New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07

disdain Under the circumstances it Is not as
tonishing that Sonora Canovas should dislike
Christina intensely, and indeed. it her
animositv the offensive manifestations there
of and the intrigues which it originated, that
led to the last overthrow of the CanOvas Cabi-
net. She used to 20 about in the Madrilene
drawing rooms openly expressing her opinion
that il was her husband and not "the Aus
trian." who was the real Regent of Spain.
cit was all very we'll" she declared for the
Queen to affix her signature to the DEGREES.
but the person who really rules Spain was the
one who made those decrecs." Indeed. she even
went so far as to raise the question as to
whether Christina had any constitutional right
TO act as Regent IL seems that, according to
Article 7S of the Constitution, the Regency
must be held by the nearest relative of the
minor sovereign who happens to be of Span
ish nationality" Now. if the term 'natlonali-
~" means Spanish blood, it is evident That the
Regency should be held not by Queen Chris
tina who Is a member Of the Imperial famhy
of Austria. and. as such. foreigner but ny the
Infanta Isabella. the eldest sister or the latc
King and little Don Afonsos nearest relatVe
of Spanish birth Princess Isabella. who Is
an intimate friend Of both Senior ana sonora
Canovas. and who used in fact I" De CON
sidered the Egeria OF the conservative
leader. for time. at any rate, gave couhle-
nance to these views. and it was only an I'M
timely quarrel between the Minister or the IN
terror Silvclas and Canovas that led to the
discovery of the intrigue by Queen Christina.
who forthwith insisted upon III" resignation OF
the Canovas Cabinet and intrusted the task
of forming administration 10 SaEasta'
For time the relations between the strong
minded and clever Infanta Isabella and her
siSter-in-law We're exceedingly strained, nut
since then the two royal ladies Lave become
reconciled. and the widow OF the suicide brother
of the late King Of Naples seems now to have
recovered the confidence and the affection or
the Queen Regent.
X may appear strange. i'm the light OF past
events why the Queen should have once more
committed the direction of affairs TO senior Cano-
vas But she has practically no alternative.
There are only two statesmen in the peninsula
capable Of holding the office Of Prime Minister
and of assuming the responsibilities thereon,
namely Sagasta and CanOvas. When 1t Is not
the one il is necessarily the other. and ever
since 1874 these two have alternated IN tho
Premiership. How long CanoVas will remain in
office il is impossible to say. In any case his
position will be a difficult one. since he enjoys
neither the confidence OF the people nor that OF
the Sovereign. but only that ot the aristocracN.
IL is difficult. however to predict anything IN
Spain. especially when. in addition 10 the natu-
rally unstable character of the political and eco
nomic conditions of the country, you have to take
into consdorat ion the likes. the animosities and
tho whims of three such strong minded. clever
and influential women bona Joaquin. Cano-
vas the Infanta Isabella and the Queen Regent
Christina EX-ATTACHE.