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Evening star., 1919-10-04

Washington Heights Pres
byterian Church
Columbia and Kalorama roads.
REV. JOHN C. PALMER, d. D., Minister.
9:3O-Sunday school.
u:oo-"Not Sy Might, Nor BY Power. But
7:45 p.m.-Address on League Of Nations
BY Q. 8. Senator Nugent Of Idaho.
C.,+r.f (soUTHNRN AssHMBLI5.
NCI1lId4 18th and Irving sts. nv.
Rev. JAMES b. TAYLJK. d. D.. Pastor.
Communion service, IL a.m.; pastor as.
sisted by DR.. 8. 81. Chester, secretary Of
foreign missions. Address at pm. by Mr.
Ralph C. Norton, lately returned from Bel
GUM. Sunday school. $3.50 am. c. r., Jr.,
$50 pm. Westminster League, 8 pm. @.
E., pm. Prayer service. Thursday, 8 pm.
Seeond tscutnern Asssmbly,. 42nd st.
SSSAAc Between and Q sts. NV.
a.m.-sunday school.
1000 a.m.-Special adult Bible classes.
11:oo a.m.-Pre1nehins By Rev. A. R. Bird.
500 p.m.-Free supper and social hour at
! the manse, to which men In uniform and
war workers. both men and women. are
invited.
TOO p.m.-Christian Endeavor sons service.
1850 p.m.-Preaehing By Rev. 4. r. Bird,
D. d.
Thursday. 7:45 pm.-Resular midweek
prayer meeting. Strangers cordially well
Communion at the morning servies.
Evening star., 1919-10-04
CHRISTIAN.

Columbia Heights r'sf :, ,4ss Esss .s' vest
E.~B. BAGBY. Minister.
1.-THE Sign Post and the Road"
@Rev. George A. Miller Of Ninth Street
Church viii preach.
Evening star., 1919-10-04
X X CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS X y
TESBYTEHIAN.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
John Marshall place
REV. JOHN BRITAIN CLARK. DID.
Il 90 am-~THE sHADoW 9e97s7 Of Of THE ALMIGHTY
$500 pm-"THE END OF THE WORLD
What and devout mind hold this matter5 Do
present events indicate the end Of word What about thou
sand of peace frst Will living the end OF
the world7 What does the Bible teach this matterl
THINGS THAT TROUBLE PEOPLE"
Every Sunday Night at g.
S. S. rally at o:30 All old members urged to
c. E. rally at 7:45. All C. E. folks welcomed.
Thursday nights Dr. Carks eositon of the Epstles
to Timothy.
FULL VESTED CHORUS
very special invitation extended all people, young and
old, to attend the
ANNUAL RALLY DAY SERVICES
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School Room, $50 AM. Sharp
Graduation exercises for the year.
Special music directed by Mr. Hardegen.
Address by the pastor, DR.. John Brittan Clark, on
PEP"
All members of the church and Sunday school especially
requested the Sunday school attending this
Evening star., 1919-10-04
Washington Cathedral

