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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-14

los nleses, en- un estado de miseria "
orfandad, dignos de que los gobiernos
10 vayan tomando en- cuenta,s como
afortunadamente va sucediendo va. 4
Pero en- la forma que los falsos re-
dentores del moderno socialismo
realizan sus predicas entire LAD multi
tudes y quieren llevarlas mas ALA de
10 que la prudencia y ell orde1 aeon
Isejan mo nos parece 10 mas equitati-
vo y formal, nj 10 mas patriotico y jus
ticiero. n
Santiago Iglesias y sus cofrades de
la Federation Libfe no ignoran este,
Ies mas, 10 saben perfeetamente. Pc
FRO Santiago Iglesias y sus cofrades sa-
ben, no ignoran de igual manera, que
de otro modo les <seria impossible
disfrutar de las prerrogativas que ac-
tualmente disfrutan, 81 por medic de
una labor paciente y educativa, de
una propaganda saludable y metodica,
se propusieran adiestrar las masas en-
la escuela del derecho, de la razon, de
la virtud, para la conquista de mas
altos fines y para Ell disfrute de sus
liberales y justas aspiraciones.
No es con el virus de la diatriba y
del odio que sesmoldean los corazones
" Sc nutren las .conciencias. honradas.
No es llevando los hombres que por
su debilidad ffsica Y mental Sc dejan
arrastrar como las reses al degollade-
TO, a los puestos de mayor peligro, en-
flagrante delite de lesa patria, retan-
doc los otros honbres, al destino y a
la ley, un duelo raquftico y desigual.
No, ESQ es un crimen, un crimen
contra los principles mas humanos, y
un abuse incalificable.
81 Ia Federation Libre Sc impusiera
la fecunda labor, labor patriotica VI
simpatica, de abrir bibliotecas, de ce-
lebrar conferencias educativas, de
crear centros de moralidad. para ir
preparando los hombres en- iR escuela
del civisno; 81 sus campafas fueran
mas lejos y los obreros que ganan un
jornal lucrative fueran aconsejados a
no dilapidarlo- en- juegos dc azar,
nj en- alimentar ell vicio, sino en-
mejorar la condicion del hogar y la
familia. de elevarse a un plano SUI
'perior por medic de la escuela ell
trabajo eonstante, entonces la Fede-
raci6n Libre y Santiago Iglesias OBJ
tendrfaii todas las sinlpatias del Pals,
por csa obra gigantic y todas luces
Pero ell pobre obrero esta solo, in
nAensamente solo. Sus principales-l IL
sderes en- este lie han abandonado los
'vaiVenes de la suerte y su fibre e
ingrato albeldrfo. Y solo cuando lie
necesitan, cuando le necesitan para
sdar auguna sonada con fines compile
tamente politicos v especulativos, en-
tonces es que Sc echa mano de el Y Sc
lie lama a las locuras mas perversas.
Que no otra cosas que un fin politi-
co speculative parece Ia actual
huelga, de la cual muchos saldran be-
neiciados en- sus particulares intere-
ses, mientras la ley caera implacable
sobre las espaldas de los pobres, cam
pesinos, que incendian y ndatan en- los
caiiayerales, ignorantes de que sus
males habran de tener,. tai vez, tragi-
co fin, en- las galeras del preside.
En- tanto, este es duro decirlo,
sus consejeros recogeran ell fruto de
sus acerbas luchas y de sus mobiles as
piracioncs, tan falsamente orientadas.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-14
TEMAS. DEL. MOMENTO
Al A|ARGEN DE- UN MANIFESTO

