Evening journal., 1898-05-10
A REVOLUTION NEAR.
Another Defeat For the Spanish Arms
Means Civil War.
THE CARLISTS READY TO RISE.
weyler Is Looking out For Himself, and
the Reign of Terror May BE Re-
peated-spaniards Refuse to
Evacuate Manila.

LONDON. May 1O-The Biarritz cor
respondent of The Daily Mail, dilating
on spains internal troubles. says;
"But for the necessity of getting the
war credits voted In the cortes Senor
Bagasta would have dccreed the suspen-
sion OF the constitutional guarantees,
tlrus placing the whole country under
military jurisdiction The difficulties for
the poor people are worse than those Of
the government. The latter. by various
expedients, can raise money; the former
are unable TO obtain either food or cm-
ployment. The wages of the ia5orors
are too small to buy sufficient Good for
themselves and their families. In the
mining regions OF Estremadura and
other places the miners are nearly fam
ished.
Meanwhile spectators make corners
20 raise the price Of food and industry
IS paralyzed. In the Belearlc islands
thousands of worlSmen are living upon
aims. Catalonia, though the richest re-
gion In Spain has suffered most deeply
from the loss OF the Cuban market The
Catalonian anmanufacturers recently tried
TO place their goods In the Philippine
islands They We're beginning to sue
ceed and their exports to Manila ana
Iloilo We're increasing rapidly. This
promising condition of things has been
bllghted by the war. To the Catalan
manufacturers there remain foreign
markets only in Marocco and the South
American republics, and commercial re-
lations with these are not yet fully de-
veloped.
"The warehouses are filled up TO the
ceiling with goods which win have TO
remain there till the war is over, and
thousands of workmen. famished with
hunger. will easily become the prey OF
political agitators and complicate the
social and political situation Of the
country. The work Of the political agi-
tator Is daily becoming more manifest
as the plight Of the people becomes
more hopeless. The Republicans declare
that the moment the telegraph an
nounces a new disaster for the Spanish
arms the great mass Of the country will
rise and sweep away everything. The
Carlists say that n there are fresh dis
asters they viii seize power. Therefore
the key to the situation is war news
The Carlsts are well organized. The
Republicans are divided by differences
of programmes and the rivaliies of their
leading men. That portion which Is ca
pable of active. practical work has en-
deavored to get the support of at least
part of the army. without which they
know they can hardly expect TO sue
ceed. So far they have not succeeded
in forming an alliance with the mill
tary. who, they say. have imposed such
conditions that the negotiations have
had to be broken or
"They put much faith in Weyler. but
he Is simply waiting for his own chance
and win venture nothing unless abso-
lutely assured OF success. The report
that Weyler has arrived at an under
standing with Marshal Campos Is un-
true They are not even on speaking
terms. The nation as whole is. how
ever, Indifferent TO the struggles of par
ties. for It trusts none of them"
A dispatch TO The Daily Mail from
Hongkong says a communication from
Manila asserts that the Spanlards are
still arrogant and not likely TO surren-
der until the city is blown TO pieces. a
telegraph operator has gore with the
MeCulloch to see what can be done with
the cable.
The Daily Chronicles parliamentary
representative says:
"The fun truth about the success OF
America i'm the Philippines has prcduc
ed curious effect in the house of com
mons 10 is as If a new world porten
had appeared, new force upsetting al
previous calculations as TO the equiib
rum of nations. Members who wer
most enthusiastic about the American
cause see that new developments ar
ahead. The few Spanish sympathizers
on the other hand. are appalled, at tn
~ evidence Of Spain's Incompetence. Will
proud of the valor displayed by individ
ual Spaniards. Others dwell upon tn
emergence of new naval power who's
friendship viii be vital 20 us i'm the fac
Of European hostilities. It is a critica
moment"