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Show ' HAPGOOD'S VIEWS ON ; CONDITIONS IN SPAIN & NEW YORK, Aug. 1 Apropos of f the present conflict between the vati-l vati-l can and the Spanish government. Nor-" Nor-" man Ilapeood, editor of Collier's AVeck-lv, AVeck-lv, who has .iust returned from a trip through Spain and other parts of Eu-rnpo Eu-rnpo said of industrial conditions in Spain; , "They arc improving, hut tho wider Mio split between the government and tho Vatican becomes, the more rapidlv they will improve. New methods both ., of business and agriculture havo been ;' introduced, particularly in southern Spain and the country would forgo ahead if it could shake off the clerical influence. Hut the government has a tidy little fight, on its hands i'i its effort lo do so. King Alfonso is a pro-l pro-l grcssivc all right, but the quccn-i quccn-i mother is at reactionary and she wields k ,:i powerful influence. " h |