Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-18
A RECKONING TIME COMING,
Spanish Politicians Clearly See Breaking
Up Approaching.
CASTELAR, Among Those Furious When the
United States is Mentioned-Fal of the
Monarchy Openly Forcstaiied.

New York, May 1s.-A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
The cabinet crisis excites more than
ordinary interest because everybody
comprehends that Sagasta finds so
much difficulty in getting first class
liberal politicians to Join the new cab
met ON account of the general feeling
that this ministry Is doomed to suifer
for all the sins of its predecessors when
It's hour of reckoning with an enraged
and disappointed people comes.
The hour is felt to be approaching.
and avcrting 1t is dependent upon the
frail hope still entertained Of the sue
cess of Admiral Cerveras' squadron
in the West Indies
Sagasta is certainly gamely doing
his duty to his party, his country and
his queen, but he perceives the dangers
of the situation in the growing au-
dacity of the republicans and the Carl
lists and in the tone of most of the
Madrid papers. which dare to attack
and ridicule the monarchy and dy-
nasty forestalling their fall openly.
Even such a moderate man as Cas-
telar is known to have told his friends
that he considers the whole situation
as going to pieces. Too many blunders
have been committed to make !. posi-
BILE to avert catastrophe, and he ADDS
that he only declines interviews and
public declarations because he would
have too hard things to say.
Before leaving Madrid, CASTELAR, is
sued the following circular letter: II
thank you for your good wishes. The
line of conduct that for ten years l
have followed was dictated by my ex-
perience and disappointment; 1 do not
propose to abandon It,"
The attitude and ominous words of
CASTELAR, created much impression on
all classes, particularly In the official
world. He goes to spend six weeks at
Sax, in the province of Alicante, with
friends of his youth, to recruit his
health and follow rigorous diet until
he can go in July to the waters OF
Mondariz. in Galicia. His personal
appearance at the station showed his
numerous friends the traces of his long
Illness this winter had left on his
features by his emaciated figure and
his weak voice, though he was cheer
full as ever otherwise.
The crisis interests him much and
his friends say that CASTELAR, cannot
hear the United States mentioned un-
less he gets furious, saying that they
have given him the bitterest and cru
elest disappointment of his life.
The Spaniards explain as follows the
resignation of the four cabinet minis
ters:
Count Xiquena leaves office like the
eccentric grandee nobleman that he is.
weary of the trimming policy of Sa-
gasta. whom he charges with having
too late decided for war policy. Ad-
miral Bermejo leaves the marine de-
partment because he only remained so
long to please Sagsta and the queen by
staving off the crisis. Senior Gullon
leaves the state department because
.he Is really in bad health and was
never allowed to have his own way or
he would long ago have ,hastened the
rupture between Spain and the United
States. Senior Morct has retired because
not even the liberals and democrats
could venture to share the xtreme un-
popularity of a minister that the ma
jority of the Spaniards cannot forgive
for having attempted TO bring about
home rule and having long advocated
concessions to America and Cuba.
1t is difficult to Imagine all you hear
of the popular and national feeling
against Moret and against home rule
In every rank In Spanish society even
among the women OF the lower classes.
His house and family have had to be
constantly guarded by police and de-
tectives He would be In great danger
II national reverses provoked a revolu-
ton or popular movement