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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Leading Issues in
Mem York Trading
Suffer Big Losses


United steel at tho oeene
a. e. off VI Mexican Petroleum iso unchanged; cbs k
Paper ISM of southern Railway s7 VI Corn Prod
uets sH eff y; ranAmeroan en v; Royal York;
u Bethlehem IS.
lows
previous
q we
Of
q
Tho market rallied sharply In the early afternoon after the slump
which amounted
touching s7x. Na
selling which 1T
midday which show
readument enough
heaviest the
dropped 10 8
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
EGGS SHIPPED
PARCEL POST

wAsHrNoroN. July ~ s--AnIiions
Of eggs ars now being sent By parcel
post In fact eggs rank first among
farm products In being marketed
thru the pcssoffce.
To make pin money now, al q
farm woman needs IL q bunch OF
good laying hens. honest and regular
customers and necessary containers
for eggs. In other words. 10 COM
picte this cycle. an honest farm
woman must get In touch with
honest city folk. then she sends the
eggs regularly. and the city customers
send her checks regularly.
The department Of agriculture has
issued the following instructions for
sending eggs. by parcel post:
Eggs for direct marketing. II the
trade requires u. or IL II can be done
without any disadvantage. should be
assorted ~ 10 size and color. Eggs
irregular In shape, those which are
unusually long or thin shelled. or
which have shells otherwise defec-
i've. rnputo DC hept W thS bsceuscs
for home use.
Average hens eggs win weigh
about IN pounds to the dozen. or
two ounces apiece. The weight OF .
single dozen Of eggs In a carton.
properly packed and wrapped for
mailing, will run from two to three
pounds, depending on the nature Of
the particular container. the size OF
the eggs and the packing and wrap
ping used.
A parcel containing tive dozen
eggs win add perhaps cents 20 the
postage. tho sometimes only ] cent
depending on the nature OF the con-
,ainer and the packing and wrap
ping.
The larger the parcel twithin the
size and weight limits. tho cheaper
Is the postage. as the first pound OF
every package costs 5 cents within
the first and second zones. while
each additional pound, up to so. costa
but I cent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
SHARP DECLINE
IN CASH GRAINS
Losses Range From Five to
Ten Cents on Cash Oats

CHICAGO. July s7.--0snerai De-
eiines in cash grains and futures
were experienced shortly after. the
opening on the Chicago board OF
trade today. The loss ranged from
&c to. ioc an cash oats TO ie TO sc on
wheat vas In sympathy.
General liquidation and stop or
ders following encouraging reports
Of the wheat eYe we're given -
causes by srsderA
.. Sfm.cf ssssy ss x. s,esxs ssssS
OF trade forced grain futures icwrr.
Cash grains also we're lower. The
drop was especially noticeable In
wheat. IN which there was selling
a. the Outset With no .uppor. v.rn
tor.--heavy receipts. favorab
weather and crop conditions The ~
was some profit-taklnE by shorts TO
offset the downward swing during
~" previ.iens reflected II. sr.is
December wheat opened At ssts,
down tHe,. and eiossd INC down 81
S3ssN March wheat op-nrt %
down at s3.ts and closed ~ ss,,T.
,n sa's closed ssrh q, TsH.fs. down ss &c;
september corn opened ~ sits.
down &c. and later lost I've: Deem
her corn was fisc off at the opr n
ing. si.ssh. subs~ausntiy losing
3Lc
July oats opened We up IT sokc
and later lost Ste. eeptenber oats
Ssoppsd TO s.e =, the eiess; b~esm-
3. esss dew. rs AZ the opening.
:. e.;A ~ s; \ |. I;a r. ss7'fi, ,%
1;.Ts: No. : hard. s:Tt0sSa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

