davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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charge of the decorations in the resi-
dental portions of the city. Even
the river front presents gala ap-
pearance. and from the masts of
yachts. from the rigging of other
craft fiutter pennants. flags and en-
blems.
The government has done itself
proud in the matter of decoration,
whereas the visiting mobiles viewed
from the great white portals of
Union Station that beautiful white
stone structure. the city post office.
Its pristine beauty was further en-
hanced by the series Of decorations,
the counterpart of which Washington
panion building, the Post Office De-
partment, presents an appearance
that has from the earliest part of
the week provoked words Of admira-
Of visitors. Not only did the Post
Once Department employ the usual
method of decoration. but they have
ALSO placed at points Of vantage huge
crescents, meath which are well exc
cuted paintings of the Sphinx.
Roliy-Polly Faces
Here and there on the front Of the
building are gigantic faces. atop OF
which is the red fez. These faces
show a rolly-polly countenance, one
eye closed. as IL in a wink, and IL one
is well enough versed in the teachings
8
niflcance of that smile.
The great granite building that
houses our billions of gold presents
an imposing appearance. Hotels
stores and other edifices along the
line Of march give one the impress.
sion of marching along a pathway OF
great garden. 1t is as IL on either
side of the walk stand thousands OF
brilliant flowers. The carnival at
Nice, the Madi Gras at New Orleans
the rose festival at Portland and the
superb decorations of the San Fran
cisco exposition all are dwarfed
Here and there and everywhere are
decorations of bunting of cloths OF
gold. etc. Potted plants and flowers
myriads Of electric lights and hun
dreds of speciments Of the handiwork
of the artists predominate. Truly
Washington presents the greatest
and most beautiful appearance she
has ever shown to the world since the
day of that great Mason-the father
OF his country, George Washington.
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for a light-colored material. The
base is of lime estone. The cornice and
other architectural features, such as
the caps and bases of pilasters. trims
about windows, columns. balustrades.
etc. are also of limestone or terra
Gotta to match in color, while the
main body of the whole is of a Sc
lected gray brick. pleasing to the
eye and in perfect harmony with the
trimmings.
Banquet Hall Under Street.
The main portion of the basement
and vaults extending out under the
sidewalks on the three sides of the
building is devoted to the banquet hall,
seating about 500 persons
A large auditorium, virtually at
sidewalk level. occupies almost the
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gradual gradations and measured
steps the fraternity in the District
arrived at the goal OF it's ambition
for a quarter of century-the pos
session of a temple worthy of
Masonry and worthy of Washington.
The building is one of great dignity
and simplicity. and entirely in keep
ing with the classic public buildings
for which Washington is noted. The
three faCadeS. by their several parts.
convey to the mind the uses to which
each part is put. the public part by
large openings architecturally framed
and the secret by small openings and
PRECISION to be conveyed is that part
of the building will be for public
use, while a larger part will forever
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CHICAGO TEMPLE BOASTS
POUNDS, PULCHRITUDE

The potentate of Medinah, James
Todd. is the biggest presiding poten-
tate in the world. Mr.. Todd, who is
a prominent Chicago criminal lawyer,
stands six feet four inches in height
and weighs almost 500 pounds. But
Medinah boasts of other weighty
talent. Big Bill Wade, in charge of
the oriental band and who was DO
tentate last year. and is a representa- =
tive to the Imperial Council this year,
is only a half inch shorter in height
than Mr.. Todd and weighs only one
pound less.
Also the Chicago mobiles promise to
bring with them Miss Beatrice Vahle,
who won the beauty prize last year
in San Francisco. She was chosen by
committee of Chicago artists and
sculptors as the most perfect woman
in the city.
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visitor could find gasoline water. air.
experts TO attend to any knocks in
the motor or kinks in the mechanism
and virtually every other service
needed.
In addition. at these parking places
special guards are on duty to take
care of certain blocks of automobiles
Before the machines had been there
day these guards were on speaking
terms with the respective owners. In
addition TO this type of safeguarding
insurance had been taken out to pro-
tect the owner of the machine in case
of misfortune. There you are: vacant
blocks in Washington and fields out
of the city limits turned into open
air garages. with water. electric
conveniences of the rooted over
garage.
