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ments they make on the land they cultivate. This 

 organization also favors exemption of farm imple- 

 ments from seizure for debt and advocates a more 

 prolonged leasing system. While these have been the 

 immediate objects the organization has attempted 

 to accomplish, its ultimate aim, as announced in its 

 program of 1920, is that the land of the country 

 shall be nationalized and that agricultural associa- 

 tions shall be formed for the utilization of the land 

 under the advice of farm experts. 



The Socialist agricultural laborers' organizations 

 of Spain have not been able to accomplish their 

 ultimate ami, but they have brought about results 

 in the way of securing higher wages and shorter 

 working hours for farm laborers. That their pro- 

 gram has not always been guided by good judgment, 

 is indicated by the fact that in 1919 they undertook 

 to enforce a working day of eight hours or a work- 

 ing week of forty-eight hours, both for agriculture 

 and industry. Rural organizations of the less radi- 

 cal type and several provincial councils of agricul- 

 ture entered a strong protest against this demand, 

 as it proved impracticable to provide uniform work- 

 ing hours throughout the year. As a result of this 

 protest a compromise was reached that extended 

 the day laborer's maximum day to ten hours in busy 

 seasons. 



There have been much unrest and great agitation 

 in the rural sections of Spain, due to the conflict in 

 the policies of rural organizations. But rural syn- 



