The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-04

Europe, always at war and always rul-
ing, when it ruled, with an iron hand.
At that time facing each other We're
four of the greatest kings of history.
They were Charles Y, of Spain, Fran
els l, of France. Henry VIII, OF Eng
land and Solymon the Magnificent. The
abiest of them was Charles. During all
of his reign his people had small
breathing time between his wars For
so years ne was engaged in what are
called the Italian wars. He was really
behind the Constable de Bourbon's
sacking of Rome in 1927, because Pope.
Clement had absolved Francis from
truce, and that merry monarch had
Immediately begun fighting again. In
the eight years between 1927 and 1885
he had his usual war with Francis
war with the FlOrentines, assailed the
BarSary pirates and captured Tunls.
In 1886 he invaded Provence, and in that
year whipped the rebellious burghers of
Client. He had an African war in 15A1.
and another war with France from 1912
to 1874. In 1913 he began his savage
attacks. on Professionalism. In 1547 he
took Maurice of SaXony prisoner, and
fought him again in 1852. He followed
this with enc more war with his old
fceman of France. At this time Spain
was mistress of Mexico, Peru. F'ranche
Comte, the Netherlands. Naples. parts
of Germany Snd a dozen of other prin-
cipalitiss. During this time Charles
rolled back fhe Turks from Europe,
fought for Christians in Tunis and AL
giers, had Travelled over Italy, France,
England, Germany and Flanders 40
times in war and peace. He had fought
every one who disagreed with him on
any subject and when he resigned his
crown to Philip and retired to monas-
terry, was the most potent and dreaded
monarch of his day.
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Philip, who came to the throne when
20 years old, fought the pope; fought
France; fought long wars with the
Protestant Netherlands: fought the
Turks viciously; made one of the holy
league which fought the great sea fight
of LepantO, which forever shattered the
Turkish dream of an empire in Africa,
and in which Cervantes, a private SOL
der. lost the use OF his left hand
fought Henry of Navarro; maintained
perpetual sea war with England after
the accession of Elizabeth. He sent the
invincible armada in 1888, and of the
10000 men who manned his ships only
10000 returned. He sent another ar
mada in 1861. Mexico was coined into
ducatS for these warS-English,
French and Dutch. Philip was
royalty Spanish or Spanishly roy
al. He lived and breathed
murder. He attempted to assassinate
Elizabeth. Henry of Navarro and John
of OldenB arneveld, the great burgher,
and he did assassinate Egmont,
HORNE. William the Silent. Don Car
los, at that time his only son, his ille-
Ultimate son, Don Juan, millions by
one eGict in the Netherlands, and his
private secretary, Escoveco, who knew
too much. For many years of Philips
reign the skull of the chief justice of
AragOn adorned a Spanish market
place. Here Is what he governed: Peru,
Mexico, Brazil, the Antilles, II Neither
land provinces. u kingdoms of Spain
and Portugal, the Sicilies, Milan, parts
OF Tuscany, Barbary, Guinea, the At
rican coast southwest, the Indian sea
peninsulas and archipelagoes, the Phil
ippine and Molucca Islands. the Grand
Duchy of Florence and the Republic
of Geneva. He was titular king of Eng
land, through his marriage with Mary,
and a claimant to the throne of France
through his daughter.
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Under Philip III, Philip ", and
Charles II, the great empire rapidly
Under Philip III there
were 30 years Of war. Philip " reigned
"A years. which were of almost uninter-
rupted war with the Netherlands. Italy
who was a Bourbon, and Ferdinand
VI, Were comparatively quiescent.
Charles III was guilty of two foolish
wars with England, in both of which
he was worsted. In the Spanish war
with England in 1852 the English took
Havana, with s15OO0.C coo in plumber. and
also Trinidad and Manila. Spain
bought them back with Florida. In 1895
Spain warred with France, war which
was ended by disgracefIl concessions
of Spanish territory. In 1877, Spain,
then being once more embroiled with
England. the battle of st. Vincent was
fought. 1t resulted in the practical an
Inhalation of the Spanish marine. This
was followed by her lengthy troubles
with France under Napoleon, in all of |
which she lost strength and prestige. !
Finally came the successful revolutions
of her American dependencies and the
civil wars of Don Carlos. Spain today,
after four centuries of steady warfare,
has hut little more territory than was
hers when Aragon and CASTLE Joined !
hands, but Spanish steel has flashed in /
all lands. and the Spanish gentleman !
has craven his name deep |
into the ages.-H. S. Garfield, in Chi |
cago Times Herald.
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Fatal Quarrel of Brothers.