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XII Canal Problem

PARIS, Mzrch c-Stephau Pirho1.
minister os foreign affairs. in his waek-
" talk with tho ncwspap"-m"n ~ tn"
Cruu y Orsav to-lay declared that tn"
cucstion OF the disposition .: tn" Cor
man feet had not yst boon brought De-
fore the peacn conference" Questions ~
70 tho measures designed % remove tn
strategic value ~: tho ki"l cana! 10 Cor
MANY had not been discussed. h" said.
He considered the lliel cara! Il prob
inrr ono of the highest Importance. Dis
cussion o: Marshal FnChs report b. tho
five great powers In IN" cout"-nnc" will
begin Tomorrow. VI. E>ichoa added tha,
,hc economic counciI had not submitted
its report on tho blockade question. but
that this would hn studied in connection
with tho general military conditions
which arr to nc imposed on Germany.
Too Near the Frontier.
PARIS. March 2.--R"ne Nirfni. for
met French premier addressing = meet
ing of the French relief society hero lasr
right. said that everybody should 500
tho devastated regions of Northern
france. He added:
Paris IS 100 near tho frontier. II IS
i.upassIbir 10 move Paris frc-, ;hr :rn--
-ier. Thrrcfore IL is n"cesSar,. thu; 80
frontier BE- removed from thN front ot
TtariS.@
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CHICAGO. March SIX sailors 81
no ,;rcat Lakes na.'as training station
arc in Gus. ody ami III" hu,Iy rt another
Il $u,c:I..--,S III - unrrur ~ = result
az alleged Erat'IAg :! ""nn"'i."i! WIFE
tn" dlNcharg" "i m:n from IN" Sta
tivn. il WAS learned :toniEh:. L.:"nt-m-
ant Commander =. : i,"h"ri~. rN"'u-
.;yn officer ai III. sir;:uu. sand II" "I;-
,i,nc" mad been found :" support i
rhnr1n that discharges actually Lad
l,r.n sold hu, that 4 uumb'r of en-.
listed mon .ud Il G"w petty "iiI'"rS
ha,l apparently nr,rlir"d frai"d IN
som" e: th"ir inas"~ ~ I""i">>:n" It"
hav. !mrlu"nr" n 0bta ming releases.
Thr ,Y,>'ru," uC ~" IhE"-'i~Hl!""
h"rnln. auuwi, Today. inil"wi'IE -" S':'-
cid. y.'.rdny q! Samuel MoSro"ii::. -.
or p.'ruli = Second class seaman. wh"
plunged from, nu eighth -t"ry window
Of tn" local uaIa, rnlollrE"n"" office"
arIrr making "Cu' >sl"u. a""u:!lnS
20 I.."u,"rani Eiw II J.. E:"NH.
Il an not snrIin"i !" i"li"r" 'h'S
matt" WIS anything mar" srri"ns ih"n
Il fraud prari,''"d i'N M"s""wi'G aHi
possibly others. f"r u" "f!lr"TS maze
vri hr"n ruN"iv"d.' sd i.'"utSnar:
rninrrrnd'r I:"hcrt..
w" nav. s.N mon III custody. nat
mono ur ih.ni har: rr:,d" ANY '"i'"S*-
ions %n far - ha," learned. tn"
birhrS. amount oh:a!nri Icy M"Sc"W!i:
,v,x SO "" hIt., learned "f i ..ali
.in1..,....s,.s II, " IA. il" Was IN. Early
- Drrnirho,. W learned Uf !nu- y""rE
.r,cu merely boys W." "a'i Sw.'hl"H
four others. nh'Hi'i'm" in H'"rnE" a.
.,hn,l, SO .a,;t li,.,T - !E",r HoH'h
,hr, w.r. merely ~'''r d.Sh"n"Fah''
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Returning Chaplain Of y. $. Army
Tells Of the Terrible Days at Brest
When Influenza Took 1000 Victims

