. >> [speaking spanish] >> good evening. my name is jessica ortega and i am the mother of a fifth-grader at monro. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: i'm here because i am very concerned and i realize that there are parents of other ethnicities that are just as concerned, not just latino parents in what is happening. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: as the other parents mentioned, we have gone through at least three principles and this has caused the school to become unbalanced and uncontrolled. the current principal lacks a proper work ethic and has not been able to handle the problems that we are facing. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: i also want to express that this has also caused an emotional imbalance in both the parents and the children. it has been two weeks that we have been without a teacher and the people who have been sent, lack professional ethics and human kindness. i think that the academic portion is one part of its, by the other part is the emotional aspects that we have not foc

[ alejandro speaking spanish ] [ el fandi speaking spanish ] [ men speaking spanish ] >> alejandro: we'vere's a little of everything. >> anthony: interesting. well, it was an education today and a great meal. thank you. >> alejandro: cheers. >> anthony: cheers. at at&t innovations, we give you more for your thing. here were adding tv and movies from our unlimited plan to the powerful new samsung galaxy note9... ...the perfect device for entertainment & productivity. so, it's essentially the ed helms of devices? how so? well he's both very entertaining and very productive. you think? yeah, i do. and that's my completely unbiased opinion. buy a galaxy note9 and get one 75% off. more for your thing. that's our thing. ( ♪ ) face the world as a face to be reckoned with. only botox® cosmetic is fda approved to temporarily make moderate to severe frown lines, crow's feet and forehead lines look better. it's a quick 10 minute cosmetic treatment given by a doctor to reduce those lines. there is only one botox® cosmetic, ask for it by name. the effects of botox® cosmetic, may spread hours to weeks

[speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] he was really excited -- >> voice of translator: he was really excited about seeing his friends from the previous year at exciting about meeting his teacher and excited about his last year and his promotion. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: as you have heard before for the reasons stated, a lot of parents have pulled their children from the school. one of those children was my child's best friend and my son is very sad he won't be able to celebrate his graduation with him. he doesn't want to go to school. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: thank you for listening to me. i want us to find a solution. i want us to find a teacher that would treat our children with the love because that is important to them. he has been learning everything. he has realized that munro was not welcoming to them. the school was dirty when they started. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: there was still posterboard and torn pieces of paper from the previous year, this year. thank you, very much. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: good ev

okay, let's do it. [ eric speaking spanish ] [ don speaking spanish ] >> eric: gracias. >> chris: youthe only guy who has the white cacao. he ask all the farmers of the village here to do exactly what he has done, so the other farmers are starting to copy him. >> anthony: right. >> eric: and he's happy because it's going to bring wealth in the village, in the valley, in the community. >> anthony: afterwards, don makes a traditional unsweetened hot chocolate preparation -- ground cacao nibs and hot water, no milk, no sweeteners, no nothing, just like the ancient kings liked it. ah, here we go. gracias. ah, the real deal. and this is what they -- they really use cacao for. >> anthony: before chocolate hit europe, this is what the aztec kings would drink. >> chris: right. >> eric: i'm a little bit jealous right now, since i have nothing. >> anthony: you'll get yours eventually. here you go. >> eric: gracias. muchas gracias. salud. >> anthony: that's good. salud. >> eric: salud. >> chris: salud. >> anthony: gentlemen, to an education. >> eric: yes. >> anthony: so, did we do the right thin

spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] thank you. >> island out of whenever questions. -- i will now open it for questions. please take your name and affiliation. >> will open it up for questions. i wanted to ask why is the fema administrator not briefing us? is he going to remain in the job with the controversy? >> to the first question, why is it ministration -- we have multiple people. my role is response and recovery is to give the up-to-date information as it pertains to where we are in response, recovery. it is a team effort. there are multiple media vents as you know. many of our teammates have covered. the second question, our magistrate or is our administrator. team theyen our focused guidance. i want to make sure i echo that to our citizens. fema is clearly engaged, we know where our focus needs to be. when was the last time you briefed the president? >> yesterda

