Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31

Germany has suWn her scea Woulu
require "a quite exhaustive study
Enough of Gormanys activities
within Spanish borders may be IN
dlCatcd. however, TO explain inc
waycriuE neutrality OF the nation
aui the irrcsolution she seems TO-
have shown toward tho war and her
relation TO u.
Germans Worked There A. Here.
When the war began Don Edurado
Dato was premier with conserya-
tive ministry and his official an
nouncement Of spanish neutrality
was strongly tngcd with sympathy
for the allies Then II was that the
German and Austrian embassies be
came busy and inauRurated "A we'll
planned campaign Of propaganda
The German propaganda In Spain
was conducted as II was I'm ms
country First educational then
! persuasive ana finally unnoutral, IL
! legal and criminal.
Just aa Bernstorff here in Wash
| mgton had Boy ed and Won Papen,
80 the German ambassador at Ma.
| drid had his Captain Won krohn ana
/ Dr Won Stohcr. Fhcse found two
| fertile fields FOR their working, the
army committee. or the iunR de de-
| fensn, and the pulitiCO-lahor unions
| OF Barcelona. The juntas were not
| without their German sympnthles,
| having high regard for the Ger
man military institution and willing
| to excuse Germauy's t-boat cam
paign on the ground Of military OK
uedienol. The polltCial-labur up-
! ions OF Barcelona. the great seaport
and Industrial center Of Catalonia
whose enterprises had been severely
injured by the war, provoked critl.
cal situation when they demanded
that Premier HrietO aud his minis
ltry recognize the legal character OF
the military committees and answer
their demands The demands and
! reforms In question had been prom
ised by Premier pato, who was
thrown out Of office IN his efforts
! TO put them through, and his success
aor. Count Romanones, had man
AGED 10 evado them Premier frieto
responded 20 the inntas ultimatum
| by ordering the Juntas dissolved and
| their insubordinate members impris-
| oned.
Germans Unsuccessful In Plans
This brought about a most critical
| situation with the army, the navy
and the gendarmerie making com
mon cause with tho juntas and do
handing the release OF the prisoners
The king took hand, promised TO
give the reforms his attention, the
| prleto cabinet resigned and WAS sue
ceeded by conservative ministry
headed by Senior Dato,
This. however, WAS not at all to
the satisfaction OF Captain Won
Itrohn, WHO had not cared to see
army reforms and who had planned
that Maura should bc made premier.
| Though Maura has repudiated the
pro German associations established
| with his name II IN generally agreed
that he IL not in the least pro ally
and the Germans were confident
that he would at least remain neu-
trail
Whom Captain Won Krohn had
failed i'm this. Or. Won Stohfor pro-
cocded In stirring the Maurist party
lup to demands for a reconstructed
and competent government with n
reorganization OF the entire nation
on the basis Of local autonomy and
n date was finally set for a parlia-
mentary meeting TO carry the resolu-
tions into effect When the govern
lment prohibited the meeting gen
eral strike was called, the govern
ment ordered martial law and on
August IS of last year a strike be
gan in most OF the big Industrial
towns OF Spain. IL will he remem-
bered that great rloting followed.
Won siohrer Also Fails.
Following this newspapers IN Ger
man pay or under German influ-
ence printed stories declaring that
the honest. hard working Spanish
workmen were being starved be
cause the government was supply
ing great Quantities OF corn and
chick peas tthe spanish wage earn
er's chief food TO England. But
Senior Dato met the intrigue by cut
ting the duty on foreign wheat hith-
erto heavily taxed Whereupon
thousands NJ snCks OF chick peas.
boarded by tho Germans with the
double idea OF provoking riots and
lmaking fortunes were thrown upon
1.-THE market and Dr. Won Stohrer
failed just as Captain Won krohn had
failed before him. Thousands of
German gold had been spent for
nothing.
In tamperlng with the military
committees Won Stohrer failed TO re-
alize that tho king had all along con-
Aiderou the ueinhNlH OF tNe army aH
iust and had only been awaiting the
opportunity ~ bring back Premier
Dato. who had pledged himself. in
Iat4. to grant them In mixing up
In politics and labor disputes. he
had also failed 90 realize that. how
ever the forces raised might revolt
lagainst minis'riDs they had no In
ltontion of revolving against the
THRONE. and that the inevitable re-
faction would elevate that same pre-
mier siill higher ln popular esteem.
And so Spain's cgutinucd neutral
Iity became more mi Iertlin than ever,
land tho deeds of vfu krohn and Won
Stohrer finally fcromlng known
these kuituriSts yte gone the way
Of BOY va and non rapon. Just
what viii be thctRuitude of the new
Maura cabinet yward Germany has
not been dNulked but ~ is ngnifi-
cant that two pro-ally statesmen,
senorg Dato fnd Romanones have
been named pr the important port
folios Of nitnAter OF foreign affs Is
and minister's ft Justice. -
kofd Knew.
"Look he7 now, HaroI
father to Il ilttle son.,
raush'y- u yoa dex
pisyss, yo{ wos'AT