with regular military S"rEic', nav" ''H-
tur;li!N n" r.n""n for covering up any
ut In. mistakes If Ih" military. R"inE
vitality Interested III III work IN behalf
Of both civilians AMI soldiers. | think
can lt. trusted Ia d!SCrirninat" as h"-
twncr villa; - Tor th"ir benefit and their
injury.
when n" army moved into France
i; G,! So ms Il hugo. III larc" part. new
urEuni5n;inn. breaking virEin soil. We
uorc as much prepared TO So into
France q. tho Frnnch were prepared to
receive us. At this time Franco was
calling for our soldiers. We realized
the occd q: haste in getting tho mon
across.
"Sor,o rolkr arrn; n .hinh ,Eat q =
,crr.lic bccnus,, our Hay: ;rc i...H, i:
frrrs on !h" hills rTnunu Tor; @iilz"n.
vn ,hrsn Of liz who hnvr had 'heir
wrIl being IN mimi hay" thanked God
,Eut ;hr hcys had '"r I"n'H !""t"nd 'ot
y.uutiru huta. Tho .r:ld"nry IlwryH IN
10 crowd t:ir i"rr::r!.r. lnriT'h%' - II
crowd dln,.nr Nc riv"i IN" lives "f
rhuueunf. u. i'"ya b. grti!nr iii'In sEto
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PADERENSKI
5EE5POLAND
TRIUMPHANT
GREATEST TASK is TO
DESTROY BOLSHEVISM
Not An Individual Peril, But A
Peril To Christian
Civilization
WASHINGTON, March

WASHINGTON. March =
Poland was described TaS thH
: hlackeSt hunger SPOT in Europe.
) in a statement ro-,;Ety by Jonn t.
! Stnui$ki. IWHsh commissioner for
; .h,. United States. MGR" thah
i5n, 900 tons Of, food mus; re
Sc:.t - Warsaw - HaS S.-id. q
sustain IN" population I'll! the
Sur,n. crops ~: available.
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Arrested For Stealing
Fifty Million Rub|es

STOtTEOI.M, March 2.--Adv'rns r"-
C"!ycd her" from F"lS!ncforS say "a"
i;nlShoviE food Distributor in I"lr"Sra6.
StrIirvski. has h""n arr''Ard. charged
with c,nb,zzl'nG 70. nHh. .0nm r,'hi">.
TIL" ad7-,c"S add ,ha' IN" E"'sh"TrS's.
during r"c"nt days. hnn1harf"d \arNa.
using 5.hnh Sh"lls. rNc% DESTROYED -"
ca rrn.: and Killed q civilians rh" T-'r-
u,:,,ion Of tho region T., ported 80 IL
fleeing.
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FRENCHF!GHT
FORPEACE WITH
THE STRONG ARM
INTERNATIONAL FORCE
STILL COMMENDED FOR
Amendment To League OF
Nations Constitution Pro-
posed By America

PARIS. March :. Try ;hH Associated
)-T0e eighth week % III" p"'aec
conference opens With Increased "ff"rt
by the working commissions 20 got their
projects ready for consideration when
President Wilson. Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Orlando return "a
Paris.
No one IS MON anxious tor prompt
action than the French counlSslon"r@
who want 20 hasten not only m" com
ptrticn OF the rcac" treaty. aat me
abortion oS the league ot nations plan
"a aa integral part Uf X. An opening
for 4 revision Of the plon tha; Wilt not
threaten tho intHgrit? Of thc l"aS'" ap-
,,cacs ~ De broadening. NJ. 'iHho@.
J>rench foreign miuiS,sr. has indicated
that ne viii Offer amendments. relating
20 an International t"ccH.
r - though; ;nat the conference may
consider oth.- amendments such 1S ;rAE
b., -".a-,l"t II AIr-1cI rs Ct-c''SS;tTE -
rnnl"v. n. ambiguity -: clauses tn''
might affect tn" M"UrGH 1oci7n''. IN"
right O. secession FROM lh' l"acG' at;d
the methods o. using ;occ" against re-
raicritra,,t nations. tn" Ac"rt"an dole
gates. il is said. gr1% consider the pre-
sf-ntatinn o. such amendments. h"t ~"
awaiting thr rNturn o. tn" President
before defining their attitude.
French Apprehens1ve.
French apprehension is growing over
tho, danger uc anarchy IN Germany. and
the French delegates d"sirH - hasten
the conclusion OF tho pnsLcr treaty and
incorporate In x measures for IL" pro-
lection which they hav" "1Is'ct"! tron
the League Of Nations. II. richnH. 70
flecttnS this view, said ;ha: "r"-y one
wants a responsible government ~ Ger
many with which D@ac" me: bc coa-
elu3ed.
NJ. r:chon regards o: primo import
ance the decision OF tho supreme coun-
r:i Ia create L financial section Of N"
IeaSue OF Nations. Som" delegates hav"
suggested that the supreme council has
TINS transferred 70 the eventual league
of nations the responsibility Tor han
ding the subject OF International pool
ing Of assets and liabilities. growing
out OF the war. which. might oinerw'S"
have retarded the conclusion Of the
peace treaty
Some immediately pressing work has
been srrsihly advanced. l. - thought,
bv tho creation ot committee on
boundaries which will take up all rc-
ports on frontiers and get them ready
<o- consideration by II" end @: N" S'"'1
IN directed hy tho council or ten. THIS
task viii b. facllit3t"d. Il IS a"ii"vrH.
nv the decision 10 deal TOW only with
boundary clairaS growing out ot Rho war
and not admitting retroactive discus
sions-
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SON, D|5CRACED,
ENDSLIFE;9|RE
DIES IF GRIEF
NAVAL SCANDAL AT
CHICAGO is TRAGIC
Petty Grating Practiced AT
The Great Lakes Naval
Station

