Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
RELATIONS OF FRANCE AND SPAIN

Al the moment we had taken pen to
write Of the relations OF France and
Spain with special reference
Spanish to the visit Of tire president OF
the French republic TO the
NAAsis' King Of Spain. q dispatch
dated Madrid. October 2h announced tha'
on the opening Of the cortes that Gay
a vote Of confidence In the min stry was
rejected by iO8 to 100. In consequence
of this check Premier Romanones ano
the cabinet forthwith rendered the'r
designations to the king.
A d!spatch dated Madrid. the with. re-
ports that King Alfonso DESTROYS OF mann
tanning the liberals In power endeaSoreu
to establish an entente among the repuo-
llcans. but was finally OBJ iged to oes'ss-
He thereupon. sent for Senior Maura 70
form a ministry. who declined Senior I'd
uardo Dato was then called. and on the
9th succeeded In forming liberal con-
sentative cabinet composed In part OF
Senior Dato as premier. Marquis de Lena
minister OF foreign affairs: Gen. Echagne'
minister OF war: Admiral Miranda, MN
lister OF marine. and others
In June of this year there was session
in the republican party-the rupture Oh
Senior Garcia Prieto and his friends WIN
the Romanones cabinet. The d stocauon
of the liberal groups In the senate oc-
Cured when Count Romahones under
took to terminate the system OF oostruc-
ton ractced by the adversaries OF the
law known as mancommunidades. or the
regional SIN to which Galatians. basnues
and some other provinces are alta. neo.
vote that 10 lowed discussion OF the sub
ject. but because OF the dssens ons IN the
liberal grou, II was dec .ded In council
that the cabinet would resign.
S nee 1910 the power has been IN the
hands of the liberals. The king main
tanned the Canalejas cabinet even when
the faith of some liberals grew co.i:
Again. King Alfonso has twice maintained
In power the ministry or Count ko-
manones. The first time because OF the
abnormal parliamentary situation ere
ated by the attitude of Senior Maura and
the conservative party: the second time
by reason of the attitude adopted oy
certain liberals in the question OF ADMIN
istratve decentralization in which the
responsibility OF government was Clearly
shown.
The Romanones ministry, reconstructed
because the king wished II so. was again
the bJect of bitter attacks.
Romanones and the liberal dissidents
- went SO far as to accuse
MAAASUy. Count Romanones W h
having deceived the king as to the real
situation.
Senator Burrell. former minister, pub
lished in the Heraldo ae Madrid of June
Is violent attack against his former
hat ov1lx a fr~
tator would have ma ntained the cloture
Of the cortes In the face OF the geneI al
protestation. That kind OF government
was intolerable." And he added: "Puolic
opinion believes the ministry will fall
and that the opposition VIII conquer tne
tenacious resistance Of Coun. Roman
ones"
The ministry of Count Romanones. be-
cause Of The pressure aga INST him
when the cortes assem- bled. as We have
seen fell for the third time on the ques-
ton Of the regional law and the military
situation in Morocco. which was the SUD-
iect also OF ascension.
The present ministry. as we understan
1t, Is the forma ion OF govern. emit
party composed Ct toleran. conaervatve yes
and mt d.rate republicans ac-ns In &C.
cord with the Progressive spirit OF King
Alfonso.
The spirit Of parties in Spain is reflect
ed in the Spanish press, esp -cialiy i'm
por;ant at the moment when all Spain
and, indeed, all Europe are cons .derIng
the question of Franco-Spanish Alliance
presaged by the visit of NJ. Pc ncare,
president of the French republic.
Among the journals whi,h may be men
favors the Franco-Spanish alliance; he
Correspondence Militar was the first I,
suggest an offensive and defensive ALI,
ance in exchange for certain financial
advantages and eventual co-operat on
with the Spanish troops In Morocco and
on the Alps frontier.
TIE Pals feared that the interview of
the president and the king at Carthagena.
like that with the late King edward VII
n 1901, would prove burdensome.
the sworn enemy of Fiance under the re-
publican regime and would have no pact
with "Jacobine France
The Kauica., organ of Senior Lerroux.
would have its partisans show little m
patty for NJ. Po.ncare, who was not RAJ
zeal enough for the Radical.
In the conservative press there are dis
senting voices. The Epoca, for example.
in praising French friend
Dissenting ship objects to a more in
49, innate associat on than the
No'eS' present. 1t favors an en-
tente with England, and recalls tina.
Senior Maura denounced the project OF
the Moroccan accord of 1902 and consii-
tuted a new one in 1907. whence the naval
reconstruction with British aid. 1t com
plains that France had assumed the dip
:omatic representation of all Morocco.
The constitution of a liberal mon
archist and liberal republican ministry
appear ed to be tire only solution o. an
apparently insolvable situation. This
was, indeed, t..e conviction OF the re-
GREETED Canalejas. the first and most
ardent apostle of the Franco-Spaaisa
entente
The declarations of government have
followed In that matter a certain pru-
dence. Count Romanones. in ailuding 70
french friendship. las always accom-
panied 1t by the expression o1 the oe-
sire to maintain good relations with
other nations. This was especially true
of TIA v, notably. which for some time
had made advances 10 Spafl, ieeAn )
herself directly affected by the eVentu-
atty of FEanco-Spanish Meoiter-
canean consortium- 90
Italy. as we have had occasion 70
mention sent delegates 20 Maor.o sts-
sral months agD to negotiate spa Is :
Italian commercial treaty. itaiy was
so much interested that the fta la =
government created at Rome IN June
last a committee composed OF impor
tant personages to co-oPerate VITA
like committee in Madrid. -,