The Washington times., 1910-10-03
Coming Sessions of Cortes
Under Premier CanalejaS
May Be Last.
DON JAMIE FAVORED
AS NEXT RULER
Smoldering Revolution Expected
20 Rend Nation, Grows
In Force.

MADRID. oct. 2-(By Courier TO Hen
days. France. Oct. 3.)-The Spanish cortes
meets here October in what many
fear viii be its last session. Premier
Canaletas. disregarding the advice Of
those who would teIapOrize. has called
the parliament and Madrid today is con-
sciOus Of the fact that all Europe IS
awaiting almost breathlessly the devel-
opments OF the next few days
The worldwide fight Of people against
property, the very fight which Is en-
crossing America and England today Is
being Waged here. In Spain IL has taken
the form OF battle between the chu-ch
ana the state, but the issue Is the same
as In other countries, save that here the
church is really property interests and
the state personal interests
The CONSERVATIVES and the Ciericals.
constituting practically a single group
for { Conservative IS always a Clerical
and A Clerical always a Conservative
want tie church left absolutely alone
They are mOnarchists. but II King Al
fOnsO sticks TO his present program Of
Interference with church privileges, they
Will favor depOsing him and OF elevating
Don Jaime, the Carlist pretender, 20 the
throne. Upon JAMES loyalty 70 church
interests they can count unquestonins-
The Liberals are the second group.
They are mO1aTChists, too. but they
think the chucCh's authority IN Spain
too great and want it limited.
Pos;tio. of Alfonso.
Thirdly. tlere are the extreme radi-
cals-RepubliTI, Socialists, anarchists,
Trades UnioE TITS, FreemasOns, and, in
Catalonia. Sepa ratists-together with
various subdivisions OF each group
They want tn Spanish church and
state completely divorced, church prop
&C.,
port OF the church withdrawn. aud the
religious orders driven out OF Spain as
they were driven out Of France a few
years ago. Most OF them also want q
republican form Of government FOR the
country. incidentally. the SepaTatlStS
want the Catalan provinces to secede
from Spain and set up as an indepen-
dent nation.
Trouble viii probably come in one Of
two ways. Premier Canaleias may sue
coed in holding King Alfonso TO his
present determination 20 limit the
church's powers, upon which there Is
practically no doubt that the church
viii declare for Don Jaime and atteYnpt
a fOrcible change Of sovereigns
Or the King, who Is much under the
church's thumb and a by no means en-
thusiastic supporter OF the limitation
progI am, may turn Senior CanalejaS out
OF Office and put a conservative premier
in his place. If this happens the anti
clerlcals Will revolt and undertake the
establishment Of a republic.
What Premier Canaiejas proposes is
10 make church establishment in Sus in
subject TO ordinary civil Law. 10 tax
them 10 put some limit upor the num-
Der OF mOHaSic orders in the cotrnfr,
and 10 grant freedom Of public worsbi1
20 others than Catholics
Fights For Property.
Most Spaniards are Catholics. and
they Will remain c. n 1hcs however the
church and state quarrel may end. II
is not because Il fears any Ioosenins, IN
It's spiritual grip upon the people that
the church is getting ready~to fight
The Spanish church, considering the
extent Of its field, is the most pOv-sr-
fui commercial organization in the
world. Fully One-third OF the countr1y's
wealth IS in the churCh's hands.
There IS hardly an induStr- in which
tie church Is not extensively enEaEe,i-
mining, manufacturing, and the opera
ton Of steamship lines beiCS instances
Of its coulmercialism. \ vested in