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Show I REPUBLICANISM" ! I hit n mi riTur1 a i PO ill Si A H President Tells What Change H From Monarchy Has Done" H for Country. H 'I SPIRIT OF THE TIMES H H 1 Many bf Best Citizens Living H I in U. S. and Holding Re- H I sponsible Places. H j' LISBON, May 5 (Staff correspond- M i ence of tho Associated Press) Presl- M dent Bernardino Macbado of Portugal M told of what the change from mon- H J archy to republicanism bad done for H j Portugal in an Interview today with B i a representative of tho Associated B Press. He also told of the satisfac- B tion he felt in having aligned Portugal fl I with the entente allies at the outset H of the war, soon after he became pres- H ident. H Speaking of the revolution he said: 1 "It was in line with the spirit of W the times, for everywhere tho old idea H of arbitrary authority, oligarchy and H Cacsarism is giving way," H He declared that tho present gov- m ernment is thoroughly representative 1 J as it comes up from the people in- m stead of descending from a few at the H Reform Legislation. H 1 As examples of reform legislation, H he pointed to the income tax law, the H eight-hour law, workingmen's compen- B sation and the recognition given labor H unions. M In iegard to education he sa4d: M "We have even adopted a new form H of education, which we call mobile j schools, in which the teachers travel H about to the factories to teach women H during hours of leisure. In univer- H ( sities we had but one under the mon- M archy, now we have three." H Separation of Church and State. fl The president referred with approv- H al to the complete separation of M church and state which had been H brought about under tho republic. By H this new system the churches remain 1 open but their activities are restricted M . to church affairs without extending j into any public or official activities. M The departure of tho religious or- M ders has also suspended their actlv- H itles and the work they formerly did j ' In conducting schools, hospitals, etc., H has now been taken over by the state. H Friendly Toward U. S. H Referring to his country's relations 1 with the United States the president H "I am glad to say Portugal has the 1 most friendly relations with the Unit- H ed States and Portugal has received M -in many ways evidences of the cordial H sentiment of America toward us. We H have sent considerable numbers of H Portuguese to America and have col-H col-H onies in California, Boston and many other points. These are not pnrt of H tho illiterate immigration, against which the United States has Justly M adopted restrictions, but they are H among the best classes of tho com- H munlty in America and are prominent H m business, finance and public life in H American communities. We are glad M that some of our best stock is taking H part in tho remarkable development B of America." m nn |