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Show ALFONSO'S PERIL. King Alfonso is storing nn wrath against himself and his dynasty for the aid he gives Germany on every possible occasion. A few mouths ago the kiug apparently appar-ently decided to be good. He announced that submarines must not operate in Spanish waters and that any submersible submersi-ble entering Spanish ports would be interned for the duration of the war. Alfonso was led to his proclamation by several considerations. There was anger at home as well as wrath abroad. The Germans had been sinking Spanish ships and the kaiser 's propagandists had been caught in several sinister operations. op-erations. The friends of the allied cause, aided by the revolutionists and tho discontented workinginen, frightened fright-ened the king with their display of strength and caused him to take action against the Holier, zollern empire with which ho sympathized. Somewhat earlier a l"-boat had put into Cadiz and, after it had beta supplied sup-plied with even-thing necessary, it was escorted to sea by Spanish warships. Given a new lease of life it was able to-sink a number of enemy merchant tii'ips, causing great destruction of life . .. t . - . . vq yr-- - - v:- pro'-laniation pro iding fur internment it v;us thought in tho ailicl capitals that lie was arting in guod faith. But the only difl'cretir-o IjC-twcen trie former puli-y and the new one appears to be that a German L'-boat, in-read of being escorted to sea so that, it can not be attacked in territorial waters, is permitted per-mitted to make repairs, take on fuel and supplier and then escape. If i crmany iB defeated there i not a throne in Europe that will be secure. If Germany wins king-hip will take on a strength it hriH not possessed .since 'the Holy Alliance was instituted by Russia, Prussia, Austria and Spain after the fall of Napoleon. Alfonso sees that revolution will easily thrust him from his throne if the allies are victorious and he believes that the If ohenzollems and he have indentieal interests. Whatever What-ever assistance he has been able to give tho kaiser while still maintaining the appearances of neutrality he has given freely. Spain has harbored the agents and spies and has allowed them to foment fo-ment pro-German sentiment unmolested. ; Spies, passing into Prance, have ob- j tained information of the most valuable character, returned to Spain and wire- ; leased their information in code or cypher cy-pher to Germany. |