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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17

~ AIM SUNDAY is the name
usually given to the sixth ana
last Sunday In Lent and the
beginning of holy week, after
the custom of blessing branches OF
the palm tree or of other trees substi-
tuted in those countries in which the
palm cannot be procured, and of carry
ing the blessed branches in process
sion, in commemoration of ChriSt'S
triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Palms and branches of the paim
were used in this historic entry be-
cause the palm vas then regarded as
an emblem of victory and the carrying
and waving of it's branches was EN-
blematic of success and In honor %
royalty.
The date Of the first observance or
Palm Sunday is uncertain. In the
Greek church it was apparently oh
served as early as the fourth century
In the middle ages the palm, worE
as a decoration, denoted that the per
son so adorned had made the pill
grimage to the Holy Land.
In some countries people made USE
of figures of Christ seated on an ass.
carved out of wood, which were car
ried in religious professions and even
brought into the church. In other
countries Il was the custom 10 strew
yards@
The palms used in the procession OF.
the day are taken home by the faith
full and used as a sacramento. They
are preserved In prominent places in
the houses, barns or even in the fields
and thrown into the fire during storms
From the blessed palms are procured
the ashes for use on Ash Wednesday,.
Where palms cannot be secured
branches Of olive. box elder, spruce or
other trees are used. In Rome olive
branches are distributed 10 the peo-
pie, while the clergy carry palms fire.
quently dried and twisted into various.
shapes. In parts of Bavaria large
swamp willows, with their catkinsr
and ornamented with flowers and rib
bons, were used.
Because every great feast at this
time was In some way a remembrance
of the resurrection of Christ and was
in consequence called Pascha, the
Spanish term pascua florida had its
origin. Thus 1t was that in 1912 the
state of Florida, which was settled by
the Spaniards, indirectly received it's
name.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
MEN FREEZING TO DEATH
Senator Johnson Denounces Keeping
Troops in Russia.

Washington, April IL. American
troops are freezing to death in Rus
STA because the Allied council the ex.
listing league of nations DEGREES their
presence there, Senator Johnson, Cali.
fornia, said.
"This league governed by the Allied
council decreed the Russian adven.
ture. The United States objected and
for six months resisted" said Johnson
in a statement issued recently.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
LIFE AFTER DEATH
Except the Grain Fall in the
Earth and Die, It Cannot
Bring Forth Fruit"

~ ERHAPS because the power Of
rising from death is in man
so integral a part of his nature
he uses it Familiarity without
surprise, never quite realizing it's God
quality. From his daily deaths of trou-
BILE and struggle, from the death of
goals he cannot reach, the deaths Of
gladness and love, Of hopes that die
with each sunset, he is reclaimed a
thousand times. He cannot really die,
for all the seeming deaths that daily
attend him. They fall into the ground
and die. He rises, raised by the power
Of life in him, and new hopes, new
works he brings forth.
To set this life-power to eternal
things is hard for him, being within a
material world of his own creation.
He has lost the intensity Of desire for
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
TO BUY VESSELS FROM JAPAN
Mexican Government Neyotiates for
Purchase of Several Ships.

Washington. April 12.-The Mexican
government Is negotiating with Japa.
nese interests for the purchase OF a
number of steamships, according to
Mexico City advices. The Carranza
government, 1t is declared. contem
plates the inauguration OF govern.
ment owned service between Mexican
and South American ports. Great
Britain Is turning her attention to
Mexican trade, the advices reported
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
GOVERNMENT APPEALS CASE
Seeks Right to Fix Railway Rates In
North Dakota.

Washington. April 12.-Authority of
the director general of railroads to fix
freight and passenger rates is to be
determined by the Supreme Court.
Appeals were filed by the government
from North Dakota supreme court
DEGREES enjoining the Northern Pacific
railway and other lines in that state
from charging increased rates and
ordering them. along with the director
general to show cause why the in
junction should not be made perma-
nent.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
Company of American Infantry
MutinieS When Ordered to
Russian Front.
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
War Department at Washington Con,
firms Recent Press Dispatches Re-
eeived From Correspondents
at Archangei.