Garages. according to officials of
the Shrine organization. guaranteed a
month ago that the price for storing
machines would be 81 per day. In
virtually all cases, il was reported
today, this has been lived up to, de-
spite the fact that every storage
garage in Washington is crowded to
capacity with machines. The garages
obtained automobiles for storage from
persons who had written in for ad-
vance reservations. The total num-
ber was between 10000 and $1,000 for
reservations alone. Two weeks pre-
VlouS TO the convention 1000 reSer-
walton requests were on file.
Great Caravan Grows.
The arrival Of the automobile caravan
from cross country resemhled greatly
the terminus of a gigantic SNOWFALL at
the bottom of hill. 1t started small
and ended big. There were only 4nn
machines in line-only 400. mind.
stretching along only a few miles Of
highway-at the start. As these ma
chimes passed through California and
far western states, on the main
route, others constantly Joined them,
coming in from small feeder roads.
where they had been parked awaiting
the arrival of the caravan. BY the
time the caravan hit st. Louis, the
number had more than trebied in size
and during the tour across the middle
western and central states. still more
augmented the caravan. From New
York and Pennsylvania. hundreds of
machines Joined the miles-long line
of motoring pilgrims. and when
Rockville undertook to feed the cara
van at the Montgomery County Fair
Grounds Monday. the citizens of that
town provided for almost as many
persons as the town itself held.
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cut with steel-frame construction.
The exterior walls are self-sus-
tanning.
The massive Indiana limestone base
of the building il heavily rusticated.
The principal entrance is marked by
a large semi-circular opening or
doorway to distinguish II from the
rectangular openings on the sides.
which are entrances and exits TO the
auditorium. The Colonnade of the
superstructure Is tianked at either
end by heavily rusticated piers. which
complete that part of the composition
An attic crowns the building with
an elaborate cheneau. which gives an
interesting silhouette against the
sky.
The whole composition is designed
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remain a closed book with all it's
mystery to the uninitiated.
Form Mystic Character.
The peculiar shape of the site made
it possible to impress on the shortest
but most important facade facing
so feet and inches on 18th street,
the character of the temple. The
sides continuing down New York
avenue 1872 feet 6 inches and H street
144 feet 8 inches, respectively, are a
continuation of the 18th street mo-
tiff. but here the windows are made
much more archaic in character and
by their shape. size and disposition
lend mystic character to the struc-
ture
The building contains five stories
and basement, and Is 110 feet above
the sidewalk. 1t is fireproof through
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in securing a foundation the work
of building the temple was delayed,
but was pushed with all possible
speed, and the magnificent proper
ttons and monumental character of
the new addition to the city's archi-
tectural beauty grew rapidly into
evidence until the completion in 1908
Dedication ceremonies were held
September 19. 1905. And thus by
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it's kee-rect that in the last two decades. espe-
cially since the old world went ratty us Wash
lngtonians have come in closer contact with
more kings, queens, jacks and ten-spots than
any set OF taxpayers ever corralled in one bali
wick, way back of it all we're Americans first!
And notwithstandn our long list Of stoo-
pendous exhibitions and history-makin' pow
vows, our stately Presidential inaugurations,
arms conferences, peace deliberations. mill
tary maneuvers. votes -for-wnlmn demon
Strations. business mems conventions and
plain common or garden circuses never in the
history OF this unmatchable has an ex-
travaganza been staged to compare in mag
nlhcence with this huge blowout of yourn
Take that back to Four Corners and Devils
Gulch and tell 'em I said il
For more years than its joodicious to
state, I've been weighin' in and out OF this
ancient and honorable territory. and if ever
your shows been equaled in the past. it must
have been durIn the period | mislaid the old
pledge!
In other words. Ancient Arabic Order.
