New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-12

action in the present conjunctuIe. The Spaniards
do not exaggerate the Importance of the maraud-
| ing Rihenos. They simply devoured with
zeal for the glory Of Spain. and filled with
Rational aspirations. which have been long
nursed in silence. but which the other nations
Of Europe should seriously consider before at
| tempting to restrain.
| Morocco begins at the Pyrenees" the Spanish
| fondly repeat. The true frontier of Spain"
| according To- a remark made by the late Prime
| Minister Canovas del Castillo many years ago.
| is the range Of the Atlas Mountains. BY
| natural position and character our people
are midway between Europe and Africa. said
| 10 me lately one Of the Spanish journalists who
| has treated the question with most satisfaction
| to his people. over year ago, when france
| ana England were racing in turn across the
deserted plains of Morocco Ia secure the ihst
| faNors OF the Sultan. there was vague idea
| in certain quarters of making Spain sort OF
buffer between the two nations which alone Were
| supposed to have predominant interests III the
! Mediterranean The foreign press seemed not 10
dream that Spain would dare To have policy
| of her own. 1t was then Senor castelar,.
| the one-tima trusted leader of Spanish Repub-
! Gcans gave utterance to the sentiment which is
universal in his country: spain does NOT WISH
| 10 conouer Morocco: she will wait TRANQUILITY for
|
her whether this happens tomorrow or III
hundred years IT is the same thing for Glbial-
tar: Gibraltar will certainly return To Spain If
Spain only knows how t. wait. But one 'hing
is necessary for the present: it is that no other
| power should take possession Of Morocco. Now
| on this point the interest of Spain is Identical
with that of the great European powers Ihey
| will not suffer England 10 pu, heT ha"us Oh
| Morocco: for. with Tangier and GiDia''a' III "c
| l,o, of Nd
| thrown across the entrance of the Mediteria-
| mean. All the great powers are theirI"ie
obliged To support the policy of Spain, when u.s.
| for the time being. 10 MAINTAIN the Status puo'
and England knowing that all the other nations
are opposed to her on this question: VIII "o'
| dare to NEEDLE with the status quo
| FORMER OPERATIONS ~ MOROCCO.
In Morocco in the year 1860. occurred the last
| foreign war which called out the pa'ilot' spirit
of the Spanish people. causing them FOR mo-
ment TO forget all disscnsions at home Inc
Moors had done little more than insult III" span
ish flag: but this was enough for the country
Of hdalgos Marshal O Donnell marched into
| Morocco at the head Of army ana st"ihed
the city of Tetuan, which has since given
ducal title to his family When peace WAS
| signed Spain retained for herself line or new
| military stations all along the Moorish CVdS,
for a stretch of more than 700 nlIrS 'is '"aI ,
| from Ceuta which faces the d"tested EnglSh
| garrison of Gibraltar. Mea has been Spanish
| since the year 1896 All these posts have hther-
to been manned with small garflsohs y, WINK" ,rn
have the charge Of conVicts condemned ~ ."'
| gallevs Morocco has thus permanently I'M
| pressed the popular imagination. In lhe IL
| allure of a country not 1er'lir III p"uh,;; ~ |
| an inor,linate share. CanOVas del Cdstlil" De-
| fore he became the Gladstone OF spain hldue
| himself known as an authority on l's nlS'",E
| and present condition. In the year INA inc
| Sncietv Of Africanists Of Madrid began the regu-
| lar issue of reports and lectures on IN. inter
ests of Spain in Africa. In the sihsle !"al ,
1891 no less than three works OF some length ana
| considerable research We're published on me
| subject by weknown writer's AZ present u'
| popular press and the minds oil me leoplr uil'-
| versallv identify The securing ol SPAIN III,
| terest in Morocco with "A first fulhlment oil All
| their patriotic hopes. =, oot,,
| The strength OF the Republican party III SPAN
| consists largely in this: that the people ar
| tired Of wating-waiting not alon" Tor an ou'-
| let for their energies beyond me Sual' :"
Gibraltar, but for many other ,h'ngs as IVA, MS'''
| ONLY this summer they have seen france h"i"
ing her own against England in siam ana
| France is a Republic. The French adVano" III
| Alglers and the Soudan continuals 'snnI p,',h.
| Spaniard that, beyond the Pyrenees the krpup,
| lie has helped to national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT anu
| wealth This serves 10 explain the stIons c'',-
| tlalizing tendencies Of ths majority Of spanish
| Renublicans They desire compact nation
| taking its place In European coinmclc" ana IN
| dustry as we'll as in politics TheF 'allil".
forgive the present monarchy in us tcillpoilI'"h
| character its caution, its lack OF governing Ana
| the strong Socialist leanings Of all European
| rcpublicansm only strengthen th"ln III '"'N
| constantly growing sentiment Of oppositioi" go,
| Cartclar who was always a Possibilist. VIII
| NOT soon be pardored bv his former partisans
| for the peace he has lately made with me i"isn-
| ing dvnasty over the kosque windows Of Val
| ladolid during the last few days, taricatue
| was pasted representing him kneeiing al me
feet Of the Oueen-Regent with corpses ana
| skeletons stretching out In rows behind MN De-
| low were the words: AN this he had To lfam-
pie on to reach the foot Of the throne
THE QUESTION OF IBEEIAN UNITY
The Republicans naturally represent the
| movement for the union Of Spain and Portugal
| In the latter country this movement exists only
| among the Republican circles or workingmeh
| in towns. and is abhoIred by all patriots. For
| centuries III, absorption Of Portugal by spain
| has been dreaded in the one country as huc"
| as it has been desired in the other Not IgnS
| since when the delegation Of Portuguese re
| uubljcans came over TO BadajOz 10 fraternlIc
| with Spaniards of the same political fath, 'nlS
| idea of an Iberan Republic. comprising the
| whole peninsula. put forward amid All
| the soemnitics Of Il banquet. In Portugal assem-
| bes legislative and municipal alike, al once
| expelled from their bosom all those OF their nun
| Der who had thus failed I'm patriotism. IN SPAN
| The Republicans everywhere declared that Only
| the present wretchcd stopgap Of a monarchy
| stood i'm the way of the desired Union.
| CASTELAR, secuted the whole project as an IN
| ternational reverie that would never help to
| the triumph of democracy. Spain should wen
| understand he said with truth, that her de-
| sire TO swallow up Portugal is by no means
reciprocated. This was second unpardonaDie
| sin on the part of the great orator, ana Tor
the last two months there has been no
| variation in the Republican cutlery against him.
''Ue js twice a traitor. to the cause Of the
Republic since he has interviews with the
Queen Regent: to the country, because he repels
the union offered by the brave Portuguese
The Carlist party. which is still strong in the
rorth. represents rather the aspirations OF the
different provinces after their old autonomy @,
the days Of the fueros. before Charles ' had
united the different races and petty kingdoms
into one centralized monarchy. There H. also a
strong wing Of the Republican party which is
pledged to this policy 81 decentralization. lh III,
| Carlists look not unkindly on the possible al.
vent Of a temporary republic. hoping 20 hnd
their own again amid the divisions which would
! inevitably break out.
With all this there are no immediate signs
OF the coming of the Republic. The same spirit
which sets all Spain into commOion for pune
tito Of honor with the Moors governs this
chivaIrc people in its attitude toward n mon
archy that Is represented for the present by
mother and child This. impractical though IL
may seem. is quite Of "A piece with certain
MIN .i.l,