The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-01-15
JOSE CANALEJAS AND HIS OFF,
GALS HAND IN THEIR RES.
i0NATioNs.
ALL OVER A CRIMINAL
Because Ministry fought Murderer
Should Not Be Reprievcd and King
Believed Il Policy to Spare His Life,
Spanish Politics Is in an involved
Condition.

Madrid. Jan li.-The Spanish cab-
net OF which Jose Cnnalcjas was
premier, resigned today. The cab1-
net resigned as the result of diver
gence Of views with King Alfonso as 70
the advisability Of committing the
death sentence OF one OF the rioter,,
who murdered judge and VIII,
wounded several court officers In IN
town Of Cullera. province Of Valencia,
last September.
The general strike in Valencia and
in other provinces at that time in
volved a plot. 10 assassnatc General
Weyler and the king WINS compelled to
suspend the constitutional guarantees.
The trial Of the seven strikers con-
cerned In the Cullera murder has en-
crossed public attention to the cx-
clusion of all else for some time.
thanks to the skilful campaign of the
radicals, who seized upon the affair
as weapon to attack the government
I'm the same wey that they utilized the
refusal to rerri We Francisco Ferrer,
| director of the modern school who
was executed In 1909. - brine about
the downfall OF the Maura cabinet.
A sordid Crime.
Realizing thar 1t was a sordid crime
and that theNnccused men were inn
possible objects OF sympathy. the radI-
calls raised false issue, accusing the
government off all sorts of tortures
and cruelties toward the prisoners.
The agitation spread with great rapid
| ity and caused grave concern To
Premier canalejas.
The rioters were tried first before a
military court last month, and six OF
them were sentenced to death. The
case then went to the supreme coun-
ell of war and marine for revision, and
the council condemned all seven prs-
oners to death. Petitions In favor oi
n reprieve have flowed In ever since
the first trial and 1t was evident thai
the nation strongly desired that the
men should not suffer the death PEN
lalty. Premier Canalejas advised the
king TO exercise his prerogative in the
case of six of the prisoners. but held
that the seventh. chato chuquctn
should be made an example of, In the
interests of law and order.
The agitation by this time had
Preached formidable proportions. the
Barcelona radicals issuing decree
calling for @ general strike II
Chuqueta was executed on Monday
the date fixed for his death. The
premier. in his own words. ther
realized that the exclusion of Chu-
oueta from reprievc was a pplitica
blunder and learning that the kina
was of the same opinion, he went will
his colleagues to the palace, where tho
king declared that he favored the re-
lprieve of Chuqueta.
Obligation.
Premier Capalejas said he deferred
to his majesty's Judgment, and woult
prepare a decree to that effect with
out delay, but considering, as he did
that the ministry had made a mistake
It was his duty to hand In his reslg'
nation King Alfonso urged him t'
reconsider his determination, but N
remained firm.
The pinisterial crisis mt the mo
ment of the Franco Spanish negotia
lions OH MDToCcO ID VI 'atfpti'h"
gravity and the king has lost no tim
! In consulting with leading statesmen
He conferred In turn with Genera
Montero Rios. president of the cortes
former Premier Morel y Prendergas
and Premier Manra. each OF whom
agreed that the liberals should remall
. in power. They urged the king t.
! try to prevail upon senor canaleja
! to return. The reprieve of chuquet'
has had an excellent effect through
out the country, which yesterday WA
aroused when 1t was learned that tn
king and his ministry had failed I
lreach an agreement on that question
The king received Senor canale]a
Tonight and again asked him to rcsnm
! 1.-THE premiership, assuring him Of con
tinaied confidence. Senor canaleja
asked for time to reflect, promising t
give his reply tomorrow. On leavin
| the palace Senior canalejas declare
That II he decided to accept the offic
ne would retain the same ministers.