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Page 4 of 7 pages (continued) BER 2121/45 bean the oase of the HACION and PRENSA of BUENOS AYRES which by supporting us ars firding an admirable way of taking their stand about the war and politics) confict in SPAIN, and at the same time remaining in the international comcoretic field, te mist pot lose sight of the fast that a largs and influential prose bas clvays boon end can be very misleading, In affording them this opportunity, we acquire & porurful Slly and strengthen our own sotion, and at the same tims, bestow an inosioulesl: benefit on the oause of DEMOCRACY, My last journey bas proved me right in thinting this, Tiere is no need IpeoeRede enlarge more fully on theas points; tbe nesessity for this importent backing pestis BASQUES’ HOUR (le Hore Vasoa) is of furdemsnt:] importance, Each one of you, whatever qountry you are in, will imow how te -einforce and enplify thes ergupents with others. Fere, I am confident thet we have - if this turns out as I hope it wilt = an envircnvent for action which in the Catholic field or under Catholic influence moy cesume propertion whioh IT bardly dare otloviate. But in any ease of the greatest importance, Its influeas will also be felt in ether sphsras, not doctrinal but political, Cur Aiatory, our unsullied demcoracy and scwanced sccial standards, should bo arguments enough to ispreas those AMERICAR democratic elements which for somo time past herve beer aligned with Republican elements « with the absolute necessity to reaptet the will of the people. It would te a good thing to remind them of their own achicn & contury ¢gu,.¢n%. thet history repeats iteeif, If the CATALANS have mennged to achieve unity by then, it would not be cut of place to publish our combined alms in one memorandum, or In two perallei memurenda, pointing out thet they ers being published soccording to a previous understanding and agrosment, az I thought of doing with PI 1 SUNYER according to a memorandun which you have. Fut as I do net know if they will be able to settle things in a way which 11] give them this authority, tho only thing I oan do 49 to go on preparing for thet eventually. Inform the CATALANS about my ideas on this subject and in a discreet way evlighten them eon wy views which I expect they will understand. I should like your opinios and advise on al] these questions, iet me have ther fre- quently because on account of the present situetion it 18 sssential to maintais a mars regolar and frequent oorraspondeace. . Cthar matters: Everything is going well, JOSE MARI‘*S mission is dsily ettaining more fuccess. the chief of the STEER COMPANY visited me to thank ms for some othsr Terg important work recently accomplisbed at RAMON’S, There is now absolute confidence in ws, to I bad hoped, and this ie bearing excellent fruit. and before that we were elao congratulated very effusively by the firm of T.ADIZEIDE for some splendid work cons by GAPRATE. Thie should help us to follow the road we have taken, which we consider right, necessary and usefule On my last trip te AASHINGTON I had several important interviews, In all of them I woe trested with kindness, They were with dietinguished persons belonging to the most inportent Government Departments, in both the Home and Foreign Servieo, including the General Steff. I bad the setisfaotion and honour of lunching is bie ovn office et shu Capitol in WASHIEGTON with Vice-President WALLACE, whe invited me with hia oustomery . kindnesa, Our oompatricte are fully aware of the momentous times in which we live anc I hope thoy will continues to do their part in the splendid way in which they have begun. CUBA haeds thay #11 with more than forty thousand OGERLEKOS, A fine example, A few days ago we invited the ex-PRESIDUST of COLOMBIA, Dr. SANTOS, to « SASQUR cinnor, Ee is the man to whom ws are eo much indebted, and who had ae MINISTES of EDUCATION that great friend of ours, Dr ARCIRIEGAS, Fe have now started to issue & esries of weekly invitations to my houss, to persourges of different nationslities and organisations, in order not to lose touch with veaful frienéships and aoquaintanceships we have already made to mle fresh ones. In thie respect, sithough it might be taking advantage of our excellent (riend FATKO'S goodness, I think that hie houvas might he an inportent Gantre evar there for these vary nesasgary aousre CS Slat SSn ures ores TS 20l See Vary ator sary parties and accial iavitetions. You may remexber thet this wee one of the things I recommended when I wae thore. I heard throwgh a letter from JULIO JAUREGUL of your plene for heldicg sutertainaents in that magnificent bell belonging to the MEXICAN society, Cerry on wit: this, for mony bave come to know our people through dancing and ainging: especially if, as you teki ts, tae PRESIDENT of the REPUSLIC will be present at the gatheringe., fle must go on ortending 493 (cortinued )