p. 16 | Conditions in Spain

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Aug 18, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 32.

Conditions in Spain

THE government has issued an official announcement saying the crisis in Spain is now at an end, and that the country is tranquil from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. The release of Señor Iglesias, editor of El Progreso, and a certain relaxation of the censorship, are considered the best evidence that the danger is past. Among the greatest losses at Barcelona are the libraries of the Christian schools and the scientific museum, containing 70,000 volumes. A civil governor of Barcelona has been appointed. The situation in Barcelona at the latest reports is tranquil. The only evidences of the terrible nightmare through which the city passed last week are the ruins of the convents and churches and the torn-up pavements, the stones of which were used for the erection of barricades. There is, however, considerable apprehension for the future. The terrible repressive measures of the military authorities have left a deep undercurrent of resentment among the masses, and fears still are entertained that the rebellion may flare up again. The people are clamoring for the release of the prisoners in the dungeons of Fort Montjuich. The mushroom republics proclaimed in some of the communes faded away as soon as the soldiers made their appearance.