Washington, April 12.-The War de-
partment issued an official statement
confirming advices from Archangel
that what amounted to a mutiny oc-
Cured among the American troops
there March 30.
A company of infantry, the message
stated, refused to entrain for the front
until personally urged to do so by
Col. George II. Stewart, commanding
the American contingent. Open
threats we're made of general mutiny
unless a definite statement from Wash
ington, insuring early withdrawal was
forthcoming.
The text OF the paraphrase OF the
code message, dated March 81 follows,
the department having eliminated the
identification of the company and cor
tain military information not bearing
on the incident.
Men Refused to Pack.
Yesterday morning, March 30, a
company of infantry, having received
orders to railroad front, was ordered
out of barracks for the purpose OF
packing sleds for the trip across the
river to the railroad station.
The noncommissioned officer who
was in charge OF the packing soon
reported to the officers that the men
refused to obey. officers then took
charge and all except one man began
reluctantly to pack after considerable
delay. The one soldier was placed
in confinement. Colonel Stewart had
the men assembled to talk with them.
upon the condition that the
prisoner above mentioned vas released
the men agreed to go. This was done
and the company then proceeded to
the railway station and entrained for
the front. That they would not go to
the front line positions was openly
stated by the men, however. and they
would only go to 0bozerskaya. They
also stated that general mutiny would
soon come IL there was not some
definite statement forthcoming from
Washington with regard to the re-
moyal of American troops from Russia
at the earliest possible date"
withdrawal 10 Ordered.
The department has cabled for more
Information. From the message re-
ceived officials were unable to asccr-
tain whether a condition Of mutiny
had In fact developed in the past ten
days. No comment vas forthcoming
as to the course to be pursued.
Presumably, II was said, Colonel
Stewart had been advised directly
that 1t was the purpose Of the Supreme
War council to withdraw the entire
force from Northern Russia when ice
blockading the harbors goes out.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
CLEMENCY IS
Attorney General Acts in Fifty-two
Spy Law Convictions.

Washington, April 12.-Recommen.
dations for executive clemency for So
persons convicted under the espionage
by Attorney General Palmer. The
names and communication in each case
will not be announced until the Presi-
dent has acted.
This is in line with the policy of
clemency inaugurated by Thomas w.
Gregory. as attorney general, and ap.
proved by President Wilson recently
through extension of clemency in So
cases.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
READY TO SERVE SENTENCE
Eugene v. Debs Says He viii Not
Seek Any Delay.

Terre Haute, Ind, April 12.-Eu.
gene V. Debs, under sentence for vio-
lating the espionage law, said here
that he was getting ready to begin his
sentence in federal prison.
He declared he would not ask for
one minutes delay or respite. and
added:
During my incarceration my com
rades will be true and my enemies will
be satisfied and therefore. as far as |
am concerned all is well with the
world"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
EXECUTING REBEL LEADERS
Hungarian Red Government Is Ruling
With Iron Hand.

Hungarian Red Government Is Ruling
With Iron Hand.
Budapest, April 1.-THE Hungarian
soviet government, threatened by sew
eral r%eyolts, is dealing mercilessly
with the leaders. About 500 peasants
from the region around H~arospatak
catered the town and attacked the
Fed garrison. Several soldiers and
workmen who went to the soldiers aid
were killed and many wounded.
The peasant leader, Anthony Becker,
as well as another peasant, were con-
demned to death Immediately by a rev.
olutionary tribunal. The two leaders
were hanged and the other peasants
were sentenced to 10 years imprison-
ment.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
MEAT PRICES MAY INCREASE
Packers Declare Conditions Due to
European Demand.

Chicago. April IL. - Present high
prices of meats will continue for a
long time and may even go higher.
This was the official statement given
out here by the American Meat Pack.
ers' association regarding prices and
their probable trend. The association
includes large and small packers.
With hungry nations in Europe de.
pending on this country for meat, the
increased demand is bound to keep
prices up, the association said.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
x. Of c. Thanked by NAVY.

