The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-09
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whole country. Spain is a very tena-
cious country. Her money is gone. Her
resources have been exhausted But
she means, evidently, to hold on TO
Cuba. Just how she can do it. under
she is opposed to yielding a point.
Premier Canovas was a strong partisan.
He was the chief exponent of the ele-
ment which was determined to keen
the island at all hazards Seemingly.
Spain is almost a unit on this. Canoyas
was a strong factor in the government
of Spain, but it is not impossible that
another will be found to replace him
in that important office having similar
views and the same pronounced ideas.
How 1T may be in this case 1 am not
able to say, but the effects, politically,
of such an event are not essentially
far-reaching and have not always pro
duced radical developments AS to
the consequences of the conflict in
Cuba, do not care to talk. I have no
official information Of the assassina-
ton and must refrain from venturing
guesses as to what It may effect in
the future
Asked as to how long he, now thought
the Cuban insurrection might last, he
replied that that was problematical
and he did not care to discuss it. He
added that he had heard various names
of prominent leaders in Spain men
toned, but he was not well informed
as to them and there was. nothing on
which he could base. a prediction as to
CanOVaS probable SUCCESSOR
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, a mem
Der of the foreign affairs committee of
the senate and the champion of Cuba
In that body, predicted in an inter
view tonight that the, assassination
might be forerunner. Of, complete
change of government, a. republic re-
placing the monarchy.5t, This, he
thought, was the present tendency, and
today's event he regarded as an evil
dence of the disintegration of the
Spanish government. He added:
This affair is going to create COM
plete revulsion throughout the whole
OF Spain. That country is now in
very shaky condition. It is true, doubt
less, that today's assassin was an
anarchist, but the act is representa-
tive of a feeling that exists all over
the country. A republican party has
already attained great strength though,
OF course, it's operations have to be
largely concealed, Then the universal
1sh army in Cuba is made up of young
men. This has broken UP families ali
over the land and their ,iisptach to the
island to be led by Wey1er has deveI-
oped powerful sentiment. in Spain
Why are the veterans kept at home :?
Look at this powerful republican eIe-
ment that has grown up, the effect of
denuding the country of it's young men
and the personal antagonism thus en-
gendered, the proximity of Spain to
the broad, liberal influences of the
French republic, where there are ties
of mutual affection and the govern
ment exerts itself to help it's citizens
Inc act does not mean personal
prejudice against Canovas, but against
his political stand and views and the
extreme element he represents. 1t was
the we'll developed symptom of the
most deep-Seated antagonsm to the
creed of the Canovas party The Bar
celona incident gave evidence of the
tremendous anti administration opera
lions, and the stricken premier's indorse-
ment of Weyler, putting him in COM
mand of Barcelona after, that affair,
greatly added to Canovas" unpopulari-
ty. The indications point to the assas-
sin as victim of that Barcelona Incl
dent. -
1.-THE successorship Of Canovas is
problematical. [ believe, however, that
the administration will realize the over
Whelmlng influence of the opposition
and having seen Canovas gotten out of
the way, will try some one with Cuban
views a degree removed from those OF
CanovaS in liberal direction. 1t is
not improbable, and it is quite likely
that Senior Praxedes Mateo Sagasta,
the distinguished Liberal statesman,
may succeed CanOvas as premier. Sa-
gasta is seventy years old, was min
lister of the interior under the provi-
s1onal government of 1868, president of
the cortes in 1871 and has occupied the
post of premier of the Spanish govern
ment number of times.
Il believe that the Cuban conflict
will be ended at the close of the pres
ent rainy season. This I have fire.
quently commended, and now / am con-
fident of it. The termination of the af-
fair would thus be brought about in
October"
The only member of the Spanish le-
cation in Washington when the news
of Senior Canovas' ASA ssination was
received was Julio Galarza, the third
secretary. Senior de LONE, the Span
lsh minister, was at LennoX, and all
the other members of the legation were
scattered for the summer. Until $50
Senior Galarza had heard nothing Off
cially from Spain, but at that hour
telegram was brought him, and after
reading it he hurriedly left the Metro
politan club, where he was stopping,
saying that he was going to New
York. It is probable that he will join
Senior de Lone either there or in Len
nox. 1t is likely that this unexpected
development will bring the Spanish
minister back to Washington.