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...Majesty even sought advice by long distance telephone, rang up former Foreign Minister Santiago Alba who lives in Paris, and upon whom King Alfonso called personally during his visit to France last Spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: So I Said to the King. . . . | 2/23/1931 | See Source »

...their hot youth, ten or more fiery old Spanish politicians called at the Royal Palace in Madrid last week by His Majesty's command, went in wagging their handsome white beards. As each came out he boasted of what bold words he had used to long-jawed King Alfonso XIII...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: So I Said to the King. . . . | 2/23/1931 | See Source »

...could wind up the Spanish Dictatorship by merely proclaiming elections (TIME, Feb. 16), and allowing a constitutional Cortes (Parliament) to be elected "as if nothing had happened"-i.e. as if the constitution had not been virtually suspended and the Cortes totally suppressed since 1923. Suddenly last week King Alfonso appeared to realize that the Monarchist parties in Spain were hopelessly split among themselves and afforded no leader who could keep the new Cortes subservient to the Crown. Promptly His Majesty called off the elections he had ordered, called upon Prime Minister Damaso Berenguer (who was still in bed with eczema...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: So I Said to the King. . . . | 2/23/1931 | See Source »

Spain's grand old Liberal-Monarchist, former Prime Minister de Romanones, claimed the credit for King Alfonso's "wisdom'' in calling off the election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: So I Said to the King. . . . | 2/23/1931 | See Source »

...Count de Romanones expected to be called as Prime Minister, King Alfonso fooled him next day by jollying into office the old rebel around whom he had flung his arms, Jose Sanchez Guerra. Said he, after a second visit to the palace: "The King flattered me with eulogistic phrases. I expressed my thanks and shall attempt to form a cabinet satisfactory to his desires." Asked if his cabinet would call a Constitutional Convention, he replied: "Doubtless, but you ask the program of a government which is not yet formed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: So I Said to the King. . . . | 2/23/1931 | See Source »

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