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Show "THE SOCIAL CANCER" That masterpiece or Itizal, ."Noll Me Tangcro," has , been given a complc'tb English vorstori In 'I'lifi Social Cancer." Tho Fllllplno patriot-martyr, Its author, whoso momory is kept green in his native na-tive land, ,dosorves a worm reception, fllzal's day in tho Phllllppincs is observed llko Our Washington's Birthday. He gathered In his personality tho highest ideals or thoso native Filipinos, "Indlos" as they -woro called by their arrogant Spanish ovorlords, who rrom 180,8 on, when republican Ideas woro abroad In Spain and her possessions, cherished national na-tional aspirations and talked or a Fatherland, Father-land, nizal was no rebel or anarchist, but continued to respect tho civilization, civil and rollgious, that Spjala nod introduced in-troduced Into tho islands. But he could not tolerate tho corrupt Trlars, proresscd collbatos among a subject people, whom thoy sought to kcop In perpetual childhood, child-hood, and whoso women they debauched. Truly arbitrary power is sure to degrade and dofllc, whether practised in tho name or rollgion or or the state. "Noll Me Tangero" has tho dramatic qualities ,or Don Quixote, arter which It Is fashioned; but it has hi It moro or philippic than or humorous satire. Tho characters arc clearly drawn and remain in tho memory. As tho name would imply, the story Is a tragedy. Mr. Dorbyshlro is to bo congratulated con-gratulated on tho caro which ho has shown 1 In tho translation and tho abundance of notes ho has rurnlshed in explanation. ' ' |