The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
The Outlook for Canalejas.


Dispatches from Spain, which tell of
formidable opposition in the Cortes 10
The plans of Premier CASALEJAs. renew
the doubts as TO his ability TO hold his
Liberal coalition together and retain con-
troll Of the Government long enough 70
accomplish serious results. The Con-
servatives are bitterly against his I'M
dertaking for the modification Of the
Concordat and the reform of the rela-
tions between Church and State The
Republicans Of the extreme Left regard
hls programme as an aggregation OF
half measures. and he has to offer them
considerable concessions TO keep them
quiet and indeed TO keep in line some of
the more radical of his own followers
who com. next in the political scale TO
the Extremists
Resd"S sweeping church reforms the
Premier - committed To the passage in
the present session of the Cortes Of laws
regulating labor in mines and prohib-
ting night work in factories by girls
and women. His programme IL under
stood Ia includ. complete scheme Of
administrative reform. If which Spain
l. in great need: reform III the revenue
system. including abolition Of the oc-
troIs or local customs duties, and re-
form 81 the system Of military and
civil jurisdiction The prospect that
som. or all Of rheSs. policies might b.
realized IN legislation j. calculated TO
l..lrl l..
loyal To him. but AZ III. other end of
the line h. is obliged 10 offer some
hopes that the riot and disorder due 10
labor troubles and radical agitation will
b. checked II seems To- be admitted
that strikes are literally running some
provinces Of spain. The -d"population
of Andalrisia" is attributed almost en-
trey 10 tho distress arising from a
continual succession Of strikes and the
resulting uncertainty and paralysis Of
industry Naturally IL will not satisfy
conserv ative~ in or out Of the Cortes. or
even seni-conservativeS. to tell them
that the era If turbulence and mob die
'lti0n i Ia be- ended bv concessions
som" show of firmnsSSs will he expected
on the part of the Government in order
t. retain the support If the most re-
Spectacle section 81 the coalition.
On this account. perhaps. Senior
CANALFJtr proposes the increase II the
army from ~ ga To iI5 .iSc mon. Their.
j. great opposition ~ the expense in
vowed and i j. impCss bl" To find anv
reason for III" inc rees. in the outside
relations Of Spain. Morocco seems TO
b" unusually pacific. The Sultan is said
To- be making a serious effort nj peaceful
and even rrogreSsiv" rule. His repre-
tentative, FL NoKRr. has fully assent.d.
IN principle N least IN the pavrncn, of
ample damage, for the Melilla cam
paigr.
II Is not incon' eivable that Sefior
C.NhITJNs NAV see an advantage in
having 3i.rI more men under his con-
rr"l II place, greater movable force
~ Tho disposal Of tho Government in
'a-e II troUbI" In IA. last wear ar two
nv" garrison 81 Madrid has repeatedly
bad :" b" depicted To meet cri-e.. in
Har'"I0nn. Eibap and rlsew hero. "
" a. l'NIlNl w. ''-"bEN 10 'Hii ffllI
force and send thorn 30 N"Iilla in tn.
campaign with m" Riff. III order not
10 weaken the then Governments ccp-
troll over Tho fore 49, If disorder ~ home
! his was one of the c8IIscI If the riots
that reached their elimination in Bar
'"lona Perhaps the prescnr Premier.
u firm uphold"r of law. NAV think IL is
better 10 fight n battle IN the Gortr- for
money Ia pr"a"rv" tho peace than to
wagc = losing war IN ~" Unaffected re-
rinu- later fnr ~" r'r"."rvation Of the
dvra~fv
wv ~I'S's abb" do--pntchc. have init
mated tid - soon ~. tic budget for
irIi g. passed pr"mI"r GiNALEJAS in
trul- T." REM del hls cabinet II j.
understood that M" count ~ SAGASTA.
Minister ,f ~" Interior. Will retire ~ the
'-.L r r'rI- month "n account II bad
health ~"nnr iOPIAN. now Finance
Minister md = convinced supporter IL
~" IN .l"las clerical policy, nlih,ugh
hIur' /, r ardent Iath"lic viii bn frnr,--
frrr"i !" SAoAsTh's poet. This. il IL
believed. will greatly .'rcnCihon IN.
F|"u.I"r - r'-Iii'n. $"'inr -rsHEZ TRE-
i.it. ,ht" IJh"r"nt e former Premier
MpLLI, will bo made finance Minister,