The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-10
MARTIAL LAW IN SPAIN
Will be Gradually Extended
Throughout Country
Owing to Serious
Conditions.
A MOST SIGNIFICANT FACT
A MOST SIGNIFICANT FACT
THE MILITARY PARTY Is REGAIN
ING LOST STRENGTH.

ING LOST STRENGfIA.
But for Necessity of Getting War Credits
Voted i'm Cortes Sagasta Would Have
Decreed Suspension of Constitutional
Guarantees, Thus Placing the Whole
Country Under Military Jurisdiction
Premier Admits Situation is Serious
Which, Unfortunately, Cannot be Com
ceaIed.
London, May 10.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says: Mar
tial law has been proclaimed in Seville
and Saragossa and will gradually be
extended throughout the country, ow-
ing to the serious conditions existing.
The most significant fact of the present
moment is that the military party is re-
gaining it's lost strength. At a meeting
tomorrow the cortes will invite the
military leaders to attend their ses-
sion.
The Biaritz correspondent of the
Daily Mail, dilating upon Spains in
ternal trouble, says: But for the ne
| cessity of getting the war credits voted
in the cortes Senior Sagasta would have
| decreed the suspension of the constitu-
tional guarantees, thus placing the
whole country under military jurisdic-
ton. The difficulties for the poor peo-
pie are worse than those of the govern
ment. The latter by various expedients
can raise money; the former are un-
able to obtain either food or employ
ment. The wages of the laborers are
too small to buy sufficient food for
themselves and their families. In the
| mines of Estrada Manua and other
places the miners are nearly famished.
Meanwhile spectators make corners to
raise the price Of food and industry is
| paralyzed. In the Balearic islands
| thousands of workmen are living on
aims. Catalonia though the richest re-
gion in Spain, has suffered most deeply
| from the loss of the Cuban market. The
| Cataloniant manufacturers recently
| tried to place their goods in the Philip
| pine islands They were beginning to
| succeed; and their exports to Mania
and Iliolo were increasing rapidly This
promising condition of things has been
| blishted by the war. The Catalonian
manufacturers have foreign markets
only in Morocco and the South Ameri-
can republics; and commercial rela-
| tions with these are not yet fully de-
| veloped.
'"rhe warehouses are filled UP to the
| ceilings with goods which will have to
remain there till the war is over; and
| thousands of worlsmen, famished with
hunger will easily become the prey of
political agitators and complicate the
social and political situation of the
| country. The work of the political agi-
tator is daily becoming more manifest
as the plight of the people becomes
more hopeless. The republicans declare
| that the moment the telegraph an
nounces a new disaster for the Span
| ish arms, the great mass of the coun-
| try will rise and sweep away every
| thing. The Carlists say that if there
are fresh disasters they will seize
power. Therefore the key to the situa-
| ton is war news. The Carlists are we'll
organized. The republicans are divid-
| ed by differences of programmes and
the political ambitions of their party
| leaders. Weyler is waiting for lis
| own chance and will venture nothing
| unless absolutely assured of success
| The report that Weyler had arrived at
an understanding with Marshal Cam
pos is untrue. They are not even en-
| speaking terms"
| The Madrid correspondent of the
Morning Post says that he has had {
long interview with Senior Sagasta, il
the course of which the Spanish states.
man said: 1.-THE sad events at Manila
have saddened all Spaniards but have
not made them lose heart. We can say
with confidence Of this disaster thai
nothing has occurred to wound ou1
| pride. Much has been said regardins
the causes of the catastrophe, but al
the discussion has been beside the cues
ton. The truth is that we were too
few and We're overwhelmed by tn,
great superiority of the enemy's forces
and by the fortunes of war, which, un.
happily, went against us.
I'm the present juncture there is M
time to lose. 1t is useless to delay
/ We must reserve all our strength ant
all our energy for tomorrow Ou
duty is to unite in order to vanuuisI
our enemies and to uphold the honor
of Spain. 1t is necessary, to secure
that end, for the government to have
the support of all without considera
tions of party and exclusively on pa
triotic grounds. Parliament, too, mus
grant the government the resources re
quired.
'Now, this is precisely what grieve.
me- 1 believed that the first cannon
shot fired by the United States agains
our troops would be a signal for tn,
union and the fraternity of all Span
| iards as all are equally affected by tn
assault of the United States. 1 wa
mistaken. Certain parliamentar,
groups are in disagreement with th
government. In such difficult time
some are even ceaselessly intriguing
others are full of reticences, and al
has been done in the name of the faith
erland. Efforts have been made to as
sail the monarchy at every point
''Our political adversaries attack tn
government when they criticise tn
acts of the crown while war is pro