Sees Spain Aid of Allies

1916

Former Premier Says Nation Must Soon Make Choice.

PARIS, France. — Spain must decide in favor of one or other of the groups of belligerents in the opinion of Antonio Maura, former premier and leader of the conservative party, according to news dispatches from Madrid, quoting an address delivered by Senor Maura.

The address was delivered at Beranga, near Bilbao, at a meeting attended by 6,000 Mauristas. The former premier declared, according to the dispatches, that the conditions of the war made Spain's isolation henceforth impossible. He is quoted as saying that it was moreover essential that France and England should not be hostile toward Spain.

The Madrid dispatches predict that Senor Maura's speech will cause a strong impression thruout the country, as his prestige was never so high as at present. The majority of his followers are supposed to be pro-German in their sympathies.

—The Saturday Blade, Chicago, Sept. 16, 1916, p. 3.