Washington Cathedral
THE BETHLEHEM CHAPEL.
Wisconsin Ave. NV. Near woodley Road.
Holy Communion .-....--- 7:3o Am,
Morning Prayer and Litany. 49, 1000 m
Holy communion and sermon,
preacher. Canon Myer. ......... 1:0o an
Open Air Thanksgiving Service.
tenth anniversary Of the opening
Of St. Adams School: preacher.
Rt. Rev. Henry ]. Miken.
D. p. Bishop Of Atlanta 400 pm 2
In the Bethlehem chapel.
Every one is invited.
Take Georgetown and Wisconsin Avenue Cars.
St. Margaret's oosS; s.scrats ayTi pi.ss' ;.sD
ClerEy-ReS. Herbert Scott smith. D. D.
Rev. Fremont Newton HinkeL
serHees-The 10th Sunday after Trinity.
l:30-Holy Communion.
0:3o-Sunday school reopenfnE.
u:W-Holy communion and sermon.
H:5o-Evening prayer and sermon
Thursday and holy days. holy communities
An weleOme. always.
Epiphany Chapel
. 18th and C SITS. southwest.
$50 .ntsildiens Rev a ToeREY csaIei v.sse sessei
A:0 a.m.-Hoiy communion and sermon
Subject. Reasons Why Mer
Don't Go to Church"
500 p.m.-Evenins prayer, with specia
music.
Cordial welcome If you will come.
Church of the Advent
Cor. 2nd and o SITS. NV.
Rev. Edward Marshall Mott, ILL.,. NJ, Rector
Sunday school. $50 am.
Ltany and holy communion and sermon
II o'clock.
Evening prayer and sermon, O'Clock
Addresses on the nation wide campaign ant
the cathedral work Of the diocese.
Grace Church 9th so,I,TunsI AND sTKEETs
Rev. MEADE BOLTON MACBRYDE. Rector
Services, II am. and pm.
Holy Communion-First Sunday at II
am. third Sunday at 7:30 am.
St. Thomas 18th Near Dupont Circle
Services. s. II and 4; Sunday school. $50
At IL, Dr.. c. Ernest Smith breaches on
subject called for by the times, what Ar
We Doing With Our Young Menu
Church of the Incarnation
Corner and 18th sts NV.
Sunday: 7:30 am, II am.
All Saints Church cHEyS cy1cS.s CEASE
REV. J. ". AUSTIN. Rector.
Services: 7:3e, HOO am.
CnNcDEc ArunNav
Evening star., 1919-10-04

Eastern Presbyterian Church
Sixth st. and Maryland ava. ne.
ALFRED y. HARRoWe, D. D., Pastor.
ii 100 a.m.-Communion service.
800 pm.-t'Wanted: An Answer Of Fire. .
$50 a.m.-Bibls School
Nen's class meets ct 10.
Evening star., 1919-10-04

Gurley Memorial n.a nea,s'sn s..'ss sl.e.. s.'
IL am. and p.m.-Sermon By Rev. WI
liam Eisenberger.
Music: Director, Prof. Sydney 'Lloyd
Wrghtson; organist, Mrs. q. Clyde Grimes.
Morning service, Mr.. Henry Kruger, pre-
centor; Miss Mary Beisser. contralto. Even
ing service. Hf. Herman Fakler, bass, solo
ist and preccntor.
7 p.m.-Christian Endeavor rally.
+ Thursday, p.m.. prayer service. :.
Evening star., 1919-10-04
MARYLAND Ayenue Baptist

Corner Nd. ave. and 14th NE.
Sunday school Rally Day opens at $50
An families Of the Northeast invited. Ser
mon in the evening Appropriate to the oc
casion. Male quartet.
Evening star., 1919-10-04

. Sxs..x CHRISTIAN cHORCH,
~ SuSSt al B Street Northwest.
/ Elder r. A. GOODEN. Pastor.
Bible school, 10 am.
Preaching. 1880 am. and $50 Pm.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday, pm.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-30
ASUNTOS DEL Ola j.:

mento IN tempo. dc las desdtentG-
Gns ambicioncs del antique rural So
norerSe
Mos claro no canta IN gallo: por
mnchos amos. eStoS senoreS han paSn-
do por horrados, por putriotns, po1'
lsGleS, q uno q otro sc han prodlgddo
clogioS U Sc han hecho d~labnn=ds be-
jo su pclchTu dc honor, para h1ccr
torto NJ pueblo. Hoy, cuando ga
cadn oral pienSu SoIdmente en- arri-
marie Ell GscuG a Su SARDINIA, los dos
confieSnn paiddinnmente:
Pueblo, te hemos engcHado: este
senior Gon-Gle- es IN animal que SC
cree dReno tuyo y de tus deStinoS,
ocaso por dirino dereck0, y este Sc
nor Obrcgon eS IN Gnsbicioso q IN
trqiGor, copp= de coneterie In mas
suciu de las deslealtodcs al tucero del
Alba. 81 ella, hdce clgSn tempo,
tc dijimos que erar1os n,ug hcnord-
bleS. t. engaNamoS como IN chino.
Lo interesantc del case, eS que 10
solo ran q ser los candidates los que
SC eJhibdN, sino todos los prohon-
bres lie ambos p~artidos, por 10 cunl
es SECURE que SdbremoS mt purte
cuandn menos. de las linde-ds ocui-
taS del carrancismO.
No todo Sc IA a reducir a cha
blndds" mas o memo tuerteS o a re-
miliscenciGS mas o menoS ~intereSdn-
fes: cosaS rueuaS Uqn q sdlir a h= y
coSrS grareS.
Por ejempLo. Squien, ga ~em6drcG-
DO en- ssta peligrosa uventura Sc que
do en- 10 que hace a la participation
dc don Pablo en- 10 del Gutom0riI girls
w en- HSarLo como anna de particle!
Y clio "a q ser el ir y renir de I'M
putacioneS, de ~ocuSaciones mis- o me
nos reluddS. entire las ~cstaleS. Ia ver-
dad tenGrd que dbrirse pdSo al I'm y
"a Ia poStre.
AIemGS: 5vG a dejar de dprore-
charse ri rico e ~interesonte dsuatO
del ayesinato de Garcia Granados. en-
10 cual cndYro don Pablo, para e.
chdrselo en- cara a la bora de Ia con-
quista del amor popular? Y como
don Pablo que1d quitarse ell pecddo
de ercinG. Sc 10 arrojdrd solo Dios
sd6e a quien. y Sc rerdn y Sc Sa-
brGn coSoS imtereSGnteS.
En- cudnt5 q los Gon-dlistdS. CO.
misionnr an a dor Fernando IglesiGs
CGlderon para que hdgd rectiiica-
clones h~istorcdS. a los "cho NIL HI
l6metros de CGmpaRG.' del General
O6reg6n. con- Ell fin de que los re-
du=cG a OchO.
En- lin: que Sc vdn q Sdber ma
Der muchas cosas .c~uriosds, de las
~cnales el publico Sc reird para deNtro,
como los. ingieses.
PEDRO RECO.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-30

ia ocupacion militar de Ia ribera dere-
cha del Rim o FraHe!a sofa Y n
a~lianza con Inglaterra Y los EStados
Unidos Ell Pres'dente del Consejo
escogio Ia alianza Y todos les fran
ceses lie estan reconoc,dos por clio;
pero no dejo de consular al Mariscal
Foch. uuien declare 81 pre!erencla
Dor la ocupacion por Francia sofa, 81
la alianza no con:eria Una coTven-
ci6n militar. Ahora 5ien. Dor mas
cue los tratado5 franco-ingles Y fran
~co-americano no cSpecifiquen que In
| claterra ' los Estados UnldoS cnFia-
ran IN numero definido dc divlsloneS
en- IN tempo detcrminado, no por ESQ
los compromises contraidos constitu-
ven menos una convention militar
muv precisa. FL "Matin" nismo pu-
ltlico los tratados en- question baJo
cl titulo de: La Convenclon ml!itar
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Los criticos Del senior Csemen-
ceau habrian nbtenido mas que 81 en-
la Conferencia de Paz' Es POGO pro-
liable. La gloria que ell senor Gle
merceau aGquirio hacienda Ia guerra.
10 ma dejado de teneria a. hacer Ia
paz.
Mas fundadas V mas justas son las
c~riticas que Sc relacionan con Ia po-
Utica interior del gobierno Clemen-
! ceau. sobre TODD en- el terreno eco
nomico.
En- el discurso que ~pronuncio a.
entregar a la Camara el trasado de
Paz. e. ~presidente del Consejo DIG
cue e gobierno t~rataria, de acuerdo
{ o u f~uerzaS, de SUBSTITUTE pro
cresivamente por I'm orden raclonal
de paz e! empirismo subsistence de
las practicas del tempo de guerra.
Que no Sc nos pidan golpes tcatrales.
No podria IN pueblo pasar subitamen-
te. sin translciones. del Gesqulclamlen
10 de II defensa desesperada a Ia "
ia ordenada que esta en- los deseos de
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-30