being Gagged UP for life, Just because
his nercst relatives stole some sand
witches once.
ia like 20 bite . finger of this
Ernest futile for dragging me
around here 70 BE- photographed.
What tha' dickens DO they want .
picture Of me for. anyway? didn't
DO IT,"
Andy II the baby raccoon ~ the
Woodland park zoo. and Ernest
|. Andy y In for life. and his father
and mother are AL TO blame. accord
Ing TO Gus Knudson. head keeper.
"Adoiph and Biddy didn't know .
good thing when they had IT," he
says. when lunches st the park
begun 20 disappear. We thought
some boys were stsaiing them. John
Parsons. park policeman. hid behind
a log one day and watched some
baskets of lunch. ana pretty soon
along came Adolph and spilled them
all out and began carrying the food
away.
Then We got some dogs and
chased the 'coons up . tree and
shook them down into sacks.
They've been here about two years.
and now Andy comes along and gets
sore. and says this tree and equal
stuff may be all right when you're
talking about men. but II sure v the
bull when II comes TO 'coons."
Andy u only Q few wcsles old. and
he has . most unplsasant disposs.
ton. He lives with the rest Of the
coon family In . cage near The
American eagles. and they have .
big hollow tree 20 hide In. "just for
Atmosphere. I suppose." Andy sneers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
GET CARLOAD Of
CANTAL0UPES
Turlock Season In Full
Swing Now

shiro piurhs. from California. and
peach and Red Juno plums from
wenatchse made their initial appear
suce on commission row Tuesday
morning. The Southern variety sold
for " crate. the peach piums for
V.bc and the Red Junes for $3.50.
Turlock csntaioupc season In IN
fuil swing now. with the arrival OF
The first carload lot Tuesday. This
fruit In Of excellent quality. and com.
mandr somewhat SITTER price than
the regular standards.
The potato market holds firm ~
Yesterdays prices. Green corn II n
little easier. Green peppers are
plentiful at 20 cent? a pound.
Peas are firmcr at cents.
Butter and esq markets steady.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Vessels in Port at
Seattle Today

Smith Cove anchorage Henry VII.
lard.
Pier it-sr Fulton. motor schr wakena.
Pier j2--er Bergen.
Smith Cove terminaI--Str Edmovs,
Great Northern doek--etr Fushimt Ma r.
American Can company-Str City of fge
attic
Pier Str Saginaw.
Bell st. tsrmt1ai--'U. 3. O. Cuigea
Pier B--str Queen.
stacy st. tsrmhsi--U. B. a. r, Burn.ssae
u. q. H. ~ r. Relief
Skinner 4 Eddy yards--etr Robin flood
fellow. str Rossiis Mahoney.
Hsnford st tssrstuai--stv Eastsvnl eoi
der. str Northwestern.
Duthis yards-eP WestboTo. str Bdstsry
Erpovtsr
Todd drydocks-Str Eastern JmpcrtAr, III
Bpoksns, str West Jena. str Oth%5. ~
Ieonium, mtor schr Oxmo.
leonium, motor sehr OzuH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
JITNEY HEARING
up WEDNESDAY,
Drivers Get Writ Of Prohibl-
ton Against City

Attorneys for Seattle 5itney men
obtained . writ Of prohibition against
the attorneys for the city Of Seattle
from the supreme court Tuesday !.
the jitney bus controversy.
The instrument probably win ~
suit In the abandonment Of the hear
Ing on an application Of the city for
the vacating Of 4. temporary inJuno
ton held In favor Of the jitney men
against the city. which was due 70
be heard Tuesday. The writ Of pro
hibiton was made rcturnabis Au-
gust 20. before the supreme court
The case IL scheduled 10 be heard
on It's merits Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
SocIkeye Salmon Il
Becoming Scarcer

WARRINGTON. July zs.-Undsr
oI1ueing conditions the condition al
ooc1soyo salmon FISHING VIII become
4 Gxllnct IN . few years in British
cnoumbia, according TO an in,srna.
1ooo01 conference held on Canadian
Un1)ed States matters
1bo state department made the
gopeft public today. A treaty 10
eUooo this country and Canada COW.
or1ng this question now IL before
~ senate. The senate treaty ID
un1W coasjdsration for reciprocal
Dg1v1eeses to the fishing vessels OF
ooG1 country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Boat Loading Ties
for United kingdom

