Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-10-15
MONDAY. OCTOBER is, 1883.


Spain ana her fOOllsn hsuk.
The Spanish ministry it seems are
not done making fools of themselves
yet, and protesting not to be satisfied
with the apology France made for the
insult to King Alfonzo by the rabble of
Paris, have proved that they were fools
by resigning in body. 1t is not likely
France will be very badly scared at
such action. If Spain was so dread
fully insulted as she lets on to be, why
did not the Spanish Ministers stay in
their places, declare war and fight the
thing out against France The latter
did all she could, and all that any ma
ton could be called on honorably to do
in apologizing for an ignorant, irrespon-
sible rabble, and if she had thought that
the grsndees were going to make such
a fuss about it, it is doubtful if she
would have gone as far as she did in
apo!ogizing. 1t looks to us that the
only honorable thing left for the Span
i,h Ministry to do if the apology was
no. sufficient, was to make other de-
mands and i: they were not granted,
then declare war at once and fight it out
with France. 1t certainly looks cow.
ardly to resign, and it is difficult to see
how another Ministry can do any bet
ter than the old one did after France
has gone as far as she did and farther
than she will 90 again in making an
apology to a people that are so hard to
please, and would have been very easily
satisfied had not the Spanish Ministers
thought that Prince Bismarck and Prus-
STA were at their backs. Spain has acted
in an exceedingly ridiculous manner in
these French affairs. In the first place
the young, giddy headed King had no
business to stop at Paris after having
been over at Berlin aud received dis.
tinguished honors from nation at en-
nifty with France. After having ac-
Cepted the colonelcy of Uhlan regi-
ment, something in the United States
for paper, he had no business in Paris
in fact it looked as if he wanted tc
see how the French would receive him
under the circumstances and it looks
not improbable that there was an un'
derstanding between the King and the
Uhlan Prince, that he was to go home
by way of Paris. Alfonso should have
gone home some other way and first
laid off the tiippery of his new appoint.
ment before he visited Paris and tner
no doubt he would have met with diff
ferent reception.
If Spain had been wise she would
have permitted the Paris incident t
drop out Of sight and memory as quick
ly az possible, for it was one Of the most
absurd things imaginable under the
circumS tances, 10 attempt to hold a
nation like France responsible for the
coarse acts of an irresponsible, ignoran
mob that was not supposed to have any
love for Germany or any body tina
wOIld cater 10 Germany. But Spain
the great big overgrown baby, evidently
feeling She had bigger man tina,
France behind her, thought it wou't
be rather an expedient thing to cater Il
German hatred Of France, made extrav
agant demands which the self respect o
France would not permit her to recog
nize, and in not recognizing them sh
has fatty said in Substance to he
troublesome southern neighhor, &C.
that don I satisfy you, make the mos
of it and tell your Uhlan Prince al
about it," The result Of the who'll
little imbroglio il that the Spanisl
government has undertaken IaIge
contract than il can get through with
and so cowardly resi- gns to throw tn
responsibility of backing ont upon
new Ministry that can 20 through viii
the performance with little NOR
grace and sell respect than the Old Min
istry could. The Spanish donhey, eve
with Prussia riding it, is not much Of
terror TO the young French EepUbli,
Frenchmen require something more I
scare them than a pair Of long ears tina
stick up through a lions skin. Ri.
marck will hardly rash heailong to til
support Of Spain and her addle braine
little king, without taking good loo
to the east to see what kind of a numu
the CossaCkS are in. An aliianc
formed by Prussia with Austria Itai
combination against the French Repul
he, but until Russia is conciliate
France las 40 occasion 10 be special
alarmed.