New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
THE SPANISH MINISTRY ~ TROUBLE.
\ CONSERVATIVE REVOLT AGAINST THE PRE-
MrERS LEADERSHIP REPORTED PROSPECTS,
or \ DICTATORSHIP

MlEKS LEADERSHIP REPORTED PROSPECTS,
OF \ pICTAToRSrur
Washington. April li-Spansh advices received
here Indicate that the Ministry is meeting with
strong opposition In the Conservative ranks. ON
April senior Slyca. oae Of the Conservative lead
crs In the Cortrs. announced H. the course of de-
bate that he would ~ longer recognize Premier
C.novas del Castillo as the head Of the Conserva-
tive party being dissatisfied with the arbitrary
methods which the present Ministry IL disposed 10
favor. The Chambers ar" Liberal in both branches.
and with the accession t. their ranks of such promi-
nent Conservatives as ScnDr Svela and his fol-
lovers. the Ministry finds itsel: in hopeless
minority.
The latos, reports from Madrid show that the
Queen Regent has not YET decided to dissolve the
chambers AMI call for new election. Should she
do 50. the new candidates cannot be voted for until
october Meanwhile practical dictatorship will
follow which viii no doubt result in suspen!ing the
Constitution trying IN" Offending journalists Dy
court-martal and Other 'pr"ssive measures should
a new election occur II i 10. mouu''u mere Una,
the Conservatives VIII b. victorious ana WIN a
Conservative Cortes and Ministry IN power IT Is
believed TO be- probable that all the reforms begun
by the Liberal party VIII lie set aside.
The reported attitude Of Senior Slvea and his
alleged conversion to the Liberal party Will be a
was considered as being more Conservative than
Canovas del Castillo himself. In 1891. when Senior
Slvcla was Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet
Of Canovas del Castillo. he resigned because the
Premier, with Martinez 'dInpoS ana EiluhNtll WAS
somewhat favorable 10 "rapprochement' or semi
alliance with senior Romero Robedo. an influential
leader OF the Moderate Reform party. Svea gave
IA the reasons for his resignation the shattered
condition Of his health and his unwillingness 10 act
i'm concert with Romero Robledo whose motions he
had often opposed In the Cortes He declared that
To do so would not be proper and dgnihed for hliI
but as he did not desire to cmbarrass his friends
C1novas and Martinez Campos. he delayed Tor "A Few
months his formal resignation, which was rendered
only In November. 1891 when Romero Robedo en-
tered the new Cabinet formed by Senior Canovas
del Castillo. -
Al any rate the reported secession OF Sllvela
from the Conservative party cannot be attributed
to his disapproyal OF the measures taken by the
Canovas Ministry for the suppression OF the CUBAN
insurreciion. 1t is known that all Spaniards. Con-
servatives Liberals. Reformers and Republicans.
are a unit In regard 10 the question OF maintaining
the island under Spanish rue. with greater or
less enjoyment of autonomlc administration. the
evolution OF SehOr Svea into Il member OF the
Liberal party must be caused exclusively by mrs
dissatisfaction with the internal policy OF the Cab-
net II Is strange that the report or that eVolu,
ton should be received by way OF washington, ana
not from Madrid direct. The latest intemperances
OF language relative TO the alleged attitude OK
Americans toward Cuban affairs attributed TO
senior Muruaga. Minister OF Spain at Washing
have been committed In conversations with re-
belonging to the Liberal party. According to the
they may nave imagined that Sllvela. has Joined