A Royal Declaration.
The opinion of the average Anglo-Saxon about Spain ia that it is a benighted, decadent nation, badly governed, and likely at any moment to become a complete derelict. The people, we are told, are superstitious and narrow-minded, yet what a b^antifuf contrast we Bee in the oath taken by the youthful Alfonso XIII. and the declaration made by King Edward VII. The oath taken by the young King of Spain on his accession and coronation was in these words : ' I swear by God, upon those holy relics, to keep the constitution and laws. If Ido so, may God reward me If I fail, may He hold me to account ' Here there is no insult to any person's religion ; his ad viaera do not make him say that some of his subjects are heretics or idolators. If he were to mako use of any such offensive terms the whole of the non-Catholic Press of the United Kingdom would ring with denunciation of his bigotry.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 28, 10 July 1902, Page 17
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166A Royal Declaration. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 28, 10 July 1902, Page 17
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