New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
SPANS INFANT KING.
RUIZ GORILLA PREDICTS FOR HIN AN UN.
HAPPY FUTURE.

HAPPY FUTURE.
| lFHoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRrBrSE
| PARIS, May 20.
| I have been to see Gorilla. His opinion about the
birth of Alphonso XIII. is this: THE prospects
| of monarchy in Spain were bad a week ago. They
are now hopeless" Why, asked. do you think
them so much worse than they were because
| the hope before the birth Of the young King was
held out Of union through the future marriage of
| Don Jaime, son of Don Carlos and the Infanta
| Mercedes. who if girl had been born few days
ago. would be now Queen of SPAIN The unfortu-
nate event for Royalty at which there is so much
jublation in the palace at Madrid puts a
| stop to all this. | was some time ago
made aware of the negotiations winch were being
| pursued with the object OF matrimonial union of
the Carlists with the Constitutional Monarchsts.
The Emperor of Austria and tho Pope exerted all
their influence with Don Carlos to bring him into
this arrangement. He seemed TO bite but wanted
guarantees against being hereafter jockeyel.'
Henry VII. of Eng and by marrying Elizabeth OF
York put an end to the strife of the White and
Red Roses. But IN his time the republican idea
was not in full fermentation as 1t is now IN
every monarchy in the world. All the birth
Of girl could have done would have
been to staveoifa crisis. The Carlists now are
bound to be up and doing. They much less
strong than they were IN 1872, and much nearer 10
republlcanism. Then there was militant force
of $4,000, which has dwlnlel down considerably.
Don CIros has no. now the prestige of youth. lie
has got to d time Of li!o when men who have not
had great past IN which their finest qualities be-
came their Oyermastering ones, cease to be fortu-
nate. Don Carlos has not mnch head. He had CO.
when young but no serious quality and was
too fond of pleasure to profit by ex-
pcrence. HIS followers arc more chiv-
In aic nd
prepared to rally to the Replb!ic if they find
their cause is detunct one There arc nine Carl
lists in the Cortes. They have agreed to vote on
many important questions with the unified Repub
Leans, Of whom there are a score"
asked whether tue Duke de MoDtpensicr wOuld
try for the sake of his granddaughter to bring
about an Ibcran union. " He is too selfish for
that said Gorilla. How too sell3hW Why
like most of the Orleans Princes, he de grades fam
iy affection By making it the channel for base
form of seishness. rhiers told that Louis
Philippe had n selfish passion 10 further the inter
ests of his children, and that his love for them
was 50 exclusive tina: he cou not bear to think Of
their husbands and wives Deneiitln0 thereby"
always understood that the DUO de MOntpensler
III a mean sort Of family affection was very much
his fathers son: Zonla acqulesced " Butt he
added. Louis Philippe was better than any of his
SONS he more Intelligent and he went through
the Revolution, which was IN itself a great school.
MOut does NOT Ic1Le lHdl he Is gcliluB olu,
and In, ambition to reign over SPAN IL as lively as
il was in 1916. He wants first to be King himself,
and then to be succeeded ~ his son, who has
jnsi married the niauta Eulilla But the nobility
would never consent 10 this. They Will never,
never forgive him for having conspred against
Isabella. And if thew would be against MN, who
would lie IN hisfavOri He very unpopular and has
not a single art by which he might hope to win
popularity. The Bra ganza, are said 70 aim at
forming united monarchy of Spain and Portugal.
If they try their hand at that they will fail.
Portugal has ceased be monarchical and is nearer
to "a republic than SDan Ny forecast Is the UnIted
States of IBERIA with nome rule or states rights"
| asked Gorilla W he her there might not be pub
lie feeling based Oh humane sentiment In favor OF
the infant kmgi He SAID not It WAS well known
that Alfonso had left great fortune to his family.
Wherever they went they could live III opulence
and would have plenty of courtIers. The poor
little boy who had come into the world under such
melancholy circumstances would be only, ~ his
grandmother Isabella WAS. means for enabling
mtriguers of the worst KIND to hold power. SPAN
could not afford mlncridv of eighteen years and
the commissions of which it was not likely but
tain to be the occasion. No poIt cal man should
allow sentiment to govern him. Don Carlos GER
tainly would not. Why should the Republicans 7