The herald., 1898-04-27
SPANS BRAVERY
OF A KIND IN FASHION SOME
CENTURIES AGO
AN ITALIAN STATESMAN
HAZARDS A PROPHECY OF THE
WARS RESULTS
THE WAGES OF NATIONAL SIN
Parallels That of the Individual, and
War Means Death of the Span
ish Kingdom
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, April 26.-A dispatch 10 tl''
World from Rome says:
Signor Crispi, being asked what would OF
the result of the American-Spamsh war
answered emphatically:
1T is the end of Spain. regret. as DO al
Italians, that our Latin sister has aiio"e'
herself to be drawn into such an impass'
(blind alley) from which can assure yo,
she cannot escape without great injury.
The interviewer suggested to the former
Premier that he was severe on valiant
Spain.
.'Valiant, chivalrous-yes," he replied
"but those are virtues of the middle ages
as understood by the grandees of Spain
In our nineteenth century initiative is ne
cessary-a practical spirit which in the
Spaniards is absolutely wanting.
.'They have committed monstrous sins
for which they are paying now.
sI do not say the Americans have any
right to interfere in the affairs OF Cuba
but the Spaniards certainly have shown
themselves cruel, barbarous and incapable
of governing the Pearl of the Antilles.
.In one way or another they will lose that
beautiful colony.
1.-THE prime cause of Spains condition
is the general state of ignorance-in the
upper as well as in the lower classes. 1t is
the priesthood, absolutely sovereign every
where, which has led that fine country into
ruin.
1.-THE Catholic religion is indeed beauti-
full religion. Christianity has done much
good. But through an ever-retrograde
ha hi h1c r q
age to the Latin race"
Italy's greatest statesman was asked
what he thought the results of the war
would be.
every grave results" he answered.
''In the first place. what will become Of
Cuba after the war?"
"She will be small republic, of which
there are already too many over there,
constantly in revolution or bankruptcy.
"But that is the least important side of
the case. 1t Is to be feared that the Amer
leans, intoxicated by an easy victory, will
throw haphazard all their energy against
the European colonies left in their neigh
borhood.
canada will assuredly be one of their
first victims, unless an Anglo-Ameri-
can alliance is established between Lon
don and Washington-and that would Of
fer to my mind dangers for the peace OF
the world.
'If the United States defeats Spain they
will be obliged, in order to maintain their
position, to have recourse to costly arma-
ments, and Europe. which is looking for
ward to the time of actual disarmament,
will more than ever be plunged into an
endless expense. Armies for land and
navies must now be increased Where 1t
seems to me that the war has in store some
unpleasant surprises"
Signer Crispi was asked If he thought
Europe ought to have interviewed.
"Alas!" he responded, Europe resem-
bles Spain from a certain point of view.
Anarchy is dominant everywhere.
ITO speak frankly, there is no Europe
The European concert is only a sinister
joke. Nothing can be expected from the
concert of the powers"
1t was observed to Signor Crispi that we
are then marching direct to ruin and de-
cadence.
mo" he said, toward the unknown.
Who knows what tomorrow has in store for
US? We must have confidence in the fu-
ture."
Revolution Certain
NEW YORK. April ga dispatch to the
World from London says:
Rumors of serious disturbances in Ma
drid were current in the House of Com
mons lobby, based on a dispatch from the
British embassy there.
These disturbances were the result, it is
reported, of the revulsion of feeling when
the report of the capture of the Paris was
denied. The canard has raised Spanish
feeling to an extraordinary pitch of Ella
ton and intense excitement prevails, es
pecially in Madrid The populace, egged on
by political intriguery, vented its chagrin
by attacking the established authorities.
A revolution in Spain within very short
time is moral certainty according to Sir
Charles Hall, the Recorder of London.
He has been at Madrid on a special unoffi-
cial mission from the British government.
advising the British Charge d'Affaires in
the absence of the British Ambassador in
the negotiations about the declaration of
Paris and the protection of American lives
and property in Spain.
Mobs in Control
NEW YORK, April 26.-Madrid and more
than twenty of the largest towns in Spain
are in the hands of the mob several hours
every day, says the Madrid correspondent
of the World. The government has per-
mitted "patriotic' demonstrations as the
best means of giving vent to popular e,-
citement. All was well as long as there
were expressions of animosity iowa rd
America or ebullitions in authorization nj
victory over foreigner-always an oh.
ject of hate and suspicion with the Span-
iSh masses.
But now the demonstrations are gettinp
beyond control. The government is any.
ious and the better classes are alarmed.
The police notice in the throngs many
socialists, anarchists and Republicans whr
would quickly turn these demonstrations
into anti-dynasty and anti-monarch;a
movements, or, at least, upset the Cabinet
If news comes of serious reverse beyont
the seas.
All Spanish revolutions have begun i,
just such outbreaks.
The noisiest demonstrations are particu
larly dangerous now, when all classes hav,
been led to indulge in hopes of naval an,
military triumphs.
The revolutionary parties are very ac
tive. They are almost publicly threaten
ing to take matters in their own hands Il