Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1911 — SPAIN’S WEALTHY FAMILIES GO TO OTHER COUNTRIES [ARTICLE]

SPAIN’S WEALTHY FAMILIES GO TO OTHER COUNTRIES

Political Conditions Have Brought About Serious Conditions.

MADRID, via Hendaye—(Spl.)— Alarm concerning Spain’s politics: future has reached a point where, after transferring as much of their investments as p&ssible abroad, th« wealthier class of people are getting their own persons and their, families out of the country as fast as they can. In the larger cities, like Madrid, Barcelona and Seville, hardly any are left of th eso-called “best people” and the effect of their disappearance is being severaly felt in business circles.

The reactionary military and clerical elements are In full control oi the government at present and, as the Republicans had expected in the event that the reactionaries came into power, the repressive measures they are adopting are driving the people wild with rage. The radical groups are. In fact, rapidly organizing for an open attack on the monarchy. Indeed, Pablo Iglesias plainly told the Cortes April 7 what to expect, in the speech In which he said that unless the Ferrer case was reopened and justice done, the masses would “take the case Into the streets and carry on the struggle with arms in their hands and their chestß bare.” Though the commissioned army officers are the rank and file are almost wholly anti-mon-archist.