Los cvmadreS han empeeado q re-
mir. = 'GS verdadcS cmpie-am G ser
Sqbidus.
81 hdce mos cudntoS meseS al
gajen hnbierG preguntado a don Pa
bio Gon-dIe-. su opinion Sobrc CT &C.
neral Oregon, hubierd dicho dc Sc
guro:
Ell Senor Gcne-ql Oregon cS
AFRO de los generates mas U~alientcs q
dc los ciudaddncS mas pro5oS coz
que cNentn Ia RepiblicG Mericund.
Is, odsnGs, gronde amigo q dcten-
aor de ia camsa" y fjel a ~ prin-
cipios y cE senior Prcsidente CGrran~
"a. que &c en- Gt a mo dc los prin-
cipdles dsfenScreS de Su g%obierno.
Y 81 .Alruro O6rcgou hnce mos
cuqutos nleScs. hu5iern sido pregum-
tcdo ucerca del General Pablo Con-
-dIe-. hubicSe dicho mas 0 menos 10
m.iSm0.
Sir embargo; lego Ia ve= Ell que
ombos persona jeS quisierom sdltr de
SW lin,itado campo de aproucchdmLen-
to. purc kucerSc dueT0s del gran
campo nacionci. SUs Gmbicio1es Sc
encortraron, chocaron SuS iutereSes,
y Ell dia5lo Sc lier6 todd la buemH o.
pini6r que uno y otro tenjnn de 81
mism0s y nhorG todoS r~uelrenSe OjoS
para encontrarSe ta-GS q detectoS.
.-iQpe tiene listed que decir del
General Gon-Gle>.? sc lie preguntd al
General Otrcg0n. Y Ell nance de
Leon contcStG sin inm2utarse, dc CO.
.rrido: .
Que Is I'm ito riro que no Sdbe
mr. ietrq de reroMcion nj dc go6ier-
no, pero que Sc ha creidO que ci pals
cS coSG mVsSt-o. Y Sc dtrere a pro
Ponern,e. a mi. que soy dem6cratG
~conrencjdo. qte hagcm1OS ana cspccte
dc sociedcG en- nombre coiectico, con
nucstrcS rc&pecttooS candidates. para
gobe17lGr a Me.ricO. t~HrnGndonoS en-
Ia sillc. listed imagiEH deSrer-
giieR-o sen.cjante?
Pr~egEntHdie deSpUeS Il G0h PGot0
10 que opinn del general O6reg6n y
oS dirG san rdciidr:
-ES mn am61cioso ruigGr. que sc
ha emrcInGo en- ser PreSidente de Ia
P,ppbHcQ. cuando para clio no Irene
facuItadeS algunas. y sobre TODD, cs
IN NAL amigo del senior PreSjdente
Ca1rGn>a. 81 no eS por nj, haze mu
che tempo que ls hpbiera bnrL0dC
Oregon Y GerGrdo Nuriiio, rnstru-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-30

todos". Este arCurcnto. No Sc po-
Gria poner en- Guda la justIcia de es-
te argumento del cual Sc volvio a
servir cl senior C~lemenceau en- ia Sc
sion del % de Julio. Pero Sc estima
en- Francia que es necesario apresurar
sea a realizar eel ordcn r~aclonal de
laz.
Al iuzgar la politica cconomi-
ca del gobierno ~Clemenceau, Ell
"Matn" sc ~exPresaba u~ltimamente
en- estos terminus, en- los que asoma
Ia a~nimosidad:
LA po!itica economical abandona a
81 mismas las regiones libradas en-
las que Sc levanta, cada dls mas alta,
la Queja de las poblaciones martires
V. para intensificar la production y
disminuir el precio de n eXistencia,
pas0, al azar de las circunstancias.
del proteccionismo mas extremado 4
IA libertad de las impor;aciones, y
de IA libertad de las importaciones
al aunento de los derechos aduanales,
Ge tai manera que Ia vida es hoy mas
cara en- Francia que en- cualquier otra
parte".
FL fondo es exacto. por mas que Ia
forma sea exagerada. Ell journal
Ges Debats", dice con mayor justicia:
Eel gobierno no ha logrado, a pc
sar de todos sus esfuerzos, ponerlc
IN Unite a Ia carestia de IA vida nj
restablecer los territories invadidos
nj organizar los transportes tan fe-
iiznnente como hubiera siGo de desear
Sc. Ha acudido en- muchos casos a
remedies em2iricos que no nan lie
sado hasta Ell origen del NAL. La de-
~cia-acion del senior ~Ciemeneeau, de
hecho es Ia confession inplicita de
clio, pero contiene adenas Ia pro-
mesa explicita &C obrar en- 10 de ade-
l2nt,e con mas espiritu de orden Y
&c r~eflexlon".
Puesto que el senior Clemenceau IA
mani, stado en- sus ultimos discus
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-30
Trad. del frances para LA PRENSA.

