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Spain's Man of the Hour Monthly' p. McBride, in the "Irish 1owing the i„wiri), April, 11)31. the Catholic Hophal victory of I f !-ship of Gil rtv under the lea( to ‘.,hles, paid the follow:lig tribute pa' 3in's great Catholic leader and
• Gil Robles and Spanish Politics
in practice I do not hope for the immediate realisation of this ideal." Later he propounds what he considers the practical requirements of the .ay:
eses” of Salamanca. That the success basis. Their interests could differ in "We must mould ourselves in acof the magazine depended on the non-essentials, but if their outlook was cordance with the needs of the mobrains and personality of its founder fundamentally Catholic, Gil Robes ment, and the first of those needs is The election organisation of the Cais shown by the fact that it ceased that Catholics be granted a freedom in Spain was ac-laimed as the publication when he left for Madrid showed them the only way to political reand pacties, all of which up to now has been denied efficient IA victory. His enthusiasm and logic them. That freedom cons; -ts in the Tonsible for this to a degree which on the completion of his Licentiate. In 1919 Gil Robles obtained first persuaded the five Catholic parties to recognition of the independence of the .ices him far above his comrades is young lawyer, Don Jose Maria Gil place in the Licentiate of Law at the adopt a united anti-Marxist manifesto, Church in its essence, in its means, University of Salamanca, and three and while leaving to each group the and in its ends, a freedom so that )1)1es. It was through his tact and may live and praz.tise its ::.roughness that the various Cathoyears later we find him heading the freedom to develop its own particular the Churchwithout This is out fear. apostolate .: sections, Accion Popular, Renova- list in the public examination for the programme was standpoint in the circumstances of the :At Espanalo, Agrarians, Traditional- professorship of law in the University campaign, a minimum This consisted in moment. And I tell all those who atand Independents, were able to of La Laguna. In the meantime he espoused by all. Also to had completed his military service, these three outstanding points to tack this position of ours that the - such a united front. greatest pride of my public life is to ,iirecting mind is due the capable taken out his doctor's degree, and had which all pledged themselves:— have defended it in Parliament and od courteous way in which the already acquired a promising practice to have had that defence rewarded Ly -- ghts- conducted their campaign in in Madrid. (a) Revision of the Religious Laws. the express approval and benedietion face of severe provocation. of result the before 1922, In June, of the Church." The son of a distinguished profess(.r the as n of agriculture Recognitio ip (b) professorsh the examination for the law of the Uniyersity of Salamanca, foundation of Spanish prosperity_ joined the Jose Don , announced was To accomplish his programme Don Robles was born on the 27th. foremost daily, "El vember, 189S. does not see eye to eye with ose Educated by the staff of Spain's J prisoners. for political (c) Amnesty He was immediately comembers of the parties of the many : ,uits and Salesians, in 1914 he . en- Debate." and his some of whom favour extreme ' 72.(i the University of his native opted on the editorial council, Right. inthe On other points of policy appreciated -.vn to study letters and law. Here, ability was so quickly was made as- dividual parties of the compact were means, and others in a spirit of deshe afterwards soon that state as the energy and organising ability Considering that these parties pondency accept the actual their inHere free. are so characteristic, he found- sistant-director of the paper. inevitable: but none state to s loyal monarchist most from range with side by side Gil as magazine to cater fur the literary he found himself staunch republican it needed all the tentions as unequivocally political effusions of his fellow un- Don Angel Herrera, who, with his tact and good generalship of Gil Robles: (1) Essentials must take pride done such exfundameniraduates. Soon the readers of brother Francisco, has Robles to hold them united for the of place, or in other words,Fatherland, Family, 7 new periodical were almost as cellent work in the cause of Catholic Religion, as tals. In elections. of the period safeguarded . :::nerous outside the University as in- Action in Spain. Robles resigned his critical he succeeded, and so must be re- Social Order, must be of sec,.:e; its circulation ran into thou- University chair before he had given this sacrifice complete the to even the cognised as the main factor in r:(is of copies. and I am told that a lecture, and put all his energy into ondary convictions., (2) We must subthe of "Rights." victory of direction the and practice -:?.ny found their wav into the Iri :11 his legal mit to Constituted Authority: and (3) ':!ege, "Ey Colegio de Nobles Irland- "El Debate." the fight for our rights must be conmainJose Don religion, Regarding intimate first The new director's within the realm of legality. ducted Ca. ally is fundament Spain that tains in came 1923, contact with public life legislator or the and politician tholic, to when. at the age of 25. he began Don Jose may not be solely responWho proceeds on any other basis is work whole-heartedly for the new for these victories, but certainly sible anaris even and deceiving himself This as"Partido Social Popular." be regarded as the mind which may he As disorder. e of sociation, which may be regarded as chical and provocativ Frigidly efficiof Church and State, directs the advance. relations to the miniature, in Popular" "Accion the ent as an organiser, his direction was impracbelieves he ideal, which his all of members unite to had as aim Inspirthe moment, is that of the invaluable in the elections. political parties, provided their first in- tical at ing as an orator, his eloquence only steps: by advancing Catholic thinking claim to Also terest was Catholicity. "Tho, rela- thrives on interruptions and heckling. irrefutable. his devoted attention came "Accion logicalof and he says, A clear and logical writer, his various State," and Church tions Catolica," and in it Gil Robles became works on Constitutional Law and Poliby supe-iority the he must regulated the recognised expert organiser of or tics quickly find their way to the Uniends. of their respective inferiority v outh—the "juventudes Catolicas." As his sinState aims at the merely material versities and classrooms. The corevery visited he days these In cerity and courage are not doubted, sup. at the the Church temporal: and and conferences giving ner of Spain. Gil Robles seems the man with all the al, and as such must be reforming branches of "Accion Catol- ernatur as superior. requisite gifts and experience to ditheory pure In garded of politician other Perhaps no ica." vert the grave dangers which assail tethe that assert logically must we of people present-day Spain knows the Religion and Spain. but eternal. to the yield should poral not Xnd e very province as he does. only has he travelled extensivelv in his native land, but one LADIES' COLLEGE, VICTORIA SQUARE a fter the other. in the interests for desire his or of his paper more ideas on the organisation of "Itiventud Catolica." he has visited France. Belgium. Holand. England, Germany, Italy. North and South America, and parts of Africa and Asia. One month we find him in the States studying the organisation of the New York "Times" in search of ideas for "El Debate": another in Cambridge. examining undergraduate and eraduate associations of the University. or in Belgium tak ing notes on its agrarian syndicates. With such an accumulation of intelligence. enerve and experience of Spain and abroad, it is difficult to imagine a better prepared leader of Catholic oublic life than Don _Tose Gil Robles.
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