Con sn implacable destemplanza,
tan usual en- el, responde el Senador
Iglesias al artfculo del senior Jorge
Bird Arias, administrator de la Fa-
jafdo Sugar Co., que publicaramos en-
pasada edicion de Ell IMPARCIAL.
Sin paraf mientes en- la forna, agre-
silva en- que estaban contenidas las re-
futaeiones del lider bolchevique, di-
mos acogedora hospitalidad sus
cuartillas voluminosas. Somos inn
p$reiales y nuestra notoria inparcia-
lidad nos aconsejo ser un POGO cordia-
les .esta yez, poniendo su disposi-
ci6n las columnas del periodico, va,
que con nosotros jamas 10 fue eli iras-
cible agitador de multitudes.
Per6 es que al hacerlo asi, nos guio
un diiico fin, un fin primordial Y salu-
dable. Que la sana cenciencia popular
q. va Sc va dando cuenta del doble jue-
60 q. Sc trae Santiago Iglesias en- sus
campanas disociadoras, aparentando
un falso apostolado de un irredentis-
mo sospechoso, leyera con sus propios
ojos, palpara con sus propias retinas,.
hasta donde es capaz de llegar el es-
tado de desequilibrio, de caotico
desbarajuste, existente en- eel pals,
desde que dio comienzo la temida huel-
ga -agricola que asuela los canpos
fertiies v productivos de una impor-
tante zona de la isla.
Ell manifesto de aver, mas que una
replicara las concienzudas manifesta-
clones del senor Bird, ~es una arenga
ihcendiaria endosada a los trabajado-
res, para que Sc mantengap en- la re-
beldia, para que prosigan en- su obra
de exterminio y desolacion, aun Guam
do para clio Sc vean precisados a
afrontar las mas terribles consecuen-
cias.
Digalo sino, ell tono violento conque
el autor del macabro documento ira
ia las cuestiones que el dice han sido
las causantes de que los pobres cam
pesinos empleados en- las plantaciones
de cana decidieran il al paro. Olga
10 sino, ell odio que emana de cada
una de. sus frases, odio que es facil
mantener en- la conciencia de esas po-
bresS gentes enfermas, que viven Ia
vida ingrata del campo, donde a
las penalidades de su trabajo rudo y.
carsino, abonan su ignorancia y su i'm
preparation para. nleiores labores, en-
Ia busca del pan de cada dia. Digalo
sjno, en- fin, "A manera y forma conque
Santiago Iglesias rompe lapzas contra
los poderes constituidos, contra las
fuerzas de pelicia, contra los hombres
mas prestigiosos que en- el mundo de
los negocioss han llegado a conquis-
tarse un, envidiable puesto, contra los
mismos trabajadores que no comul-.
gan con sus doctrinas sindicalistas;
contra la misma Prensa la que SUI
plica un espacio en- sus columnas, para
su propaganda atentatoria y subver-
silva.
iPero,. es acaso que, carecen de ver-
dadpnluchos de los defectos que senala,
el lider maximo del obrerismo insu-
lar, en-; sus manifestations externa-
das aver? Nos atrevemos AFR
mar que no. Que no Sc nos oculta
que los imperativos de la civilization
actual han sumido en- gran desgracia,
en- deseonsuelo. anargo. una inmen-
sa parte del gran oonglomerado tra-
bajador que pasa las ihoras, los dias,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-14
Por Karl Friedrich NOwak.

