The Ravalli Republican., 1898-05-04
TIL: END OF SPAIN.
Scnor Crspi Says SpariardS Have Com
1nittcd MOnstrOuS Sins.

scnor Crispi Says spaniards Have Com
mittcd Monstrous Sins.
New York, April 26.--A dispatch
to to the World from Rome says:
Si4nor Crispi, being asked what the
result Of the American-Spanish war
would be, answered cmphatiea|ly:
"It is the end Of Spain. / regret,
as do all Italians, that our Latin Sis
ter has allowed herself to be drawn
into such an impasse, from which. l
can assure you, she cannot escape
without serious injury"
The interviewer suggested to the
former premier that he was very Sc
we're on valiant Spain.
"Nalant, chiyalrous~-ycs,' he re-
piled, s'but those are virtues Of the
middle ages as understood by the
grandees Of Spain. LII our nineteenth
century initiative is ncccssary--a
practical spirit, which. in the Span
ards, is absolutely wanting. They
have committed monstrous sins, for
which she is paying now.
II do not say the Americans have
any right to interfere in the affairs
Of Cuba. but tic Spaniards certainly
have shown themselves cruel, barbar-
Gus, and inca pAblc OF governing the
pearl ur the Antilles. In one way or
another they will lose that beautiful
colony. The prime cause Of Spain,s
condition is the general state OF ig-
nurancc-in the upper as we'll as IN
the lower classes. 1t is the priest
hood, absolute sovereign everywhere,
| which has led hat fine country nitG
ruin. The Catholic religion is in
deed a beautiful religion. Christian
ity has done much good. But through
an oyer-rctrograde spirit the clergy
has done irr>parabIc damage to the
| Latin race"
| Italy's greatest statesman was ask
ed what he thought the results Of the
war would be.
'Nerv grave results, he answered.
Sin the first place, what will become
or Cuba after the war? She will be
ii small republic, or which there arc
already too many over there, con
stantlv in revolution or bankruptcy
But that is the least important side
Of the case. II is to be feared that
the Americans, intoxicated by ar
easy victory, will throw haphazart
all their energies against the Euro
pcan colonies, left in their ncighl)or
hood. Canada assuredly would be
one Of their first victims unless al
Anglo \ mcricun alliance is cstab
}ishcd bctWct II London and Washing
ton-and that would offer to my min(
many dangers for the peace Of TIN
world.
"In short, if the United States de
feat Spain, as is probable, they viii
will be Obliged in order to naintail
their position, to have recourse t.
costly arnamcnts, and Europe, Whicl
is looking forward to the time Of ac
tual disarmament, will moro thar
ever be pIun-c'I into an endless cX
pcnse. Armies for land, and navirs
must now be ncrcascd Where
will stop | do noe know. In an
case it seems to me that the war la
in store some unpleasant surprises" /"
Signur Cri>pi was asked If h
thought Europe ought to have inter
: Vened.
"Alns, he responded, "Enropc r(
scmbcs Spain from Il certain poil
Of view. Anarchy is dominal
everywhere. TO speak frankly theI
is no Europe. I'hc European concc'
: is only d sinister joke. Nothing Ca
be expected from lhc concert OF tt
powers
1t was suggested TO Signor Girls!
that we are hen marching direct
ruin and tiecHdcncc.
"No," he said, ''toward the I'll
known. Who knows what tOmorrO
has in store for u.s. We must ha'
confidence in TIL" future.