Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-22
NEW POLICY FOR spain
Moret Cabinet to Reverse
Maura Administration.
CLERICAL INFLUENCE GONE
Social Order and Respect for Law to
Be Maintained.
CENSORSHIP TO BE ABANDONED
Constitutional Guarantees for BARGE
Iona and Gerona-Weyler May
Succeed Marino.
CENSORSHIP TO BE ABANDONED

Special Cablegram to The Star.
MADRID, October 22-The new Spanish
cabinet has been completed by the ap-
polntment of Senor Barroso as minister
of public instruction and Senior Martinez
Campos as minister of justice.
In addition to the premiership Senior
Moret will take the post of minister Of
interior, thus personally assuming the
control of domestic order and the task of
pacifying Barcelona and Corona.
Perez Cabellero returns to the ministry
of foreign affairs, where he presided in
Senior Moret's cabinet in 1906 and in that
of the Marquis de Armijo. which sue
ceeded.
Two other members of Senior Morets
former cabinet will enter the new minis
try. namely, Gen. de Luque as minister
Of war and Senior Gaset as minister of
commerce.
Senior Alvarado will be minister of
finance. Admiral Concas minister ma
rine, Senior del Campo minister of justice
and Senior BarrOsco minister Of public In
structton.
Maura in Pact With Liberals.
Although Senior Maura says publicly
that his retirement was forced by the
democrats and liberals breaking relations
with the government and refusing to dis
cuss bills. 1T is stated by well informed
persons that his resignation was partly
arranged with the liberals for the purpose
Of placating foreign opinion and stopping
the Ferrer demonstrations abroad, also
with the idea of giving new turn to the
Riff campaign, which is arousing serious
discomfort in Spain.
1t will not be surprising If Gen. Marino,
the Spanish commander in Morocco, is
soon recalled and replaced by Gen. Wey
Ter, as already rumored.
News comes from the provinces of en-
thusiastic rejoicings. with decorations and
bands, over the fall of the Maura govern
ment.
Spain Hopes for Tranquility.
MADRID, October 22-The fall of Pre-
mier Maura and the conservative cabinet
has produced a feeling of relief and en-
courages the hope that a period of in
ternal tranquility has been ushered In.
It is now an open secret that Maura' S
refusal to give the king an opportunity
to pardon Ferrer is regretted by AL
fOnSo.
In an interview today Senior Moret y
Prendergast, premier of the new liberal
cabinet, explained that because of recent
personal bereavernents. he having lost by
death his wife, son and a daughter. and
the fact of his advancing years. he had
not wished to assume power. Neverthe-
less, the unfortunate situation at home
and the distrust of the Spanish govern
ment, as manifested abroad, had con-
WINGED him that it was his patriotic duty
to accept the leadership.
He declared that the liberal government
would exactly reverse the policy of Maura
and maintain social order with due re-
spect for the law.
Clerical influence Ended.
Most OF the republican senators and
deputies express themselves as satisfied
with the latest turn Of events, particu-
larly as they believe it marks the end of
clerical influence with the government.
One Of these said today:
The new cabinet contains elements
openly antl-cierical. Thus it becomes
poss Bile to establish an anti-clerical pol
icy SO necessary to Spain"
Ho- ever, radical members of the cor
ties, like Deputy Seriano. who is also
editor of Espana Nueva, announce All in
of its mOnarchical tendencies
They predict a series of swift changes.
bringing about a situation like that which
began the instruction in the fleet in
1868 and eliminated in 1873 with the alb
dication of King Amadeus and the estab-
lishment Of a short-lved republic.
The liberal papers are filled today with
rejoicings over what they term the end
of the tyrannical rule of Meura.
The FL Pals. a republican organ, hopes
that the war in Morocco will be brought
to a prompt and honorable conclusion
Ito avoid the ruin of the country" 1t
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