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine your 1928 I'M
perIal Session Is triDle-N ,,6
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the solicitation of subscriptions from
the various Masonic bodies and in
Gividual members. When the fund
had increa sed TO the point where good
business judgment made the venture
reasonable. ground was broken in
1907. The corner stone was laid June
of that year with elaborate and
appropriate exercises
Unforeseen difficulty being met with
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Dopey Dan and the Shriners
Dear Mobiles
JUNE 7.
BY w. II. cLAGETT.

Y.
Now that you've had ample fairly slant
the methods and OF C. folks
fippant environ
and let that!
with
member the checkerboad
possibly simplest communities and while
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90 to II Shrners the gudeens of
the great We Father TO the hune OF District folks only
they've got nothm be ashamed Of and KNOWN full that
will
look a bet!
rs to be had and is the level we've yourn
enjoyed! ~, ! thank - : -
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the
reveler
commonwealth bbed-R
wlnly
bonbon Is "Pote Seuart the house?
With
and pageany adn history its ony nat
that the Of
a in which as
That nowithstandin all
Capital City, unmhable public buildings
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Washington. No. 2; Mount Vernon. No
): Eureka. No. 4; Lafayette, NO. 0.
and Mount Horeb, No. z. The Grand
Chapter also holds It's sessions here.
Columbia, No. 2. and De Molay. No.
Z. are the knights Templar cHmman-
deries which meet in the temple.
Washington Council, No. l. and Adon-
iram Council, No. 2. of the Royal and
Select Masters also meet here.
Chapters OF the Order of the
Eastern Star which eet in the tenn
pie. are: Naomi. No. 8: Esther,
No. s.; Areme. No. 10; Temple, No.
13: William F. Hunt. No. is: ST
Johns Lodge No, 1s; Fidelity: No. 1s;
Unity. No. %: Miriam, No. %: Beth
any, No. "a; Lebanon, No. 2b: Wash
ington Centennial, No. 26; Acacia, No.
2s; Gavel. No. 30: Hope. No 80; Hard
ing, No. 81. and Loyalty. No. 80.
Outgrew Old Homes.
The home OF the central lodge be-
fore the erection Of the 18th street
and New York avenue temple was in
the old Masonic Temple at the north
west corner of 9Th and F streets
northwest, which is now standing
After period of growth and unsatis-
factory and Inadequate housing con-
ditions, movement was launched
November 2. 1858. that finally re-
suited in the erection Of the F. street
temple. 1t was abandoned for Ma
sonic purposes when the new temple
was opened.
One of the older lodges of this ju-
risdiction is Naval Lodge. No. 4. which
meets in its temple at 4th street and
pennsylvania avenue southeast. After
its earlier history in a small two
story brick dwelling at 1929 7th street
southeast. Naval Lodge moved in 1921
into more commodious quarters at
9TH street and Virginia avenue south
east. then the most populous settle
ment in that part of the city. The
increasing membership ultimately
forced the lodge to seek new quar-
ters. In 1893 1t purchased a lot at
the northwest corner of Attn street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast and
on it was erected the building now
its home. The corner stone of this
building was laid July "a. 1894 and
June S, 1885, the building was dedi-
Gated
Has Valuable Relics.
Potomac Lodge, No. 5. which claims
to be the first in this Jurisdiction,
meets in Masonic Hall, at 1910 Wis
consin avenue. This lodge has the
distinction OF having four dates of
warranty and four numbers. 1t also
valuable Masonic relics, among them
being the gavel with which Master
George Washington laid the corner
stone of the United States Capitol
building. Wednesday,. September IS.
1893
Potomac Lodge was the FIRST char
tered. April 81. 1888. which antedated
the inauguration of President Wash
ington by nine days. This lodge was
I known officially as Lodge No. 9, and
! was the second chartered by the
Grand Lodge of Maryland
/ The home of the AnacostIa Lodge is
in. Anacostia. n. e. The corner stone
of the building was laid July .. 1890.
! The building was dedicated Noyem-
| ber 4, 1890.
| Takoma Lodge became the seat Of
I Masonry in this suburb in 1894. 1,
/ was formally constituted and the hall
I dedicated May Is. 1925. In 1909 the
lodge purchased the property and i'm
proved il extensively.