e. senior C~lemenceau ACADIA de
obterer una victoria ~arrancan-
dole a Ia Camara de Diputados IN vo-
20 de coufianza G~es?ues de Il in
terpelaci6n sobre Ia p~olitica general
del gcbierno; Nero, como 10 dljo Il
miSrao desDUes de Ia session. no Sc ira
20 s;no &c una cscaramusa: la verda-
6era hataIla esta proXima-1resisti-
"a 81 senior Clemenceau el proximo a
ealto?
AlgunCS o~bse-radores eXpresan du-
Gas a este re>pecto : ESQ ~consolara.
acaso. a Huestro colega cl "MatlE'
que. Segl.H 10 hemos hecho ooServar
en- diverSas ocaSiores. ha llevado a
cabo. CT "a 7rensa. eli mas furioso a.
taqle contra q P-esidente del Con-
sejo. En- los Estados Unidos Ia OPT
lion del "MIiin' IA narecjdo conta-
giada &C rSrcialidad. pues su campa-
ia ha co!ncidido. cast. con el torpe
cateo que - ilevU 4 cabo. por orden
eel gobierno, ea la casa del senior
SchoeiIor. cue perte"eCe 4 Ia 2dml-
nistracion del gran jiario parisiense.
La carpana del 'Matin" les ha pare
edo igualmenae jnjusta a los ameri-
canoS Y i los franceses de los Estados
Unidos. cuando Ia Sido Nevada con-
ira Is obra del s2lcr C~lemenceau en-
la Conferencia de Paz. pues 81 el ira
tado de Versailles no eNtraNa ma nr-
feccion absolute. no es meros eva
serado en- extreme deer que Ell Pre-
sidente del ConSejo ha "despiIfarra-
DO" IA victoria de Francia. Los uiti-
mos despachos lie Paris G-esmierten al
fin que 81 senor Clenlenccaa haya
"descartaGo del deOate sobre las ga
rantias mIlitarcs hasta al Mariscal
Foch'.
Se-un el c~orrcSponsal del New
York sun. 81 Presidente Wilson '
G. senior Lloyd George G"ejaron al Sc
nor Ciemcnceau que eligiera entire
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-30
Seccion de Consultas.

l.. G.--BiE Springs. Tc1as.-La faneGa de
us6 en- Mexico por mucho tempo antes dc
que 80 adoptara 81 sistema metrico decimal,
tenia $50 varaS de largo por 2T6 dc ancho
O sean 5o.TS4 varas cuadradas. Equivaic Il
5 acres sl2 milesimos dc acre.
r. Viewpoint. CALL arbol del hule
SC puedc procrear rpr medic de! higo que
~conticne la semilla. rcro cl procedimiento
scria cxtremadamcntc lenco = en- 10 gene
raj SC hace uso dc eStacaS del propio arbol
para su multiplication. Para los demas da-
tos que desea conoccr e sugermos quo So
di-ija al DEPARTMENTS dc Agricultural dc
Washington. Do dondc lc enviaran. en- res
pucsta a su Scmanda. los folletos Que ten
gan sobre el particular.
n. A.-Emporia. kans.-La direction de-
Consulate mexicano en- esta ciudad es; 2l3
Third ST.
z. I. B.-Ciudad.-El impuesto de guerra
sobrc los artieulcs dc lujo Is del s por
cicnto.
Hacc mueho tempo que no SC publica q
p~criodico a QUO alude.
Nos han llcCado los mismos ru.nores a
quo I'd. haee rcfercncia. pero NADIA de cicr-
to sabemos sobrc cl particular.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-30
EDITORIAL
EEL PATRIOTZSMO ES CURIOSIDAD?

