Evening journal., 1898-05-13
SPANISH MINISTER'S RESIGN.
doret, GulIon, Bermejo and Xiquena
Leave the Cabinet.

doret, GulIon, Bermejo and Xiquena
Leave the Cabinet.
MADRID, May 13.-It Is said that
senior Moret, secretary for the colo
|lies. and Senor Gullon. foreign minis
er. have resigned.
Admiral Bermejo. minister of marine.
md Count XiQuena. minister Of public
works.. are also said to have resigned.
Admiral Bermejo. on learning OF the
,avlte disaster. told Senior Sagasta t ct
10 must resign owing to the celicacy
)f his position. though he felt that he
vas not responsible for the state Of the
iefenses Of Manila.
Senor Moret pleaded WEAKNESS and
Count Xiquena Illness.
According 70 the latest forecast, the
new ministry will consist Of Senior Sa-
yasta as pFasidont. Senor c. Groisard,
Minister OF Justice ia the dissolving
Abinet, as minister Of foreign affairs;
senior Aunon as minister OF marine.
senior Romero Giron as minister Of jus
leo and tho Duke OF Veragua, the de-
scendant OF Columbus, as minister OF
public works, agriculture and COM
nerce.
The new cabinet will probably be con-
5tituted tomorrow. The general opinion
that II will endure until the budget
8 passed and collapse at the first op-
oortunity afterward
The changes, however, are pacific in
tendency, Senior Gullon having been the
most warlike element in the dissolving
cabinet
owing to tho increase in the prices Of
food there have been serious disturb
auces at tho Rio Tlnto mines. province
o. Huelva. Tho rioters wrecked the
octroi Office and sacked a number OF to-
bacco stores. Tho military now occupy
the whole mining district.
No ministry that included SenOres Mo-
ret and dullon could possibly enter up
Dn negotiations for peace with America
IN the basis OK the cession Of Cuba and
Puerto Rico, which. It is declared the
new oabinetHwill do Immediately after
It is formed. The Importance. there
fore, to America Of the political stu
alton here Is manifest and no secret.
Senior Gullon was one Of the Stun
bling blocks in the way OF q peaceful
solution Of the question at issue be-
tween America and Spain before war
was declared. His removal became i'm
perative from the moment tho Manila
disaster made it clear that to carry on
a warlike policy any further meant ruin
for Spain.
AS the man most closely Identified
with the scheme for an autonomous Gu
ha. Senor MoTet could not possibly re-
tain office after the failuPeof his scheme
10 secure that peace which he claimed Il
would be the only means Of obtaining
1t will be long time before his coun-
trymen forgive his phrase, Autonomy
fore, Is also a necessity.
Admiral Bermejo Is held too much re.
Bponsible in the public mind for his lack
Of foresight which led to the defeat al
Manila for his retention in a remodeled
cabinet to be even considered
A prominent Spanish statesman said
last night TO a press representative;
1T would he idle to deny that the
government, no matter from which par.
tv it is drawn. must devote its energies
to re-establishing peaceful relations
with the United States. The war can
not be prolonged. Even should Spain
win a naval engagement in the AntiI-
Ian waters it would only make mat.
/ ters more desperate by wounding Amer
lean amour propre, while should she
lose it the terms the United States
would ask as the price Of concluding
peace would be only the more severe.
This all parties, no matter Of what
political color. are agreed upon. Th'
only thing. therefore. left for Spain e
do is to try to secure peace upon the
most favorable terms possible now. AZ
every declaration Of President McKin
ley has been dictated with the avoweC
object OF securing the independence o
Cuba and Puerto Rico, the most re
sponsible men here are convinced tina
TO fight any longer would be folly whill
peace might be secured AID the Philip