Arrived In port here Monday. the
steamship Argus, last Of the newly
buIit fleet Of the Green star eseam,
ship company, began lcsding railroad
ties. which VIII BE- part Of thu
cargo tosaiing over 5000 900 feet Of
lumber for the United Kingdom.
A part cargo Of lumber was taken
aboard on the Columbia river. 1000.
900 feet OF ties viii be loaded here
and the remainder 1t Bcliinghsm
In port the Argus 10 managed by
Struthers = Dixon. q Pacific coast
affiiiaticn Of the Green Star com
pany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
|Ol SEIZED BY
navy VESSELS
Six Destroyers Take Supply
at Frisco

sAN FRANCISCO. July s7.--Theis
tanks filed with oil taken under pro
test from the Union on company's
plant here. six destroyers were
s,eaming up the coast 10 Astoria to
day while ofsiciais Of the oil company
were In conference TO determine what
move they would make.
The situation represents . ciimAz
In the controversy between the navy
and the ON companies Of California
over what the navy Ia to pay for oil
The navy srers Si.7s. which IL this
fixed price. and the companies DE-
mand 81 per barrel. -
Late yesterday the Union OIL com
pany was given an order to MI the
tanks Of the stx destrcyerp. The com.
pany refused 10 honor the order
whereupon the six destrcyers moved
TO the oil wharves and before dark,
ness fell their tanks were comfort
ably full.
OH company ofhcials declare II
avwottaesx "a ~~i~up~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Denver Market Status

DENVER, July .7.--cat'ie--Rscsip,s
900 head. market steady to strong
stssra $3.50 eiz1s. cows and hsifsrs
S7gDs st$cksrs and feeders. sT9 $50;
calves. tTUfi
HOGS -ftscsipts. t.'so bead; market 70
zoe 20 200 lower. Top. $751; bulk Of sales.
sis.teeitTs.
shssp- Rscsipts. 600 head; market 10
steady lambs fitgi<.so; ewes. $40
4 50. ysarsirgs. 1910; wethers. N9sse
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

West Himrod. United States ship
ping boards steamship. Ia due TO ar
rive here tonight and will commence
loading local cargo intended for the
steamship West Jena. now I'm dry.
dock for inspection and overhaul.
She win sail about August 2. The
West Jena Is expected to get away
about August IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

Diverted to skagway TO brins
down a number OF passengers having
reservations on the steamship spo
kane. the steamship Admiral Watson
win not be abs to clear for the
North Thursday ~ scheduled. nc
cording TO Pacific Steamship com
pany officials. Saturday night OF
Sunday viii be the new sailing date,
Il n thought
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Machine Works 10
Awarded S2.572.80

Judgment for s2.572.ss was award.
ed the Seaboard Machine works in
their suit against the Liberty Bay
Transportation Co. by Federal Judge
Frank ii. Rudkin. Monday. The suit
wns Instituted TO recover the amount
claimed due for work done on the
steamer Liberty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
JONES
bill RUNS
/ Up DUTIES
] tovlslons II Applied Would
Virtually Have Doubled
1919 Customs

WARRINGTON. July si.-The 81
ecnt 10 which the merchant marine
- ~of 1880 becomes high tarin
Sogen1ation may best be visuaiircd by
aDolytng tn provisions to American
Imports for the past two years and
55arinI the results with the In
eEoass IN customs receipts following
~ pesuass Of the Aidrieh tsrifY act
customa duties IN 1909 amounted
- o9oo.7il.o3<. In the year following
~ Alorich revision they amounted
- S9S3. eSs.S an increase OF slightly
- than $500 900.
UcCDEAGG WOULD HAVE BEEN
w. IIAGES As GREAT
- X the tariff provisions of the
u1Gohaut marine act OF 1890 had
- applied 70 tho imports brought
~ IN country In the fiscal year end
- June %. 1918. tley would have
o41o0 uGgo than Eve tinsea TIN
ornnGne - ~ increaae resulting frosu
- Ah1TteA tagtG oct. snd wculd vtr'
oun11 oove 6puhled our cuseosns du
- ~ ~ ysar.
n applisd TO imports for the fiscal
y~ne saAing June 30. 1890. the In
Gpoano would have been more than
o1u1e times the increase following
- Ab1rtch blll. and would have add
- mogo than the total Of. all our
e~ueeDa 6ntiss In any year prior "a
- eGIect q The abrcgaticn Of CON
GD1DU1n1 treaties. ~ provided b. the
'D(v merchant marine act. h TO put
- oGsct subsection J. sectiop ol
- Un1srwood tariff act Of 1919. pro
v@o1ng ~ additional 10 per cent ad
yo1Bon duty on all imports brought
- - country In vessels Of foreign
|Ror1rGy.
= vUoElGN eHIrS
{nportations into the United States
~ ths nscal year 1918 amounted In
002os to s3.oss .ssl.so%. OF this
1nnoune el7s.ees.ssi came In by rail
~ hn1 Transportation American
ponno1D carried es7s. ec:.es7 worth.
- rosaaindsr. amounting In value
- t1.7l1.SS<.sle. was carried In YES
- e foreign registry. Had 10 per
0Gne - valorem duty been applied.
- o1dlfion 10 customs receipts
Unon have been eiT<.i5s.ssi.
UDW near this approaches . 100
- .oon1 sncreass Is shown BY the
- ehat the total customs receipts
nrnonor1 fpr the year 1919 was tit3..
l1aook
An onl-whether entitled -tArtn
- = merchant marine act
|U&6u1 would increase customs r.
G10Uoo " even IS per cent. instead Of
y - - 100 per cent Indicated by
a oDDalcation Of the Jones' biIl's
WILSON'S 70 our imports Of 1919 and
~ certainly may properly BE-
1<Uo1 . protective tarsF bill"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Twill Prices Drop?"
Il Ad Club Subject

