KING ALFONSO'S SENATE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1640, 6 January 1913, Page 5

KING ALFONSO'S SENATE.

': AND RECENT RESIGNATIONS. ! Br fceleMUpli—fre«> AitoMatlon—Oopyrlßht (Heo. Janiiary 5, 5.5 p.m.) Madrid, January 4. Sonor ; Maura's resignation from 1 the Senate, with that of nineiy-two Senators, as the result'of King Alfonso's approval of tho Cabinet consisting of Liberals find Republicans, 'breaks tho tradition that monarchical parties rule alternately. ' • KING AND REPUBLICANS. King Alfonso's liberal political view do not find universal favour in Spain. But he has the /otturage of his views. Last year, when his Majesty was made honorary prosidont of tho • Socicdnd Venatoria (a. shooting club), his received the official president, Don Lina.Rua, an ardont Republi-. can, on board the royal, yacht Qlralua. It i was tho letter's duty to present to the | King the diploma and insignia of the'l olub, and on being acquainted by his en- i touraga with Se>nor Una's political eon-1 : victions, ing Alfonso said s "It matters nothing'to me. Let'hlm pass. I prefer that everyone should think as ho pkasas." i As soon as Senor Kua came on board King Alfonso loame forward,. and, shaking' hinl wltnnly.by fho hand, said: "I have the •greatest pleasure in reoeiving you." "Your political opinions,'', added King Alfonso, "can be no obstacle to iny receiving you with, the . same affection as I do others, and with even more pleasure. I am monarchical beoause I was born.a King, otherwise nobody knows what my opinions might have been. Who know but that very soon we shall'all have to bo. Republicans?" j SPANISH, REVOLUTIONARIES. PLANNING A COUP. London, January, 8. , The "Evening Standard's" Madrid correspondent mentions an ominoua report that the Revolutionaries are planning a great coup by means of a general strike.' A Revolutionary emissary was expelled from France after collecting thousands of francs. Ho has also been, in England.