New-York tribune., 1906-09-23
FACES PERIL.
Present Crisis in Spain the Most
Grore Since 4lfOnsO's Birth.

aod nf
-. - the masses Of the population. particularly
=, - ,-sl districts Is greater than anywhere else
a, r-,rone As long Leo XIII was alive he eN-
,o5 al his authority 20 prevent the clergy ana
- -oligso,s orders in Spain from giving free rem
. .b.tr notorious sympsthies for the Carlist cause
vo,,re king Alfonso was his godson. and Cardinal
sor,polla his Secretary Of State and principal ad-
User had been NUncio al Madrid AT the time oi
rbe young kings birth. and a trusted Sonndaht
o,5 warm friend - the widowed Queen Regent
leo was determined that his godson should remain
or the throne and threatened with 81 the pains
snd penalties OF the Church any of the Spanish
scelesastcs who should venture 10 consPire against
his royal protece Moreover he barred Don Aarlos
from the Vatican. and the spanish Pretender was
never allowed cross his threshold as long as his
reign lasted.
win the advent 20 The tiara Of Plus ne"
policy toward Spain inaugurated az the Nau-
can and the new Pope. who while Pa'riaron oi
Venice had been the spiritual adviser al h"h N"i-
los and his family and frequent guest ana an ann
Dc n.aison TIE Loredan Palace. welcomed me
frefen5er AZ The Vatican with royal hlnors ana
oper arms In fact, SO marked was The oouhte-
nance given by the Holy Father 10 Don carlos
tha. diplomatic remonstrances were addressed 10
The Pauacy not only from Madrid but also from
Vienna pointing out that the attitude = the Pontin
was liable % convey the impression in Spain that
he favored the Carst cause. Upon this the Pope
issued declaration 10 the effect that he proposed
3, continue the policy q HIS predecessor toward
Spain
s.-.e then however. the situation has undergone
. consider. .rIs change. Plus Y. who does not pos
.ess the sta.ocraft cT opporturisTn In matters or
-,--,-,- which so distinguished The late Pope. has
be.r strenuous IN cxactnE what he considers 10 be
the r.crts oS The church IN Spain, regardless
y-tr.ber fro rr.rical conditions Of nature 20
render possible or iudcious their enforcement On
the other hand the various Liberal administrations
which have been succeeding one another IN once
a. Madrid have been compelled by their followers
.aH#-H rHT.HH 10 = FHT ID
q If1s~4, measures enacted al the time when
spain was a republic and which have hitherto re-
NAMED dead letter. WHAT between the reaction
ary course of the Pa7acy with regard 10 spain ana
the Liberal bent of the Cabinet and OF the Cortes,
a condition 1l affairs has arisen wh'ch Is almost
raralre, ~ thar which prevails between church and
state ,u France. Indeed the Vatican and the Span
ssh government are at open Var with one another
and neither seems disposed 70 give way.
The sours King has thrown in his lot with the
Liberals and rs indorsirg their policy toward the
Church much 20 the distress of his widowed
mother. who after endeavoring in vain 20 eject a
oorclliator, mas parted from her son politically,
and is said, moreover. 70 have quarreied bitterly
with him about Tho matter. A. any rate he has
left her during the greater part q the summer
alone with his sister and her husband az san Sc
hastlan. while DE has been with his wife in England.
Scotland. Bilbao and ~ Ia Gran5a, whore he IS
uoV-iudeed. everywhere except al san Sebastian.
QUEEN VICTORIA EUGENE BLAMED.
His virtual break with The Vatican. which IS
Escrhed ny the Clerical party 20 the influence Of
lis English C0rSOrt. tie sincerity Of whose CCuEer-
sion IS doubted has been followed so quickly by
an alarming recrldascence Of Carlism throughout
northern and central Spain that Il Is clear that the
Vatican BIAS withdrawn the prohibition imposed by
Leo XIII upon The clergy and religious orders 10
refrain from supporting the Carlist cause. The re-
'C ns orders confronted 10y the danger of being
subjected t' the Liberal government AZ Madrid 10
TIE same treatment as that meted out 20 those ia
France. They are fighting not merely for the
teEuon Of their property. which Is colossal. but
even for their very existence as corporate body
and are, therefore ready 10 place an their
sources and influence 81 the disposal Of a cause
such rs that of Carlism, which is prepared enter
iuto an offensive and defensive alliance with them
and o. guarantee them In the event OF success the
maintenance uf their IreroEstives and the posses
sion 0f their property The parish clergy par
teularlv I'm the rural districts. where the people
SIN remain subject TO their domination likewise
entirely in sympathy with tho CarIists believing
that their victory would bring about a restoration
q an the former powers and possessions of the
Church and even tie eli=-oIacy is known 10 enter
tain preferences for The Iegitimst Pretender.
FINANCED BY THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS
A remarkable feature about the present Carlist
recruoCscence IS the large sums OF money which
are now being spent IN connection with the move
furnished e.
religious orders and particularly by the JesuIts
one or The difficulties with which the Carlists have
had 10 contend during the last two decades las
been Tie Jack ~ money. which IS indispensable 20
Le success ~ all political revolutionary move
fa'nts. True, Don Carlos himself is very ricb
thanks 20 his enjoyment Of life interest IN the
enormous fortune or his first wife ana 10 his re-
tEsaI 20 accord any share thereof 10 the children
which she bore him. But he IL exceedingly close
Astel WIN ms money, save where hts own comfort
and the eNtravagan"e of his present nnn-roval wife
h'flia oe hohan, are concerned. He has resolute-
y ceclined % contribute penny piece 20 the carl
ist cause, or even 20 relieve the wants and destitu
ton n veterans OF his cause who have sacrificed
ifer property and their liberty for his sake while
le IS 80 nigEardly IN his treatment Of the for,r
children by his first wife that two OF his ssurr,es
are suing him for ~ least a share Of their dead
mothers fortune. u Is certain therefore thar il
Is not he who IS furnishing the money IN the pres
-; instance. Nor does Il come from his only son
Don Jaime. the active head of the movement whose
el.oNahoe is 50 small that he has been Obliged 10
pawn ms iewelry IN PARIS as revealed bv a sensa-
conal lawsuit there last wear The MOBILES and can
Nshsts IN spain possessed of wealth are not dis
posed 70 risk its coDdscaton for the sake Of tre-
tender who declines 10 subscribe toward hts o,-,
cause. u looks. therefore as II the s,or,. 49,
true. according 10 which the religious orders are
financing The present CsrlIst movement
DoN JAIME HEADS THE MOVEMENT.
Whether the movement VIII be carried through .,
No very end on THIS occasion whether the orders
and te Church expect 70 terrorize the coyerurp.D,
and the King into submission by the menace o. a
fl hedged Carlist insurrection Il IS frnDosstle .,
say. But n is worthy - note that number % o.
nuertisl Carlists have disappeared from ,reir
MONIES IN S1ain. having presumably gone 10 toiD
Don Jaime. and that troops are being lassed alo,g
The northern frontier line and sea coast "a ras,s,
any Carlist descent upon the shores or invasior
through ths Py-renness.