The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

Turkish politics. The well-known
Young Turk organ "Tannin" in a lead
ing article. which has been much COM
mented upon, has publicly declared its
opposition to the Haiku Cabinet. Again
the Vail Of Bassorah. who is notorious
ly hostile to the triple entente has
been recalled and replaced by Colonel
Riza Bcy, friend of Djemal Bey,
whose sympathies with the triple en-
tente are widely known.
In Austria the month of August has
brought most favorable developments
In the great political questions which
disturbed July. No foreign complica-
tons are being feared. but Vienna is
excited over an event AT home tho
crisis which has broken out in the War
Department., where the Minister OF
War. Baron Schoeneich. has come into
conflict with the military views, held
by the heir apparent. and Will resign
his position. The change is taking
place at n most inconvenient time
! Just before the army reorganization
bills are before Parliament. In Hun
gary. especially. the resignation is
much commented upon, because II is
believed that Baron Schoeneich was in
favor of making certain military con-
cessions to the Magyars. which the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand vetoed.
The change in the war ministry may,
therefore. have important results For,
II the Magyars resent 1t, they may
decline to pass the army reorganiza-
ton bills which could not but vital
ly affect the position of the Dual Mon
archy.
Spain recently has been happy In
having no or little internal history.
The question of Morocco has occupied
the thoughts of her statesmen. and
fortunately their attention has not
been distracted to any very large eX-
ent by occurrences in Spain. A strike
at Saragossa; a conflict at Barcelona
between Jaimistas Gas the Carlists are
now termed) and Radicals. and between
Radicals and the Republicans OF the
Republicans Socialist Alliance: a SINH
lar conflict more recently between
Radicals and Basque Nationalists at
Bilbao: and an attempted mutiny on.
board the Nuniancia-these have been
the very slight disturbances in the
general peace.
Meanwhile Senior Canalejas is work
ing vigorously to effect certain very
necessary reforms. while the Minister
OF Public Works Is untiring in urging
forward the long-desired works of ir-
rigat!on. reforestation. and secon-
dairy roads.
The close attention given by the
premier TO practical measures OF re-
form renders 1t unjust to speak of
his having forgotten the promises made
before he came into power. however.
many unexpected difficulties he may
meet in carrying them out. But as
Stunning that Senior Alvarez Vas sin
cere. when he recently said that the
hour of the monarchy had struck in
Spain. assuming that he had read the
clock quite accurately. what a pros
pect would confront the country, The
Republicans have in vain multiplied
their unions. leagues and alliances;
the very number of these coalitions ex-
listing side by side has betrayed how
many are the different camps
There is Senior Perez Caides the fig
urehead, and Senior Azcarate. the nomi-
nal leader: there are the anomalous
Conservative Revolutionaries. Mall
1uiades Alvcrez and Solely Ortaga:
there are Blanco Ibanez and Soriano.
the Catalan Nationalists. the Social
ists under Pablo Iglesias, the Radicals
under Lerroux: all these are either
united by the limsiest ties or openly
antagonistic.
Tho past divisions among the Span
ish Liberals eink to insignihcance be-
fore the perpetual personal enmities
and opposing aims In the Republican
ranks To grant them power would be
to untio over the unfortunate coun-
try very sack OF Aeolus, containing
all the winds. Indeed. in comparison
with Spanish republic based upon
all these elements the Portuguese re-
public, with its intellectual theorists,
it's Csrbonarious. and its damagogues.
migkht we'll appear to be a power OF
strength and union.
The mutiny on board the Numancia
produced q profound impression in
Barcelona, where 1t was at once given
the character -of-sa Republican rising.
a small band OF Radicals raised n cry
OF Viva La Rcpublica" and Down
WITH Canalejas." They were dis