The New York herald., 1874-08-10
''The Absurd Stories of Carl
ist Atrocities"
Captain Schmidt g Observation-Disclosures
Causes and Unavailing Regrets.
why GERMANY WILL NOT INTERVENE.
What Spain Nceds-7ranquillity, Eulight,n.
mont and Progress Guided by Religion.
TOUCHING CUBA,

III u y IL L N @ Q U b A.
[1P1oA1 DnrATcH BIZ CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]
EIoaR1o, August 4, 1874.
~ was the practice Of the old Spanish
monarchs to converse with every citizen who
was desirous to address the Sovereign. Don
Carlos, acting on this tradition, visits the
peasantry, talks and shakes hands with them,
rendering himself generally popular. The
result is that the people are willing to follow
him, even to death.
HERALD SPECIAL INTERVIEW.
The HERALD special correspondent. there
fore had ready access to the presence Of the
representative Of Spanish royalty. He was
received in very friendly manner.
THE HNo's COMPLIMENT TO THE IMPARTIAL
AMERICAN PRESS.
The King of the Spaniards (Don Carlos)
addressing me, said, 1--WE are pleased at hav-
ing representative of such an impartial jour
nal as the HERALD near to u.s. In fact we are
always glad at seeing newspaper correspond
ont willing to tell the truth We have faults,
but We accept the responsibility of our actions.
Our cause is so good that it does not fear the
daylight. Our enemies spread false news,
audaciously and persistently, because we pos
sess not the means Of publicity. Therefore
We give honest journalists an opportunity to
which are doated around of Carlist atrocities.
We therefore extend to the representative Of
the New YoBK HERALD cordial welcome
CAPTAIN scHADr's ExEcuT1oN-cAusEs AND
REGRET.
Hereupon your correspondent expressed the
hope that he, the writer, "would not meet the
fate of Captain Schmidt" the Austrian news
paper press victim.
Don Carlos replied, ''There is no danger.
Schmidt was arrested under most suspicious
circumstances, tried by court martial, found
guilty and executed as spy. Nevertheless,
regret very much that my order to spare his
life arrived too late"
WILL GERMANY INTERVENE?
HERALD CoRREspoNDENr-Does Your Ma
jesty apprehend danger of German interven-
ton on account of his execution?
Don CARIos-Not the least Germany is
aware that foreigner throwing himself into
The midst of an internecine conflict is ex-
posed to risks and perils While deeply re-
GREETING that my reprieve of the death SEN
tence was received too late, I must say that
the execution was unavoidable. Spaniards
strongly dislike outside interference in their
home affairs. Foreign intervention would
result in our favor. Spain would have then
only one army, and Don Carlos would be its
chief.
SPAIN NEEDS REPosE AND MORAL ORDER.
His Majesty went on to say:-"Spain, i'm
poverished by war, by revolutions and by
changes of government, requires my whole
life to restore her to that degree of prosperity
which wish her to possess. The only means
by which this desirable end can be attained
is by long and fruitful season of
tranquility, by cultivating the arts Of peace
and by consolidating and establishing the
finances and credit of the government I de-
sire to give the country necessary repose,
which it has never enjoyed since the time of
Charles v. I desire to restore Spain to some
thing of it's ancient grandeur. That is my
only task"
MoNARcH1cAL CONSTITUTION OUTLINED.
Replying to question of your correspond.
mt Don Carlos said :--'I wish to see
Cortes elected freely and fairly by the nation;
q Cortes which will reflect the feelings inter-
ests, wishes and sentiments of the people a
Cortes which will not constitute mere body
of factious politicians, alike powerless for
good and strong for evil, promulgating its
doctrines for the overthrow of society, and
ending with the barricades."
EDUCATION As AN ELEMENT OF NATIONAL
PROGRESS.
81 wish Spain" said His Majesty after
brief pause, Ito march onward in the ranks
Of progress and enlightenment, and not to
remain behind her sister nations in science
and public education, without which Spain