The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-21
TALK WITH DON CARLOS.
Says He VIII Omit NO Sacrifice in Or
der to Avenge Spain.

MADRID, Via Biarritz. June 20-EI I'm
parcial publishes an interview it's CORE
.spondent has had with Don Carlos. As it is
understood that the pretender revised the
interview before it was published, his state
ments may be regarded as in the nature of
a manifesto. Don Carlos said: II won't
conceal from you that when I left Venice
last April / was resolved to protest by
means of force and arns-that is by order
ing ny partisans to rise against the people
who were prostituting our country by a Sc
ries of unima gina BILE humiiations but when
/ learned that war against the United
States was imminent and might be declared
at any moment, / changed my resolution
and finally decided to observe the most alb
solute impassivty. Unswerved from this
decision l do not desire to create the least
difficulty for my country, since it is most
important that all her children should sac
rifice themselves for her. My enforced in
action puts me to despair but | carry it to
the extreme of depriving myself even of ex-
pressing my opinion as to current events
1.-THE governing statesmen who have COM
mitted the crime of not preparing the ma
ton for war everyone to be unavoida-
BILE for the last two years. will never be able
to accuse me of having Withdrawn a single
Spanish will from the national forces in the
fight with the United States.
They brought on the war by yielding
continually to American demands and they
will have to take the responsibilities of their
mistake. This attitude OF mine will last so
long as the present condition of affairs en-
cures. but when the hour for the great set
tlement arrives shall make up for my
venge, not by means of words alone but
by means of acts, and will Go that as soon
as my conscience as a Spaniard permits me
to do it. am firmly resolved to fulfill my
duty to the end and to omit no sacrifice in
order to redeem and avenge SPAIN.
Don Carlos, questioned as to the policy he
would adopt in case he should mount the
throne, said he could not enter upon that
subject now, beyond admitting the necessity
for large increase in the navy, but he
pleted plans regarding the military problem
and the question of SPANS foreign policy.
,They are my fayorite SUBJECTS OF medlta-
ture ideas of my own regarding them. have
even carried some prelimina1ies respecting
alliances, which hope will some Cay yield
excellent fruits. This, in my Judgment, is
the capital point. because the proud isola-
tion of Great Britain has been and is deadly
to Spain. | must pass the same judgment
on the policy of going about begging for
protection and Intervention. The result of
such policy can only be- to reduce g to the
nation which was once the mistress of the
world.
"Our peoples wonderful nerve, spirit of res
oiuticn and exalted sentiment of honor are,
he said. the only force Spain can bring to
a nation with which she may strike an al
lance in the day of the coming European
confiagration. She must, therefore preserve
jealousy that force and spirit. The only
disasters possible for us now are moral dis
asters, for we have no further material
ones to suffer, having suffered all. There
fore if, for example. Admiral Cervera, sur
rounded by forces ten times superior to his
own, and having been granted chance to
capitulate on conditions comparatively hon
orable, should prefer TO make a sally and
lose all his vessels, sinking at the same time
as many American war ships as he could
he would do not only an heroic deed, but
also a useful work by preserving to Spain
the aureola of which no enemy has yet
been able to deprive her"
The Madrid correspondent of the London
Daily Mail, commenting on an interview
with Don Carlos. published in FL Impartial,
says: THE fact that his son and heir. Don
Jaime, is serving in the Russian army may
be an indication of the direction Don Carlos
leans as regards alliances. His statements
hint very clearly that II the Spanish gov