Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-01
TREACHERY OF
SPAIN!
History Seems to Be Repeating Itself
at This Time.
HOW THE NETHERLANDS WAS DEsPomED.

Centuries ago, when Spain held al
glory Tor her own, she cot her
foot on the road that has led her, re.
morselessly, pitilessly, TO the position
that she occupies to-day In the eyes Of
the entire ~world-that Of a nation alike
treacherous and cruel.
Most wonderfully is history repeating
itself, relates a writer in the New York
Press. Three hundred years ago Spain
wrote q record for herself with falsehood,
blood and fire; and the present situation
Cuba. Spain and the United states-is
a marvellous duplicate Of IL.
II was in the time OF Queen Elizabeth
OF England. Philip, the weak and false,
sat on the Spanish throne. The Low
Countries, the Netherlands, crushed and
tortured, were In rebellion against Spain.
They cried to England, but she, though
feeling the most intense sympathy for
the struggling people, kept her compact
with Spain OF non interference, and de-
clined again and again 10 extend active
aid TO them.
The Antonio MaceO OF the Netherlands
was the Prince OF Orange. As the Span
iards feared Maceo, 40 they feared the
noble Orange. As they assassinAted
Maceo, 30 they assassinated the Prince OF
Orange.
NOW AS FORMERLY.
As they executed great Cubans In the
ten years war, and condemned others to
penal servitude in the present rebellion,
80 they executed the count Of Egm0nt,
most beloved by his people and admired
Ia all Europe for his great qualities.
As they sent a Weyler 10 Durn, destroy
and slaughter In Cuba, so they sent 10
the Netherlands the savage duke OF Alva,
most ~ferOcious OF Spanish butchers,
whose path wal marked with the blood
VI m~assacred thousands.
Nor were there wanting q minister and
his letter. BernardinO DE Mendoza was
the Spanish ambassador 10 England. He
was treated with distinguished courtesy.
Yet he 10 far soiled his high Office as TO
enter into plots with conspirators against
Elizabeth and the English. A letter that
he had written fell into their hands, and
though his nffense was grave and feeling
against him ran high, he wa allowed 10
depart with safe conduct.
Spain avoided making apology. Eliza
beth sent a special envoy TO Philip 10 ex-
plain 70 him why his minister had been
dismissed, aed 10 offer all assurances that
due courtesy would be shown TO any
other representative who might come
from Spain-but Philip declined to re-
ceiye the English envoy.
For years the Spanish fed the English
with honeyed words. And for years they
we're busy getting plans OF her seacoast.
They were preparing the great Armada;
they were raising armies 10 sweep the
island kingdom and 10 plant on its
shores the terror OF the Spanish inquisi-
ton.
SPANS FATEFUL PATH.
Along the path which Spain took then
she has perseyered. II IL marked with
bones. IL has led steadily downward
from olden glory 10 modern decay.
That fine picture OF Spain's grandeur
which was unrOlled in 1865, when Philip
was on the throne, IL n OF the most i'm
posing In history. IL shines through
time with the color and splendor OF VIC
tOriOus arms, mighty fleets and posses
si0ns that covered the known world,
None questioned her supremacy. Italy
covered under her hand. Venice feared
her. The rich Netherlands, golden Mex
leo, Peru and the Indies we're hers.
What she wanted she could take with
force OF arms. And yet treachery stains
her story indelibly-treachery reduced
TO q science.
The seventeen provinces OF the Neither
lands we're SPANS great wealth. She
turned them with sanseless ferOcity, L
her ruin. Antwerp was the Tyre OF thu
world in that century. Spain tried Il
make a Mexico out OF her. Philip sent 4
Grenvella TO the Netherlands, and he, {
dark and gloomy despOt, intlamed the
people TO hatred OF the Spanish. Undel
, the leadership OF William the Silent, th'
Prince OF Orange and the Count OF Eg
mont, the people asked for q voice II
their own government, They were pre-
scented with q useless, purely nominal
right Of presentatiOn-the cheating au
tOnOmy OF this nineteenth century. A
short, quickly suppressed revolution fol
lowed. Peace had been restored, ant
might have lasted for years had moi
Spain. blinded with hatred, suddenly SEN
the infamous Duke OF Alya with a greaI
army. Then came hangings In ever!
town, every village.
Scarcely had he entered Brussels, IL
1867, before he lured the count OF EgmOn
and the brave old Admiral Van HOOrI
into captivity, whence they did no
emerge alive. The inquisltiOn's ieTc,
machinery worked day and night. Tn
entire Netherland nation was declared
! guilty OF treason and the beautiful Meth
! erlands were literally drenched with tn
blood OF their best, their richest aud thei
, poorest men, women and children. Alyi
' himself boosted that he had sent 1900
people TO the executiOneT. Spain took al
the lands and goods OF the victims. an
out OF this great crime the blaek-heartel
! PhiliH got s2O.OOO,0O0 in revenues.
""rCHERY, DIFFERENTIATION.
When murder-for that II was-cOul
not be- carried on much longer, Alya be
gan TO tax the unfortunate people. First
he took every one-hundredth cent; the
every twentieth, then every tenth
8 Driven to desperation, at last the Neither
a lands rebelled again.
Like Weyler. Alya fought saYagely
Massacre and outrage were his weapons
Yet he could not quell the revolution
I and, again how like Weyler, he retuTRe
8 10 Spain, beaten. Two followed him al
failed. Then came the great prince Z
Parma and victories came 10 the SPANS
arms.
He offered q reward for the assasslnl
ton Of the prince OF Orange. Balthase
Gerard earned IL in 1858, and all Spai
, shouted aloud with JOY, a. IL did whe
MaeeO was assassinated. For a time
seemed az II the blow had, indeed, para
lyzed the revolution. Parma took Amt
weTp after a famous siege.
But the shameful deed made only ten
pOraTy advantage for Spain, England
that had resisted the repeated request
for help when the living prince Of 0rang
begged her for assistance, awoke an
/ hOnored the prince OF Orange dead. Tn
' capture Of Antwerp frightened her, too.
PLOTS AND TREASON.
Long before the beginning Of aetul
war with England, Spanish PREACHER
u was rife. Though they esteemed ii
a island kingdom as one easily To be cor