teresa cS cl criterio predominant en- los clrc'lloS
carranciStas para conSide:ar tan graves chcStio-
mes. Sc ha llegado va, al extreme de aqul!a:aT al
patriOtiSmo V a la razon como "meras cirloSlda-
deS"? Son para los carranCiStaS lnaccptablcS las
propoSiciOneS baSadas en- los dercChoS quo lcHcmoS
de ciudadanoS mexicanoS, para lograr una faZ m
mediata ' sobre TODD para conjurar cl pcligro
que amcnaza. no Il este Il aquel partldo. Slno IA la
Newfoundland en- su decoro dc EStado independents
' Sobcrano3
81 este cs asi como Observation-Disclosures parece
serlo. cntonccS quicre decir que prcfieren los que
tai piensan ~periersc Y comprometcr al pals. antcs
que reconocer los fucros de la razon Y los dercchoS
inmegableS que los mexicanoS tcnemOS para tomar
participation Ell los negocios %publicoS.
Tn gobiernO cOnSciente Y rcspetablcS los YER
daderoS hombreS dc Estado no solo cscucharian
proposicioneS dc csta naturaleza. >ino :lu" Scrlan
los primcroS en- tomar Ia iniciati"a para rcSvlTcr
de una buena yz por todaS cStos probicmaS ' con
jurar a tempo I'M pcligro que acaSo dc dcScnca,
dcnarsc serl fatal para la naci0n.
Las palabraS tranScritaS del diario aludidO,
nos parecen irrcflexivaS, porquc nos rcSistimos a
Suponerlas dictadas por egoismo que ~prefiera sa-
~crificar Il Sus intcreSeS y a SUI orgulio el porvenlr
dc la Republica.
En- nucStro conccpto. al regimen imperante sc
Ie prcscnta la oportunidad de cScuchar ' atcnder
d H"ii-"T
aproHecna eSa oporiulIaad Col'>cl'h'ei"'ht', NV
re> deDc aSUIalr deSde iue%o las eSpo"Saoil'''ue
polltlcaS' hiStorlcaS ! socrates de los successes q"'
puedan SooreVehlr Hel recrutecl"ie"'o i"s"' :
fatal dc las actiNlGadeS re'oiuclohari"H'
PcSa tambieu Sobrc los lidereS rcvolucionarioS
que han lanzado eSa intercSantc iniciatlva. In oDll-
gaci0n de dar ct cjcmplo de Ia tOlcrancia Y del d"S-
intcreS. porQue tambitn. >egIn parccc. prctcnden
excluir a dcterminados clcmento> ~politicoS. 10 cual
Is una contradiction de Ii idea unioniSta funda-
mental para rcfundjr en- una sofa las aSpiracloneS
suprcmaS lie todoS los ~partidoS milltantcS.
Mexico dcbc ser de los mexicanoS ' no de los
n.r,idos y facciorcS Ia miSmo nobicrnoS cma-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27

San Francisco, August ss.-The
passing Of Andrew Carnegie brings TO
mind the fact that he had been for
years an ardent advocate " world
Standardization In weights and meat
ures through the adoption OF metric
units.
Andrew Carnegie was 4 member OF
the Metric committee Of the National
American Association OF MAnufAc-
turersa which strongly urged metric
Standardization. At the time the
committee met. he made the follow
Ing statement:
The metric system OF weights and
measures IL one Of tho steps forward
that the Anglo Saxon race IS bound
to take sooner or later. Our present
weights and measures. inherited from
Britain. are unworthy an intelligent
nation today. The advantage Ameri-
"a possesses over Britain in. the DE-
cimal dollar system as compared with
their pounds, shillings. and pence.
would be fully equalled by the Adop-
ton of a metric system OF weights
and measures"
Carnegie believed that world
standardization OF weights and meas
ures would aid greatly not only the
cause OF world trades but also that OF
world peace. On another occasion
he said The old weights and meas
ures are a discredit to us. We shall
inevitably adopt meter-liter-gran. II
for no other reason than as an aid to
peace: but they would enormously
aid our world trade"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
THE MELTING POT" IN MEXICO