AZ the regular meeting Of the -
attic Advertising club 1t the Hos
Marche Tuesday noon. II. X. King
of King Bros. spoke on the probleuA,
Are Prices Going 70 Drop7" O. G.
Graves. president Of choasty's and of
the Washington Retail clothier9 -
ISOLATION. presided.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Foreign Exchange

INV y0NK. July :I.--FofeIdh ~
change quotations we're higher 81 tbs
opening to-day Prices we're psmand
sssrtinG. Ss.7ax. unchanged: francs.
Use, up esntimes under tho new sys-
trm = arosink. fires s.sfse. unchanged
marhs. stso. unchanged.
psmsnd sssrissg closed 81 eTs. ~
&c; franc checks T.s:c. up 10 eentinss
net, lire ehssks. sk.c. up ecntisns
marks. drms and f41c. cables 7toc, np
esnfimss. Canadian dollars. $500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

Miss Irene Lee, 10, is a
eolesgiyl in a Pittsbnrg store,
and the Judges in the Pitts
bur0 local saIesgirls' beauty
contest declared her the pref
Aest salesgirI in all the Smoky
C1tp. She's entered nO1C IN
competition Nth the Seattle
eNtyy and 100 others In the
lat national sales0irLs'
teauty contest. The Uinner
eriu be given a trial on stage
Ge,d in the monies and paid
300 a peek for 1Z aOeeks-
q, ZOO al told.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
RANK CI.EARIN0s
New French Loan to
Be Free Of Taxation

PARIS. France. July sat II re-
reported that tho next French loan.
which viii be issucd In the fall. win
b. FREQ Of income tax and will be NJ
between Z and ~ per cent interest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Status Of Frisco Marke,

BAN FRANcfHCo. July s7.--Huttcr--
Extras sohe per Id: prime nrsts. sse
per H.
Esss-zEstras, sic per don; ertrs pull
lets. tstse per dor; urdersfrsd puiists,
fhc Der dox. dirty No. 1. sthc per
doc.
Chsets California flats. fancy. ave
per ID. fivsts, fst4c pev III.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

CHICAGO. Juiy sfs--rteGs--ReeefrsA
Bulk Sof saiea Sitts0ists. buiehsrs.
ti1feoiSse. peckins. sfI@eii -:
itshs meme pigs. eissteis.
roushs. sifsseitss
csstis--Rsestpts. ti.eoo head: nnsrtss
Zee higher. bssf. eteessst. butcher
sse~rs. Sasa0iSt9. Gamers and eutsevs.
0Sssorks. ssoeksrs ard feeders. - ss6
Sisss. esvs. t&sset7s. calves. tis.sse
tis.so.
shs~p--R.eeipss. so.eso head: rsrsst
stow 20 Sc loser. Lambs. Si.see is.fs.
suss. taQleSo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Ship Il Sold in
s. F. for $96. 100

WARRINGTON. July 81. - The
shipping board today announced the
sale Of the Iris. a $500 deadweight-
ton iron ship. TO swayne 4 Hoyt. Of
San Francisco. for $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
New York Coffee and
Sugar Quotations