. >> [speaking spanish] >> [speaking spanish] >> [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] reporter: it isot just news. and longert programs reports that give viewers context and depth. >> [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] >> [speaking spanish] reporter: france 24 spaninish started from scratch one year ago. it is now broadcast over 7 million homes. and 13 different countries. host: santiago is still with us. you are in the newsroom now. give us a little taste of the behind-the-scenes in bogota. are.re we this is the newsroom of france 24 in spanish. this is where we put together the content for the channel, the website and also for social media. our team comes from different countries in latin america. we have mexicans, colombians, argentinians, and venezuelans. we also have reporters from europe and even from africa. we have a team of reporters in paris and a group of correspondence across the world. two of our shows are produced by our sister radio station, rfi in paris. let me show you the traffic room. this is the place will be get images from all over the world, and also is the p

i have been a parent in munro elementary school for eight years and a spanish -- in the spanish immersion program. i have seen the school change from a diverse and supportive community to a cold and unwelcoming environment. we have had four principles over the short periods. each new administrator has made changes and cause disruption. this current year is especially hard because only two of the 11 teachers in the spanish immersion program are still's teachers at the school. through all these changes, i have been able to take comfort in the fact that i knew the teachers in the classroom that worked hard and had earned my trust. last year, our current principal spoke about the problem of kids underperforming in the spanish immersion program. her plan was to break up the combination classes into separate grade level classes. consequently creating one large class and two smaller classes. she told me she would have two teachers in the classroom with a larger amount of kids. it seemed like a reasonable plan to me. at the end of the year, we learn to know none of the immersion teachers where re

underperforming in the spanish immersion program. her plan was to break up the combination classes into separate grade level classes. consequently creating one large class and two smaller classes. she told me she would have two teachers in the classroom with a larger amount of kids. it seemed like a reasonable plan to me. at the end of the year, we learn to know none of the immersion teachers where returning this year and the decision to change a class structure moved forward to. had 40 kids matriculate into the fifth-grade class and despite what the principal told me last year, only one teacher was being hired to teach that class. it is not surprising to me that the class was the only class not able to find a permanent teacher by the start of the school year. sadly, this plan was hurting the very kids that it was supposed to help. our kids are being undervalued and shortchanged. munro parents are not recognized as male partners and making rational and sensible school improvements that are sustainable. our school needs to be held acc

i teach third grade spanish bilingual. as you know, currently our climate around immigration is pretty harsh, and i've noticed the impacts of anxiety physically, embody in my students in the last two years more than i've ever seen. learning is my number one objective, but i know that dr. matthews can't visit me as often to see the learning happen if my students' mental health is not addressed. we are a staff that really believes in community-based organizations. we believe in supporting our family immigration attorneys, workshops around their rights, and the ask is that we find a way to provide our site with a community school coordinator position so that these relationships can be maintained, because right now we're at capacity holding so many different relationships, that won't be there once the certain personnel leave or won't be able to meet the needs of every student and their new needs as more things come up. and so the ask is that we love that folks visit us. you know our demographic, you know our population. we're

[speaking spanish] [voice of interpreter] >> my name is rosa hernandez and thank you for the opportunity to hear my humble opinion. i have two daughters at fairmont, and i'm very proud to be a part of the fairmont school. fairmo . >> i am among the people th-- e people that support the name change of the school to delores huerta. miss huerta is somebody who has struggled for and somebody who has championed the rights of laborers, students, and working people. huer we should take into account that this is an immersion school that makes efforts to preserve the language and culture of latina children. knowing two languages will give them a great advantage in the workforce in the future. thank you very much to all of those who are supporting this name change. [applause] >> good afternoon. i'm a little nervous. it's a lot easier with students. i am a teacher at fairmont elementary. my name is gracie garcia, and i began when i was first presented with this idea. you know, i think i had initially the same reac

where is the spanish le pen, where is spanish wilders, where is spanish salvini? 0rban? we are not.a spain has a socialist government. one could argue it is partly by accident because of political scandal which it did for the popular party and prime minister rajoy, but nonetheless, you are in power now as the socialist party, and you only have 80 something seats in parliament of 300, but you are in power. do you think that you can reverse the trend we see in much of europe where traditional, social democratic, centre—left parties, are doing disastrously badly? how do you change that dynamic? we have to punch above our weight. once upon a time during felipe gonzales‘ government, spain was... that is when the socialist party was powerful. and it played an important role in europe. powerful and playing an important part in europe. with the greatest respect, that was in the 80s and 90s, and here we are in 2018 — yes you are in power at a minority government with an uncertain future. my question to you is that you change the trajectory for centre—left social democratic politics? because

] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] >> that was it. as a reminder, state your name and limit it to one follow-up for time considerations. >> yes, ma'am. >> i think this might be a question for rear admiral austin. but there's a lot of social media and crowd sourced rescue websites and things, many of them like with harvey, got there before, and whether you think they're safe or effective or you would recommend that people call out to them if 911 isn't working for them? and do they make your jobs harder to do in the long run? >> with social media, i mean, it's the way a lot of people communicate. what we discovered last year though was that using social media as a tool to get calls for help to the people who are actually responding is a little problematic because it's not secure. people's privacy is not necessarily considered. unfortunately, we found that some unscrupulous people might take advantage of people because they know they're i

very good spanish. >> anthony: i don't speak spanish.n. ♪ >> anthony: bogota. back in the '90s, a very dangerous and violent place to be. today, not so much. today, in my repeated experiences here, kind of awesome. but candelaria is the recently renovated old city, where i meet up with hector abad, distinguished author and one of the most important and supremely talented writers in latin america. hector's recent work, a memoir called "oblivion," is about his father, who was killed for his outspoken attempts to change things for the better. >> anthony: so, first of all, where are we? >> hector: puerta falsa. this is a place where many bogotanos come to eat something in the middle of the morning or in the middle of the afternoon. >> anthony: the tamales here are made with chicken and pork belly, combined with vegetables, rice, and masa, wrapped in a banana leaf, and slow cooked for hours. this place has been serving chocolate completo to the politicians of nearby plaza bolivar for a couple of hundred years. >> hector: here are the tamales.

you know, fairmont was not a spanish immersion school before. you know, it was -- it was an english school, and that doesn't represent our body -- our student body. you know, we're a spanish immersion school now, and i think delores huerta is a much more fitting name for the demographic of our school. as they mentioned, 71% of our demographic is latinas. i can't speak much more than the obvious. another thing, i began to talk to my students, well, what is fairmont to you? what does it represent? do you know the history behind fairmont, and we began having a conversation with the history of fairmont. and then, we also began talking about delores huerta, and i immediately, as my colleague mentioned, felt the pride and especially from the girls at my classroom. they stood up taller, and they felt good about -- they started embracing about changing the name to delores huerta. as we began to learn more about did he letter he delores huerta, i was excited to hear how excited they were about this name change, and that how inspiring. and i would hope yo

the french and the spanish side?in basque. on the french side it's true that there was a little less pressure about talking basque, because a lot of people were coming from paris, from a big town for retirement, we're losing the basque language. >> anthony: do we drink spanish wine do we drink french wine? we drink french wine. >> marielle: french wine. >> anthony: good. ♪ >> anthony: we're in the town of ahetze at la ferme ostalapia. marielle gurtner was born and in spanish basque country but raised in france. >> marielle: we've got a very good quality of life here. the sea, the mountain, the sun. >> anthony: and the food >> marielle: and the food. >> anthony: things are different here. the relationship between basque and french cultures has always been more graceful and less contentious and you can see it and feel it and taste it at the table. ventre de thon or tuna belly with tomato carpaccio. pigeon, roasted and then flambéed swerved with a tureen or pate of the same bird. >> anthony: on this side of the border a

spanish, that's okay. >> spanish is horrible. i've always been given a hard time about my spanish.y. every mexican in history has always given hit to their spanish. you should know spanish. >> that's what i leerpds. this has been an age old thing where everyone is trying to out chicano each other. and i shouldn't feel that bad about it. >> anthony: what's the expression for a bad chicano. >> bow chow. >> is there a literal translation. >> rotting. you've completely fake. lost all your culture so you should be hated. >> anthony: that's harsh. >> i know. >> anthony: when do you hear it? and going across the border, putting up the wall, scary? >> i think this is good. latinos need this to rally together. excite the world to havally lens land to come together. >> anthony: anyone that corrally all mexicans? >> like a spokesperson. >> anthony: yeah, like mexican reagan. >> the last one was caesar chavez that was years ago. >> anthony: i would totally vote for him. he looks good with his shirt off. donald trump can't say that. bill clinton can't say that. he's the bad es dude in the histo

question ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] >>> it's pretty clear. it's pretty clear by the documents that have not been released. it's pretty clear by the confidential documents that were released that have to do with basic decisions such as roe v. wade, which contradicts his testimony in front of the senate. it's pretty clear that his position on racial profiling as a tool in the criminal justice system, he is cloudy at best, and goes along with the proposition that certain types of people based on their skin color commit more crimes than others. and allows that as an enforcement tool. it's pretty clear that he believes in an imperial presidency, that this president, who nominated him, because he met the criteria that trump wanted for a supreme court justice that would irrivevocabl change the supreme court for generations to come, a lifetime appointment, doesn't merit the support of the senate and it doesn't merit because this president has shown over and over again his attitude on race. he has

take it away. >> grassi us -- [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] >> questions in regards to florence? yes, ma'am. >> you have estimates yet? do you all have an estimate yet of what sort of damage this hurricane will do? >> no. we don't have that, but the storm is almost a combination of hurricane hugo and hurricane floyd, you know. it brings elements of both. hugo brought high winds and floyd brought tremendous amounts of inland rainfall that caused a lot of problems, and so if you want to look at the disaster dollars connected to either one of those events, this one has the potential by all means to line up with that. yes, ma'am. >> this this is a question for . cheatham. staffing wise and resource wise, the epa has been targeted by the trump administration. how was this impacted your ability to do your job? >> i think the easy answer to that is that we are staffed at the levels we were during last years response season in 2017 were harvey, irma and marie in the california wildfires invited us and we are prepared. >> you guys h

but despite the final being held in the spanish capital, could this be the spanish capital, could thisthe year that madrid's monopoly comes to an end? although real madrid are going for a fourth, it has all changed, for one, they have lost cristiano ronaldo, while the new boss has the unenviable job of filling zinedine zidane‘s choose. meanwhile, barcelona will be looking to push them all the way again, but once again they are desperate to convert domestic dominance into european success. convert domestic dominance into european success. they have won the spanish league title in three of the last four seasons, but just spanish league title in three of the last four seasons, butjust one champions league crowd in the last seven years, they are becoming impatient. they have got one of the toughest groups out there as well. totte n ha m , toughest groups out there as well. tottenham, barcelona and which eindhoven and into milan. other teams looking to convert that domestic success are manchester city. they are looking to build on what was a fantastic premier league season for them last yea

. ♪ welcome to spanish fort, alabama. population 8,000. located just east of mobile bay.the site of one of the last civil war battles. it t site different kind of bat. >> very small, close community. everyone kind of knows everyone. >> a very tight-knit community, focused on family, centered on may dot this small, affluent community, but here, football is religion. >> in spanish fort, football is no longer a sport. it's a lifestyle. you live, eat, sleep, breathe football. >> reporter: no wonder its high school players are celebrated as heroes, says journalist cassie fambro. >> people love to see them and recognize them in their community. i would say they're local celebrities. >> reporter: and starring in his own highlight reel, running back cameron harrison. a senior, 5'7", 180 pounds, wearing number 4. >> harrison. boy, has he been fun to watch. >> he's small, but he's big. he's hard to bring down. that's one of his advantages. he's tough. >> reporter: among those cheering in the crowd, the new girl in class, 16-year-old savannah. >> i am funny, independent, goofy -- ve

a fairy tale castle or what disney's workshop in the heart of the city is the cathedral which the spanish philosopher ortega you got at like into a mystical transatlantic line. the setting of so gold rio is the high plateau of spain's castillian heartland the name of the city dates from roman times when it was an important military base. in the first century a.d. the emperor trajan commanded an aqueduct to be built. but how shall we take account of it all demand seems now to bone the slave engaged in building the aqueduct the centurion homesick for rome all the individual destinies compacted into a single line in the book of events linked in the invisible labyrinth of time. the aqueduct touch across a wide valley almost seven hundred thirty meters to bring precious water from the white on a mountains to say go via to this day the one hundred eighteen arches span that valley in the lower town the slaves who constructed it had to pile the granite blocks twenty nine meters high wanting at dizzying heights. can. doubtless it was slaves to who secured huge bronze lettering to the aqueduct for

