The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-04-30
IT IS THE END OF SPAIN.
signor Crispi, Former Premier Of
Italy, Says Spain Has Commute
ted MOnstrOus SINS.

SighOr Crlspa, Former Premier OF
Italy, Says Spain Has Commit-
ted MOnstrOus Sins.
New York, April 27.--World's Romd
special: Signor Crispi, being asked
what would be the result of the Amer.
ican-Spanish war, answered emphaticj
ally: ut il the end of Spain.
II regret, as do all Italians, that our
Latin sister has allowed herself to be
drawn into such impasse, from which
| can assure you she cannot escape
without great injury"
The interviewer suggested that the
former premier was very severe on
valiant Spain.
"Valiantl Chiyalrous! Yes" he re;
piled, but those are virtues of the mid.
die ages as understood by the grandees
of Sapin. In II nineteenth century
the initiative is necessary, the practi.
cal spirit which in Spaniards is abso.
lutelyg wanting.
""They have committed monstroue
sins for which she is paying now. ]
do not say the Americans have any
right to interfere in the affairs of Gu
ba, but the Spaniards have certainly
shown themselves cruel, barbarous
and incapable of governing the. Pearl
of the Antilles.
I'm one way or another they will lose
the beautiful colony. The prime cause
of SPANS condition is the general
state OF ignorance in the upper rs we'll
rs in the loHcr classes. Its priesthood
is absolutely the sovereign everywhere
which has led that fine country into
ruin"
THE Catholic religion is indeed a
beautiful religion. Christianity has
done much good. But through it's ret
rograde spirit the clergy has done IT.
reparable damage to the Latin race"
Italy's greatest statesman was asked
what he thought the results of the wal
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 already
nre too many over thereeconstantly in
revolution or bankruptcy.
But that is the least important side
OF the case. 1t is to be feared the
Americans, intoxicated by easy VIC
tory, will throw all their energy
against the European colonies left in
The neighborhood.
Canada assuredly will be one of
their first victims unless the Anglo
American alliance is established be-
;ween London and Washington-and
that would offer to my mind many
dangers for the peace of the world.
I'm short, il the United States de-
feat Spain, as is probable. they will
De obliged, in order 10 maintain their
position, to have recourse to costly ar
1,aments, and Europe, which is look
ng forward to the time of actual dis
armament, will more than ever be
plunged into endless expense. After
the armies for the land, the navies
must now be increased.
Where it will stop, I do not know.
ia any ease it seems to me that the
war has in store some unpleasant sur
crises"
Crispi was asked if he thought Eu-
rope ought to have INTERVIEWED.
ALAS" he responded, Europe re-
sembles Spain from a certain point of
view. Anarchy is dominant every
where.
"To speak frankly, there is no Eu-
rope. European concert is only a sin
lister joke. Nothing can be expected
from a concert of the powers"
It was observed to Crispi that we are
then marching direct to ruin and decn-
dence.
NO." he said, towards an unknown.
Who knows what it will have in store
for us? We must have confidence in
the future"