Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-08-14
THE SITUATION IS SERIOUS
Republican Sentiment Crop
ing Out in Spain.
CAN NO LONGER BE CONCEALED

The Governments Ruse Of Blaming the
United States for Its Failures Will
Not Much Lon ger Answer the Purpose
Madrid, Aug. 10.-Trouble Of seri.
ous nature 10 being fomented in Spain,
particularly in the province Of Valen.
cia, by agents Of the Cuban insurgents.
The minister Of the interior, Senior Cos
gayon, yesterday replying to question
in the chamber Of deputies admitted
that riots had occurred in Valencia,
caused by the friends Of the Cuban in
surgents. who hoped thereby to prevent
the departure Of reinforcements Of
troops for Cuba.
Hitherto the popular demonstrations
have been attributed to protest against
! imposing new taxes, made necessary
by the financial strain the government
has been subjected to. through carrying
on the campaign against the insurgents
in Cuba, but while the government is
only willing to admit that the riots
have benn instigated by the agents Of
the Cuban revolutionists, 1t is generally
admitted that the root Of the trouble is
much deeper and that it is being nour-
ished by natural feeling Of alarm and
dismay at the apparent utter inability
| of the government TO cope with the
situation in Cuba.
That the large Spanish army in Cuba
must be still further heavily reinforced
is looked upon here as being confess
sion of weakness on the part Of the
administration and as an admission Of
the growing strength Of the Cubans
In addition, many letters have been re-
ceived in different parts of Spain by
the relatives of the Spanish soldiery
serving with the army in Cuba, and
they tell such terrible tales of sickness,
privation, incompetency and misman-
agement, to say nothing of lack Of pay,
that a dangerous feeling against the
government has arisen, and is gaining
strength day by day. Under these cir
cumstances, agents of the Cubans do
not have much difficulty in carrying
out their plan Of causing popular out
breaks. They steadily fan the fame of
discomfort by pointing to the apparent
ly unnecessary h2rdships which the
Spanish troops in Cuba are compelled
to endure.
The republicans also are taking ad.
vantage of the situation to push their
propaganda. and the combined move.
ments are making more headway with
the masses than the government will
admit, although it is already betraying
symptoms of alarm and has sent strin-
gent instructions to the projects to
suppress promptly and effectually
demonstrations which occur in their
districts, and to have no hesitation IN
calling out the military for support.
A number Of conflicts between rioters
and the police and soldiers have already
occurred, shots have been exchanged,
several persons have been wounded on
both sides, and a number Of arrests
have been made. This the revolution.
lists hope will serve to call attention to
their cause and enlist in their behalf
the sympathy of the people. The roads
in Valencia are being patroled by the
gen d'srmes, troops are pursuing armed
bands Of revolutionists in the noun.
tainous districts Of the same provinces
] and further trouble is spprehended.
Madrid up to the present has been
quiet, but signs are not wanting that
| the spirit of discomfort is abroad, and
that the efforts Of the government to
, gain support by trying to throw the
blame for everything upon the United
} States, the chief bugaboo Of Spanish
J politicians, will not much longer avail.
| In factory near the city of Valencis
the authorities have discovered guam
tity Of arms and ammunition, and simi
lar stores are believed to be in exist
ence in different parts Of the province
The arms referred to are known to have
been smuggled into Spain quite re
Gently, and are of foreign manufac
ture, showing their shipment to b
part of the plan of campaign being con
Quoted by the Cubans in Spain.
The Spanish officials, as usual. ar
blaming the United States for tn,
troubles in this country. basing thei
assertions upon the fact that among tn
leaders Of the recent riots was DIR. Der
,, nardo Toledo, said to be an America
! citizen. whose brother is in comman,
! Of force Of Cuban insurgents. 1t i
claimed that money, arms and ammuni
tion, were served out to the rioter
from the house which he occupied, an
I a series Of spying is said to have result
. pd in the discovery Of letters from tn
0 United States, Cuba and the Argen
+. tine Republic, showing that the ont
o breaks here have been planned by tn
leaders Of the Cuban insurgents, an
that the movement is widespread an
capable Of assuming serious proper
d lions.