Washington. April 12.-The navy's
thanks for welfare work during the
war. with an expression of hope that
similar activities would continue in
peace times. were conveyed to the
Knights OF. Columbus headquarters
here by Acting Secretary Roosevelt.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17

Two Million Cartridges to Mexico.
Laredo, Texas, April 1.-TWO mil
lion rounds Of seven millimeter rife
cartridges for the s of the Mexican
government forces were taken across
to the Mexican side Of the border by
permission of the American author.
titles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
War FInance Bonds Sold.

Washington. April i2.-The war fin
ance corporation notified Federal Re-
serve banks to receive no more sub.
scriptions to the $500. 0o0, 900 issue of
5 per cen one-year bonds. The issue
has been a success. said q statement
by the corporation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
Amateur BOXING Sin Killed.

Lincoln. Neb., April 12.-Legisla-
tion designed to permit amateur box
ing matches by clubs securing permits
from local authorities was defeated by
the Nebraska legislature.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17

Washington. April 12.-Edward r
Morgan, an American citizen. was
murdered at Chiyela. 45 miles from
Salina Cruz. April s.. according to adj
vices to the State department.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
NEW ZEALAND May GO DRY
Prohibition Is Leading With Returns
lncomplete.

wellington, N. T., April 1.-THE
vote on the question OF prohibition for
New Zealand stands on the returns SO
far received as follows:
For continuance OF the present H.
ems system, 220,602.
For prohibition. 1855.
There are still a few home returns
and the votes of 10000 soldiers to be
received.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
Argentina Women Ask Vote.

Buenos Aires. April 12.-The wo-
mans party recently organized has
published its platform. demanding
equality with men in national aud pro-
vincial governmental Offices as well as
In voting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
win Confer with paderewski.

Chicago. April 12.-Henry X. sienna.
jer. secretary of the National Polish
department, left here for a six months
trip to Paris and Warsaw to confer
with Prime Minister Paderewski re-
garding Poland's foreign trade.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
ANTI-REDs BEsIEGE MUNICH
Bavarlan Capital Declared Surrounded
BY Deposed Government Forces.

Berlin, April 12.-Wurzburg has been
r%ecaptured and Munich entirely sur
rounded by forces OF the deposed So
cialist government. according to ad-
vices received here.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
TAKE TWO MACHINE GUNS
Americans Raid Anarchist Positions
On Russian Front.

Archangel, April 12.-American and
Russian forces raided the Bclshevik
position about Bolshie 0zerki, taking
nine prisoners and two machine guns
and destroying a blockhouse.
On the Kadish road American pa.
trolls rafded an enemy advance post,
taking three prisoners.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
CANADA TO SEND MISSION
Desires Resumption Of Flour Ship
ments to England.

Montreal, April 12.-As a result OF
representations made by Sir Thomas
White. acting premier, and T. A.
Crerar. minister Of agriculture. the
Canadian milling industry will send q
representative to Great Britain this
month for the purpose Of bringing
about as oon al possible a resump-
ton of the Canadian export business
in -four.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-04-17
BEGINS HOLY WEEK
For Many Centuries Palm Sunday
Has Been Day of Peculiar
Significance.

~ AIM SUNDAY is the name
~ usually given to the sixth and
last Sunday In Lent and the
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MOHU JEJ DOSTATI? TOT
Sc. vi. ZE ANO!

