| Show SPAIN CONQUERED according to madrid advises advices the spanish government has virtually thrown up its hands bands figuratively spes speaking king sagasta has declared pub italy that spaniards should bear bad news with manly calm the e government he says since the u unexpected ex ted disaster to the fleet at cavite has received only three telegrams the first aid that after the destruction of admiral Mon tojos fleet there were sufficient forces to defend the th territory and that the natives were to be relied upon the second dispatch aid id that the american warships had brought the insurgent chief Agut aguinaldo naldo to the philippines but that he had not ot been successful in inciting a revolt of the natives es the third message was the communication from captain general augustl august saying that the situation was desperate and expressing his inability to hold out against the combined opposition of the americans and ansur gentit much longer I 1 this thin means that the policy of min rc presentation at first so much in evidence db licia has been found wanting and that the members of the cabinet aro ai prepared for the worst rumors also have it that the queen recent has submitted to the pope the question of her abdication in order to allay the 0 popular discontent it is understood that the support which sagasta roce received ived from all parties in the state Is fit not likely to be continued there to 18 no possibility of a liatis 0 P of the ministry on broader lines the conservatives have become restive although they have no leader who could take the place of the present premier with any chance of success at the same time there is in an agitation of a national government which naturally suggests a military dictatorship the conviction Is therefore growing that spain is in about to acknowledge that her existence as a colonial power is at an end the task taa imposed upon the united states by the oe events of the war to bring order in the chaotic conditions should obe be much simplified by the retreat of spain without further serious resist mice european interference As is no longer among the probabilities in the case of japan and china and turkey and greece graec there were considerations which do not exist in the present war spain knocked off her feet torn by internal dissent dissension dis sention ions can hope tor for no sympathy among her stronger neighbors to them it can make but little difference whether the colonies belong to her or not their commercial interests are paramount and as long as no obstacle is placed in their road interfering with their efforts at obtaining larger markets for their products the change or ot government does not affect them the united states will be given free hands to extend the benefits of civilization to the new territories and when the task is done europe will applaud and the various powers will compete for the friendship of the country that birth to a dewey andi and a hobson |