nETROTr. M:ch.. March @.--TaE-
INK 20 his hcd hrar;br0Kr' upon be-
.ng informed III the arrest ~ ms
So,a- Samuel MoGcnwi:z. II ""nn""-
;inu with alleged grating III s""ur-
rnr discharges :r"gu lii" ';r'ni l."h"$.
training sta ."u. Solomon M"S'"-
VIII. aged S". - dead her. I"dH|
:h. family maS notified g; h" I"'-
lid. IN rhl"aG" "f til" t"E. wA"'
relatives *ny. wa- II" fHv"r!l" son
rnI largely H.. :urp..; "f his
father.
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VICTORY LOAN e: :;
WINS: WOMAN
SUFFRAGE IS
AGAIN LOSER.
FILIBUSTER BY
SEN. LA TOILETTE
Against Loan Measure Aban.
doned Early Sunday For
Lack OF Support

WASHINGTON. March c.-Thc sixty
fif,b conrrcss enters tomorrow upon its,
last full working day facing an unprc-
ccdcntnd mass nf legislation, but with
the contested Victory Loan bill out
Of rhc way, poth senate and house after
conyrninC in tho morning arc expected
10 work steadily until SIne die ADJOURN
rrciil at noon Tuesday.
Th. senat" remained in session all last
night 10 pass tho loan bill. the Keystone
measure Of the calendar, ad)ournihs
shortly before o'clock this morning.
while the house today held business
>cssics, disposins of III" conference re-
nor, on the hospital bill. The senate
also held a brief session To-Day toi
culogics Of deceased congressman Out
business went over until tomorrow.
Passage of The loan bill without a rcs>
ord vote and in the Identical FORM 10
which il came from the house definitely
marked tho course Of the future IcgiS-
,ailon and gave assurance that president
Wilson would not find it necessary l"
change his plan of dcf"rrinG call OF
M, nry congress until after his return
iron, France, probably in June. MOST
romlhlicans favored an earlier extra
session bur after Republican senator's
at confrr"pc" last night lailea ~
1r:ic ich an. eco isor aS 10 the adv'saDill'F
of UbSl:iC.ITS iIls lotII S'N' N'S
...r W., undertaken.
Big Bill May Pan.
Although many important ni'Is. IN
,,,idin., The $40 nUnH0Q navy approprla-
ZION mrasurr with it's authorization OF
new three year building program ana
,h., S2.956.N 900 army appropriation pIH
are doomed TO apparent failure. auinih-
is,r,,ion leaders believe that none IS AZ
such imrurianr" Ia require an early
IF congress and that I'll" president
adhere Ia his original plan annouhccu-
las, week after he arrived from far,s'
FINAL action by III" hous" on the 81, 81,
ou0 tnu 900 WHEAT price guarantee pill
- rypcc,r,l Tomorrow with the measure
rn.u ready for the Presidents sigma
iurr Another important bill no" re-.
ynrdcd as certain of enactment Is Inc
.,,nnr.l deficiency appropriation meas
gre carving s7jU U.Dnu,o00 additional lo'
,hc railroad administration.
or other important bills .rsmainins'
leaders tonight planned 10 pass the Dip
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EEETIIN. saturday. March l. fRy Tho
ASSrci;t,rd Press THAT III" H"lSH"-
Visit, hnH,' SIIrC.."'!"I ~ In" pr1paGt!tlr
.rr Su.i,H ",.i,. !. amply "vld"ur.i ny
-" s,nv"Siirnrut'% imd'yi$ton w3th re-
S;,"r- t. IA" plan So iu'"rr"rlt" t'r
ld.",s =: the Sn,di"rS' md w"rkm"u'S or
r1njHa,ton in III" constitution. Thor" =
fur; iI"r ,.\-i,rn.' ii.r; ia" iH2"i"'ndrnt
scriu.iS,s a"" preparing 80 iHpH" I"r'-
mon an" wlth 'hr Sntrla"aus IN an
effort - overthrow IA" S'h"id"mann