with her my new chapter in spanish history began ahead lay the brutal triumphs agree christianization under the sign of the cross and moorish conquerors were persecuted. the jews were driven out of their quarters through the san andreas gate and in jew course they were expelled from the whole of spain. thank. god for. your emperor charles the fifth the grandson of isabella the other. qatar became a battleground it proved the bastion of loyal monarchists embattled against the rebels of the city. at that time sigel rio was a wealthy city but charles the fifth had increased taxes and curtailed the rights of the peoples deputations. the plant the san martin was the impressive stage on which one bravo story was enacted one bravo from one of six years a lustrous aristocratic families took a stand against the new ordinances a memorial honors the son of the city. was . in fifteen twenty one bravo led the first modern revolution in spain perhaps indeed in all of europe he demanded lower taxes and greater freedom for the people's representatives bodies the rising began and so go via and soon sp

you are also founder of the franco spanish commission at the spanish bar. he is being courted by the center-right party. thatat the party he is the he is going to throw his hat into. -- he is going to throw his hat into? >> they made an offer of him to join in. probably be more interested in handling water groups of people joining him -- wider groups of people joining him. >> how credible a candidate is he as mayor of barcelona? can he win? >> he is from spanish catalan dissent. -- descent. artist.er was a famous his family is well known. the problem is, will he be able to make it? scenario.ry open he is a newcomer. he offers some fresh air. he has the vote of the people. on the other side, most people believe he is an outsider. he is a french outsider. some people know about his background in france. >> will the fact that he was the prime minister in france helped or hurt him? side andl help on one it will not on the other side. he will want to be able to talk loud against the independence. >> we heard one of the people there calling him an opportunist. yo

will be used in the killing of civilians in yemen the holding of the deal created concerns about spanish jobs and the future of a more lucrative contract to supply warships well let's get more on this now we're joined by michael page in new york he's deputy director for the middle east and north africa division at human rights watch mr page very good to have you with us on al-jazeera so what do you make of the spanish reversal in the justification that the spanish weapons are persuasion guided and won't be used incorrectly. yes well it's a deeply disappointing decision to start out if spain had followed through with suspending or canceling the sale they would have followed other e.u. countries like germany the netherlands belgium and sweden in either restricting or suspending completely arms sales to saudi arabia you know in spanish media there are reports that political pressure was put on them by the saudi arabia by saudi arabia quietly in the justification that the spanish government gave namely that these are precision guided munitions is something that we've heard for years from the

spanish flu was one of the greatest infectious disease disasters in history.r of this year‘s mercury prize will be announced, with a £25,000 cheque going to the best album of the last 12 months by a british or irish act. previous winners have included the arctic monkeys and elbow, but in an age where we can all stream individual tracks, do albums still matter? ?our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has more. # now i‘m stuck in a rut, kicking stones...# lily allen, 12 years and four albums into a career, thrilled to have finally made a mercury prize shortlist with no shame, and she‘s out to win. it would mean everything to me. i mean, i‘d absolutely love for that to happen. it‘s not going to, but...! it‘s a heartfelt record, which... previous albums have been honest, but maybe a bit, like, finger—waggy, telling other people what i think about them, whereas this is me thinking about what i am. # four stars out of five...# she‘s up against albums by some very established acts, including previous winners arctic monkeys... # we all have a hunger...# floren

and the spanish civil war for those who want to know about the history and that's where. the show start to trend and from then on we've just had interest from spain from italy germany pretty much everywhere in europe just what i want to. see is some we are very happy about the shirt not necessarily many catalans or basques are happy because at the end of the day it is still a spanish like but it pays tribute to those who came with the international brigade to fight against fascism and we are obviously grateful for that. now unless you're a baseball fan you might not know what a cycle is but i'll give you a clue it's not a bike but it is quite rare unless you are a christian yell h. of the milwaukee brewers here he is waiting for the cycle against the cincinnati reds that involves hitting a single a double a triple and a homerun that was the single getting to first base he later got a double in the inverse homerun leaving just the triple to get and he got it in the sixth inning becoming the first major league it's a hit for the cycle against the same team in one season the

