New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

talk of an unsuccessful attempt TO noat an
,,rcopt loan in Germany. And that was quickly
followed by rumors that Russia was in desper-
ote financial straits and on the verge OF col
lonse and bankruptcy. These contradictory
statements were at least puzzling. And now at
tho latest. comes the startling story that NJ DE
Witte has been rigging" the Boerse TOT HIS own
profit and having been detected, mas at'elhP,eu
suicide. 1t will be prudent TO withhoiu JUG
ment upon the case until fuller ana aosoiu'ei!
rnouestIonoble particulars are made public, with
the hone. meantime, that the rumors, so ui-
speakably ominous, may prove untrue.
Snain furnishes at the same moment anotner
and similar sensation. 1t is made known 'nat
Senior Almenas one OF the foremost members Vi
the Spanish Senate has made to the SENATE III
secret session most astounding charges against
the Government, directly duplicating the Prime
Minister and some Of his colleagues IN paIpaoie
high treason The Prime Minister, the FINANCE
Minister the War Minister and various high
army officers are accused by him OF corrupuoh'
~ oppression and of deliberately plotting 10
overthrow the monarchy and place Senor OH
vela at the head OF a new Spanish repuDnc. AS
I'm the case OF the Russian Finance Mihls'ei'
these accusations are the more starting ana uh-
veIcome because Of the high estimate hlther'o
formed of the men attacked. Senor Sllvela nus
been looked upon as somewhat reactionary, out
/ consnicuouslv honest and loyal. General Poia'
viola likewise has been esteemed for integrity
and LOYALTY above most of his colleagues Nor
has there been any apparent cause 10 thlnh Ill
of Senior Villaverde. who has acted Win huch
nrndence and devotion in particularly dlincui'
circumstances Yet charges are made against
them all which if true, must brand them WIN
infamv and should send them to prison Tor the
rest of their lives and are made, not by sensa-
tional and irresponsible men, but by one OF 'he
foremost and most authoritative statesmen III
the kingdom.
In the case of SPAIN as In that OF Russia, maj
indcment mav well be reserved to await fuller
information. with an earnest hope that the ac-
cused men may be entirely exculpated. If NJ
Do Wife in Russia and Sehor Svela In Spain
ore not TO be trusted who can be trusted, ana
what hone Is there for those countries! AS
surodlv the United States must wish them good,
and not evil Many years Of cordial friendship
with Russia and the prospect Of future friend
ship with Spain move us to desire prosperit!
and peace for both. And these can be assured
to them only through the worth and faithful
ness of their ruling statesmen. There have been
times when some nations have secretly or openly
reioced in the humiliation and distress OF their
neighbors. In this age and in this land such
feeling would be of all things most abhorreht.
The true American spirit is one of goodwill ana
good wishes for all nations. The spectacle OF
the Stars and Stripes flying at Windsor between
the British and German standards does not I'M
ply the remotest desire for or complacency III
the sullylng of the banners that fly at ST PETERS
burg and Madrid. The rule applied by Lincoln
to our domestic disposition may well and shouio
be applied to our disposition toward all the ma
tions of the earth-"With malice toward none
with charity for ALL And that charity moves
us to hope for the ample vindication OF the
honor of the statesmen upon whom SO largely
rest the welfare and the interests of two great
nations.