The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-15
Spain is to Have Revolution Which
is Likely to Come at Almost
Anytime and Overthrow
the King.
IS CAUSED BY TERRIER
Demand VIII be Made That Church
and State be Separated Al
though the King Wants
Them Together.

LONDON, Oct. liking Alphonso's
throne is tottering. Spain is seething
and revolution is inevitable. The flash
may be STAYED off for year but there
is every reason to believe today, fol-
lowing the white heat engendered by
the state murder of Ferrer, that the
outbreak is very near. Developments
of the last few days have indicated
clearly that once the fires or revolu-
tion break out in Spain, there will be
danger of the fires spreading to every
Latin country in Europe. The situa-
tion is one hundred per cent graver
taan at Barcelona during the uprising
last July. At chat time the disorders
were largely socialistic and anti-mil-
tary. Since tnen the anti-clerical fac
tor has vastly become greater and
anarchistic propaganda has spread
throughout every district of the re-
public The Spanish cortes has been
called to meet today The call was is
sued at time when the government
had by special efforts created SEM
blance of order and when it was pos
sible to issue the call without appear
to do so under stress of public demand.
At that time no member of the Span
ish royal party imagined the furor that
was to be created by the execution
Of Ferrer Today it is impossible to
conceal the fears that the opening of
the parliament will be characterized
by bomb outrage. There is going
to be trouble with the cortes. The lid
erals have long been in tie majority
over the Conservatives but the former
have hitherto been split in so many
factions that the Conservatives have
had greater strength than any one
branch of tae Liberals and Alphonso
has been able to have his own way
The Liberal factions have now united
and agreed that their first action will
be to demand anti-clerical legislation.
The church has recently become we'll
nigh unbearable. Not because 1t is
Roman Catholic but because it is the
state church. 1t has immense wealth
and pays no taxes, but the people are
taxed heavily to support it. Alphonso
looks to the church for support and
will never consent to separation from
the state. If he persists his overthrow
is inevitable and it will be followed
by the establishment of a republic
During the Barcelona riots Spain was
placed under martial law. Instead OF
checking sedition. this caused 1t to
spread throughout all Spain. Premier
Maura saw the necessity of FOSTERING
the constitution and convenlng the
cortes. He must have some excuse
other than popular demand. lie or
dered General Merina to furnish tht
government at once with victory o.
something which looked like one. 2
real victory was impossible so he fur
nisaed fake one through the medium
OF t4le censured newspapers. Tremen
Gous enthusiasm was the way in whicl
the newspapers supervised by the cen
sors chacterized the acceptance OF tn
news by the people Premier Maur
gave orders that flags be displayed il
all parts of Spain. He ordered cafe
to serve free their best wines TO
toasts to Alnlonse and the govern
ment. He hired hundreds of men t
provoke enthusiasm by gathering i
crowds and roundly cheering the az
ministration. Now all his scheme
have been laid before the public i
one manner or another and the crisi
may be expected to come at any tim.