The record-union., 1897-08-01
CARLOS AND THE CARLISTS.
THE PRETENDER TO THE
THRONE OF SPAIN.
His Birth and His Claim-How He
Was Supplanted-The Crown
Within His Reach.

While citizens of the United States are
watching the struggle Of the Cubans
against Spain with interest. and taking
sides with the intrepid insurgents, part
of the population of Spain shows an
equal amount of sympathy. But there
4 is difference between the two classes
( The American sympathizer with the
/ Cuban cause desires the independence
! OF Cuba; the sympathizer in Spain
wants the defeat of the Spanish Gov
! ernment and cares little for the Cubans.
These Spaniards are the members of the
Carlist party, for whom any Spanish de-
feat would be victory Anything that
would have a tendency TO weaken the
power of the reigning dynasty would be
favorable to them, and for that reason a
Cuban victory, a mutiny in the army,
a defeat of the Spanish forces in the
colonies a bad crop or refusal on the
part of the money powers to extend
loans. or even pestilence within the
borders of the kingdom, would be fac
/ tors toward strengthening the Carlist
sentiment.
/ The leaders of the party are active
/ dl the present llllI6, anu the CduSC VI
Don Carlos is advocated not only in
Spain, but in every civilized country in
the world. In the United States the
number of Spaniards is comparatively
small, but there is nevertheless a Car
list representative in New York, who di-
rects and manages the American part
of the movement, and keeps in touch
with the pretender, who lives in Venice.
/ r. D. de la Cortina, the Carlist leader
/ in America, in speaking of the present
condition of Spain, said that the only
solution to the question and the only sal
walton for Spain is the triumph of Don
Carlos.
! ''AIl over Spain" he said, "the feeling
/ against the Canovas party is growing,
and as it sinks into disfavor the Carlist
party rises. We are receiving messages
constantly confirming the discomfort of
the people with the Government and the
! enlistment of recruits from all sources
to the cause of Don Carlos. The friends
! of the Queen are her friends because
they derive their living at her hands.
! But even they are not loud in their
praises of her. All say: She is a good
and virtuous woman, but no one ever
becomes enthusiastic about her.
"On the other hand, Don Carlos in
spires his party with enthusiastically
| followers have always been true TO him.
! They have neither reward nor glory to
expect. They make sacrifices of money
and station, and have nothing in view
but the elevation of their leader to the
! throne which of right is his Even in
! Cuba there is a strong feeling in his
| favor at present. The chaotic condition
| of Spain would be ended if Don Carlos
We're made King"
| Don Carlos de los Dolores Juan Isidoro
josef Francisco Quirino Antonio Miguel
Gabriel Rafael is the name in full of the
pretender to the Spanish throne who is
! known as Don Carlos He was born in
/ the little town of Laibach. in the Aus
/ trian Alps, While his parents were on a
/ journey through the country, and from
his infancy there has been an atmos-
phere of romance about the figure of
I Don Carlos, which is now more promi-
nently before the public than it has been
! for many years His father was the
nephew of Ferdinand VII. of Spain, and
his mother was the sister of the Duke
of Modena. They were exiles from
| SPAIN and when Don Carlos was born
in 1913 his parents were royal wander
ers. The Emperor Ferdinand of Aus
tria befriended the couple. gave them
shelter and they placed the child in the
keeping of Spanish priest, under whose
! instructions he was to be educated for
| the priesthood.
Through the act of Ferdinand VII,
who had no sons, the Salic law, which
made only male heirs eligible to the
/ thrcne, was revoked and by that
means Isabella advanced to the throne,
! leaving the younger Don Carlos only
/ a pretender. AS such he was always
active. and even in his early boyhood
carried himself and acted toward those
with whom he came in contact in a