c;5in", by launching general E;rlk"
with 'hn purpose ~: :orc.nS tn" 'sSu"
oC Soviet rule.
The WG!;uar Eov'rrmrn; Is tliT!nG
with ~" latter idea This seems :" hc
Indicated by ihc suggestion n"w bong
considered ;hut ;!ro assembly h" GIN"u
ar auxiliary Chunhrr comprising mem
hcrS OF SovletS boards.
Tho Gcrmau DriSh""i=tS 1-" "mplny-
Ing now tactics along political lines. In
Friduy's election - III" "Accuti"" com
.ri.i"r q: IN" create Err!in $ovi"tS they
captured w" Sr:t's. their first rrpr"Sn~-
~: on III thai bod" II which )ii'y auh
Il" independents have now an .c/c
vote.
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EF:fLIN March 2.---SNartacan ,c.td
ers IN III" strike district nr t"ntraI
Germany ar" sending OUT prnptga nd:t
by trains ard auIoDohilr$ into districts
NOT as -! affected by tn" slrik"- Nn
unsch.riUled ;raIn "f which Ia" spar
'acaus had obtained control attempted
e. pass the station at f.o;hcn. U,:: WaS
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WARSAW. Saturday. March l.-@By
.ha Associated! r-css. >--"tHan you op-
pos, EoIshcvis:a with tho Rthlc: That
&c = o,rst;nn whic.. tho world IS facing
to-day
T-noZr Jan i'a,i"rrwsEi. tht premier
Of Poland. Sorro what :."ttled ~ IN" ap-
r,rrrr American opposition 20 ti"N DIX
l,,I:sh ARM whiru is being FORM"
Will. the :,"ar" c"nf"r"ac" $ St'inE'
.slird this o. IL" ASsn"iatcd Press cor
rnSppnd"nt to-day. fir talked WIN ''''
CORRESPONDENTS IN his hS reception room
IN r., Hotel Erfs;"i. It was just aft"r
lunch, and ~ w;ia resting his mind from
.h,, IabnrS OF cisttt"rii hours daily Sitlc'
r,,,c";:it,rr las By watCh'1G 4 S"so'c'
conpan:or. S:Srnunds lw; n"SShI an
artiS. wei known in N" United states
PLAY SOLITAIRE
in his familiar s;yl". Poland is De-
r,innju- to see daylight. Poland has 20
'drht for her bright future. and W shall
fight. II W" perish. you VII perish
TOO
Peril of Bolshevisn.
II, s not an Individual p"ril. brrt a
rcr;I t,r civil Hation-tDr ihc ch';f"
Christian civilization. Peace and WORK
VIII no; XIII Ho!&h"viS!n as tar as w"
ar.. ..oncern-.d, t"caus" you cannot nave
peace and or:-;lni2" p-uSp"r rliy Wi'"
yaur next door u":ghh"r advising your
vo7k,n,:. net 20 work and paying agents
20 Gnstru* yOur factories a& quickly "a
you ,.sn bald them. Most rs"r'" IKE
"a 80. n1nncy without: working. and thas
= what HnlshHvik Russia offers.
When asked IL h" was able 70 recon
cile 'hc Polish army "T "5".hO0 with
tho lnarue OF nations plan, NJ P;td'zrew-
ski replied:
Yes. certainly. and am quito IN
sym pathy with shat PLAN. >olarG' :
army Is TO n" rrrrui'"d fnr such tlrnr
as is necessary 20 r"StnrG "7i"r m our
frrntlerS. l. will ~ an army "f p"ac"
ana order. or policemen, Il you viii.
n" same aa the Cri;",! STATES called
,:p 80 protect it's borders aloaE Mexico
from outrage.
"W-" d. NOT S~ea any quarrel. We
shall hc nnljcHrcd 20 50" 't1.$ pacific plan
worked nut. II - exactly our id"HN as
regards Poand'S :utur' winch ar" enter
tanned nv President Wilson, providing
ALSO thar an organization can hs built
70 caIah," nC enforcing III" mandates OF
:.urh Il court.
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WN9 N2fL8 &GAJ
" SsspIS ~ ~
- ErH1p CIX5E1
0r31RlgNr
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yV;ckershnr7 Paris CabIe-Dr Hills Four lines U

