New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-26

sunday rest. securing its enactment hv thu
N"rtes. The law does not close places Of
amusement. cafes and restaurants or har-
Der shops. but everything else throughout
the kingdom: and although there was A
great deal OF opposition 10 its ipdorsemen.
al nrst, IL has now become very ronular
snd its application universal. As member
OF the Maura administration. he reorgan-
Ned The sanitary services throughout III.
country, and took a prominent part I'm the
establishment Of the parcels post the postal
money orders and the postal savings bank
systems While generally respected. he =
not liked. This is largely due to his ae-
sressiNeness and 10 his brusquerie. not L.
say insolencc Of speech. 50 unusual i'm .
country of pInctilious courtesy. especially
among politicians lie is Indifferent, 70 mar
iamentary amenities and convontionalities.
very uncompromising In dealing with on
position when he knows that he is right.
ana severe in the enforcement Of the law
ana IN the punishment OF it's infraction
HOW HE WRECKED THE CABINET.
II was La Cieryas indifference 70 osrlia-
mentary amenities. indeed. that brough.
about tho downfall Of the Maura admins
tfatiyn tho other day. For when stung by
the attacks Of senior Moret and Count Ro-
manones. tho Opposition leaders and their
CRITICISMS Of recent events az Barcelona no
Challenged them I'm THE Cortes 10 say
whether or not they had been i'm favor OF
l"rdonlng Ferrer. As they remained silent
10 Went on 20 charge them. especially Mo
iet' With having been really responsible for
al The troubles AZ Barcelona. for the de-
stTuction Of property and for the loss Of
"l' There through their leniency when in
once toward the anarchists i'm 1905 at the
hme II tho bomb outrage on King Alfonso
Nfcoing day. II was by falling 10 punish
feIiHr Tor his completely on that occasion.
according TO SehOr Ia Cier1a. that Mores
ana his fellow leaders Of the Liberal party
rendered themselves accountable TO tho na-
ton for precisely such outrages as those
NLl.c" TOOK place last summer at Barcelona.
MS exceptionally violent denun-iation.
Wileh received the approval Of Premier
Msura. Who leaned forward to shake hands
with Ia Cierva. was regarded bv tho T5h-
erals as a gross personal Insult To Moret
ana 20 his former ministerial colleagues
ana Two of tho latter visited Maura on tho
Following morning and informed him that
ciiess an apology we're delivered ia the
1ortes 20 Senator Moret the situation
would be impossible. It must 30 under
stood that IN Spain q is out Of the f,les-
tcn Tor any government 10 remain I'm Of
hc'. no matter how big its parliamentary
majority. unless IL has what may he called
a working consent on the part OF the oppo-
sitio,i. whit u. by means Of obstructive tao
ucs. can literally block an legislation. As
Inc message 10 Maura meant that il there
Tas no apology there would no longer 5e
any OF this working consent on the part 4
The opposition, and as neither Maura him
Sch nor la tierva would consider for on
moment offering any apology. there was
nothing left Tor them 10 do hut To resizh
la ClcrNa, n is true. offered 10 appease the
opposition by sacrificing himself and re-
signing alone. but his colleagues. from the
Prime Minister doWn. were 50 heartily in
agreement with his policy ard with his Ut
feranccs that his offer was refused. That
ls really the explanation Of the recent min
isieTial crisis AZ Madrid ana Of the acces-
sion 10 oficc 4 a Liberal administration.
for which only short life is predicted
Ia Cicrvs halls from MuIa, city in the
province Of Mercia. is a lawyer by profess
sion. has a French mother. and is respon-
sible for some very indifferent poetry and
plays-indiscret ms % his youth about
which he L. very sensitive. and OF y hich lie
Goes not like to be reminded
MABQUISE DE FONTENOY.