Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-30
Senior SaEnsta.

Third Assistant Secretary Crider-the first
two named after their conference with the
President-and had the same experience
with each. Each of them said that no
word of any kind had been received from
Minister Woodford on the subject of the
ministerial crisis in Spain, and each OF
them declined positively to discuss the
situation in any of it's phases.
Judge Day went 10 the extent of SAYING
that even if any official information haG
been received it would be manifestly i'm
proper for the officials of the State De-
partment 10 make any comment on it one
way or the othe~. He was with the Presi-
dent lohg time this morning and pre-
sumably Informed him of the recent i'm
portant developments In the Cuban and
Hawaiian matters as disclosed by the re-
ports received at the State Department
during the Presidents absence in New
England.
Makeshfft Cabinet.
1t cannot be said that the Madrid crisis
caused surprise among the officials of the
State Department, or among the members
OF the diplomatic corps in Washington A
careful inspection of the cable news for the
past few weeks has left the general i'm
preston that the cabinet erected In haste
after the assassination of Premier Canovas
could not be expected to survive long
There We're several reasons for this eXpec-
tation but perhaps the principal was
supporters of the government caused by
the personal encounter between the Duke
of Tetuan, the minister of foreign affairs
and one of the leaders of the dissident con-
servatives, had not been healed but had
only been bridged over temporarily The
dissident conservatives at the time insisted
upon the resignation of the duke as
condition OF their further support of the
government. AS the government depend
ed, not only upon a homogeneous parry
but rather upon union of various ele-
ments generally opposed to liberal ideas
for its existence, that was a threatening
condition, and a crisis was averted only
through strenuous efforts of conservative
leaders
Secretary Sherman's View
AS to what is to follow the resignation OF
the cabinet, officials here are completely in
the dark. Secretary Sherman does not be-
lieve that 1t will materially affect the rela-
tons OF Spain either to the United States
or to Cuba, which seems to indicate an ex-
pectation on his part that when the cab
met is reorganiZed it will be found to be
still of conservative tendency.
On the other hand high officials in the
administration expect that liberal cabinet
under the leadership of the veteran Sa-
gasta will be erected on the ruins of the
case the future is held to be full of prom
ise for Cuba, for 1t is recalled that the lib
erals have not hesitated to express their
opposition to the great expenditure of hu-
man life and vast treasure in the effort to
carry out the repressive conservative pro-
gram for the conduct of the war. 1t is not
believed that the liberals are prepared to go
to the length of promising freedom to
Cuba, but from the expressions of the lead
ers of the party 1t is hoped that they are
willing to grant so liberal measure OF
home rule and autonomy to the island that
of Spanish sovereignty nothing would re-
main save shred in the way of q few
preferential duties. and perhaps the power
Of appointing some officials corresponding
to the governor general of Canada named
by the British crown.
An incident to the selection of a liberal
cabine' 1t Is expected would be the restora-
ton of Gen. Martinez Campos to a posi-
ton where he would be In position to carry
out the program of the reformed govern
ment in Its Cuban policy.
Diplomats Look for SaEasta,
A strong impression prevailed In diplo-
matte circles that Senior sagasta, the en-
,irent liberal leader, would be called to form
a cabinet. The conservatives have a ma
5ority in the cortes at this time, so that
the formation of Sagasta cabinet would
necessitate dissolution Of the cortes and
an appeal to the country. There is said to
be little doubt that this would result in the
return of heavy liberal majority, owing