Cloudy Monday; Tuesday PROBABLY
Moderate Temperature.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-20
A TODOS CONVENE

IIl Sr. Tizol, director de la ex-
celente bandi, Municipal de Sar
Juan, tiene I'm proyecto que me
rece estimnlo. Quiere realizal
una excursion por la Isla, prime
TO. dandO cOnciertOs con el buen
coniunto musical que diriie, Y
quiere ampliar despues esa excur-
Sion. llevando la banda a los Els
tados Unidos. donde Sc propOne
cnltivar el repertoire espaiiol V
el de nuestros cOmpositOres ':re
gionales.
La Camara cOnOce va los pla
nes del maestro Tizol Y ell pdblicG
los. conoce VII tambien. La ga
{rantia dc que ha de rcaliZarlos, S.
Sc lie presta la ayuda Modesto que
solicita. la tenemos Ell ia probada
c0npetencia del notable musicC
que tanto contribuye Il nuestrt
progreso lirico, con la prestaci0r
de su inteligente concurso perso
nal a la organization de banda>
y de orqnestas.
NueStros Organismos pnblicos
ponen tan POGO de su parte para
coOperar al desarrollo Y cultivO
de las aptitudes musicales que
aqu1 Sc manifiestan con frecuente
eXpontaneidad, que no creemos
que huelga esta recommendation
para que la demanda del Macs
trO9 Tizol Sea atendida. dentrO de
- possible. Y hay que tener en-
cuenta que ,hahana cxpira el pla-
NJ para que Sc pueelan prcsental
aueros, proyectos de ley, Y tene-
NJ ts enteiftFtlo que la as }iraci6p
dc {csos lrtistas portor.ique1oS
p'r}'ien,-u VI q :dat:slro 1rza Su
caudilIo, no ha encontraGo ada Ia
,vinia viable tie que llegue Il tenet
realization practical.
Sin embargo, el Maestro IizoI
no lesconfia de- lograr su plbpo-
sito. IA opinion de muchos de
los representatives v senadores es
favorable al proyecto que el l.epu.
tado artista persigue. La excur-
sion de la Banda Municipal a la
Metr6poli seria muy ntil para la
eultura artistica de Puerto Rico.
Ello representaria un estimu1o
que los exceleites profesores sa-
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RESURCINlIENTO INTELLECTUAL