Prohibicni zakony vyvolaly
velke poboureni mezi obecen-
stvem. Mnozi z tech, kdoz We
di, re jedinyln pine spolehli-
wynn lekem pri nechuti k jldlu,
nadymani, zacpe, boleni hlavy
a ruznych jinych zaludecnich
potfzich jest Trinerovo Leciva
Horke Vino, psali nam oba-
YOU: Tyka Sc prohibice take to
hoto leku? Mohu j,ej dostati po
Il. cervenci? Zaiiste, dostaneta
ljej vzdy zrovna jake dnes, pro
toze Trinerovo Lecive Horke
Vino jest radny lex, jehoz for
mule byla poznovu schvalena
dne 2. kvetna 1919 spolkovym
odborem pro vnitfni davky We
Washingtone jakozto Jplne Wy
hovujicl prohibicnim zakondm.
Stejne schvalena znovu i for
mule Trinerovy Angeliky Hor
ke - znate tento vytecny lex?
Podnecuje zivotni silu a energii
a cini brine tszke prace leh-
kym jako pirko, coz jest zvla-
ste vltano farmarum v blizi-
cim Sc obdobi mi. Opatrte ST
domaci zasobu Timed a mejte
tyto leky stale po ruce. Kazda
lekarna je prodava. - Josef
Triner Company, 1333-1343 S.
Ashland Ave, Chicago, I'll.
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(Severa's Medcated Skin Soap). Jest
to Dfijemne toiletnf mJdlo pro kazde-
no elena rodiny. Muzi 81 jc chvan pri
holenf. Cena p centu &c dan.
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smi sc pohlizeti jako ma posli-

smi Sc pohlizeti jako ma posli-
cky, ucne atd., o nez narod Sc
nemusi starati, o nez Sc nemu-
81 zajimat, u nichz skola a hra
pfestava jakmile zamestnava-
tel mdze je upotrebiti k praci.
Musime Sc nauciti hledeti ma
'dorost jake ma nasi nadeji, ma
slib, kterym narod nemdze ply
tvati. Jich svald, jich mozk1
must byti vyuzitkovano pro ma
rod a ne ku prospechu jedno-
tlivca ma ukor celku. Cd toho
zavisi budoucnost demokracie,
jez ma pred sebou mnohem We
tsf boje, ma nez sc civilisace mu
81 pfipraviti, k nimz bude "a
potfebi celeho naroda a ne jen
armady. Nestaci k priprave
neake sebe vetsi cviciste, musi
tam byti celia zem."
Potud clanek ten. Je jiste
tresti vaznych a dlouhych L.
vah, jest vysledkem bedliveho
pozorovani. Kdyz mluvi tax ca
sopis k narodu citajicimu ne
kolik desitek miliond, co pra-
vdy mem pro narod tax maly,
jak je mas cesky? Nemusi on
1silovneji pracovati? Nemusi-
me my Americe k sobe tim
pevneji primknouti, chceme-li
prodlouziti zde mas narodni
zivot? Kde jinde nez v telo-
cvicne bratrstejsi, demokrati-
ctejsi zivot jest pestovan?
WsslI iWsA
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Ys.sAHii. sVSS.A
KORU PATRf $4,000?


V kanelari valecneho pojiSt6
nj naleza Sc pritomne 2119 po
neznihc zasilek V uhrnne Gene
s28. 600, ktere nemohou byti
dodany pro nedostatecne ozna
ceni. Mnoho Z techto penez ie
asl urceno ma zaplaceni premii
ma pojistky, avSak, ejezto Sc o
tom zasilce nemluvi, nemuze
byti vystavena patficna stvrzen
ka.
! Kazdodenne dochazi na sta
peneznlch zasilek V c,ekach, po
stovnich i bankovnich poukaz
kach, kazdy den vsak dojde ne
ktera zasflka, jiz nemozno nj
kan zafaditi. DoJde ma pr. "a
silka, provazena touto velml
urcitou poznamkou: "roto Jes;
pro meho syna Jana a pode-
psana je Mrs. Smith. V tako-
vem pripade zarazen jest dopis
1nezi neztotoznene zasilky a
.le zahajen pokus ma vypatrani
toho, komu zasilka vlastne jest
urcea. Je-li st'astnou nahodou
dopis opatren adresou zasilate
lovou, dopise Sc tomuto O SPRAY
ne informace. Nedojde-li zahy
odpOved' jest ma Gredniku, aby
patral We .sbirce listin po n6ja-
KEN starsim dopisu teze osoby
tax Sc snad dozvedel, komu
zasilka mohla byti urcena.
Kdyz i to jest bezvysledne, pa
ira Sc seznamu poii5tek ia
dosti pojisteni.
Casio take dojdou bankovni
poukazky, ktere mceho nesde
luii o jmenu zasilatelove, nebo
Ia jakyim ucelem jest poukaz
ka posilana. Tu Ease Jest nutno
idopsati bance, ably Sc ziistilo
Ijn1eno toho, kdo bankovnl pou
kaZku zakoupil a nae byla "a
slana. Casio vsak banka neni
to dati poJrebne informace
patrani kancelare musi Sc
obratiti iinym smerem.
j kancelar valecneho pojiSte-
nj snazi Sc re vSech sill ztotoz
niti zasilky az dosud neurcene
ma Sc "a to, re znacna cast
t6chto $4,000 dojde sveho ur-
ceni a bude ma konec dodana
prave osobe. To znamena vsak
velkou ztratu casu, ZnaCnOu na
manu- a Zvyseni vytoh, spoje-
nVch S 'touto praci. Jest v mo
ci kazde osoby, ktera posila
pcnlze, ably kancelari ulehcila
tento ukol spravnym pozname-
nanim sve adresy toho, komu
ma byti obnos odeyzdan W.
slovnym udanim ucele, "a ja-
kym zasilka ucinena byla. Pri
zasl.ani splatky na poiiSteni jc
nutno udati jmeno Doiistenaho.
cislo jeho vojenskeho oddilu.
cislo icho certifikatu a jeho po
sladnl adresu.
xkl r. &NIxIAA1 I-YC non
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SOKOLSKA
HLfDKA.
Pof1da T. Vonasek,
1647 So. st. Louis Ave.
Chicago.
(PokracOvani.)


