The evening times., 1897-08-09
SUPREME CRISIS IN SPAIN
Continued from First Page.

affair: the thousands more whose brothers,
sons, fathers and relatives have been
ccnscrpted and sent to Cuba or the Philip
pines to fight the hopeless battle OF Spain:
these and innumerahe others blame the
existing government and viii clamor for
a change. The Queen Regent, proud
Austrian that she is, wiz be compelled to
grant it and Sagasta VIII take the pre-
| miership. astsi
..lf Sagasta thus becomes prime minister
there will be a new prdeT of thin gs in Cuba,
If sagasta shows the wisdom that he has
exhibited in the trying days of the past, he
will recall weyIer and send Campos to
Gaia. Weyler would ngt go to Spain until
matters there have auieted bit, and the
people are inclined to forget his recent
atrocities both there are, in Cuba.
The butchery has caused as much suf-
fering in Spain as IN Cuba, and in the
present temper OF the people he would not
risk his precious neck among the people OF
his native land. sure, In one contingency.
There are uutterngs OF Carlist upris
ing. 1t may be nece ssary to have some
fe,ocious fellow in command OF the s0,-
600 troops that form the guard at Madrid
1t might lie, therefore, necessary to put
Weyler in comrt and or those men, and per
nit him to exercise his brutal instincts
once more.
with Campos in Cuta the reign OF terror
would end, and war would he conducted,
IL conducted at all, upon a civilized basiss
Gen. CampOs is a brave, broad minded and
generous stldier, and a statesman capable
of grasping the situation OH that island.
Nv impression is that after becoming ac-
uuainted with the situation by personal
inspection Gen. Campos would report to
his government that it is impossible TO sub
iugate the island. and that as man and
a Christian ne will not indulge in war of
determination. even IL the troops were
supplied him.
''He viii recommend to his government
that Spain follow the example of Great
Britain In connection with the United
States and recognize the independence of
the island. that having done this. she ne
gotiate favorable treaties with her TO Sc
cure a portion, at least, OF her trade that
will go tn the en- richment of Spain, instea ad
OF the present system, which is fast bank
rupting the government and enabling "A
few officials on the island to grow enor-
mously wealthy at the expense both or the
island and the mother country.
This would, / believe, be the policy or
Campos, and have hopes that Spain viii
realize the utter folly of pursuing any other
course II he does the prize will be
wrestea from her. Cuba will certainly he
free by the time the rainy season closes.
Spain's armyis now in state OF siege ana
the insurgents are daily attacking the very
gates of Havana.
1.-The end is bound to come quickly
When Congress gain meets the conSidera-
ton of this question will be resumed, and'
with the House fully organized and It's
committees in operation, no power can
suppress the intention OF the House TO pass
the resolution agreed to in the last session
by the Senate, or, possibly, one stronger.
Now that the tariff bill is out OF the
road, feel pretty sure that the Admins
tration will be willing that radical steps
shall be taken, especially in view or the
fact that by that time whatever plans OF
the State Department that may have been
set on foot in connection with this subject
will have been fully tested