The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-02
Hoped That She will Support the Premier
and Dissolve the Chambers.
State Department Officials at
Washington Of the Opinion
That the Resignation Of the
Ministry Does Not Necessarily
Involve the Failure of the
Peace Treaty.

handed the resignation of the Ministry
to the Queen Regent.
The Cabinet crisis is expected to last
for two or three days, as it will be nee
essary for the Queen Regent to consult
with the Presidents and other political
leaders In the meanwhile the Cham
bers will adjourn until new Ministry
is formed The Ministerialists hope the
Queen Regent will support Senior Sa-
gasta and dissolve the Chambers.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.-The resig-
nation of the Sagasta Cabinet in Spain,
State Department officials said to-day,
does not necessarily, in their opinion,
involve the failure of the peace treaty.
They believe that the succeeding Cab
met will find means to forward the
treaty to the point of ratification and
that the opposition to the Government
will express itself as content with the
manifestation of disapproval manifest
ed in forcing the Cabinet to resign.
The reason for this belief Is that the
Spanish Government has much more
to lose by the failure of the treaty of
Paris than has the United States.
Leaving aside the desire of our people
to be regular and correct in all atti-
tudes, it is question whether our Gov
eminent would not actually profit by
the loss of the treaty, provided this loss
could be charged to the action of the
Spanish Government as would be the
case if the Cortes refused to ratify it.
The United States, it can be stated
on the highest authority would refuse
to surrender the Philippines, and on the
other hand would be relieved from the
treaty obligation to pay the Spanish
Government S20000.OO0 on account Of
the cession of the islands. Cuba would
retain her present status, and all that
would be lacking would be recogni-
ton by the Spanish Government of the
legality of that status. The lack would
not be of serious moment, judging from
the fact that the Spanish-American Re-
publics managed to get along without
the trouble for quarter of century
after the revolutionists therein hal
driven the last of the Spanish troops
out of the country, without the formal
admission by Spain that they had ac-
eepted their Independence
In case the treaty should fail there
would also be continuation of the
state of non-intercourse automatically
that has existed since the outbreak of
the war as technically, and as a legal
fiction the two countries would be still
at war. This state of affairs, though
really embarrassing in come respects
would not prevent trade between the
United States and Spain Trade, in
fact, has been resumed already, and al
though. the United States under the
pn Nv Of 10,
imports into Spain than countries
favored with the minimum tariffs, still
the Spaniards are glad to buy our
wheat and flour and cotton and other
great staples and to pay themselves
the additional duty.
However, as already stated, the Off
Gals here do not believe that the Span
iards will go to the extreme of defeat
ing the treaty, and probably the worst
that can happen will be delay in the
exchange of notifications. These should
be exchanged on or before the 10th of
June, which date is six months from the
date of signature of the treaty in Paris
Should the time limit expire without
the exchange having been made, it is
still possible for the United States and
Spain to arrange through the French
Government, which has been serving
all along as an intermediary in their
relations, for an exchange on a later
date, without disturbing the articles Of
the treaty at other points. Should the
Spanish Government undertake, how
ever, to reopen the negotiations in
favor of another treaty more favorable
in terms and especially as to the ces-
sion of the Philippines than the pend
ing treaty, it will be doomed to disap-
pointment, for it is said here that if
the existing terms are not ratified those
to follow would be even harder for
Spain to bear
Lieutenant General Correa, Minister
for War denies that the United States
Government has protested respecting
the conduct of General Rios, the Span
ish commander in the Philippines, or
that the Government has received
alarming news from Manila, although
he admits that an important dispatch
has reached Madrid.
The Queen Regent has begun consul
tations with the principal statesmen
and party leaders respecting the Cabi-
net crisis. Tomorrow she will see
Marshal De Campos and Lieutenant
General Azcarraga.