potion teprve, ably byla nejaka
pozornost venovana dorostu.
Prozretelnost sama tax urcuje.
Nekteri pri tom mysli pouze z
vojenskeho stanoviska, JIM "a
Sc z delnickeho, JIM z obcan-
skeho, ale vsichni souhlasi 5
tim, re nesmime dbati zadnych
obeti nutnych k zabezpeceni
zdravi dospivajicich deti, re
musi byti podporovan vyviq a
vzrust jejich. Protoze teIesna
vychova povzbuzuje ducha,
musl byti die odporuceni skol-
nj rady zavedeno We vsech sko
ZACH pravidelne cviceni. Verej-
nym hristlm musi byti venova
na lepsi pozrnost. Pokracovaci
skoly must byJi doplnovacim
prostredkam vychovy ditek, jez
musi do prace. Musi byti zme-
neny pracovni pomery, tax a.
by detska prace nebyla tax Wy
uzitkovana jak "a dneSnich po-
merd Sc dele ma ukor zdravi a
musi byti postavena hraz writ
stu systemu detske prace, KITE
rou zdravi ditek, jez bylo We
skoiach zlepseno Dyva podlamo
vano. Pred valkou bylo zjisteno
re ami ne celych pet procent dl
tex tovarnach zamestnanych
nlelo prilezitost zdravi sve obr-
niti proti nasledkum ucinkdm
zamestnani V dusnych mistno-
stech. Die zpravy Jiriho New
mana behem valky zvlaStni po
merry valkou privodene vyzada
ly 81 zamestnani dalSich $4,000
mad prumer mladych ditek to
varnach. Zkusenost take uka-
zala, re voienskym cvicenim
nedocili Sc dobrych vojakG. U
mladych lidi Sc zada plny W.
vim jejich udu q mysle, spra-
vne drzeni tela, ovladani sva-
lii a dodavajici pohotovost ke
kazdemu ukolu. Voienska cvi-
ceni zabiji zajem hochu, an
jsou jednotvarna a unavujici.
Pravidelne cviceni jest potreb-
ne u vojska, ale tam dokonava
vychovu telesnou a ne aby j Wy
restovalo. Neni vychovne samo
sobe, neb je V mysl, jak Sc ii
ka vtloukano, neni dobrym pro
stfedkem k vycviku Okla, neb
ruky a svalu. Proto chceme-li
vychovavati mladiky. nichz
rychle by Sc stall vojini, nemU-
zene jim poskytnouti mic lepsi
no nez cviciti je soustavne od
mladi a davati Jim cviceni ta-
kova, phi nichz by bylo pocho-
dovani a cviceni sc zbrani pod
fadne. V armade byla uznana
soustava svedska "a ustavnou.
Kdyz Sc pred lety mluvilo
zarizeni telocvicen Tikalo Sc, re
ii kdoz plati dane, by nemohli
snesti bremeno takto ma ne IL
valovane. Verejne mineni ne
bylo pro neco podobneho jeSte
piipraveno. Valka pTesvedcila
iak chatrne hyly vymluvy,
co tim odkladem bylo ztrace-
no. Nehledelo Sc ma zdravi ma
roda, to nebylo brano v uvahu.
Bylo to chybou, kterou Sc ztra-
tilo daleko vic nez by bylo Wy
zadovalo v6novani pozorno~ti
telesne vychove dorostu. Cd
chyby te, Sc Anglie must ucit,
musi 81 wit "a ukol vychova-
ii CO mono nejzdravejSi lid. S
telesnou vychovou must Sc "a
pociti v utlem yeku a must by
ii nj pokracovano kdyz je
decko Skole odrostle, az do We
ku dospelosti. Ma takou vycho-
WI musl vlada We SVEN prospe-
chu dohlizeti, musl mad nj bdi-
ii a il povzbuzovati. Narod ne
smf vic zanedbati to, CO pro
kazdeho jejiho obcana ie nej-
dulezitejsi ---- zdravi. Musime
ma nasi omladinu pohlizeti ne
jako ma maietek prumyslniku,
ne jako nastroje k dobyvanl
,JroiT boh ofctyi ala iakO na
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-30