NEW FORK. July s-.--coffe~--ro.
Rio. ifk 6t.se per ID: No. eso'es
ith . toe per ID.
sagsr-Grsneia,sd. ~ G:,ye per ID
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

Be not Wise In your own conceit
and never mistake the conceit Of
others for wisdom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

Probably the happiest man In the
world is the one who has just pur.
chased his first wedding ring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

Union Pacific dock--str Helmet Msru
Puget Sound Bridge a Dredging works
~. n. H. Patterson.
Lake Union--Huils Broxson. Leots. Endy-
Union, Fort Jackson, Addison. Bough-
ton. Bowssmont, Bonneville, Allen
hurst, Abiiia. Adria, csprsris. Elcs-
ira, Oeiwin. Abydos. Academia. Aca-
denia, Pezuts. Black Wolf. BickIand.
I Bastins. Bianford. ARron. Anthem.
4 Fort Harrison, Fort Htsnwir, Imufks,
kfton. Loot. Dione, Cagnacan. Coxian,
Cineyrss. cardis. ELISA. schra Henry
Wilson. Salvador. Alice. motor sehr
/ Oregon.
EettIston rpili--str ArRua
"a mes yards--5tr Roosevelt.
BtreaJn--u. y. y. idaho. schr Blaatind.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Fastest Liner Cuts
Speed to Save Coal

NEW YORK. July 27.--The Gu.
harder Mauritania. fastest liner
snoat, has cut her speed from ~ to
20 knots per hour TO save coal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
WRDN END Al
July %

yssse Datsh rtae
iva q m. - n.
ftsvs Tow The
bsif q m. --c.t a.
Sees~1 Nigh rae
t,ss .. IA. iet r.
Neeaad u0w TIDE
s's7 y m. ~ r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
ShipNeWs
rs CaaY


JULY ~
Tsve Nigh rt1e
i:ie o IN. - r.
b'tr~s Lac rtsle
aisx q M. 90 n
ReeeNA Nigh rt4e
tsts p m. lee n.
seeusd Lev Tide
s'is y m. ~ r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Steel Corporation
Declares Dividend

NEW YORK. July 27.--The rcgu-
lar atiarteriy dividend Of ~ per cont
on common stock and ~ on prefer.
red stock was declared today by the
United States steel corporation.
During the quarter which ended
June 40. 1890. the net earnings Of the
corporation. after the federal tar had
beer1 deducted, were Sf3.f55.70b,
against S4s.ose. oio for the preceding
qusrter. and sS4,33i,3ot In the June.
1919. quarter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27
Seattle Arrivals and
Departures

July s7-6tr ouscn from San Diego.
July 2s--Bu Northwestern from South
eastern via southwsstern Alaska at q ..
M str Saginaw from Ian Francisco az .
D. M. str Admiral Fsrragut from TIA
coma at 7.2b p. m; str Fulton from
Tacoma ~ A. m! motor ship Axmo
from Tacoma at .. m: U. .. y. culgpa
from cruise at noon.
July s7--str Admiral Farragut for San
Diego via San Francisco 81 noon.
July 2S--Htr konwo San hsru for Dat
rem via Portland and Kobe at 2 .. m
str Admiral eebrce for Tacoma at mid
night, uaotor ship Axmo for Tacoma at II
. m ..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

Common sense II the base Of all
laws. but the foundation Is often out
OF sight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

ssans n-fi. boiling sseG n. istsi
lamb chops. IN. stc: bacon. H.. tte.
stan iot. sspssEo cheese. piece. tte
ripe oiivss. psst. 9seg sasdinss In oil. iee.
stan les. sresn dried peas ihs. skei
rolled oats lbs. gse. four packages
matches. Sc. large package Aieers soiisd
oats ssc. three packages corn Takes.
ste. Flake white. . lbs. SIC stall tsf.
7tr broom. ttc; ssimou. can. 1896 large
ran srhilllngs coffee. etss. bulk cocoa.
10 &c.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-02
100000 OOLARES