Puerto Rico volvio sus queha-
ceres domesticos; el ambiente lite
rario que Sc cuaj6 aqui Sc diso1.
vic en- una burla neurastenica de
Payaso traicionado...
Quedaron firmes en- sus puestos,
Jose Perez Losada, que trabajaba
obras para el Teatro y preparaba
un librO que Sc titula ''Los Muer-
tos en- Vida" Luis Brau, periodista
valientc, q. fustiga a los literatas-
tros y q. es formidablemente opOr-
tuno Ell sus arremetidas contra el
gobierno y los funcionarios pGbli-
cos; Cristobal Real, que escribia
incesantemente criticas mordis-
queantes, que eran ell terror de los
escritores; Fernandez Vanga, q. de
vez en- cuando publicaba artlculos
perfectamente cscritos Jose de Die
go, que hacia versos, pOlemizaba
con los de ''El Tempo, dirigia
su Partido, y Sc multiplicaba en-
una labor intellectual asombrosa:
Luis Munoz Rivera, que, desde
4 Washington. enviaba cronicas adF
mirables, como las saba hacer su
pluma; Mariana Abril, que seguia
en- LA Democracia" Jose Coll y
Vidal, que desdc ola COrrespon-
dencia' cruzaba sus armas de pc
riodista icon les viejos paladincs
de la Politica; Enrique Lefebre,
g. empezaba a peril su enorme 81
lueta de critico cn aquel ambiente
hostil la Belleza: Eugenio Astol,
que escribia cucntos y versos de
TN simbolismo nuevo: Nemcsio4 Ca
males. que no dejaba de colaborar
en- "El Dia'', periodico admira-
blemente dirigido por la pluma so
nora de Felix Matos Bernier; Luis
Dalta, que desde 'El Tempo" full
minaba va a la sociedad moderna
con los rayos de su pluma epica, y
Luis Samalea Iglesias, que escri-
,bia articulos llenos de brios y lla-
maradas, Ell I'm estilo propio, que
va revelaba todo un temperamento
de escritor Este escribi6 luego
TN maravilloso juicio sobre, las le-
{ yes de Indias, que podria traddqleiiiri- rfaddqqliii
Sc a todos los idionas. Iabia otros
que no puedo recordar Ell estQs ,ihs-
tantes. am, lauai s.
Sigue la historic. III. 4 f4cp
r. .RibcrG Ghe4.re,p0Ht
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SAN JUAN A VISTA DE PAJARO =.

! Hay aqui I'm grupo de malhe-
chores que Sc dedican exclu.
sivamente sembrar OdiOs en-
las almas contra los que santa
mente profesan la religion de la
pluma.
A esOs yo les daria un chan
cletazo con la chancleta de una
negra lavandera. :.
CuandO aqui Sc habla de lite
iratura tOdOs los que escriben
quisieran figurar en- primera
Inca. Seria necesariO hacer
un cat;llOgo de nombres v creO que
ann aSi no quedarian cOnfOrmes,
pues el primer puestO 10 disuten
para 81 muchOs de los que son es-
critOres ell estas ATTITUDES.
90
Hay OtrO rasgO mlly curiosO en-
nuestra psicOlOgia.
Hace POGO nos decia I'm buen
amigo nuestrO, que. cuandO al
iguien hablaba bien de el nadie lie
hacia referencia los elOgiOs que
lie prOpinaban; Ell cambiO. Sc des-
vivian por Communicable las malas
ausencias de sus amigos o los pun
zazOs literarios de las plumas que
Sc dedican a hacer eScarniO de la
vida de los demds.
Como Quiera que sea, yO me ale
gro de tOdO este mOvimientO lite
rario. Estas inquinas V estas NAL
querencias, prueban que el 4iOreci
mientO literario del pals, es un he
chO. TOda esa juventud que arro-
ia la Universidad de Puerto Rico,
es una juventud hrava, sedienta de
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La Bandera del Sr. Iglesias
CONTESTANDO

Bernard Silva, I'm jovencito of
cial de la Federation Libre v s,
balterno del senior Santiago Igle
slas, en- I'm suelto en- este mismo dia
rio, .rectifica una afirmacion mia
vertlda EN- m artlculo Que autori
ce con mi firma.
Como he dicho antes, en- todo:
mis- escritOs he anhelado dos cosas
ser correcto y justiciere.
Y, euando no logro estos anhe
los, sufro verdadera contrariedad.
Errar. como rcctificar es de hu
manos; y una afirmaci0n. err0nea
que ha tenido va su precedente no
es tan lastimera. nj tan odiosa como
Sc quiera hacer desde I'm princi
pio.
Ell dia I del corriente, de dos a
tres de la tarde llegaron a este puer
10, en- el Santiago de Cuba los
dcsportadOs de Cuba, seiores Ne
grin y Rarrics, quienes ell ele
mento socialista hizo una manifes
.tacion de recibimiento.
La prensa del dfa s dio la infor
macion de rigor sobre ell acto in
cure Ell ell mismo error, 81 10 hay,
de 10 de la bandera.
Yea el jovencito Bernard "La
Democraciar del dia 8 de mario
Y Sc topara, en- primera plana, con
un suelto titulado '.'IOS EXPUL
SADOS DE CUBA, de cuyo suel
to copio este parrafo, con todas sus
letras:
"Uno de los primeros ell llegar
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-20