Another Masonic temple in the out
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lying sections is that of the STAINS
bury Lodge, No. "a, in Brightwood.
This building is also the meeting
place of Brightwood Chapter, r. A. nj.
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dwellings, and stately monuments the place
itself the tried and trusted old District of
Columbia. communin' quarters of the coun-
trys greatest brains, from Washington to
Harding. stands today without peer as the
true cradle of liberty. So, in your hitterins
don't fail to take a rock
Yea, MOBILES We gladly give Massachu-
setts hers and let Virginia boast and never
! sneer at Maryland, nor fail New York toast!
We point with pride to Rhody's name and
always freely bend to honor our great ma
tional sons-we know just where they'll end
Charts, booklets and calendars will. de-
tail each and every historic spot OF interest
in and near world famous ten-by-seven-
| mile area, all of which should not only be
visited. but closely scrootinized, yet no
! printed program schedule nor outline can
inject into your hearts the liviii'. .breathin'
spirit OF liberty, which from the moment the
United States OF America became the land
of the free and the home of the brave UP to
the time this goes to press. has perme atcd
every ounce OF ozone that's ever waited
through this patriotic community! Thurfore.
slow-up and draw in your breathers,
Go TO it. Shriners the guardeens of YOUR
the great White Father to the humblest OF
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Continual Swelling of Body From Whgtons Time Till
Over 10000 Members Followed by
BudngCnta Temple New York
Mystic and Conmodously Furnished
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-02-22

J. Perez Losada, Director.
II. Fefnandez Juncos, Redactor Jefe.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-02-22
WASHING TON

der en- 81 procedimientos de alto SEN
lido humane y practice, tenidos en-
muy poca estima hasta entonces.
iQus habilidad la suya para econo-
mizar las vidas de sus soldados biso-
nos y escasos, con relacion al numero
de sus contrarios! iQue admirable
destreza en- las retiradas, para prepa-
rar el cansancio de ,sus enemigos
z despues de obtenido el triunfo
ique sabiduria para dar unidad un
pueblo va nlinado por inf1uencias dis
tintas por inetreses encontrados,
para hacer de ella la base de la Repl-
biica mas grande Y poderosa del
mundo
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-02-22

Feb. ~, 1923.
sr. Director de Ell IMPARCIAL,
San Juan, p. R.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-02-22
Il REY D. ALFONSO REC|BE EN-
AUD|ENC|A Al CEN. NAVARRO
Las autoridades francesas del Rhur, pro-
ceden al embargo de grandes can
ddades de mercanclas.
tDs Nusstro servicio cablsgrafico Especially

MADRID, febrero PEI Rey Don
Alfonso recibio en-. audiencia privada
al general Navarro, su regreso de
su amargo cautivGri5 en- poder de las
hordas de 'Abd-ei.Kfinr La manera
afable con que el Rey tendio los bra
zos al heroico militar, conmovi6le hon.
damente, refiriendole al Soberano las
duras pruebas que el y sus compane-
ros tuvieron que soportar en- mano de
los moros.
DUESSELDORF, febrero 22.-Las
autoridades francesas en- la zona de
ocupacion han capturado enormes can
tidades de mercancias de procedencia
alemana, las cuales han sido vendidas
por la suma de novecientos. millones
de marcos, que sera empleada en- Gu
brir las dcudas de Alemania por con-
cepto de reparaciones. En- une de los
embargos aparecen 100000 galones de
alcohol.
| MELILLA, febrero 22.-Existe en-
en- toda zona una tremenda inquietud
por los fuertes movimientos belicos
que Sc notan en- las harcas rebeldes.