Conclusion
lPARTE NO PUBLICADA HASTA
HOY DE ia, ABDICACION DEL
KAISER
Unos cuantos minutes mas tarde ell
Aimirante Won Hintze comunico por
htelefono al Secretario .Wahschaffe,
que el Emperador acababa de firmar
ell siguiente documento:,
"Su Majestad convene en- que el
Gobierno alenan faculte a la Conf
sion de Armisticio que esta ahora con
Ell enemigo, para que celebre SUI ar
lmisticio, aunque todayia no Sc conoz-
can aqui sus condolences. Para evil
tar Ell derramamiento de sangre, Su
!! !Majestad esta dispuesto a abdicar CO.
mo Emperador de Alemania, pero, no
fcomo Rey de Prussia
En- aquellos momentos habld yon
Prittwitz, al pasar por la oficina de
Wahschaffe, pronunciando estas pala-
bras:
sLa primera edicion extra de los pc
riodicos Sc esta yendiendoE va en- las
GALES"
Y Wahnschaffe interrumpio al AL
n1irante para deeirle:
/ ESQ no servira de NADIA: la SUI
gestion del Kaiser cs juridica y po-
flfricamente impossible"
Indignado, el Alnirante insisti6 en-
que Sc escuchara y yanotara ,el resto
del documento. Esta parta del mem
safe del Kaiser nunca Sc publico, nj
aun en- Alemania, porque el ejercito
no Sc sinti6 tan conmovido por la par
tida del Kaiser como este Sc 10 habfa
iniaginado.
"Su Majestad desea continuar sien-
do Rcy de Prussia por la razon adicio-
nal de que quiere evitar que ell ejer-
cito carezca de jefes, causa de la
renuncia de la mayor parte de los Of
Gales, -cosa que acknowledgements ocu-
rriria,
asu Majestad no desea una guerra
civil.
"En el case de sur abdicacion, Su
Majestad mandara al Mariscal Won
Hindenburg que asuma ell mando SUI
premo del ejercito aleman, mientras
que el permanecera con las tropas
prusianas. Ell Regente expedira nue.
vas ordenes.
"Los Comandantes del ejercito Opt
nan que el hecho de la abdicacion del
Emperador aleman y Supreme Senor
de. la Guerra conmovera al ejercito
hasta sus mismos cimientos que por
10 mismo no, pueden asumir ninguna
responsabilidad para n1antener intac-
to al ejercito.
wilhelm, /. r."
No bien habia acabado ell Almirantd
de transcribir ese documento, cdan&
| ell Ministro le notifico que ell Cancil r
va habia proclamado la abdicacioH Y
que hasta aquellos momentos ~ Sc
habia dicho ninguna palabra sobre es-
ia propuesta solucion.
"iPor amor de Diosw exclam6 ell
Almirarte, q como pudo hacer este ell
Canciller?"
El Subsecretario:
"Supongo cue presumio que su pro-
clanla Sc encontraba de sacuerdo> con
los hechos. Pero Simons puede expli-
carnos .esto.'
El conseiero privado. lego ell texto
de Ia proclama ante el telefono, y en-
tonces agrego:
"Supusifnos que era i'm hecho que
el Emperador abdicarfa. Nadie tenia
derecho para presumir que solo abdi-
caria como Kaiser. El Principe no po-
dia aplaEar nj un momento, 81 queria
obtener con 81 el menor exito."
El Almiranta dej6 81 audffono y Sc
apresuro "a If al lado del monarca. No
encoptrandole en- Ia Villa Freineusc, Sc
dirigio al tren imperial. L1eno de re-
signaci6n, eI Emperador escucho su
inforlne. Solo hasta que ternaino e1
Almirante di6 muestras de su indig-
nacion, exclaniando: ~
.'iPensar en- que un Principe de Ba-
den derroco AZ Reys de Prusial'
tN T. : Il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25

To the Editor of The Herald:
 The recent ordinance adopted by the commission prohibiting park ing of cars on streets works an injustice upon persons who unfor- tunately are living adverse to the laws of nature-working nights instead of days. Many night work CTS rent 8 garage to place their cars in at home and to have to rent storage room in downtown garage is hardly fair. In other words. a night worker in Birming- ham under the law should certain ly be entitled to the same privi- lege as a day worker.
 notice the reason assigned by the commission for the new ordi- nance was the parking of cars on dark streets. report being made that drivers could not see these cars until right up on them. I believe if parking of cars on dark streets will serve to check some of the reckless driving at night in Birmingham we had better let the cars remain in darkness, as the law officers apparently pay little attention to fast driving at night. I base this statement on the fact that Fifth avenue between Nine teenth street and the Terminal station is nothing but a racing. course for taxicabs, and we never hear of any arrests for this dan- gerous practice. A CITIZEN.
 Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 2S, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS
Benjamin Lincoln
By Frederick Houk Law

When Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, thereby acknowledging the supremacy of the American colonies and. making possible the establishment of the United States as an independent world power, he handed his sword to Benjamin Lin coin, an American general chosen by Washington because of daunt- less patriotism, to receive the sword of a onquered foe. Thus. at the birth of the United States, as well as in the life and death struggle of the Civil War, a Lin coin appeared as a leader of pa triotic forces,
 The original ancestor of Abra- ham Lincoln was a certain Sam uel Lincoln, who left Norwich, England, in 163S, and went to Hingham, Massachusetts. From that place some of his descendants went to Pennsylvania, to Virginia and to Kentucky, where the great president was born. Almost a hundred years after the arrival of Samuel Lincoln in Hingham, Massachusetts Benjamin Lincoln was born in the same place. It is obvious, therefore, that the two great American patriots who bore the name of Lincoln, came from the same family.
 The father of Benjamin Lincoln was a common farmer, without means or opportunity to give his son more than the rudiments of an education. He brought the boy up to become farmer like him. self. In that work Benjamin Linr coln labored without event until he was over forty years of age. He was naturally a forceful man, and a leader, and shis associates chose him to represent them in political assemblies, and made him colonel of the local militia.
 When the revolution broke out the stalwart farmer, Benjamin Lincoln, was one of the leaders in organizing troops. Throughout the war of independence he served with great distinction, fighting at White Plains. Saratoga and in va rious places in the South. After the revolution he again led troops, this time in Shay's rebellion. He was one of the men who urged Massachusetts to ratify the consti- tuition. In all ways he was a leader and a patriot. In fact, he showed in his long life of seventy seven years much of the kindli- ness, the simple faith and the staunch patriotism that character ized Abraham Lincoln. At no time did he desert his farm, nor the principles that he had learned at his fathers knee. It was his de- light to withdraw from the tolls of war and to take up the sim plicity of country life. The ad- hiring people of Massachusetts honored him with many positions of trust. Even in his last days they made him collector of the port of Boston. There is some thing unusually pleasing in find- ing Benjamin Lincoln and Abra- ham Lincoln. two great American patriots, so much alike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
PROGRESS ON FIRST AVENUE

