The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-24
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4 AST sunday there was published
IN number of American news
IL papers, dispat ch, under the date
line OF Madrid in which King AL
lonso's mother. Queen Christina, was
once again held up TO more or less OBJ
io ~. :, as the Zoe to everything in the
or reaction in Spain This Is not the
nrst time that charges OF this kind
nave Decn made against Queen Chris
Una, ana which nave furnished the
OASIS or fairy tales. according TO which
her ultra conservative vi1ws have
brought her into violent conflict with
hcr daughter-tn law, Queen Ena, who
Is represented rs urging her husband
IN the direction OF anti-cicricel and ad :
vanced liberal roforms.
NOW, Whatever may be the political
describe Queen Christina as reactionary.
IN fnct. those who circulate such stories
arc endowed with short memories. For
otherwise they would remember that
Queen Christina. during her sixteen
years OF regency, placed her principal
reliance upon the Liberals. and made of
their leader, old Senior sagasta, her
fact. King ATOMS may be said 10 have
pecn brought UP on the knees of Sa-
gasta, whom he treated very much likc
q father. and who in turn according
TO him. not the mere loyalty or a pre-
nier TO HIS sovereign. but the devoted
affection OF a father to his son. TO
such degree did Queen Christina
the Conservatives under Canovas del
Castillo, were engaged thereby to the
extent OF publicly discussing the in
auguration of steps to remove her from
stead her kister-in law. the Infanta
Isabella, on the ground that the clauses
OF the constitution providing for the
administration OF the government dur
Ing the minority Of the sovereign, lent
themselves 10 an interpretation TO the
cffcct that the regency should be vest
who was Of Spanish birth. whcrea $
Queen Christina was OF Austrian ORR
gin, and q Spaniard only by adoption.
Spain owes 10 Christmas regency all
sorts Ct liberal reforms, such as trial
by jury. universal suffra &c, civil marri-
age, etc. In fact, the laws which bear
her signature as regent were OF such Il
progressive and liberal nature, that the
great Republican leader CASTELAR,, who
had been chief magistrate OF the Span
fish republic in 1873, called upon his
followers to lay down their arms; and
no give their support to Queen Chris
tina'3 regency, since the latter was en-
downing Spain with nearly all the re-
forms that figure on the programme OF
the Republican party.
Since Don Alfonso attained his ma
jority and more especially since his
marriage. Queen Christina has made q
point OF remaining carefully aieof from
cacy In avoiding everything that could
be construed as an attempt on her part
to sway the course pursued by her son
as. sovereign. Her one idea is to re-
tain the affection which he owes TO Ter,
and which he accords to her to the full
est extent as his mother, and she is
only be impaired If political questions
arc permitted to interfere between
them.
No one has done more towards re-
licving the house of TIapsburg Of the
imputation of reactionary: sentiments.
than Queen Christina while regent OF
Spain, save perhaps her cousin old En-
peror Francis Joseph, who has bee the
champion in both moieties Of his Dual
Empire. but more especially in Hun
gary for the introduction Of universal
franchise.
Sir Richard Harrington, who his just
| succeeded to his fathers honors. as
twelfth Baronct. is putsnc judge or the
High Court or Calcutta, and the head
OF onn of the oldest families in Eng
land, the lineage of which occupies two
| pages of closely printed matter In
| Burkc's "Peerage." The name was
house iiourished in Cumberland In the
reign OF King Richard Occur doll
Sir John Harrington de Harrington was
summoned to Parliament as Lord Har-
i've Barons OF the line, the Barony AZ
forwards passing into the Maruuisatn
OF Dorset. In 1909 John harrington. OF
from Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet,
daughter OF Edward ID was governor
ana tutor OF Princess Elizabeth.
daughter of James T., and It was his
younger brother who was created first
Baronet, on .Tune 90. 1911. The third
Baronct was NJ. p. for MiddiescS in 1861,
and one OF the commissioners named
for trying Charles l., and after the Re-
}storation was with Lord Monsoon, Wis
count Castlemaine, Sir Henry May, ana
others. excluded from the general par
| don and amnesty, and subjected h to
l cnrtain mains, penalties and fnrfat-