The Washington herald., 1913-06-05

| ~ the Marquis Of Butte celebrated the
opening Of new railway by driving the
hrst train over the line. The father Of
the present Duke OF Westminster was an
texpert engine driver. and so was the
late Duke Of Sutherland. There in a
good story told about that nobIeman
One day. while he was starting from
| Dunrobin Station an admiring onIooker
exclaimed. That's what I call a real
Duke: driving his own engine on his own
railway. and burning his own coal"
| SPANS development within the last
two decades has been pronounced An
annual budget of 10000 pesetas is now
made necessary when an annual amir
priation Of 100000 pesetas not so long
| ago was regarded as extravazant
| Ronnanones, seeing nothing but war and
| war preparations in Europe believes
] that change is imminent in European
/ martial conditions. and, encouraged hv
the prosperity that is evident all over
Spain, declares that his country also
must enter the military competition II
II is DESTROYS of regaIning its former
greatness and prestige. The Count has
been heard to say that in short time
spain's army will have been raised from
pitiful 1000 TO a peace footing OF
600 men.
Spain profited commercially as the re-
suit Of the war with the United States.
Relieved OF the costly burden of its ever
seething island possessions 1t improved
Its opportunities by developing neglected
possibilities at its very doors and AZ
home militant Spain is the next
move and this has caused the gossip as
TO which powers Alfonso will ally him
self with.
But what one may say or think Of Al
tonso, Spain. regarded by the modern
world as having outIived the period OF
It's glory. Is rejuvenated and is full OF
nope or once more establishing itself IN
q. position OF Importance among the con-
cert of the European powers
II was this reform wave that Started
Canalejas upon his remarkable career
and new things began to develop IN
rapid succession The clerical party lost
its grip of centuries in the most Cath
Ole of all countries. Its control has
been loosened and in some respects shak-
en- on. Political views have undergone
a change and with il came a great i'm
petus TO industry.
Canalejas was a reformer. but withaI
very conservative. Count de Romanones
who succeeded him as premier when the
former fell by an assassins hand is OF
dlHerent mould. His policy in Spain can
mean only one of two things. The na-
ton either will be made to OCCUPY a
front rank, or socialism and with II
labor trouble. will increase. In other
words, de Ronanones is an enthusiast
and an optimist
Should the Spanish government he
intent upon preserving friendship with
France and England it could not be
fritndly also with the Dreibund one
Of the signatories to which is Aus
tria. and Alfonso is Hansburrer-
look at his nose. Lip C'the thick Hans
burg lip and chin. Will he permit
reasons of state" to influence him to
deny his own flesh and blood? VIII
the direct descendant Of the great
Emperor Charles V. I'm whose do
mains the sun never sets" 20 so far
as to ally himself with those who
would draw the sword against his own
house?
The "testotal" hospitality of Amer
ica's Secretary of State, over which
Americans are now taking sides.
would never have done for Queen
"Bess." For wherever Elizabeth went
there ale had to go also; strong ale
at that. One recalls the trials Of her
host. the Earl of Leicester. as ex-
pressed in a letter from Hatfield 10
Lord Burleigh: There is not one drop
of good drink for her here. We were
fain to send TO London and Kenil-
worth and other places where ale was:
her own beer was so strong that there
was no man able to drink it And
one quart of this excellent wash" OF
good strong ale for breakfast. we are
told. put the queen in good spirits FOR
the start Of the days work.