Fuertes ndcleos de moros manadados
por el cabecilla Balusia, Sc establecen
~ toman poslclones en- las lnmedlaclo-
mes de Iizzlaza, y para evltar una
sorpresa desagFadapie,i Sc han aclmu-
|lado fuertes contingencies dc tropas
espanolas hacla aquelia dIreccion' con
Eordenes dc enlprender un avanee for-
thldable p "a prlmera lntentona gel
eaemigo. .l,
DzJESSELD0RF, febrero 22.-Los
enlnt sados del fhfrocafriI de iaaseccion
tDufensG ovenbroichs cedida por los iii9
gleses d, las tropas de- ocupacion; 8 Sc
han declatadoen huelga, iegandose "a
Iproseguiruen ael serVirie bajo la SUI
peryision delasl autoridades francesas,
en- senal de ptotesta 'por Ia entfega "a
z j. . 49,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-02-22

PARIS, febrero 22.-Despachos de
Riga dicen que ell gobierno soviet ru-
so ha expresado su rotunda protesta
por la entrada de los polacos en- la 20
ma neutral que divide las fronteras de
Polonia Y Lituania a ese fin ha en-
viado una nota al gobierno ltuano en-
Kovno, expresandole sus simpatias en-
esta question. Firma Ell documento
el mismo Lenin, segun despachos re-
cibidos por la oficina de .relaciones ex-
teriores de Francia.
HABANA, febrero 22.-Basandose
en- calculos exactos en- su poder, en-
los circulos fnancieros de esta capital
Sc asegura que no solamente Cuba,
sino que New York tambieh indica
que la zafra azucarera cubana alcan-
cara este aiio a 4,102,867 toneladas,
que seran vendidas totalmente a buen
precio. Existe en- toda la isla las mas
risuefias perspeetivas en- cuanto a las
Ftransacciones que han de llevarse a
cabo en- esta zafra, cuyo dulce j1zgase
ha de obtener un precio magniico.
VARSOVIA, febrero 22.-El presi-
dente del ministerio polaco Sikoraki,
ha desmentido en- un articulo la ver-
sion tijuana, sobre el incidente de la
zona neutral, acaecdia en- Wilma, dicien
do ell iefe de estado a. las linicas fuer-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-02-22
.s|CDE IA GOMsION ECONOM|CA
SJ SESSION COMENzADA AVER.
Replica del Presidente 81. Barcel6 a las
manifestaciones que pubGcamos
del Senador Iglesias.

dor destructor de aquellas~Qtras in
dustriaS que ticnen derecho a subsis-
tir, porque elias son precisameiIte la
fuente de trabajo ell estfmulo creaz
dor de Ia propiedad de donde deriya
el Estado los 'ingresos que necesita pa-
RI las aterciones que exile Ia vida y.
el prdgreso de toda In comunidad. Es-
to equiyaldrfa. dfgalo de una yez fran
camente el lfder soeialista. la i'm
plantacion del regimen soviet que es
su aspiration real Y que es contrario
IA Ia Constitution de los Estatlos Uni
dos Y a Ia Constitution de Puerto Ri
co. Serfa mas conveniente que q de-
finiera de una vez cuales son sus ver-
daderas aspiraciones Y asf podrfamos
discutirlas francainente en- un terre.
no alberto, sin sombras nj subterfu-
gios.
Trabajo, .pues. y .solamente trabajo
es el relnedio que reduiere la situa-
ci6n; trabajo para todos en- canti-
dad suficiente para que todos vivian
una vida propia Y dccente.
lPodemos dar trabajo propio y ade-
cuado a todo ell mundo? ;Cuales son
los medios nuestro alcance para pro-
porcionarlo? Ese es ell yerdadero pro-
blema. ;Pero chales han dc ser las
industrias que 10 proporcionen?
Fuera de aquellas que representa-
un seryicfo pdblfco Que pueden ser,
idesde Iuego, administrators por el Es-
tado, tales como ferrocarrifes, acue-
sductos, luz electrical, comunicacfones
terrestres y marftimag, que aun te-4
IIiendo como tienen un eafacter ge-
neral es muy discutible Ia eohgenie,ls
cia de que Sc haga cargo de elias el
Estade como el lSnaesiia inHss 50 tfehte
en- beneficio del pdblieo, todas lag de
masi stienen5 que seroUbraa de la fni-
eiatiyai payticuiaTio priEhdR! Y siall-
dolo, ,.eso oeb.ioid oidnmostfar aue para clio
necesitan1os garantir iaeealgdh modo IA l
estabilidad & des tales tindustrias fmpd- /
niendoles4 Ia scontribnei6a FequitatiFa j
de mas de q,sinietos. acres de tierras
que elias puedan' soportar y dandoIess
las debidas facilidades para su subsis-
tencia.
