The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
SPAIN ON VERGE
 OF CIVIL STRIFE
King Alfonso Using Strategy to Put Down Revolution
 in the Incipiency.
IS BITTERLY DENOUNCED
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United PreSS.)
 Madrid, July 23.-Spain is to-day on the verge of a civil strife and King Alfonso is posting troops known to be loyal at all strategic points, to put down the revolution in its incipiency. Although the government is rigidly expressing all the details of the Mo roccan war, it has become generally known that Moors have won a decid- ed advantage over the Spanish troops there and several hundred of Alfon- sos troops have fallen in the various battles around Melilla and that sever al of the in spa1i+n tn 9axs gns been
 The summoning of the reserves to the relief of Melilla has wrought the people up to the fever pitch and there is strong sentiment against the gov ernment for participating in the Mo- roccan war The outbreaks have passed the rioting stage and have as- stunned the character of g. country wide revolution.
 King Alfonso, once the beloved of the nation, is being bitterly denounc- ed in open speeches all over the coun- try. Numerous arrests of agitators have been made and the. jails are fill ed with political prisoners who are openly agitating against the govern ment for sending soldiers to Morocco
 The gravity of the situation is be- ing carefully concealed from the rest of the world by rigid censorship. The Republicans demand an extraor- dinary session of the courts to discuss has been obdurate in his refusal to summon his lawmakers, fearing they will interfere with his war plans.
 It leaked out that the authorities condition of the Spanish troops in Me lila. The Moors, however, have won several decided victories over General Marinau's forces, the latter now fight fact that the Spanish cannon have been captured by the Moors makes the Spanish opposition seem almost untenable as it was the machine guns upon which the Spaniards relied to hold the Moors in check. King AL fonso went to-day to Ferrol for the purpose of personally hastening the that are being made there at the arsenal to arm the re-, serves that are being summoned, and rush them to the relief of Melilla.
 It is announced that young Alfonso expects shortly to seek the advice of Prince Henry of Prussia, who is visit ing Spain. The Sultan of Morocco has war Spain is carryirgS on in this coun- try,-deefaHine it is iii violation of the terms of the Algerian treaty. He de- mands the protection of the Powers. The manner or selecting the reserves that are to do duty is causing great in Spain. The forces of 1903, 1904 and 1905 have been called and many of these men are married The women believe the latter reserves, including a majority of the single men ought not to have been summoned.
 The censors are watching the news papers closely and especially the Re publican and Liberal journals The early edition Of Fl Paz was seized to- day and all the Republican clubs were ordered closed by the police authori- ties. All the persons who have been arrested will be charged with sedition against the government and tried by courtmartial
 The government has opened sub- scriptions for the families of the re- serves who will be sent to Africa.