New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-10
Colgate & Co.'s
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DON CARLOS'S MASK OFF.
THE SPANISH PRETENDER ASSAILS The
QUEEN REGENT.
WEYLFR HIS BEAU IDEAL OF SOLDIER AM
HERO Az EVIDENT BID FOR THE SIP
PORT Ok TIE DIsAFFECTED ELE
MENT IN SPAIN.

Hruseels May a-Don Carlos, the Spanish
pretonder N tho course Of long interview
SAYS:
when left Venice about the middle OF Aprh
! 7 had in contemplation n desperate ana uhqueS-
tionally hazardous enterprise. unlikely perhaps
TO further my own dynastc interests nu' sure
=, rorcc The hand Of the coward.y officials who
are shrinking from the responsibility oil uPnoIo-
inr Y, Of arms the integrity of the Spanish do
r,inors The declaration Of wa gave me
no,,ee found myself iinperatively constrained
10 await events.
Up to the present these have proved uiSas
trous The incidents n Cuba and Manila nave
revealed rcClecto ed defences. vcnal acmn's'ra-
,ion q prevalent substitution Of personal ioi
national interests corruption fostered ny party
government generously voted millions G'Ner'eu
from he fulhlmcnt of their patriotic purp '7e
to the pockets Of fraudulent contractors III" us
honest State employees and disorder re'u'""""
and r,cndacItv In every department Of the pun
lie service
THE QUEENS WEAKNESS
THE Queen Regent has been mere pcppeu
IN the hands Of incompetent and seh-sccNIhe
Ministers. blindly countenancing th'ir Pu"nS
solicitations 20 European Powers ana even 'i'e
Pope for mediation between aeGressor ana az
crieved She las proved herself fora nothei
but a feeble queen.
..This Is what Standards in the extremity ~
their peril resent. and they justly ha"'e h''
for appealing to the people to sustnh me AZ
fonsist dynasty instead of the nal!"nHi ho"~''
Being a foreigner. she failed to uhu''s'a'iu '''e
Spanish charac err and sounded the "r'ns mote
cto ehorld have exhor;ed tn SpGriarfs to rally
around Spain. and not around A''hS'' was
NOT her only so1. but the country Of he' ADOPTION
which should have been at ieaN' "H'V''' "
first consideration.
"a, fr intervention on our behalf by the
pouers in,nl,r.d IVY her al the instance 81 her
reak-kne,d advisers had it been provided Tor
in nreyious treaties cr confidential en'entes'
there is no true spanish patriot VINO would h''
have welcomed il with fervent Joy but tn solicit
It with hum,liatins entreaty a. the eleventh
horr Was ma ,ifestIy incompatible with our
National point dhon-eur.
Confidence IN THE ARMY.
.,y,.,ov.r nonularity bona Christina may
havo enioved ~ virtue Of her domestic and con
.;,,,iona, merits was inevitably scattered TO
the winds when she lent herself to n proceed ne
,vherabv the nation felt Itself degraded. | have
the fullest confidence in the vaor and patriotism
of the Spanish Army and Navy. The people.
too will hear with stocal and dignlaed equa'
ni,,ity whatever sacrifices and privations arc
imposed upon them. They will never grudge
supplies to their fighting brethren. even II fhey
have to tighten their belts to the last hoie
1T is their Ministers whom ! dstrust ana
condemn sefor Sagas'a i not 50 cupabie as
Scnor More, but he is an old man. or railing
mower. He is the apostle o. eXpedlency. ana. as
such utterly UNIT to sway the desiinies OF
nroud brave and sef-respect!ng nation.
WEYLER PRAISED
AS for Weyler- h. Is 4 typical cahalero rs
nanol He IS purely soldier not in tn" least
4 politician II is my Arm conviction that he
adopted the proper policy for putting down the
Cuban insurrection and would har" suppressed
II crfeotually. perhaps ere now had he not been
nro1,aturely Withdrawn from command. the VIC
i'm 81 political intrigue and otfica! cowardicr.
He was the terror Of the American enissaries'
rebel spios and 81 foreign sympathz"rs with
treason and anarchy"
CAPTAIN MAHAN REPORTS FOR DUTY.
HE WILL SOON RE MEMBER OF THE NAVAL
STRATEGY BOARD.
Washington. May 0.-Captain Mahan reported
AZ the Navy Department this morning. He saw
C.antain Crowninshicld. but was unable to meet
Secretary Long personally. owing to the special
rahan is take