THE SPANIARDS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3278, 28 June 1917, Page 2

THE SPANIARDS.

DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO

TROUBLE

London, June 26. The position in Spain remains clouded. The Ministry explains that it instituted the censorship in order to allay tho prevailing uneasiness. The newspapers are prohibited from publishing news regarding the army or proclamations in regard to strikes and tin torpedoing of Spanish ships, and ai*3 debarred from commenting on the wa-<* The Government has filled Bar? ceJona with soldiers, and i.s controlling other revolutionary centres under martial Jaw.

Summarising tbe causes of tlio late revolt, the Daily Mail's correspondent says Although King Alfonso and the Government capitulated and released tie implicated officers, the Army suspects they will go back on their word at the first favourable opportunity and banish and imprison the leaders of the Officers' Committee of Defence. Therefore the army iw on its guard. Politicians are endeavouring to make capital out of the situation. 'The Left Pni tv is solidly supporting a ..change of regime and is determined, when strong enough, to depose tho monarch and proclaim a- republic. Sen or Maura is considered likely to be the head of t-h •• revolutionary movement.

The Premier, M. Date, states that the comments of a .section of the press are compromising the neutrality policy, also that professional agitators a*«; conducting a country-wide, alarmist campaign. This has necessitated the suspension of constitutional guarantees.