It begins to look as if negotiations sfor the paving instead of parking of First avenue might reach a status ac- ceptable to all parties to the discus 'sion. It is tentatively suggested that the street railway, city and county join lin paving the avenue from Forty-First
 To Fifty-Sixth street, the street railway
 0 pave between its rails and for
 ighteen inches on both sides, the city lnd county to adjust their division of
 he undertaking between themselves.
 The important feature of the situation is that the co-receiver of the utility apparently indorses the petition of the Woodlawn citizens regarding the paw ling. For the present, owing to the Financial situation of the utility, the |city and the county, it is agreed that the avenue from Fifty-Sixth to Eighty Fifth streets be, left as it is, with the understanding that there shall be no parking.
 The citizens of Woodlawn have been |zealous and persistent in standing up for their opinions in this matter, and they have used good generalship in finally whipping the subject into ac- ceptable shape. Of course, the tenta- hive agreement or petition has as yet received no sanction from the federal .court, the city or the county, but the feature most objected to by the people seems in a fair way to be eliminated. @t shows what united public opinion and the aggressive action of citizens
 in their own behalf can accomplish. -Other municipal communities may de- duce from this that their own unde- sirable local conditions may be reme- died by similar policy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25

justice, but national preferentials in Turkish resources. The American syndicate that executed valid con- tract with the Turkish government, for the exploitation of Turkish re- sources, agriculture and transporta- ton, simply beat the powers to the de- sired goal, the main difference being that the Americans went directly to their purpose, whereas the powers sought to gain their end by indirec- ton. The Turks won not only a ma terial, but a strategic and moral victory.
 Naturally, to grant rights to a for eign syndicate is a far more sovereign act than to be compelled to accept d treaty that stipulates preferentials for foreign power. By the treaty Tur- key has emerged from a secondrate to firstrate autonomy. No more will her sovereignty be limited and cur tailed by outside governments, nor will her processes of government be superseded by foreign courts in the trials of foreign residents of Turkey. To be sure, Turkeys past was such as to deserve the treatment indicating her inferiority, in certain respects, to the Western powers. There is hope. now that such treatment is at an end, that Turkey will feel heavier responsl- bility with regard to her own legal and moral conduct. The future of Turkey is what her people, and es- pecially her leaders, shall make it.
 There is general satisfaction in this country that the American government did not participate directly in the treaty making, and that even our un- official observer was withdrawn when it was seen how the negotiations were trending. Our government demanded from Turkey only the conditions that we demand from every nation emerg- ing from chaos. We demanded pro- tection for American lives and prop erty in Turkey, and we demanded freedom of the straits, which is most legitimate, and which we have won the right to demand through our Pan- anna policy, which opens the canal to all nations. Undoubtedly, the Turkish government feels very friendly to- wards our government, because we have not sought to win for ourselves alone any rights or preferentials, and because we demanded for all alike the things we demanded for ourselves. The allied policy, on the other hand, was to demand, each nation for itself, preferentials which it wanted no other nation to have. No wonder the Turks won the argument.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
PEOPLES FORUM
An to Tvrhoid Vnccine

