22 SEPTEMBER 1928, Page 2

On Thursday, September 13th, Spain celebrated the fifth anniversary of

the Marques de Estella's dictatorship. The festivities, particularly the processions in Madrid, seem to have been a huge success. No doubt everything was arranged in the true propagandist spirit by the Patriotic Union which is to the Marques de Estella what the inner Fascist organizations are to Signor Mussolini, but if the unanimous reports of observers are to be believed, the Spanish people entered into the spirit of the thing with light-hearted and obvious enjoyment The truth is that the Dictator is a popular character. He understands the Spanish character and the stories of his humorous toleration and good nature do not suffer in the telling. * *