| Show SPANISH 10 senor carranza has not allowed him self to be deceived by a false patriotism so common to the castilian people of magnifying his prowess while underestimating the enemy hia letter made public by an american de ia a frank statement of deplorable situation the denver news commenting on the letter says admiral camara will be waiting for him with a battle ax if ho dares to set foot in spain when senor carranza styled admiral camara lazy incompetent and capricious he did not expect that the castilian blood of the doughty admiral would ever be heated by reading his epistle no wonder carranza offered to pay 1000 for return of the letter it was too deliciously frank to be left floating about it conceded the existence of a spanish epy system denounced camara declared it impossible to believe that cervera had been so ridiculous as to allow himself to shut up in santiago harbor that spain should endeavor to make terms with the united states in order to avoid ruin and roasted the bank of spain for unpatriotic devotion to making money at a time when it should be assisting the country the resemblance between big financial institutions the world over will bo noted it ia refreshing and somewhat pleasing to have so clear a light thrown on the situation by a spaniard writing out of the fullness of his heart senor carranza has no illusions about the war he tore seea that its means the losa to spain of abree great there is no doubt that many of the leading men of spain see does carranza and perhaps privately express themselves as he haa done but they shrink from the public duty of pointing point ng out the mistake and disastrous bunders being committed fearing the ignorance ot the spanish people a whole who leave been led to believe that spain ia in and america a land of cow ar who thus believing would look up a statesman peace as a traitor to be bounded from public life that is why spain is daily approaching pro aching nearer to the brink of disbo lution without a retarding hand being raised to atay her downward course carranza tells the truth but his candor will bring upon him only spanish obloquy |