IL The dramatic and other works which
were produced and published, from the last
years Of the sixteenth century on, under the
name of the actor, William Shakespeare. of
Standardization, cannot by any manner
of means have been composed by this per
sonagc.
20. All the evidence goes to prove that the
veritable author of these works was mem
Der of the English artocracy who wished to
keep his identity a secret.
90. An extraordinary combination of con-
cordanccs, of differences and of positive
facts justifies in thinking that the dramas
and the other poetical compositions at
tributed to William Shakespeare are, in
reality, the work of William Stanley, sixth
Earl of Derby 0561-1642).
SIN whatever domain we pursue our re-
searches" observes M. Lefranc in restating.
somewhat less badly, these same conclu
sions, multiple concordances. clear, con-
vincing and decisive, appear between the
facts of the life of William Stanley, sixth
Earl of Derby, and the plays published
under the name of William Shakespeare.
Everything, in brief, appears to US
mediocre In the man of Stratford; his por-
trait, his handwriting, his marriage, his
love affairs, his business affairs, his last
will and testament his soul. We can never
recognize in him the author of King Lear
or OF The Tempest Per contra, the career
of William Stanley, sixth Earl Of Derby, his
extended travels, his tempcstuous existence,
his ordeals and his passionate attachment
to the theatre, offer us the most perfect
accord conceivable with the works of the
greatest creator Of souls. There is
fundamental contradiction between the
actor from Stratford and the refined and
aristocratic works with which he Is con-
sidcrcd to have made his debut in his NAV
"r'NnR chrcer' The author Of the
pieces played and published under the name
OF shakespcarc could be only member Of
inc English aristocracy, patrcnn, familiar
by birth and by education with the politics.
the manners and morals, the traditions. the
Ideals, the sentiments, the preoccupntjons
and the language OF the most elevated and
the most polished social classes Of the
Elizabethan epoch. /. All the Shake
spearian plays, with one or two exceptions.
are situated in the courts OF kings or In the
hb0des Of the great. Never have the idcaa
and the sentiments Of prnccly and aristo-
cratic miieux been comprehendcd and de-
scribed with a more Intimate, a more subtle
penetration. Similarly the Significance Of
race, Of nobility Of blood, never met n more
sympathetic interpreter. No genuine con
noisseur can hesitate to recognize this gen
cral trait in tho immortal works. Every
where, and especially IN the political pieces
we feel that 1t IN member Of an nrstocracy
iho ~ speaking and that he treats things