The Washington times., 1909-10-22
Liberal Cabinet Expected to
Stem Tide of Dis
content.
GENERAL WEYLER
TO GO TO MOROCCO
Warrior of Cuban Notoriety Will
Probably Take Charge of Riff
Campaign.

MADRID, Oct. 22.-With a view tC
stopping the Ferrer demonstrations
abroad. pacifying the people OF 9arce-
Iona and changing the management OF
Spanish affairs In the Morocco cam
paign, Senor Moret, the Liberal leader
today took office as the premier, with a
complete Liberal cabinet. It is probable
General Weyler. former governor gen
eral Of Cuba, Will be appointed to sue
eeed General Marina as commander in
the Rim campaign
The new cabinet is composed as fol-
lows:
Premier and minister OF the interior,
Moret y Prendergast.
Minister Of foreign affairs, Perez Ca
bsllero.
Minister OF finance. senor Alvarado.
Minister OF war, Lieutenant General
Dubuque.
Minister Of marine. Rear Admiral
Concas.
Minister Of public works. senor Casset
Minister Of public instruction. SenOT
Barasso.
Minister Of justice, Martinez del
Campo.
The fall of the Maura cabinet, which
came yesterday with the rise OF the
Liberals, was received all over Spain with
great rejoicing. Thousands Of people
turned out to celebrate the fail OF the
unpopular government in hundreds OF
public meetings. Bands and flumina-
tiOns and patriotic speeches gave notice
OF the JOY of the populace at the retire
meat Of Maura. who is counted as re-
sponsible for the shooting OF Prof Fer
rer.
Deputies Pleased.
When it was announced yesterday
that the Afaura cabinet had resigned. the
applause was so great in the chamber Of
deputies that the president was com
PEELED 10 adjourn the meeting until later.
The Republicans and Democrats have
announced they viii support the Liberal
cabinet. although 1t does not aim TO go
30 far as they would like This decision
Is based on the expectation that repres-
sion in Catalonia will cease and the con-
stitutional guarantees be restored.
The ministry which resigned yesterday
mad been in office since January 3, 1907.
It represented the clerical party and was
one likely to arouse revolutionary spirit
Its stern repression OF the anti-waT
meetings, followed by the execution OF
Ferrer, brought about its fall.
Il was reported here today that the
Vatican was surprised at the fall Of
Maura. he was expected TO come
through the trial victorious. However,
the Vatican has expressly stated that
the change OF ministry in Spain was
none of its affairs.
There is no doubt today that Moret's s
appointment Is the result OF political
thimble rigging, and that the life OF the
Liberal cabinet will be short. MOret,
while nominally a Liberal. is in reality
the most reactlonary Of the leaders OF
that party.
No Reform Expected.
No radical reform is to be expected
from him. and the general opinion Is
that be viii endeavor to concIiate the
factions whose dissensions threaten the
life Of Spain. That he will succeed, no
one believes.
Moret. as an administrator, has prov
ed himself utterly incompetent. To his
mismanagement. while colonial secre-
tarys spain can trace her loss OF Cuba
and the Philippines and the disastrous
eyents Of the American war
Under the demands Of the King. who
is much aroused by the repressive mea-
sures which he insists Maura res0rted
20 without the royal sanction, Moret will
De forced 10 make some move toward
remedyiDg conditions IN the Spanish in
terror. EXery acton along this line viii
be met with lively opposition by the de-
posed Conservatives. At the same time
Moret viii be working against his own
inclination. as he believes firmly IN the
Maura policy Of repression. As a cOnse-
Quence, politicians are certain that the
new Moret cabinet will effect no genu-
inc reforms. If 1t does not. Il Will an
taEonize the Republican and Democratic
elements OF the Republican, Democratic
Liberal fusion, which now supports II.
fusion viii disinIegrate and the cabinet
viii fall This would be certain to re-
suit IN Maura's reinstatement and a
resumption OF the revolutionary aRfta-
tion which may quiet for a time under
a liberal government