The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-27
THE END OF ALL HER GLORY
PASSING OF SPAIN WITH THE
TERMINATION OF WAR.
So Concludes Signor Crispi, the
Greatest of Italian Statesmen
Gloomy Future For Europe.

New York, April ga dispatch to
the World from Rome says: Signor
| Crispi, being asked what would be the
result of the Acknowledgment war,
answered emphatically:
TT is the end of Spain.
Il regret, as do all Italians, that
our Latin sister has allowed herself
to be drawn into such an impasse,
from which I can assure you she can
not escape without great injury"
The interviewer suggested TO the
former premier that he was very
severe on valiant Spain.
Valiant, chivalrous-yes; he re-
piled, but those are virtues of the
middle ages as understood by the
grandees of Spain. In our nineteenth
century initiative is necessary-a prac-
teal spirit, which in the Spaniards is
absolutely wanting.
They have committed monstrous
sins, for which she is paying now.
L do not say the Americans have
any right to interfere in the affairs
OF Cuba. but the Spaniards certainly
have shown themselves cruel, bar
barous and incapable OF governing the
pearl of the Antilles.
In one way or another they will
lose that beautiful colony.
The prime cause of SPANS condi-
ton is the general state of ignorance
in the upper as we'll as in the lowe;
classes. 1t is the priesthood, abso-
lutely sovereign everywhere, which
has led that fine country into ruin.
THE Catholic religion is indeed a
beautiful religion. Christianity had
done much good. But through an
ever-retrogade spirit the clergy has
done irreparable damage to the Latin
race
Italy's greatest statesman was
asked what he thought the results of
the war would be.
Very grave results" he answered.
In the first place, what will become
of Cuba after the war? She will be a
small republic of which there are al
ready 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 Americans, intoxicated by an
easy victory, will throw haphazard all
their energy against the European
colonies left in their neighborhood.
Canada assuredly will be one of
their first victims unless an Anglo
American alliance is established be-
tween London and Washington-and
that would offer to my mind many
dangers for the peace of the world.
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feats Spain, as is probable, they will
be obliged, in order to maintain their
position, to have recourse to costly
ornaments, and Europe, which is look
ing forward to the time of actual dis
armament, win more than ever be
plunged into endless expense. Armies
for land and navies must now be in
creased.
Where it will stop, 1 do not know.
In any case it seems to me that the
war has in store some unpleasant sur
Drises."
Senior Crispi was asked if he thought
Europe ought to have interviewed
Alas" he responded, Europe
resembles Spain from a certain point
of view Anarchy is dominant every
where.
'To speak frankly, there is no
Europe. The European concert is
only 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 decadence.
NO" he said, toward the I'M
known. Who knows what tomorrow
has in store for us. We must have
confidence in the future"