Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
PEACE TREATY LEADS To cam.
NET CRISIS IN SPAIN.
MAY CAUSE TREATY TO FAIL
H. III DOES. SPAIN WILL. NOT GET
HER 100000. 900.
America will Hold Philippines mud
Dons VIII lie the Only Lo.rr.-
However. Il Is Believed
Treaty VIII Yet Bs
Rattded.

MADRID. March l.-Senor Sagasta has
handed the resignation OF the ministry 10
The queen regent.
The cabinet crisis IS expected TO last for
two or three days. as IL will lie necessary
Tor the queen regent 10 consult with the
presidents and other political leaders. In
the meanwhile. the chamber VIII adjourn
until a new ministry is formed.
The Ministerialists hope the queen regent
Will support Senor Sagasta and dissolve the
chamber.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The resfgna-
tion 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 che succeeding cabinet will find me ans
10 forward the treaty TO the point OF rati-
ficatton. and that the opposition 20 tho
government will express itself in forcing
the cabinet 10 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
he regular and correct in all attitudes. il
Is n question whether Or government
would not actually profit by the loss Of the
treaty. provided this loss could be charged
10 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 re-
fuse To surrender the Philippines. and. on
the other hand. would be relieved frcm the
treaty obligations TO pay the Spanish gov
ernment sco.O0O0 on account OF the ces-
sion of the islands. Cuba would retain her
present status. and all that would be lack
ing would be a recognition by the Spanish
government Of the legality of that status.
lhat Tact wound be Of 10 serious mo-
ment judging from the fact that the Span
ish American republics managed TO get
a.ong without trouble for Il quarter of
century after The r-Youtionisfs therein
had driven the last of the Spanish troops
out of the country, without the formal ad-
mission BY Spain that they mad achieved
their Independence. In case the treaty
should fall there also would he a cont!nu-
ation OF the state Of non-irtcrcourse, Dip
lomaticaily, that has existed since th., out
break OF the war, rs. technically and as a
legal fiction. The two countries would be
still at war. This state of affairs though
really embarrassing in some respects,
would not prevent trade between the
United States and Spain. Trad. :u fact
has been resumed already and although
the United States is under The necessity
OF paying larger duties upon imports. into
spain than countries favored with the min
tmum tariffs, still the Spaniards are glad
to buy our wheat and -four and cotton and
other staples and TO pay themselves the
additional duty.
However. as already stated. the officials
here do not believe that the Spaniards will
AgO 10 the extreme of defeating the treaty
md probably the worst that can happem
Pill be q delay In the. exchange OF r;tifi,a-
Ions These should he exchanged on or be
Fore the ioth of June, which date is six
months from the date of signature CT the
treaty In Paris. Should tn. time limit ex-
pire through the internal troubles in Spain
without the exchange having been made,
II Is sun possible for the United States and
Spain 10 arrange. through the French GOV
ernment. which has been serving all along
as an intermediary in their relai ions for an
exchange on a later day without disturbing
The articles of the treaty at other points
Should the Spanish government undertake
however, TO reopen the negotiations I'm The.
emort to secure another treaty more favor
able in terms. and especially as 10 the ces-
sion of the PHILIPPINES. than the pending
treaty. II will be doomed 20 disappointment.
for II Is said here that n these existing
terms are withdrawn. those TO follow will
be even harder for Spain to bear.