The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
THE CRISIS IN SPAIN.
THEN the between the United States and
 A| Spain broke out Don Carlos is reported to
 k.1 have declared his followers and himself would

HEN the between the United States and \N| Spain broke out Don Carlos IS reported to
 x'x have declared his followers and himself would sustain the Spanish Government in its fight; but that if the Government consented to surrender DOT ton of the Spanish domain in any part of the world he would at assert his claim to the crown and Spain the head of army for the purpose of overthrowing the Government that had been found incapable of maintaining the empire.
 The war has been fought out and the Spanish Gov has surrendered all her islands in this hemis- phere, and virtually surrendered the Philippines Don Carlos however has not yet started on his march to overthrow the Government. He has not even ap- peared on the Spanish frontier with sword Tn one hand and manifesto in the other. Don Carlos, in fact, seems have collapsed as completely as any other Spaniard.
 It is gratifying that the Carlst instruction which threatened Spain has occurred and that crcunl- stances tend the conclusion that there will be no serious civil outbreak in the kingdom of any kind. There is no reason why there should be. All Spain is responsible for the All Spanards approved It. Nearly all of them have suffered less from It. All Of them have recognized the need ot making peace n order avoid greater suffering that would surely follow continuance of hostilities All ot them therefore should be willing to share the re-
 ponsbility of the surrender and make the best they of the situation.
 he work Ot redeemlng the past IS not gong tO Do an easy task for the Spanish people, but if they will let insurrecons and civil disturbances alone they can accomplish much though of course, their wide colo nia empire is gone forever. They have, however, a country rich in natural resources, capable of support ing three or four times the present population and possessed of history whose records Of accomplish ment in art literature and exploration calculated to arouse the highest faculties in the minds of the ing generation If they turn to these better things and put away the old corruptions and tyrannles that have degraded them, there is reason why they
 should revive the ancient glory of their race and become once more helpful to the world, instead of being cause of strife and war.
 To start the Spanish people upon such an upward course will tax the sagacty of her ablest statesmen and the devotion of her trest patriots She has used her colonies as sheep be shorn when she needed wished the wealth she could wiring from them. Now she must rely upon her wealth. Upon her people must rest the whole burden of taxation to maintain the Government There are no longer any lucrative colonial offices to be distributed the spells of po- tics Economy must be practiced and the practice which will prompt Carlist instruction If that should come to pass and the insurrection prove cessfu1 perhaps the last chance for revival of the race would be lost and Spain would take her place ir redeemably among what Lord Salisbury called the dying nations"