New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
Sp>IN'S DECADENCE


sii,'ru ,.,,,'.y Kingdom. But the latest visit
"m up fiom the inside the desperate state OF
,rr,Sii.g, 3d. Ills land ~ the pas'. Ihcsr words
ho ms. ar. used adviSrdly and with all SO
t,j frl n spain is he one country Of Eu-
.one tha. nl, not yet emerged from the ieno-
,rrc ,h, i.thIrsy and the misery 81 me iaSi
90 v.,,.f dlvs Of mcdiTValism Church ana
S,a,e ousarehy and monarchy belong to the
aHsewber, vanished past. Time and leisure are
Lotb acn.Indrd - carry the thpushttul student
hsyond lhr glamour OF romantic TRADITION" ana
80 n,o,iu. tales of great adventures. and to
"a ,.,,v from the brWitChing survey OF rs
nnrial ,.iriliI and Alhambra TO the patient ana
,SorouEh iuN,.Sticati0n Of TN" actual lIfe OF the
n,cssn, hour - the state Of the country as a
p',,,l. f,.f TN. condition of the upper classes
and IN, .ni,.n endurance and the manifold suf-
S,rinps If TN. masses. among whom to-diY are
t,nnt h. lost clements for possible Ieg"ncra-
,,nn nj tE. drbascd ana steadily rerosrad.nS
nation. ., I'LL,
% -. straight and learn facts. what l. spain?
You MAJ rlc. It al INTO one phrase NoFhou'
land. ,.. . an,
forces rpt only Of che glorious days OF feidl-
rand iaj Isabella. but also OF the much later
tine, ~ ilr great PcniuSular wars Of NApo."on
on5 " '.ns On. are worn Out. The Old nomlity.
t,uehtv mi cercmoninus. hut honorable ard
honest .h" va military leaders. brave ana sell
S.nvtn. in. far-sightcd statesmen and the
cbur,h ii.ui,lrics able and learned. N" worn
ant va ak COR them IN vain Hero and thci"
one may p' heard Of but h" IS lonely rene 1i
the vanished order. and. weary and disguised
the fn ..9ltltri and ~eif-iislruS'nS remnant
An mi i-,,.,t themselves. ami would affect
n3pci,, ., thry id Thr day If tn o"st 5 gone,
the a.. .t tl- bureau has come.
EuAtIrlEs on LIFE WOEN OFT
TIL. sli realities u lifc are worn out Of
course e y,u simply rushing from point TO
ponI on business or ON pleasure bent You VIII
not an! ,lu rinno reach these facts. Tn" bust
nes, mans nurry from town to town the curl
ous tourist s"rkiuc nui the sights IN" ms
torian PURSUING the path of the Goth. ~" sara
cen N, t'lsiiI1n. the artist and the vrtuosp
loie,ias ,anut seductive Toledo. h"ary C"rdoNa
or fas,.rIiins Granada may come ANA 60 often
times ana flh To realize the deep. iar-reachng
changes hat have come into TN" national ne
But vlg .lunot miss this sad feature when YOU
hear from the lips OF ConSUlS. missionaries
teachers. bankers. and. above all. from som" OF
the sd hearted remnant. what their own eyes
have marked going on steadily ana "ha' t"et
know from years OF residence" IN" forms OF
t,ttrr SAY, remain. the reality s largely lost
The oi ,1uriry lifc the old guardianship "i the
chiefiaiu FOR his rntain"rs. the generous synPd
thy h~t.yc~u landowner and tenant. the grave.
but SINGER" acknowledgement OF IN" nDhsau'hS
81 rank and property with the related ana pro-
duc-l loyalty and trust and affection 81 the ten
ant anal tie dependent for his chi"t. are no" not
the riil- hut he very rare exception. Absentee
ism AMI cyaciion have wrought here even worse
result man The same bacul facts dld in ireidhn
To 4 great degree the old patriotism IL worn
out Tn" literal proyinciaiiSm. when mas al
way, been more. Or less marked IN Spain. and
"A'N 10. '''''' - action.
has Eyer been L cause Oh "'dN"'S'' w q"
S-ci"nii.sVn "h'ch i'duS l,'"" - - co.: ..
lee an GAIN. an 81 ',n " .,,,,i,,i o,
or 4 cas- i.Ln" rather Than ! Am HI'dhI"il'
is strongly marked at this time. Tn" successive
l''p'I' 'i0' NJ Wy '''' ,t a. ,,,.r,.i
M. .'i.i'y bureau d' mann ., 60
less 81! p"'"lS ot nc' 20 -u'''','N ,,,, AZ ,bc
me 'tnin' ana FEVER EiiN'' :" '"I ,;' O." w.,
Phhipp n"S hdF" 10 tiiS' u,E'''.. NM. 80
tr pid ni.i'hdl Sp"' ~ - " NIX .i,h
SOFA itih - worn pu'' "d' mo- ~" ~ H.,
lli~fl iSf. SlSpltIpN ana Il ot'iH 'h''H