Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07

pectations that were attached to the
recent visit of the Premier to Paris.
where he had a series of chats with
the eminent personages who are
gathered there, the true situation OF
Spain in international politics is be-
ginning to be. understood, and 1t is
perceived tina Ia hard but not unprom-
ising task lies before, the country.
The true advantage of the recent ex-
petition by the Count de Romanones
lies in the fact that, after more tnan
four years of such absolute isolation
from all direct personal communica-
tion with the rest of Europe as would
hardly seem to have been possfoie'
Spain at last is in touch again. and,
as it is put, has resumed her conver-
sation with France and England, and
that is everything. It Is plainly per-
ceived now that 1t Is highly fortunate
she has thus got into touch again by
her own initiative at this moment
when the reshaping of Europe begins
for 1t might not have been quite the
same in some respects If the initia-
tive had had to be taken by the other
side.
Franco-spanish Agreement
1t is now learned that the Count did
many good things in Paris besides
those which were most publicly an
nounced For example, 1t has just
been officially stated that the Franco
Spanish commercial agreement has
been extended. and it may not be gem
orally appreciated that this was en-
tirely due to a long and highly I'M
portant conversation that he had with
NJ. Clementel. the French Minister of
Commerce. Others with whom he had
conversations of great Importance and
consequence were NJ Hanotaux, Tor
mer minister of foreign affairs; NJ.
Barthou, former president of the
council; NJ. Andre Tardieu. and NJ.
Jules Cambon, former French ambas-
sador in Berlin The only rea.
meet any of the leading British
fault. 1t had been hoped that he
would have met either NJ. Lloyd
George or Mr.. Balfour, or both, and
it was understood that they were to
be in Paris at the time, but eventual
ly this arrangement was Cancelled, the
whole affair depending upon a point
dent Wilson. When the Count found
that he could not meet the British
statesmen he sent the Spanish am
bassador in Paris, Senor Quinones de
Leon, to London with his compliments
and a message, and he has stated that
If the condition OF things in Span
had not been so difficult, he would
have gone to London himself, for.
having regard to the extreme import
ance of the questions that are being
raised or are on the point of being
raised, particularly in regard to Gil
braltar, Tangier, and Morocco. 1t is
of the. utmost consequence that i'm
mediate contact should be obtained
with England.
However, hardly anybody has had
has already actually taken place is
expressed as that Spain Is now in
corporated in the universal currents,
and has taken her leap into the mid
die of the world" This is the initi-
alton; it is written, "all the rest de-
pends on our seriousness and our
strength. If we desire them. the
practical results will come in due
geason." That is the moderate and
more sensible way in which the mat
ter is now expressed, but there are
still growls in various quarters be-
cause Spain is not yet in possession
of Gibraltar and Tangier, as it was
hoped she would be within ten days
of the Counts departure from Paris.
and these people. as one critic re-
marks, expected that the Count would
bring back with him among his bag
gage from Paris a large box of mag