at Madrid in 1913 and Spanish insti-
tuts was created at Parts in the Same
year. ..-.-5...
Co. a,,ta ~ fo ~hJ
he is a believer and socialism menaoes
him less than other nations. He re-
spects the authority OF government and
is deeply religious. He has crested
peoples would do well to initiate. Be
tween the Spaniard and the govern
ment there Is q perfect understanding
and a collaboration of energy. 6pain's
history is written as q sacred book.
family book, in which successive gem
erations may read the same lessons
The art of painters and sculptors has
found in her history and traditions the
inspiration of it's most fecund origin
ality. The most inattentive visitor could
not be blind to this evidence, which is
true of the art found in the most hum
BILE city.
With what pride Spain guards tho
archives of her America, which she
discovered and governed. with what
respect she watches over the docu-
ments. arms, images and souvenirs OF
her heroes. The caressing look which
she casts on the most ANTIQUE OF these
attaches to them Spain lives in her
past, and feels herself the contemporary
of her past. and the most ancient days
seem to her only the senior OF her
present days.
The religious sentiment is for the
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lives<in a familiar way.
The Religious with the JOY Of his re-
ligious convictions. and
Sentlment. this may be seen in his
ardor for the solemnities of his cult.
1t is not the gravity that these re-
ligious ceremonies create in tho Span
lard; It relaxes his features. softens his
reserve He is happy that ono recog-
nizes his dignity and his ambitions. But
NJ. Lamy does not pretend. Tor Al MS
fervor, that the Spaniard Is perfection
He is fond of amusement and always
ready for a quarrel If religion may
fear in him a revolt of the senses. 1t
may not fear rebellion OF his faith,
which is constant and unfailing.
In Grenada one is shown. among the
treasures OF the cathedral, the first
gold which was found in Menco-those
who brought it back made Of It a cross.
In no people is there visible so COM
plete and incontestab1e the sheathing
lard s. character has establish ed the solid
ity of his history and his virtues. and
NJ Lanay believes that this solidity will
prepare the way eventually Tor an aid,
if necessary. for France, out OF pro.
portion with the material power of
Spain.
Ambition, NJ. Lamy declares, is not
the characteristic of the Spanfard who
has sacrificed his grandeur to his re-
ligious faith. Neither experience nor
time will tire out a race which sup
ported eight centuries Of combats, in
security and misery in order to become
the mistress in her own house. The
power of the adversary Is not sufncient
to balk the race that measured itself
alone with a Napoleon, with the world.
Nothing, says N. Lamy. is moro i'm
portant for France II she wishes to
increase her relations with
Snain's this neighbor than to COL
laborate with him in the
Neeus. resurrection of his country.
For the Spaniard the daily life has its
demands although tempered by his
simple needs; he desires less pre-
carious existence, less rude. And this
desire is manifested by progressive
awakening to the work to be done.
He is multiplying the modes of cul-
ture; beside sugar cane, he has planted
the sugar beet with such success that
the cultivation is extending in vast
fields to the north. Many factories
have been created in the admirable re-
gfons of the Ebra, and the GuadalQutvef
mines are numerous and await the ex-
ploitation which the waters of the
mountains of Andalusia at hand
render easy The German is already
in the country" adds M. Lamy, but
the French should be there also In
greater numbers.
spain" concludes NJ. Lamy in his pic
ture of Spain and the Spaniard. of
which we have drawn the bare out
lines. sis the country of Don Quixote
and Sancho PanZa, but they are not
brothers. Sancho Is, the servant. Don
Ouixote the master. The domestic
labor Is performed by the peasant. who
chfdes the flights of the chevalier. But
in the decisive moments 1t IL the cheva-
lier who commands, and It IL the ideal
that prevails over interest Sancho
may be captured by apparent good
deals without asking who IL the dealer,
German or not: adhesion to German
doctrines and things will always be re-
fused by the chevalter."
NJ. Lamy's point of view 10 . dafeer-
ing tribute of praise to the chivalrfc
Spaniard, and to whom he attributes
motives Nevertheless and with all due
respect to the opinions Of the master,
am inclined to think that the Spain that
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