Washington. D. c., Aug. 26.-What
manner OF folk are the Mexicans!
Whatever ones view on the wisest
political course toward Mexico, 1t will
help in thorough understanding OF
that country to examine the rich his
tory. the ancient civilization. the pre-
historic remains. to be found among
our southern neighbors. according TO
a bulletin from the Washington head
quarters OF the National Geographic
society.
This bulletin, based on a comm uni
cationsto the society from John Birk-
inbine. follows:
"Of the sixteen million inhabitants,
two-nfths claim direct descent from
ancient tribes or families which are
accepted as the basis Of Mexican his
tory, two-flfths are of mixed rative
and foreign blood, the remainder be-
ing classed under the common appella
ii n of foreign
Throughout much OF the country.
and often within short distances OF
railroads. are remnants OF some OF
the ancient native tribes or races,
adhering to customs. methods. and
speech OF their ancestors.
Thus in Oaxaca are the zapotecas
and Mixtecas. the estimate for the
two races being half million. and a
government publication mentions a
dozen other families In the same state.
TN Hidalgo and adjacent states,
the Otomis: in Puebla and Oaxaca.
tho Mexicanos. the predominAtinr
Mayas In Yucatan: in Michoacan and
Jalisoo. the Tarascans. and the Tax
calans. In their native state. and other
groups elsewhere, still maintain the
tribal Municipalities.
although Spanish II the language
OF the country, and much English
is spoken in the regions most visited.
a large number OF the natives use
only the vernacular.
"Precott refers to the Aztecs. Tax
calans, and others a. producers Of
delicate fabrics, colored by vegetable
metals, and beautiful decorations
made Of feathers; numerous ruina
also indicate marvellous skill Of ancient
peoples in stone-work. especially ~
the tools used were obsidian or cop
per.
evidences that this deftness in
has been retained appears
IN the feather work, wood carving.
stone cutting. etc. Of the present day.
The beautiful pottery and unique
weaves OF serapes, made with the
crudest appliances. and excellent
fabracations In cast or wrought iron.
fliagrce silver. ETC.. also bear testi-
mony to the skill OF tho Mexican In
dian.
''NGextc0 may be described ~ 4 land
Of SURPRISES. 4 country OF extremes.
a nation Of contrasts. Z domain Of
apparent contradictions: where the
ola and the new, the poor and the
rich. the crude and the refined. are;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
RETRESENTATTvE PARTY
AT INFORMAL LUNCHEON

Brief informal talks featured the
luncheon given yesterday afternoon
in the palm room of the Jefferson ho-
tel in honor OF Professor de Valera. 1t
was a representative gathering. in
Guiding state and city of1icials. mem :
bers Of both branches OF the state
legislature, local clergymen lawyers
and business men Of Richmond
The president" made brief talk.
telling how pleased he was to be In
Southland, especially in Richmond.
Mayor Ainslie also said few words.
as did Bishop OConnoll. Judge John
T. NGoolrick, of Fredericksburg, and
Roosevelt Page. It had been previous
ly announced that no talks would be
made and all OF them were brief.
The luncheon was most elaborate.
The palm room had been beautifully
decorated for the occasion and green
was very much in evidence Every
table in the dining room was taken.
and members OF the committee assert
ed that II was one of the most sue
cessful affairs OF its kind In which
they had ever participated.
This luncheon was to have also been
attended by lawyers, officials and bust
ness men from Norfolk, but the train
did not arrive until after 3 o'clock.
However. the committee was notified
in time and no reservation was made
for the visiting delegation.
Just previous to the luncheon Pro
lessor de Valera made talk before
the house OF delegates and placed e.
wreath at the base OF the Washington
monument. This was preceded by an
automobile tour Of the city. many OF
the historical places in and around
Richmond being visited.
The TrjQh pAnIh1tc snvASi1eutss
met o. Broad Street station by a COM
mittce consisting of Edward l.. Ryan,
state. president OF the Ancient Order
of Hibernians; James c. Gordon. Meg.
G. Finnegan, Thomas A. Williams.
James r. Lenahan, and Thomas
Meaney. AS he walked from the train
shed he and his party passed through
two lines OF Boy Scouts from Sacred
Heart cathedral standing at attention
and holding American flags and colnrs
of the Irish Republic" Professor
de Valera dotted his at as he passed
the flags. Waiting automobiles car
ried the party to the Jefferson hotel
for breakfast