The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-18
SAGASTA ISN'T SUITED
He Didn't Get the Kind of Men
He Wanted to Name.
TO FIX TERMS OF PEACE
Spaniarcs in the Other Factions Insist
hat It Isn't Thei Funeral and
They Re use to Take Part
at Paris.

New York, Sept. IA dispatch to
the Tribune from Madrid via Paris
says:
II is a bitter disappointment to Pre-
mier Sagasta that ne has failed TO get
for Spanish peace commissioners rep
resentative men OF all parties to give
II a national character over and above
sectional politics. In spite OF all his
promises and persuasion. the premier
has been unable to obtain the consent
Of any statesman outside his own i'm
mediate followers who are willing to
act on the Commission, where, to use
an expression Of Senior Sllvela. Spain
can employ nothing but empty words
and parallels to oppose any demands
the American commission may see fit
to make"
The sitting of the cortes. and espe-
cially Count Almenas' violent on
slaught on the generals. which is said
TO be endorsed by numbers Of young
officers of the army. 80 regarded as
foreshadowing vents Of far grave i'm
p%ortance that annot be avoided after
the signing Of the ~eace treaty. The
sole point upon which all parties now
seem TO agree Is that Senior Sagasta
must remain in power until the con-
clusion Of peace and thereby drink the
dregs Of the cup which his enemies
maintain he has himself brewed.
The alleged intention OF the United
States TO demand the island Of Luzon
Is regarded by the Madrid foreign Of
flee as infringing upon the peace proto-
col. II Spain is compelled to cede that
island to the United States. great eff
forts will be made to retain the right
to determine the disposal of the other
Philippine stands with a view OF even
tually a~bandonin~ them altogether.
On this point IL is even asserted that
an arrangement is under discussion
with Germany by which Germany
would get by way OF a brokers COM
mission" Palawan and Sulu. In refer
ence TO the Philippines, 1t Is significant
that the drift Of opinion among men,
bers of the cortes is that IL Spain must
cede to the United States anything
more h a mere coaling station IL
would then be preferable to withdraw
Spanish sovereignty entirely.
Among civilians outright abandon
ment is considered the wisest policy.
especially now that military men. like
Senior Polavieja. say that under the
new system a permanent garrison of
at least $1,000 men would he required to
hold the islands and that 10 maintain
such a force would be too severe a tax
upon the national
In diplomatic circles here great o
hdence Is felt that the Spanish peace
commissioners will succeed I'm saddling
upon Cuba that portion of the Cuban
debt incurred previous to the last in
surrection and which is laid to be guar
anteed by the Cuban customs receipts.
The internal political question is more
dismal than the military leaders hink.
Although they presented a solid front
during the recent session OF the cortes.
they are in reality divided among
themselves. The queen regent has al
ready discounted Senior Sagasta's even
tual retirement and pins her faith in
Senior Polavieja, whose lack OF polit-
ical experience will be supplied by
Senior Silvela or Senior Canalejas. They
are ready to join hands with Senior
Leon Castillo. who. during his present
stay in Madrid. has been almost hourly
consulted by the queen regent.
II is impossible longer to conceal the
fact that the military leaders are now
preparing to act as soon as peace Is
signed. General Weyler never misses
an opportunity to discredit the dynasty
and is bitterly opposed to Senior Pola-
vieja. Weyler Is said to be aiming at
an outright dictatorship in his own per-
sonal interest and Is known TO ave
promised the highest and most lucra-
tive places to his military followers.
The queen. however. is firmly con-
WINGED that Polavieja will. when the
time ome prove more than a match
for weyler. The ~~eat danger in the
situation is that the military element
Is considered as offering the only solu-
ton OF the present difficulties. which
party passion has so emblttered that
cool-headed men fear an era of pronun-
ciamentos, dictatorship and civil war.
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