The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
Brothers AIWaYs.

SpnOr more light on the internal situation Tn Spaln He says that King Alfonso is carrying out reforms in the army, which have for their object the removal of all democratically-ln- clined officers and their replacement by out and-out reactionaries. The king wants to be certain that he can count on the army at home, especially in these troublous times of fiasco in North Africa and industrial turmoil in the north. Ibanez also charges that Al fonso is "broke" and has recently engaged Tn some hazardous speculations to recoup the waning family fortune. The situation becomes simpler in Spain. Instead of holding himself aloof from partyism the king comes to the front as an active supporter of the regime or General Primo de Rivera. He identifies him self closely and approves of every move made by the dictator. To this policy there can be but one end. Primo de Rivera and Alfonso will not be separated on the day the people of Spain say: "Till so far and no further"
 The Seats of the Mighty.
 When in Paris foreign tourists do not need to go to the Champs Elysees to see circus. If the chamber of deputies happens to be in session at the Palais Bourbon, there ought to be amusement enough to satisfy the most blase sight-seer. The funeral of Jean Jaures and the subsequent parades through the clty were the object of an interpolation Tn the chamber recently. It seems that the con- munists, who regard Juares as one or thelr own, held a demonstration with red flags to be followed by the royalists who marched to the statue of Henri " and staged demon stration at the feet of the great Navarro. This occurred on the day of the funeral. Premier Herriot braved the elements and fi- nally calmed the storm in parliament storm which bore all the marks of going to wind up in a violent hurricane. While the royalists sang the "Sambre ct Mouse" and the reds tbelIowed the "Internationale" some of the gentlemen started to unfrOck and advanced toward each other with menacing mien. The president of the chamber started to put on his hat, signal that the session was adjourned, when Herriot arose and said that the government would know how to safeguard the republic against both extremes. The 'ex- rtremes" then forgot their differences for the time being and started a combined bowling cacaphony against the premier When suf. lficient steam had been blown off M. Pain lleve, the chairman, sounded the gavel ana things went on as before. Such is the majesty 1 of Versailles.
 Here's Luck.
 1 A citizen of San Francisco announces that | his sixty years will not deter him from start ing the study of Latin. The citizen is right Nowhere else will he find such solace at the eventide of life as when he starts to ac company the classics on their wanderings il the field of letters and philosophy. It will create for him a storehouse to which he will
 have access at all times, even while wintry gales blow outside and he can no longer takt part in the pleasure of the youth on the Golden Coast. writer marvels at the cit izen's wonderful ambition and pluck. Yet Cato started the study of Greek at 80 and mastered it; Sophocles wrote his immortal "Oedipus" when S4; Goethe completed his Faust when more than four-score, and Gladstone was at the height of his brilliant parliamentary career when he introduced the debates on the home rule bill. He was closer to 90 than to so at that time.