The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-27
IT IS THE
END OF SPAIN
SignOr CriSpi DeplOres the
Condition of Affairs
PEARL OF THE ANTILLES
Lost 70 Spain Now Paying For
Its NOnstrOus Sin.
VERY GRAVE RESULTS
ltaly's Great Statesman Fears United
VERY GRAVE RESULTS
ltaIy's Great Statesman Fears United
States Intoxicated BY Easy Victory
win Antagoaize Ali Europe.

New York, April @.-A dispatch to the
World from Rome says:
slgnor Crispl being asked what would
be the result Of the American-spanish
war answered emphatically:
1t is the end Of Spain. regret. as DO
all Italians that our Latin sister has al
lowed herself to be drawn into such an
Impasse, from which can assure you
she cannot escape without great injury"
The interviewer suggested to the form
er premier that he was very severe on
valiant Spain.
valiant. Chiyalrous! Yes replied
/ r.spl, but those are virtues of the Mid
die Ages as understood by the grandees
OF Spain. In our nineteenth century ini-
tiaiiye is necessary practical spirit
which IN the spaniards is absolutely
wanting They have committed mons
trous sins, for which she Is paying now.
/ do not say that the Americans have
any right to interfere In the affairs OF
/ Cuba. but the Spaniards can only have
shown themselves cruel, barbarous and
/ incapable Of governing the Pearl Of the
I Antilles
in one way or another they viii lose
| that beautiful colony. The prime cause
OF Spain's condition IS the general state
OF ignorance-in the upper as well as in
the lower classes. II is the priesthood.
absolutely sovereign everywhere. which
has led that fine countr'' into ruin. The
Catholic religion is indeed a beautiful re
ligion. Christianity has done much good.
but through an ever retrograde spirit
the clergy has done irreparable damage
TO the Latin race"
Italy's greatest statesman was asked
what he thought the results of the war
would be.
"Very grave results" he answered "In
the first place what will become OF Cuba
after the war? She will be a small re-
public OF which there are already too
many over there. constantly in revolution
or bankruptcy. But that is the least i'm
portant side OF the case. IL Is to be
feared that the Americans. intoxicated
by an easy victory. will throw haphaz-
ard all their energy against the European
colonies left in their neighOorhood. Can
ada assuredly will be one o. their first
victims unless an Anglo-American ALL
ance is established between London and
Washington, and that would offer. to my
mind. many dangers for the peace Of
the world.
In short. If the United States de-
feats Spain as Is probable, they will be
obliged in order to maintain their posi-
ton. to have recourse to costly arma-
ments and Europe which is looking for
ward to the time OF actual disarmament.
will more than ever be plunged into an
endless expense. Armies for land and
navies must now be increased.
'Where it will stop, l do not know. In
any case It seems to me the war has in
store some unpleasant surprises"
Signor Crlspi was asked II he thought
Europe ought to have interviewed.
"Alasw he responded, Europe resem-
bles Spain from a certain point of view
Anarchy is dominant everywhere. To
speak frankly, there is no Europe. The
European concert is only a sinister Joke.
Nothing can be expected from the con-
cert Of the powers"
1t was observed to Signor Crlspi that
we are then marching direct to ruin and
decadence,
'No." he said, toward the unknown
Who knows what tomorrow has in store
for us? We must have confidence in the
future"