Cuando con ell adyenimiento de la
nueva soberanfa Sc enfrent0 Ell gobier-
no de la isla con la clausula consti-
tucional que prohibfa la adquisici6n
de mas de quinientas acres de tierras
a una corporation, ell Poder. Executive
compuesto en- SUI totalidad de america
nos continentales y la Legislature com
puesta tambien en- su 4,totalidad de
elemerltos del partido Republican,, que
monopoliz0 por5 euatro afios ell siste-
ma, Sc Vieron precisadosi a ignorar Ia
cldusula limitadora. permitiendo que
se establecieran entire otras indnstriasi
la industria azucarera con el nlimey
tCcntinIa en- Ia Alta. pagina.)
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-02-22

Todo 10 que nos manifesto ahOra el
senador Iglesias, es 10 que tantas We
ces nos ha dicho repetido EN- el Sc
nado cada yez qua Sc ha tratado de
esta question. Nos sabemos va de me-
mOria ell discurso. y ciertamente que
para qnienes no cstan cn el fntimo Sc
ereto de estas cosas, sus palabras pro-
Queen I'M gran efctto.
De todOs es cohocida In situaei0n.
Sahemos que cl problema dc nuestras
classes trabajadoras cs aeaso el mas
fliffeiI Rrolllema con que nos podemos
confrmtar. Que hay todapfa pobreza
pcnuria Ell rGles:ros campesinos. que
ganan i'm jornal insuficiente para las
perentorias necesidades de >su vida,
que el acanaramicnto de las tierras
dedicadas Ia industrial azucarera
trae consigo la escasez de otros pro-
ductos y el encarecimiento de La sub
sistencia, es una yerdad que todos re-
eonocemos y sabemos que es precise
remediar. lPero gomos nosotros los
culpables de esa situacion? ;Puede
ella conjurarse remediarse en- la
forma que pretende el lfder socialis-
ia?
GreemOs que no. Esta del salario
es Tin asunto que sc resuelve de acuer-
do con Ia ley de la oferta y la de-
manda y en- relaci6n con las. condicio-
mes mismas de la industria. La con-
tribnci6n que Sc impone 0 puede i'm
ponerse, y los enprestitos que Sc lle-
van a cabo para la realizaci0n de las
obras piblicas, no pueden ser distri-
buidos como pretende dar a entender
el senador Iglesias, entire los obreros,
para femediar su situaci6n, pues aque-
Hos solamente pueden aplicarse al tpago
dc nuestros presppuestos y a todas.
Ias atenciones Il seryicios que hani4 de
llehaf ma necesidad pdbliea; yoenI
Siftud de clio 10 iinicoa g. que puede
aspiraf 81 obrero es a tener tfahajo, y
a, Ser atendido en- todo aquello, que lie
Corresponds, como uno de tantes fac
torres de la comunidad, que tiene por
consiguiente derecho disfrutar de to-
dos los beneficios que refresentan las
escuelas para sus hijos, las Was de
communication, la garantfa del orden.
la beneficeneia ptblica, la sanidad, y
todo cuanto es o representa- un servi-
clio de. interes general. No podemos
spedir los Estados Unidos los Gin
cuenta millones de dollars por que abo
ga Ell senior Iglesias, para repartirlos
entire los pobres, para levantar in
dustrias regidas por ell Estado, porque
alin hacieiido este nltimo, si fuese po-
sible, tales industrias tendrfan que SUI
jetarse al pago del salario que per-
mitiera el valor de su production. I
este, 'asiemas, equivaldrfa a La implan-
tacidn de I'm sistema en- yirtud del
cual el Estado Sc declararfa competi-