The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
SPANISH REPUBIICANS.
An Appeal to Them TO Rise and Overthrow
the Monarchy.

the Nonnrcny.
MADRID, Oct. l3.-El Pals, organ of the Re-
publican Ccntralist party, is publishing a series
OF articles urging the necessity OF appealing to
force In order 20 establish republican institu-
lions In Spain. "The fact" 1t says, that Spain
is engaged in two colonial wars should not pre-
vent an uprising. In 1874, when the Cuban
and the Carlist wars were at their height, the
monarchists did not hesitate to overthrow the
republic IN the name Of patriotism. Patriot
ism now commands all true Spaniards to unite
In a common effort to remove the real causes OF
the existing troubles. with the republic, now
that IL Is evident that the restoration has been
a failure. all the evils Of tho nation would BIO
healed. 1t is high.imo.for the Republicans to
show that their arms can achieve that which
their hearts dictate.
Republican institutions alone can save us
from tho abyss toward which we are rapidly
tending. A republic cannot BIO established save
through a revolution. Let us not wait to bring
1t about until Cuba has been lost or tho United
States has declared war against u.s. or the friends
Of Don Carlos have taken TO arms and devastat-
cd the coun ;ry. There is no time to be lost.
We have the mon and the enthusiasm neces.
sary. Let not our action be delayed. II we
really love Spain let us at once give the signal
for the revolution lest Spain be lifeless when
Nearly all the newspapers here %criticise the
treatment that lie given to the sick and wounded
soldiers from the colonial armies. Not until the
sick become incurablo, II Is ASSERTED, do the au.
thorities In Cuba permit their return to Spain,
and then the unfortunate men are jammed into
steamers without adequate sanitary accommo-
dations, the consequence Of it all being that
many die at sea, and most of those who succeed
steamer IsIa de Panay had to disembark fifty.
one dying soldiers at Porto Rico on her way
during the trip, and Ave more on the transfer
boat from the steamer to the pier at Santendcr.
OF the others l22 landed in a hopeless condition.
The Montevideo, which arrived "A few days after
board during the trip. The Government has
baTked at Havana. About 1890 soldiers and
nearly 700 officers, all sick or wounded, from
II, army !, in &c. CUBE sS returned to Spain between
The receiptsfrom persons who have purchased
exemption from military service this year ex.
peninsular contingent and $4oO for that of the
Numbered against the existing military laws,
through which the poor have 10 suffer for the
blundsrs Of the higher classes, Have the poor
have sent a legion Of friars and a 50, & corrupt
Custom Houses into nests OF thieves, Autono-
my should have been decreed long before the
SSsan si1 Fssf fhs% t al ' tRs rest II ' fd1. is si Rst s aif' Ge
have no right to Cypress a free people,"
Companion Quejido said that autonomy is now
steal in Cuba.
Referring to the petitions for Gen. Weyler's
continuance in Cuba, signed by some of the
such petitions should be worded thus:
Persuaded as We are that Gen. Weyler
will complete the islands paciication within
the time that he specified when he came here,
we guarantee the fultilment of his pronise
the Mnsn G S%r nens1n' r ~aa Ps0 G&en. wey iorfe Ws SOL i
emily agree to turn over to the Treasury, to be
devoted to war purposes, all our fortunes to the
last DpnDy. and DprsOnally 10 take I'M arms in
case the war should continue after March, 1898.
We take this pledge because it would not be
fair that the nation should have to pay for the
consequences of our mistake after we had i'm
posed our will upon it."