MANANA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 345, 15 March 1911, Page 7

MANANA.

Spain's "Accursed Spell." Kecent occurrences have sharply foeussed public attention on Spain. If it were possible to summarise a nation's history in one word, that of i Spain would be "Manana." It forms : the answer to all questions ; it explains all difficulties. Without it the I Spaniard would be lost and helpless. I The very winds of Spain seem to ! geatlv whisker "Manana" —To-mor- : row ! ! This spirit of "Manana" has enteri ed into the soul of the Spaniard, who | has drunk of its magic potion to the j :lrcgs. Ambition, duty, even pleasure ! have had to give way before the insinuating devil chant, in the echoes 1 of which can be heard the death-knell of the mighty power of Spain. Other nations liave fought the batlie of their existence, struggling for ! supremacy, sparing neither life nor gold nor effort to reach the goal of j h-.iman ambitions, giving their best ; for the sake of those who will follow, i while the Spaniard has sat dreaming, j content with the knowledge that toI day is here and to-morrow never j comes. i Thus it has been since the days of Cortez and Columbus, when, satiated with success, heedless of the sufferings of the conquered races. Spain sank into the long sleep of decay. But there are .signs that a time will come, not far distant, when a younger and energetic generation will rise and cast off for ever the "accursed ; spell." "Daily News."