,rIan agradecer v sabrian apro-
,echar. Ademas, quedaria demos
RADIO sobre el terreno. que Puerto
Rico tiene artistas. v cuandO m
pueblo tiene altistas es porque
.iene una herencia espiritual que
e hace digno de tOdas las consi-
leraciOneS.
No va, no pretende il la Banda
Municipal de San Juan Il deslum-
,rar con su con unto Ell las ciu-
ladies' en- que han dido V estall
,vendO cOnstantemente, admira-
)les V extraordinarias formacio-
les coStOsisimas. Pero puede ha-
.er un air0so papcl, V ademas
)uede adquirir mayor perfection
lue ha de aproyecharnoS n0so-
trOs.
:Que menos puede hacer Puer-
Rico por sus mlsicos, que de
noStrarles cl aprecio en que tiene
81 labor professional. poniendoles
en- condiciones lie perfeccionarla
V Ell plan lie servir de estlmulo a
III generaci6n que sube, llcna la
mente de ensuehOS, con tempera-
mento. con aptitud para ell cult
vo del divino arte, pero sin me-
dios de desarrollar v pulir las ia
cultades indudables?
No sel.ia la concession de esta
ayuda que solicita para su ex-
pedici0m artistica el Maestrc III
zol, I'M poderoso estimukpara los
que empiezan perdea' Ia fe Ell
su arte, abatidi..Ss por Ia indife-
rcncia lel Ii, gIio? !
No seriH 7tambitn IN Incentive
para los que todavrt suelian?..
Y, sobre todo. mo seria el CO.
niienzo. la iniciaciol lie III cam
bio de oBientaciOhes IN. nos di-
jeran que no debe desdeiiarse min
guna manifestation Ne arte, nj
debieramos confiar detnasiado en-
que nuestro temperamehto y nues-
ira afci0n esten supliendo toda
la vida, 10 que aquf no (hacen las
academias. los conservatorios. Dor
la sencilla razOR de qutvnuestro
estadO 10 los subvenciona. como
81 el artc no f,lera una necesidad
del espiritu.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-20

gloria, anhelosa de ser. :. Solo que
las reputaciones no Sc hacen ira
tandO de derrumbar los escrito-
res que estan en- la conciencia dc
su pueblo, sino creandOse nuevas
reputaciOnes con la pluma. ...,j
No hay NADIA que divierta tanto
como ell ''pavorealismo literario."
I No faltan, actualmente, j0veiies
que Sc pavoneen con una enorlne
cOrbata negra azul. ffIiY
Literature a base de vanidad -
diran algunOs. vi
No. Literature de pajaro vo-
landerO. NervOsismOs de los
veinte amos que pasan pronto.
cuandO no Sc tiene una vocaci0n
firme Y decidida, v un tempera
mentO acabadO de escribir.
EsOs histerismOs del ambiente
llevan v traen a los hombres, CO.
mo ell tiujo V refiujo de una ma
rea del pleniluniO'
Ell escritor de veras permanece
| flo, imperturbable, Ell un silen-
! clio riente de Buda. =
MuchOs j6venzuelos avidos de
nOtOriedad Green que insultandO
V manOteandO llaman la atencipl
del publico. LO unicO que inspi
ram eS risa.
Para lOgrar un nOmbre litera-
rariO. del cual puedan vanaglo-
riarse luegO. es precise haber lu-
chado muchO, tragar muchO acf-
bar Y mezclar ell pan con lagri-
mas de sangre... @sxs N
LUIS DE MIRAFLORE5S.