Senor Zamora, the Premier of Spain, who is a' staunch Catholic, has resigned following a decision of the Cortes in favour of the separation of the Church and State, the expulsion of the Jesuits from' Spain and the confiscation of their property.
The Minister" of the Interior, Sener, Maura, has also resigned on tions are expected, same grounds, further Tesignaresigned and' the "Chamber The Cabinet, however, has
nominating a new Government.
'A new Cabinet has been formed with Senor Manuel Azana as Premier and Minister of War and Senor Quiroga as Minister to the Interior, ANl'the other portfolios remain unchanged.
There is a possibility that civil war in Spain is definitely nearer as the result of to-day's events. Unemployment is assuming alarming proportions and the withdrawal 52 "Catholic deputies from the Chamber of Deputies, owing to the fact that the remainder are definitely opposed to religion, is, likely to lead to very grave complication in the government, Furthermore, the choice of Dr. Azana as Prime Minister is considered to be an unhappy one: Minister of War in the late. Os bluet he "dismembered" the Army, made numerous changes among' ite officers and proposed the confiscation of all property owned in Spain by the Jesuits, policy which would affect important concerns, which ind in glove" with the Tt is reliably stated that the Jesuits will resist by force of arms any interference with their Rome, Oct. 16. rotest has been evoked fatiean by the recent decisions of the Spanish Constituent Cortes in favour of the separation of state and church and the expulsion of the Jesuits which led to the resignation of Premier Zamora and the Home Minister Maura. The protest took the form of a message: to the Spanish nation, published by tore Romano" and signed by tite Pontitt this message the Pope declares that the anticlerical character of the new Spanish Constitution is certain to arouse anger and resent ment throughout the Catholic world. Spain, the Ponti adds, had set foot upon a dangerous road, full of pitfalls, but even so he trusted that in the end the damage that was now being done. to. the Gatholie Church would be made good and that the Church in Spain would emerge from its trial strange: {hen ever before-—trant-Ocean Kus Madrid, Oct. 17.
One of the most startling pieces of social legislation in the history' of Spain was passed by the Cortes last night, when Article XII of the new Constitution, dealing with divorce, was adopted by the House.
'The Article declares that marrifs based on equal rights. and is dissoluble by mutual consent or on} the request of either party if just] cause is shown, Parents are under an obligation' to maintain and educate their chil. den, both in or cut of lawful wedlock. The State will undertake obligations to abandoned children and no distinction may be made between legitimate and illegitimate offspring—Reuter, Oct, a. chaos this. morning by the strike of the entire personnel the Andalusian railway.—Communications with the ralysed. Since "mide have been running ynd_ telephonic con been cut off the Government relying on the wireless stations for keeping in touch with the local authorities.
Private reports describe the situation in the South as "cxtremely grave", The rallwaymen'e strike came as the culmination point of scores of local disturbances, all of which have a political character. Nor, it has been pointed. out, are any' economic issues involved "in the strike of the railwaymen who fre apparently under Syndicalist influence.
That the unrest in Southern Spain is rapidly coming to a head and that a trial of strength between the forees of moder and the revolutionary mob may' be immune ent, is fully realised by the Govern-by] ment which to-night appointed a commissary general for the maintenance of order. General Madero
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