The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-08
SPANS $25,OOO,OOO LOAN.
PLEDGIN0 THE REVENUEs At THE
RATE OF TWO rex ONE.
The Ministry's Pcrversions Of Truth Fx-
po-ed-Tbe Governments Peculiar Way
of Recruiting Troops TO be Sent to Cuba.


po-ed-The Governments Peculiar WY
of Recruiting Troops TO be sent to Cuba.
Prom the R>pnbnqHe f,dncdfse.
The Ministerial press Of Spain continues
to paint the situation Of the Government as II
the writer's were speaking Of country unknown
to Europe, so great Is the aud icity and energy
when they employ In Disgusting icts and per-
verine the truth. According 70 them every-
thing is working perfectly here. The Ministry is
performing wonders. Thanks to the tact OF
seDor Canovas, a compact mai )ritv has been
established In the Cortes. Notwithstanding the
financial condition OF the country, the Govern
ment has managed to negotiate a loan Of twenty
Ave millions Of dollars on most advantageous
terms The treasury receipts are increasing. Tue
spirit OF the army Is perfect. Twenty four thou-
sand men have Just been sent to Cuba to sup-
PRESS the insurrection there, and never were
troops known to embark for foreign service with
greater enthusiasm. In the Basque provinces
the idea Of a constitutional unity Is daily maxi
ing rapid progress. Such Is the language OF tho
bureaucrats. But these Statements born OF
fancy and falsehood, should De opposed by the
facis.
- In the first place the majority OF which seffor
Canovas boasts "a purely i'm iRinary. IL should
be borne In mind that the mem bers of the pres
ent opposition obtained their seats In the Cortes
through senior Cdnovas and thanks to tue scam
dalous pressure which he brought to bear On
the voters. ne Republican party, which his a
outside the pale OF the law; its principal lead rs
had been exhed, add LIZ PoiRicI the Ministerial
lected by the Governments. In spite OF all THIS,
notwithstanding the fiigh ful dictatorship
whicn weighs upon the country, and the tbre iis
OF senior CdnOvas az inst universal Suffrage, the
OOverhment Is powcrless and can exercise no
real authority. II finds itsef blocked by tho
clergvwno threaten /; with Carlism on one side,
AMI by the Constitutions lists on the other,
WHO threaten it with revolution: As
TO the great Republican party that holds u5
peace IN lace OF all the fauntS hurled
watchful. confident Of It's right aud OF it's might,
II calmly awaits the time. not fat Oh wnen It can
establish n prudent. democratic, aud beral re-
public In this fair and distr icted country. Mean
while the KING lives In complete Isolation. the
victim of the two cdmdriIrs, who by every i'm
aginabe palace intrigue, are 1yh ting for power.
Such Is the political condition OF Spain.
me ncial horizon Is eqIllly dark. The
three per cents are quoted at u; and. despite
all that the official papers may assert. the bud
get ts almost certain to show deficit Of about
$l0OU,UcO. for which 1t will be necessary To APP
ply g. the Cortes, and whch tue country will %
Let us now see about the famous ioaa Of ss5,-
WO,tvO II affords some very interesting details.
The Governments announced In La Gdoctd, the
onicial paper. that ca itaii.ts wac chose to take
part Of the loan must deposit 81 OOD, 900 In ad-
vance, and, rs this advance had to be made i'm
medlitey many per Ons Interested In the mat
r were prevented from bduing bv lack of time
In which TO collect the money necessary for ths
DEPOSIT.
Certlin friends of the Government. among
them senior .lvo ana sen RI iluet the father
in-law n the Minister Of The Interior. VINO mad
been initiated into the secrets Of tho gods,
the ONLY men In position To comply with
tue condition. o tnes' nrn the loan con-
sequently aw rded without opposition. aud I'M
&c the following conditions: Iue Government
Comedies 20 them all the customs of Cuba, wItlf
the right TO m niEe them n they please aud to
aproint their own employees. On their part
tn grantees agree u deliver to the treasury
twenty i've millions OF dollars Z cert in dates;
and, ~ the Custom House receipts considerably
exceed the sum to- OF The stipulated pay
ments, the grantees will r. Ne b, thi5 opera
ton clean profit Of over 10 per cent.
In other words, what the Government has
done anoun's to this: IL savs To some Of its
friends; Lend me twcuty flames lnl | VIII
eve on the rght to collect for,y out of myrov-
enuc."
Nulnbcrless protests have already been filed.
Among thcn Is one from the S,tnisn II lnk Of
iiaN ma. 10 which all the Custom House receipts
OF 4 Iba were already mort aged. and 9th. -
from CAPITALISTS who were prevented from bid
ding fir he loan. II l. prob bic th I the Min
isier will have 10 explain the matter to the
turtes.
Now for the army. II is a fact that 81 900 men
have been sent - Cup1: but not VII l1ut Ci,ii-
cultv. In order 10 collect THIS army lots were
casi IN every regiment. A the men drawn re-
fused 10 g., they Were dilIrmcd aui taken IN
SIN III = rites. between liked nayonets, TO 4iif.s-
emf pifres On the coast. henc. thcV Wcrs
sd ped. rms Is the cnthusias N Of the troops
ler tne Kings Government.