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 It may be interesting for you to know that the anti-typhoid vac cine used by the doctors of the state is being manufactured in the state laboratory and distributed free through the local boards of health. Enough vaccine to im- munize fifty thousand people has already been distributed since January l, 1923, and the good work still goes rapidly on. The records show, however, that the drop in the typhoid fever rata in Birmingham antedates this free distribution of typhoid vaccine. The drop was due to the forcing of sanitary connections by the board of health in 1918-1919, and the very extraordinary milk con- trol measure instituted by the county board of health in Jeffe-- son county. The county board of health of Jefferson county has done the most effective work since 1917 in lowering the death rate of the people, which it Serves, of any other board of health in the coun- try. I felt like it was my duty as executive officer of the state board of health to call these facts to your attention.
 s. W. WEIGH,
 State Health Officer
 Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 2S, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
JOHN-A-DREAMS
Dreams of Masked Faces

Whenever you have dream in which many masked people ap- pear, you must be exceedingly cautious, because among those who surround you daily, whose ad- vice you are in the habit of taking and in whom you confide, are sev- eral who are deliberately intent upon deceiving you or who would not hesitate to betray you. This dream Is not to be confounded with a vision of a masked ball or a humorous incident in which peo- pie appear in costume. It refers to such visions in which persons are attempting to hide their faces from you by concealing them either under grotesque masks or under the black or colored con trivances used at masquerades This dream Is of the greatest sig nificance if 1t should develop in such manner as to indicate who the masked people are; then, of course, it will be very easy for you to guard yourself against their intrigues, but should you not recognize them you will at least have a warning to the effect that you must be watchful, that you must keep your own counsel, that you may not tell your secrets in. discriminatory and that should you disregard this caution, you are liable to find yourself victimized by insincere and even malicious companions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25

schools would be cut off. This would mean that the school terms in the county would have to be greatly re- duced, while the city schools would be seriously hampered for funds. Build ing and improvement plans would have to cease, equipment pressipgly needed could not be procured, teachers forces would be cut, and, in fact, the whole school work would be rendered much less efficient, and the community would suffer accordingly.
 The school systems of both the county and city have been built up to high standards of efficiency. Unless the people vote to continue these taxes they have been paying for years for school purposes, not only will thera be no more progress, but long step backwards instead. As a business proposition, not to speak of the moral and intellectual aspects, it is hardly to emphasize what this would mean to the county and city. Such is the situation. There is only one practical and proper thing to do- vote to continue the three and one mill taxes. They mean too much to the progress and prosperity of the community to be opposed or neglected. Every friend of the public schools should keep this in mind on August 28.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
PERHAPS A RHENIsH STATE

The note of France in reply to the separations suggestions of England made it still more certain that France will not discuss the questions of occu- patton and reparations with the Ger mans, or with those acting for the Ger mans, until the policy of passive resist ance is abandoned. Inasmuch as France is securely entrenched in the Ruhr and as it would take a force far greater than her own to dislodge her, it is not likely that other powers will contemplate any measures of force, even if they had any inclina- tion to do so. The position of France is that she is standing on her rights as authorized by the treaty of Yer sailles, and that Germany is taking advantage of the occupation as merely another excuse to evade repar'ation pigments. France has never with drawn her statement that with the re- sumption of reparations payments by Germany the French troops would be- gin to recede and the way would be open for further negotiations. Ger many has not tried to call Frances hand on this proposition, doubtless be- ing in reality assured of it's sincerity.
 The deadlock cannot, however, con tinue always. There will be some so- lution in time. The sooner this solu- ton is discovered the better for all concerned. One unexpected develop ment arising out of the occupation has been the growth of definite move ment in the Rhineland to make that territory an independent state sepa- rate from Prussia and the rest of Germany. This territory was seized by Prussia in 1915, and there ar9 many of the inhabitants who have since kept alive and cherished the hope that some day this seizure would be nullified Thus 1t is seen that Ger nsany's mistaken policy has cost her and is likely to cost her many times the sum involved in reparations. Not orly is Germany losing the revenue she otherwise would have received from the Ruhr industries, and the trade that the products of this region supplied, but she stands to lose the entire territory altogether and for all time, not to France, as Germany has tirelessly sought to convey, but to the people of the Rhineland themselves. Perhaps that would, after all be the best solution of the dilemma, es. pecially as the proponents of the new Rhenish state voluntarily agree to pay their proportion of the separations if the project is consummated.
 Although France has declined to discuss the question of occupation or of separations as long as the German government maintains its present at- titude, yet she has agreed to. confer on all other questions pertinent thereto, Perhaps a discussion of kin dred questions might open up the way to fuller discussion later. Inasmuch as England's attitude precipitated the occupation, perhaps England would do well not to stand too much on her dignity at this juneture.