The Spanish Premier, Senor Dato, was foully murdered on Tuesday
evening in a Madrid street while on his way home from the Senate. Three assassins, in a side-car, overtook his motor-ear and shot him dead ; they then made good their escape. They are presumed to be Syndicalists, as this revolutionary faction has committed many murders of late in Barcelona, and has been sharply repressed by the police. Senor Dato is the third Spanish Premier in recent times to fall at the hen& of the political assassin. Senor Canovaa, who was killed in 1897 by a Barcelona ruffian, was a strong Conservative, while Senor Canalejas, who was shot in 1912, was a Democrat. The late Premier was essentially a moderate man of Conservative tendencies. The Spanish Anarchist does not distinguish between the old political parties. Red ruin and the breaking up of laws- are his sole aims. Spain deserves our sympathy in her loss, for Senor Dato was an experienced and cautious statesman whom it will not be easy to replace.
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