[cheers and applause] [speaking spanish] [please stand by] [ speaking in spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ applause ] >> i will be translating for her. thank you, supervisor kim, for this recognition during latinx history month. i would also like to thank the board of supervisors for the latino community. la voz latina came into existence in 2005 when a new wave of latinos came into the more affordable tenderloin district. what began as a outreach program later transformed into the tenderloin's only resource for the latino community living there. la voz has expanded in so many ways over the years, that we expect this to continue in order to ensure we continue to support low-income individuals and families, men and women of color, youth, and lgbtq community. as a current community leader for la voz latina, i am honored to receive this commendation on behalf of other community leaders, former leaders who helped shape la voz, and staff, all whom are present here today. i am johanna ramirez, and proud to say that la voz latina feels like family to me and many other people in the tenderloin

in the spanish civil war against franco's nationalists the back of the shirt features the slogan nope meaning they shall not pass which is used by anti fascist fighters in the one nine hundred thirty s. . i think you saw i mean of the show coming out. of touch with the success i think they would have felt so important before the fact that such a big reply such because spawn so he possibly says that people really kind of needed this kind of positive message oh well there are zero power. they might not win the champions league but they've definitely won the hearts of many fans around the world. all at the seventieth the emmys awards have taken place in l.a. and alongside the actors making the most of their moment on the red carpet some of the biggest stars of the show were the companies shaking up the t.v. business netflix the streaming service and the premium t.v. channel h.b.o. battled it out it was a game of thrones won best drama it was a good night for british acting too claire for it was named best drama actress for her role in the crowd and matthew reese won best drama actor for

with her a new chapter in spanish history began ahead lay the brutal triumphs of li christianization under the sign of the cross and moorish conquerors were persecuted. the jews were driven out of their quarters through the san andreas gate and in jew course they were expelled from the whole of spain. thank. god. and your emperor charles the fifth the grandson of isabella the other became a battleground it proved the bastion of loyal monarchists embattled against the rebels of the city. at that time was a wealthy city but charles the fifth had increased taxes and curtailed the rights of the peoples deputations. the plot the san martin was the impressive stage on which one brother a story was enacted on bravo from one of the golden years a lustrous aristocratic families took a stand against the new ordinances a memorial honors the son of the city. was. in fifteen twenty one bravo led the first modern revolution in spain perhaps indeed in all europe he demanded lower taxes and greater freedom for the people's representative body the rising began in signal via and soon spread to other c

over to sabadell was mac systems, so pressure from there but paul pester was the hinge between the spanishsidiary, and he bores in charge when the decisions were made. that is why he has, ina decisions were made. that is why he has, in a sense, had to carry the can. he always said while this crisis was unfolding that he wanted to stay in charge until their systems were up and running properly again so this decision that has been taken today is an indication tsb‘s board think the bank is running ok now but, looking to the future, they wa nt now but, looking to the future, they want a different captain to sail them ahead. 0k, simon, thank you. simon gompertz there. labour's ruling national executive is meeting this lunchtime to decide whether to adopt in full the international definition of anti—semitism. jewish groups, trade union leaders and many labour mps have urged the party to change it's stance, and defuse allegations of anti—semitism that have dogged the party leadership for months now. our political correspondent iain watson reports. these demonstrations outside labour's headquarter

spanish army. eventually, france acknowledged that the slaves had won and granted emancipation throughout haiti and it was 1793, 1794. after that they decided to switch from the spanish army to the french republic which was now with emancipation. at that point he became omnipresent in the records because he became a general in the french republic. and will remain present in the french records up until his death. ... so it was maybe 90%, 95% into the production of sugar. mid to late 1790s, he was adamant he would restore the plantation crops not through restoration slavery because that was not a possibility at that point, but by using some amount of compulsion because yes, the former slaves were left to do what they wanted, and they didn't produce sugar and coffee. he devised an intermediate system whereby they would earn a salary, a portion of the crop. on the other hand, they would not be free to leave the plantation. they would be tied to the land and would have to work under some amount of compu