The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-15

| chiefly recruited from among the har-
| diest and most combatiye populations
of Spain-Catalans, Navarrese, Cali
clans and Basques. many thousands of
whom are reported ready to take the
| field in his cause in q few hours no.
| tice With respect to the local or
ganization of his partisans, 1t may Just
now be opportune to recall to public
memory the interesting statement he
| made to our correspondent on the oc-
| casion above referred to. in reply to
questions addressed TO him with regard
| to his own projects and eto the chances
Of their being carried into execution.
| IT can tell you," said Don Carlos,
that the Carlist organization In Spain
| has greatly increased in strength and
improved in discipline during the last
| ten years. 1t strictly observes the
| legal limits prescribed toipolitical gath
| erings conferences, ETC., and takes the
| fullest advantage Of the tolerance ac-
| corded by the constitution to freedom
! of opinion and it's public expression
! Carlists, when tainted with availing
themselves Of privileges which they
themselves, were they In power. would
promptly abrogate, retort that they are
| exercising rights guaranteed by the
| law of the land, and are practically
exemplifyins the sound political ak
| ION. "Fas est ct alb hoste doceri.' A
| parliamentary government is not suita-
! BILE to the Spanish national character,
which favors local self government,
with strong central authority vested
! In royalty, Of course, and based upon
! a. strong army and navy and an hon.
| est bureaucracy It requires not cabi-
| net ministers responsible to legisla-
| ture but secretaries Of state RESPONSE
| BILE to monarch. We have had to
utilize, as best we might. the institu-
tions which are available for the fur
therance of our objects.
CARLIsTS IN THE CORTEs.
'Hence the election to the cortes Of
several eminent members Of "the Carl
list family the prince absolutely re-
jected the term party" as applied to
his following-"was effected in defer
ence to my wish that the cause should
be adequately represented in the legis-
lative assembly by able orators, whose
utterances would thus reach the cogni-
zance Of the home and foreign press;
whereas Carlist eloquence exclusively
reproduced in purely, Carlist papers
some thirty in number-Was only read
by Carlists, and could not possibly
make propaganda outside the family,
which, of course, is oneSOf my principal
aims. AS for me, I am patiently but
hopefully awaiting further develop
ments Of the actual situation. There
warranted demonstrations this time
Every Carlist who can carry a rifle is
ready to fight when called upon, as
soon as he shall be supplied with arms
and an apt occasion for using them
shall present itself. When the time
for action shall arrive. one and all will
do their duty, l entertain no manner
of doubt-if need be, tosthe death But
no life shall be lost, no blood shed, in
any futile rising. I am in touch with
every branch Of the organization, which
of course, is far stronger in the North
than in the South; for, If the Galatians
may be termed the English Of Spain,
the Andalusians have much in common
with the Neapolitan variety of Italians.
The Basques, Navarrese and Galicians
may be safely reckoned on to do all
that brave and enduring men can do
on behalf Of the cause I can positive
ly assure you that am determined not
to risk failure by over-pre cipitancy; but
neither do intend to miss any prom
Using opportunity Of proving vi ct
armis' that I am no degenerate descen-
dant of my royal ancestors"
The political principles of which Dan
Carlos-a Spaniard Of the Spaniards-
is the typical Incorporation, which are
q. curious combination of absolute rule
and paternal government, are some
what out of date in Central Europe and
our island realm. They still, however,
number many sincere and devoted ad-
herents in less progressive Spain, where
the divine right of kings, if vigorously
revived and firmly. maintained might
even now be preferred by the vast ma
jority of a chivalric, old world people
to the fluctuations of parliamentary
government and to party cabals organ
lied by unprincipled political adventur-
ers. 1t is by no means impossible that
the Duke Of Madrid's manifesto which
indirectly threatens Carlist rising in
case the present cabinet of Madrid
should pronounce itself in favor of
peace at any price," may drive the
supporters of Queen Christina and AL
fonso XIII. into a struggle with the
United States, as the only feasible
means Of averting the horrors of civil
war from luckless Spain Time will
show. Meanwhile, it must be admitted
that Don Carlos has played a strong
trump card with indisputably sound
Judgment at the psychological mo-
ment."