The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-16
SAGASTA DESERTED.
Spanish Ministers Leave the Pre-
mier in the Lurch.
AN ANGL0-AMERIOAN ALLIANCE

VIII BE the Signal for Russia, France
ana Germany to step In Madrid
Newspapers AIlege That Cervera
Circumvented the Americans.
Madrid, May 16.-All the members of
the Spanish cabinet have resigned.
Senior Sagasta communicated the sit
patton to the queen regent, who in
trusted him with the task of forming
a new ministry.
1t is asserted here that Senior Sagasta
will experience great difficulty in find
ing men who are willing to assume Of
flee under the conditions which now
prevail in Spain. An empty treasury,
internal disorders and the loss of the
Philippine Islands, Cuba and Porto
Rico are not the only problems con-
fronting the Spanish ministers, and It
is not astonishing that, under the cir
cumstances, a military dictatorship
under, possibly, Marshal Martinez de
Campos-has been discussed.
Spain is not pleased with the utter
ances on the subject of the possibility
of an alliance between the United
States and Great Britain. The Spanish
ambassador at London, Count Rascon,
telegraphed an extract of the recent
speech of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the
British secretary of state for the col
onies, at Birmingham, to Senior Gullon,
the minister for foreign affairs, who
Immediately conferred on the subject
with Premier Sagasta, with the result
that the latter asked for a more de-
tailed account OF Mr.. Chamberlain's re-
marks. Consequently the foreign min
lister cabled to Count Rascon for a
fuller report of the speech. Spain, it is
said upon good authority, will draw the
attention of the powers to the trans
tendency of the suggested Anglo
American alliance with respect to Euro
pean interests.
With reference to the speech of Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain Senor Gullon said
it had real importance, ont only for
Spain but for the future of Europe.
He declared also that red book would
be presented to the chamber on Wed
nesday next, in which the government
declares the blockade of Cuba inef-
fective and expresses the hope that the
powers i'm Europe and America will re-
fuse to recognize it,"
The Spanish newspapers and the
politicians of all classes discuss Mr..
Chamberlains speech most angrily.
They consider it to be a sequel to the
Marquis of Salisbury's warnings to
Spain, whose dominions 1t seems, are
to be absorbed by strong enemies.
The Liberal. referring to the sug-
gested Anglo-Saxon alliance, says: IF
an alliance, defensive and offensive, is
signed, the same day the general con-
nagration will burst out which has
been so long suppressed by the powers.
,.v.1 fHgaF Il
by Russia and Germany, with their
allies, and our western and eastern
possessions now on fire will be an in
! significant episode compared with the
conflagration in India, South Africa
and China. If the Anglo-American al
lance succeeds, Europe, which has
heretofore been Indifferent to our case,
will take our part, not to favor us, but
| to defend her own preponderance in
| the world.
The impartial contrasts the speech
of Mr.. Chamberlain with the reported
| action of the crew of the French cruiser
Admiral RiGault de Genouilly, in cheer
! ing for Spain after the bombardment
| of San Juan de Porto Rico, which was
witnessed by that vessel, as being in
dicative of coming great war in Eu-
rope against the Anglo-SaXons. Con-
! tinuine The impartial points out that
"as Spain, singlehanded, makes head
way against the United States, she
would nrove a valuable factor in the
combination against the Anglo-SaX
The Madrid press and people are
elated over the alleged smartness OF
Admiral Cervera in sending Admiral
Vilamel to Martinique 36 hours after
| the former was on his way toward
Havana. While it was supposed that
Villamel was scouting ahead, he was
really the squadron's rear guard, the
Spaniards thus gaining invaluable
| time.
Senior Gullon, in reply to a newspaper
report, said Americans We're blame
worthy for bombarding towns without
giving notice, and added that the gov
ernment would address a note to the
powers on the subject.