Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-29

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A revolution broke out In Spain at
this time half . century ago and for
q little while held iptsr-
Revolution national attention In
The Star Of. September
~ OPain. 20. 1858, is . summary
Of the situation, in part as follows:
'sThe revolution appears to have
started fairly and with a very good
show of ultimate success. 1t seems
that the long smoldering hres OF dis
content among the Spanish people
have been started into a blaze by
the unwjse conduct of the queens
government, a few months ago, TN
the Punishment Of poppSr general
officers, and particularly OF the Duke
and Duchess of Montpensier. But the
causes Of the internal dissensions in
Spain are coeval with the accession
Of the present queen {Isabella), who
succeeded her father, Ferdinand VI,
in September, 1888, when she was less
than three years old. Her reign. be-
ginning with civil war, and contested
in her earliest infancy, has continued
one long term Of dissension, discon-
tent, political intrigue, court scandal,
ever-changing ministries and restora-
tions Of the constitution, upon revolt.
A few more days must now
show whether the leaders of the pres
emit movement aim merely at Q change
of the cabinet or whether their pro-
gram embraces the abdication of the
queen, as has been stated. 1t may be
regarded as certain that the insur
rection is the joint work of the lib
eral union. Of which Marshal oDon-
nell was formerly the head; of the
progresistas, to which Espartero and
Prim belong, and of the democrats.
the radicals of Spain. Nothing at all
is known about the relations of the
Duke and Duchess of Montpensier TO
the present movement"
Just now, with a revenue measure
in progress through Congress aim
ing at the raising Of
Cost of the an unprecedented sum
by taxation as a means
ClVll War. of dsfraying in largo
part the expenses of war, the ques-
ton of the cost of the civil war is OF
26, 1868, is an editorial dealing with a
statement upon the national financial
situation submitted to the republican
convention at Worcester, Mass, by
Edward Atkinson, then and for long
afterward recognized as one of the
foremost political economists of this
country. The Star says, in summary
of Mr.. AtkinSon'S argument for pay
ing off the war debt through tax
alton:
Before declaring the actual cost of
the war 1t will be proper to deduct
such sums as would have been ample
for all our expenses had there been no
war. The result will stand: Total eX-
penditures, seven and a quarter years,
s4,69S, 1886. Allowed for peace ex-
penditure. say, $6ss,34s,4S6. Actual
cost of the war, $4,000, 100000. But
as we owed on the 30th of June. 1868.
only SASS, 100000, it follows that we
have actually raised by taxation and
paid toward the cost of the war the
sum of $1,515, 100000, besides paying
all our peace expenses. This payment
has been made in seven and a quarter
years and amounts to three-eignths
the entire cost of the war. The taxes
from which the payments have been
made have been levied almost ex-
clusiyely upon the loyal states, and
during four of the seven and a quar-
ter years the most effective portion
of their population was Withdrawn
from productive industry am. en-
gagged in the destructive occupation
Of war"