New-York tribune., 1898-06-21
DON CARLOS BLAUES SPAIN.
WILL REMAIN SILENT UNTIL WAR Is
OVER: THEN TAKE HIS REVENGE.

Madrid June 2o-"El lmparcial publishes an
interview its correspondent has had with Don
Carlos As It is understood that the PretendeT
revised the interview before 1t was published.
his statements may be regarded as in the
nature Of a manifesto. Don Carlos said:
Il will not conceal from you that when left
Venice last April l was resolved to protest by
means Of force and arms-that IS by ordering
my partisans 10 rise-aganst the people VINO
were prost!tuting our country by a series OF un-
imaginable humilations. but when | learned
that war against the United States was immi-
nent and might be declared at any moment,
charged my resolution and firmly decided to
observe the most absolute impass!viy
"Unswerved from this decision l do not desire
TO create the least difficulty for my country,
since Il is most important that all her children
should sacrifice themselves for her. Ny en-
forced inacticn puts me 10 despair. but carry
,t to the extreme Of deYr.ving myself even Of
expressing my opinion as to current events.
The governing statesmen who have COM
mitted the crime Of not preparing the nation
for war eve Y one saw to be unavoidable for
the las, two >qrs. VIII never he able to accuse
me OF having Withdrawn n single Spanish will
from the national forces in the fight with the
United States
tnually TO American demands. and they will
have TO take the responsibilities Of their mis-
takes This attitude of mine VIII last SO long
as the present condition Of affairs endures: bat
when the hour for the great settlement arrives
I shall make up for my present silence.
II will then take my revenge. rot by means o'
words alone but by means OF acts and | will
do that as soon as my conscience as Spaniard
permits me to do IT, an firmly resolved to full
fl 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 In
crease in the navy: but he declared that he had
thought out and completed plans regarding the
military problem and the question Of SPANS
foreign policy
They are my favori,e subjects Of medita-
ton" he said and have certain mature ideas
OF my own regarding them. have even decided
upon some preliminaries respecting alliances
which hope will mo day yield excellent fruits.
This in my Judgment. is the capital point. be-
cause the proud Isolation Of Great Britain has
been and is deadly 10 Spain. ! must pass the
same Judgment on the policy of going about
begging for protection ana intervention
The result Of such a policy can only be 10
reduce 10 the condition OF Greece or SelNia the
Spanish nation which was once the mistress OF
the world.
"Our peoples wonderful nerve. spirit Of reso-
luton and exalted sentiment OF honor are the
only force Spain can bring 10 n nation with
which she may strike alliance In the day
OF the coming European conhagration she
must therefore, preserve jealousy that force
and spirit. The only disasters possible for us
now are moral disasters; for we have no fur
ther material ones TO suffer. having suffered all
Therefore. il. for example. Admiral Cervera
surrounded by forces ten times superior 10 his
own. and having been granted a chance TO ca
pltulate on conditions comparatively honorable
ahoald prefer to make a sally and lose all his