Evening star., 1896-09-17
SPAIN'S NEW DANGER
Serious Internal Troubles Are Threat
ened.
CARLISTS PREPARING TO Rise
The Pretender Might Assert His
Claims at Any Time.
REVERSES IN CUBA AWAITED

Copyright. 1896, by the Associated Press9
MADRID. September 17-There are un-
mistakable signs in Carlst circles that
Spain may soon have to face most serious
internal troubles as well as the uprisings
in Cuba the Philippine Islands and pos
sibly Porto Rico.
The CarlisI deputies early during the
present month took determined stand
against the adoption by the chamber OF.
the bill providing subsidies for the Spanish
railroads. They claimed that the money
thus appropriated could be better employed
In Cuba and elsewhere, protested against
the whole policy of the government imam
cial and political. and thereby placed them
selves on record before the people as being
opposed to all the ills complained OF by
the suffering masses of Spain
Later wEer the railroad subsidies We're
adopted, the Carlist deputies withdrew In
a body from the chamber.
Questioned at that time in the loDbles
and elsewhere as to the probable attitude
of the Carlist masses, these deputies cld
not hesitate to Say that they eouid not
guarantee that their adherents in Catalonia,
Navarro and elsewhere would not take 10
the mountains and once more raise the
standard of Don Carlos, If PATRIOTISM de-
manded 1t.
In fact. one Carlist deputy, Senior Sanz.
openly proclaimed that the direction of the
Carlists would soon pass into the hands
of their military leaders, adding that the
Carlists were perfectly orsanized IN al
most every province, and that tney were
prepared 10 take advantage OF any 1aVor-
able opportunity to take the Held again IN
support of their chieftain, Don Carios ae
bourbon. Duke of Madrid, who claims 10
be the rtghtful heir to the throne OF SPAIN.
Cariist. Notified to BE Ready.
Other Carlist deputies publicly admitted
that they retired from the chamber In or
der to avoid any responsibility for the dis
asters which they foresaw were arising as
result of the governments policy, ana IL
became known later that secret 1nstruc-
tiCns were sent by the Marquis Cerraloo
the principal agent of the pretender, 10 tne
CarIfsr organizations throughout Spaln
notifying them to prepare for a caii TO
arms in case of good opportunity arising
for reds Serting the rights OF bon Ndiios ny
force of arms
The Merquis Cabrinana, who showed up
the municipal corruption of Madrld, ana
who was waylal1 and nearly killed Tor MS
trouble, wrote to the newspapers declaring
that the stand taken by the Carlists, ike
that of the republicans In protesting against
the sending of further reinforcements Oh
troops to Cuba might be the-signal for
grave events and serious internal struggles
Then to cap the climax, the CariiSt dep
uties issued a manifesto explaining ana
defending their action in leaving the cham
Der of deputies, and declaring that their
leader would decide when the proper mo
rrent had arrived to respond to the call of
save 1t.
The manifesto also placed the Carlists on
record supporting the supremacy OF the
church, the throne and parliament rep
resenting all classes, and advocating the
freedom of the provinces in administrative
ard financial matters.
Under ordinary circumstances, that Is tc
say. if the Spanish government had been
hands free, these manifestations would
have been followed by repressive measures
including. probably, the arrest of the de-
that this was what the Carlists were an
ticipating. 1t might have so aroused the
people that an insurrection throughout
Spain would have followed.
But Premier CanovaS claimed not to re-
gard the attitude of the Carlists in a seri
Gus light. and gave 1t out that the govern
ment was confident that the pope, the
clergy in general. and the house Of Austria
would bring pressure to bear on the Carl
list chiefs and prevent any uprising. 1t was
also intimated that Don Carlos had prom
ised the pope and Emperor Francis JOSEPH
of Austria, within whose domains the pre-
tender resides, not to do anything which
would be likely to hamper the Spanish
government in its task of suppressng th'
insurrectfon in Cuba, and preparing fo
the possibility of embodiment with th'
United States,
What Don Carlos Says.
In an interview with Don Carlos, pub
lished yesterday, the pretender is reported
to have denied that he has entered into an,
engagement with the pope with En-
peror Francis Joseph, not to attack tn
Spanish regency.
Don Carlos is also quoted adding that
while IT Is true that patriotism enjoin
peaceful attitude upon his part at pres
ent, the same patriotism might counse
change of opinion, for, he concluded, h
is perfectly free to choose the opportun
moment to reassert his rights.
The publication of this interview ha
again set the hearts of the Carlists beat
ing with expectation, and it is more tha
likely that serious reverse to the Span
ish arms in Cuba would be followed by a
outbreak of the Carlists. who are admitte
to be better prepared than ever before t
take the field with hope of success
Don Carlos. through his marriage to tn
Princess De Rohan, in 1894, Is enabled t
command a large fortune, and there is n
doubt that this money and other funds, fo
a long time past, have been utilized t
prepare for another attempt to place Kin
Charles VII on the throne of Spain.
If Spain loses Cuba, which seems to
more than likely, the Cariists claim tha
the downfall of the present regency wi
follow Immediately, and that Charles VI
will be triumphantly placed upon til
throne with little or no trouble.
The Spanish ministers. however, claim
be well able to cope with the Cariists an
to suppress the instructions in Cuba an
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