New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-27
SPANS FOREIGN RELATIONS.
GERMAN INFLUENCE PREvAILING--INTER
VIEW WITH ISABELLA

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| VIEW WITH ISABELLA.
| [yRoM REoUIAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE ]
| PARIS, Sept. o.
| The Spanish storm seems to have passed over, at
least so far as 1t threatened direct complications
with Germany. The Emperor William has certainly
10 this matter earned the peacemakcr's blessing.
He felt that with his enormous military strength
and very serious naval force he could afford to let
the Spaulards resent to the top of their benz what
his representatives have been doing in the Caroline
Islands, 30 long as they confined themselves 10
tearing down flags and tramp ping on them. In
showing himself magnani,nous he has also been
patriotic The close friendship of ID IN Alfonso and
bis Cabinet might be, in the event OF
another quarrel between France and Ger
many, worth a great many troops to the
latter. II Gambetta in 1870 had been nervous
about the possibility of an attack on the PyreDean
frontier his defensive situation would have been
infinitely weaker than 1t was. But Spain was then
too disturbed with party factions to throw herself
into any foreign military enterprise, and in the
early part of 1871 sh, was convulse1 by PRINTS
assassination and the Carlist agitation IN her
northern provinces wbers little later the flame,
OF civil war shot up furiously The whole drift OF
BIsmarck's policy in regard TO the Iberan PENN
sula has been since the treaty of Frankfort to have
a King there devoted to him by the memory Of
services rendered and the hope of favors to
come Bismarck was a considerable factor
in the overthrow of Isabella because she
had agreed to send troops to protect the
Pope if the Emperor OF the French resolved to
evacuate Rome. Tie substitution of a Spanish for
a French garrison would Bismarck saw. remove all
cause of msund Outstanding between France and
Italy, and enable Victor Emmanuel TO follow his
bent, which was to stand by Napoleon iii. should
he need aid. German diplomacy entered therefore.
into the views of Prm. and considerably helped
him with money in 1868. 1t was no less active IN
getting Alfonso res oreI by Payia and Martinez
Campos and in obtaining for him when he was
widower al Austrian wife. When Queen Isabella
was not visited by alyb)iy of hign position who
was not Spanish, Pxins4ss tlp4enlohe was in
structed to go hcr dihhsz and solrecs.
and to shut His eyes to the curious
association whIc WAS formed by Her Majesty and
Senior ana Senor;& 'uonte. TIE Senior, who is now
Don and Marco IS of Villa Alta, stepped into the
shoes of Marfori tier tho latter, during q visit to
Spain was seize upon by the orders of the Infanta
Isabella Cactng o. the KING and TRANSPORTED to
the Philippines 1ro believe the German official
press there was u policy hid behind Bisnarcks
ciyility to Alf0u4. 1t sim Dly-they tired to
make beeye-OrA hated in the pleasant impress
SION which a? yApth he produced on Emperor
William, to whom hApaid q visit Ut Coblcnz TO ask
for His Majestys projection and to beg the favor OF
being allowed to attend the manGuvres OF the
Prussan Army.
mount tbs thronc whc his mother abdicated IN his
favor has been, too obvisusyto please his subjects.
the pr1teg6 of Bismarck and puOaet ~ his pow
erful hand TO please the German Chan celIoT,
when he was trying to render the situation OF
Gladstone dilicult and for England dangerous,
the spanish King and his fayOrite Minister pursued
a commercial policy which promoted greatly the
extension of German trade in Spain and severely
handicapped that OF Great Britain This caused
great discomfort in the commercial towns. Like
the Americans, tbs English spend literally when
they can at all afford TO do so. whereas Germans,
even when wealthy, are apt TO be penurlons 4
also sure to cause much financial disturb
ance, which in an unenterprislny conntr
like spain il no. easily surinountel There is har,-
ly an English merchant in Spain who is not the en-
envy of Alfonso aud Canoyas. and English resi-
Dental groups, though their hostility is not noisy,
foment the rcbellouS spirit.
Another cause of Spanish discomfort is that the
King and Queen prefer conversing ia German,
met. who is dispoSc1 to make every allowance for
Allonso's weak points and to make the
most of his virtues. told me that they
do this not only in private, but at
State balls and dinners, ut the theatre and
other places OF Pablo amusement. He thinks the
King inc best OF the Royal family, but so far rs it
Is possible for q Spaniard who u chIvarously de-
voted to the far SEX disllkes the Queen. She is
very poor creature" he says. and selfish and
stately bows and couItesies. She goes through
qgadrlles ii way to de light professors OF depor-
mcnt who are admitted to see court balls from
have explained how and why Prince Bismarck
has befrenIcd Don Alfonso, and shown that no
has oyerstc2pe1 his object. because his
people. the most hlgh-splrtel in Europe.
spain has also just, entered phase W hen things IN
Nation desperate. The feeling IL that ii is impos-
slble for them 10 be worse, and that possibly
revolution might work cuIe As the Frscmasoas
would say. Spain is cose tiled Al home she -
safe from attack. Her colonies, so far from being
of any use t. her. are a, terrible dram. on her
finances aud strain her military and naval power.
IA already UlOtpl
reason told me when the United States wanted Il
buy Cuba that we would do we'll % clnch the bar
lost all Influence bat my life as weli.'
Senior de Rute. who Sccrctary.General
to the Sagdsta Cabinet has given me his vIcws or
the presclt crisis. For things TO m,nd. he 0pines
they must grow even worse. For Spanish p0litt
oaus IN general he has small respect, and the upper
classes are everywhere lazy and D ,rasitical. But
the lower orders he considers tins finest people Of
their social stratum II Europe. whenever they
get a nance OF making money they are hard work
ing and nave great enterprise. SpaDiaIts cultivate
4 lgcr;l and herd the millions of cattle on tbe
pampas OF South America. English companies who
of quiet, reserved demeanor, ard
give honest work return tor COCA wages. English
capital, which has done much for the southwest
and northwest Of Spain, is being excluded by
comm, rca regime based on the principle of servili-
Owing to the kindness of British Pecress of
Spanish origin have been granted an audience of
Queen Isabella. Her Majesty had private inter
red daught,r, with the German Emperor.
she implored HIM not to d.splte SPANS
title to the Carones until the Spanish
Nation, whose nerves have been exasperatcd by
Ioera, earthquakes, foundations and commercial
iepress Oh in the trading towns, IS IN better
lumor. There is reason for doubling that
lsonso and Canovas had secretly agreed with
Count dc S0lius that Germany was to take the
group of isles about which Madrid has bsen 81
much excItcd Queen Isabella lives 10 very
handsome detached house OF a capricOns but agree.
lb,e style of architecture. The most is made of
he gar den, which for new quarter of PARIS Is
arge one. As she had made preparations
% leave for Madrid this week, bnt has
been hndered by tho excited state of Spain the
the furniture is covered up, aud her honse.
loid is very snail. she had just III from the
spanish Embassy where she stays many hours
tao. tha 81, ,nta ol.,ut shs