The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-17
READY TO RISE.
Spain May Have to Face Car
list InsUrrectiOn.
Attempt to Place Charles VII
on the Throne Likely.
WAIT FOR A CHANCE.
When Spain's Outside Troubles
Grow Most Serious,
CarIists VIII Try to Overthrow
Present Regency.
copyright 1886 by the Associated



Press.1
Madrid, Sept. 17.-There are unmista-
kable signs in Carlist circles that Spain
may soon have to face serious internal
troubles as we'll as the uprisings in Gu
ba, the Philippine Islands and possibly
Porto Rico. The Carlist deputies early
during the present month took a deter
mined stand against the adoption by
the chamber of the bill providing sub
sides for the Spanish railroads.
They claimed that the money thus
appropriated could be better employed
in Cuba than elsewhere, protested
against the whole policy of the govern
ment financial and political, and there
by placed themselves on record before
the people as being opposed to all the
ills complained of by the suffering
masses Of Spain.
Later when the railroad subsidies
were adopted, the CarIist deputies with
drew in a body from the chamber.
Questioned at the time in the lObbies
and elsewhere as to the probable atti-
tude of the Carlist masses, these dep
ut1eS did not hesitate to say that they
could not guarantee that their adher-
ents in Catalonia, Navarro and else
where would not take to the mountains
and once more raise the standard of
Ion carlos II patriotism demanded it.
In fact one Carlist deputy Senor
Sanz, openly proclaimed that the di-
rection of the Carlists would soon pass
ers, adding that the Carlists were per-
fectly organized in almost every pro
vince, and that they were prepared to
take advantage Of any favorable op-
portunity to take the field again in
support of their chieftain, Don Carlos
de Bourbon, Duke of Madrid, who claims
to be the rightful heir to the throne of
Spain.
Other Carlist deputies publicly ad-
mitted that they retired from the
chamber in order to avoid any respon-
sibility for the disasters which they
foresaw were arising as a result of the
governments policy and it became
known later that secret instructions
were sent by the Marquis Cerralbo, the
principal agent of the pretender, to
the Carlist organizations throughout
Spain, notifying them to prepare for a
call to arms in case of a good opportu-
nifty arising for reasserting the rights
of Don Carlos by force of arms.
The Marquis Cabriana, who showed
up the municipal corruption of Madrid
and who was Waylaid and nearly killed
for his trouble, wrote to the newspapers
declaring that the stand taken by the
Carlists, like that of the Republicans
in protesting against the sending of a
further reinforcement of troops to
Cuba, might be the signal for grave
events and serious internal struggles.
Then to cap the climax, the CarHst
deputies issued a manifesto explaining
and defending their action in leaving
the chamber of deputies and declaring
that their leader would decide when
the proper moment had arrived to re-
spOnd TO the call OF the nation which
would summon them to save it.
The manifesto also placed the Car
lists on record as supporting the sU-
premacy of the church, the throne and
a parliament representing all classes
and advocating the freedom of the pro-
vinces in administrative and financial
matters.
Under ordinary Circumstances, that is
to say if the Spanish government had
been hands free these manifesto tiOns
would have been followed by repres-
SiVe measures including probably the
arrest of the defiant CarIist deputies In
fact it is said that this was what the
CarliStS were anticipating as it might
have so aroused the people that an in
surrection throughout Spain would have
followed.
But Premier Canovas claimed not to
regard the attitude of the CarIists in a
serious light, and gave it out that the
government was confident that the
pope, the clergy generally and the
house of Austria would bring pressure
to bear on the Carlist chiefs and pre-
vent any uprising. 1t was also intima-
ted that Don Carlos had promised the
pope and Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria within whose domains the pre-
tender resides, not to do anything that
would be likely to hamper the Spanish
government in it's task of suppressing
the insurrectiOn in Cuba and preparing
for the posi- bility of embodiment with
the United States.
In an interview with Don Carlos, pub
lished yesterday, the pretender is re-
ported to have denied that he has en-
tered into any engagement with the
pope or with Emperor Francis Joseph
not to attack the Spanish regency.
Don Carlos is quoted as adding that,
while it is true that patriotism enjOins
a peaceful attitude upon his part at
present the same patriotism might
counsel a change of opinion, for he con-
cluded, he is perfectly free to choose
the opportune moment to reassert his
rights.
The publication of this interview has
beating with expectation and it is more
Spanish army in Cuba would be fol-
lowed by an outbreak of the Car1ists
who are admitted to be better prepared
than ever before to take the field with
hope of success. Don Carlos, through
his marriage to Princess De Rohan, in
1894 was enabled to command a large
fortune and there is no doubt that this
money and other funds for a long time
past. have been used to prepare for an
other attempt to place King Charles
VII on the throne of Spain
If Spain loses Cuba, which seems to
he more likely the CaTlists claim that
the downfall of the present regency will
follow Immediately and that Charles |
VII will be triumphantly placed upon
the throne with little or no trouble.
The Spanish ministers. however, claim !
to be we'll able to cope with the Carlists |
and to suppress the inSurrectiOn in Gu
ba and the Philippine islands at the |
same time.