Palavicini sigue dandose gusto en-
Europa. No 10 ma recib;do Official
mente ninSIn jefe de Estado. pero 81
81 ha recibido va muchos miIlones de
pesos. de Ia Tesorerfa General de la
Federation.
Dice I'm diario de Mexico:
La SeCretaria de Relaciones Exte-
riores autoriz6 aver 4 la S~ecretaria de
Hacienda y Credito PlbliCo e. libra
miento para que Sc gire al senior inge-
Micro Felix F~ulgencio Palavicini, En-
bajador EXtraordinario en- los pafses
de Francia, Inglaterra, Belgica, Ita-
liza Y Espaia. Ia sUma dc d6lares -.
5000 90 para Gastos de representa-
ci6n.
NO sabemos 81 antes de ahora 81
Ia girado aiguna otra cantidad al se-
nor Palavicini; pero de todos MOODS
con los diez y seis mil pesos q recibi6
en- visperas de sailor son $4,000 pesos los
que ha recibido en- moneda mexicana."
y para que seran esos gastos de
representation, 81 no Sc le recibe Off
cialmente por ningun lado? ST Sc halla
aislado. Y sin c~ontactos diplomaticos,
:en que Sc va csc rio de oro"
Y luego dicen CUE hay crisis econ6-
mica en- Mexico.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-02
CCtUHt9fY q EENtIT1AAEF\II99 49, -
La COHESION REVOLUCIONARH

Las primeras SeSiones de la Camara ~obresonis-
Ia denuncian una falta de cohesion alarmante. Los
diputadoS Sc injurian soezmente los unos 4 los
otroS por verdaderaS fruslerias; el debate Sc gas
Ia en- tenlaS que dividen Y dejan huellas hondaS de
odio; Y TODD el parlamento, parece atacado de una
fiebre de disoluci6n. blonde esta el Mirabeau que
iunte tanta energia suelta, dentro del haz terrible
de Su elocuencia subrugadora? No 10 hay nj 10
puede haber. La Camara seguira diSgregand0se,
porquc eS cl Jltimo Droducto de una Revolution quo
perdi6 Su nnidad en- In tragedia de Taycalantongo;
representa- IN cadavcr, V por ESQ Ia sacuden con-
vulsioneS de muerte.
ESa Camara tiene ell defecto de estar i~ntegrada
por elernentos que Va fracaSaron, y que por haberSe
diSgrccado no Sc pueden congregar jan.as. Queda-
ron divorciadoS los unos de los otroS para STEM
pre-: ' aunque Ia vision del peligro los invite a
hacer esfuerzoS eStuDendoS para volverSe q unir. no
10 lograr:r porque Ia union eS IN movim;eEto or
sanico one no obedece al deSeo. sino a los im1e-
rativos soberanos de In Naturaleza: cuando Sc
auuieta Ell coraz6n ' deja de correr Ia sangre por
las arterias. nadie puedc %juntar las visceras del
ORGANISING con el lazo supreme de Ii vida. Sc po-
ORA anoRtonarlaS; pero unirlas, iamaS.
Y ESQ es 10 que pasa con Ia Camara actual: Sus
miembros repreSentan fragmentoS de IN ORGANISING
que Sc muri6 V nadie eS capaz nj 10 sera de hacer
uue en- todos ellos vuelva 4 circular Ia vida. Con
csc Congress- va a ser impossible c%ualquier eSfuerzo
serio de reconstruction.
ES ia doIorosa conSeCuencia dc Ia revoluci6n
trunca, iniciada por el EStado de Sonora. Los eau
dillos de este movimiento Sc alzarnn en- armas para
Hevar a Ia presidencia a Aware Oregon; pero
no Sc dieron cuenta de que cerraban un capitulo de
nueStra historic. Cream acabar dnicanente con
BoniIlas, ' 10 que en- realidad hicieron fue guitar
lie Ia piedra angular 4 Ia Rcvoluci6n. DeSputs del
fracaSo de Carranza, Mexico no acepta que Sc lie
ponga al paSado TN PINTO ' coma Sino un punto
final: ell pals eSpera w.. tiene que VcEir algo
nuevo.
Y csc algo nuevo no lego NJ COngrcS0. Por
ESQ la obra de este cuerpo va a ser retardatarla
contraproducent ' eSteril. ObreSon no Sc atreVe a
enderezarlc al pa>ado I'M mandoble d~efinitivo, por-
que como Il suG earranciSta, teme decapitarSe 4 81
miSmo: pero cSa consideration debi6 haberSe!a ne
cho cuando derribo Il Carranza: hoy va no puede