The New York herald., 1864-08-26
NEWS FROM CUBA.
Proposition to Restore tho Representative
System in the Spanhh COlsnieL
MIR. ArangO's Memorial to the
Cortes
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Our Havana rrsspondence.
HAVANA, August 70, 1894
Away back 10 the dim and misty pears of four ave
centuries ago certain light began ito shoot up nful
flashes. and then after whle stsadying ITSELF slowly
rising and expanding, till thought II another
sun, Il shone out and illumined the world with the
brightness Of Heaven. then. every schoolboy
knows, that began to think with inspiration
and 70 understand that kings and rulers made for
their benefit But were born to differ a. we'll a
TO die. oil did not think alike that point and The
sequence = strife engendered which has endured
70 day and generation and the end 10 likely not to
csme til earth aud dashed together What am
about to speak Of Of the latest phases OF that uni
versal, enduring strusgie-namey the restoration
to Cuba Of the representative system.
There ts at present in Madrid venerable geutlemAu
furrowed and whsned by more than rourscors years,
who though be has passed threequarsrs OF century
Europe, has never forgotten the land Of his birth All
honor to Don Andres Arrange. the noble Senator who
wishes to raise Cubs 70 an equality she Is entitled TO-
At least TO give her some rights for under the present
system she has, properly speaking, noee Mr.. Arrange
and those who cooperate with him ask than the
representation Of Cuba in the Spanish Cortes place OF
the absolute power with which tho Captain Generals are
Invested The Epoca Of the leading papers In Mad
rid lends tho It's support and published short
time the proposition intended be presen to the
Cortes tho subject but which circumstances the
loas important Of which the closing the legislative
session-preventsd TIE following tho proposition OF
Mr.. Arrange f, f3 3'
The Senator undersigned. authorized by the power
ganted BY article 90 OF the rules OF this body hs Ssnate
has resolved 70 propose TO the Senate the following
That the civil which the American federation car
rics on with 20 much fury, tho insurrecsion Of St
grave motives may compcate tho situation Of our
distant Provinces not only by the effect OF those events
but also By increased sxpeud,sare which y not. per
trstve system, since already laying hands on the
poor resources of Cuban revenues which longer pre-.
come 70 tho aid OF the public treasury.
That FOR want Of the interference Of deputies
from those Provinces a. we'll ~ decent liberty OF tho
pross complaints claims means Of obtaining and i'm
proving the administrators Of the same cannot come 70
the ears OF her Aaieety's government.
That these difficulties increase while the harmonzing
their political system with that q the metropolis is
That this divergence Is Incompatible with the consttu
ttcna government o the nation for while ministerial
responsibility TO the legislative bodies Of
Of this government. tnts responsibility annuiied in
fact IN regard 20 the OF those provinces
since the executive ministerial may be exercised
there without any kind OF counerpoee.
That also the guarantee OF discussion estimates
alsined BY reason that there applied share OF
military naval, Diplomatic judicial and other expenses
superior to those voted by the Cortss
That this conflict ci systems 80 opposite presents
at time relating to internal order another
side mplicatons which 10 certain cases may compro
misc the nation in and extraordinary outays
by prov0k pg serious conflicts tne74A
That owing to the social condition OF the Island Of
Cuba, the application or constitutional and
the Intervention OF her deputies u tue Cortes much
the more necessary inasmuch while treaties with
friendly Powers for the suppression OF the sve trade
exist they the national honor In safe Keeping
circumstance OF which the Cortes, the legislative
power, should not be unmndfui. a ff
That In connection with this question cf the slave
trade the press every shade al home we'll abroad
s at present occupied with statements which, IL true
will produce great scandal 10 the civilized world and
regard to which scandals u proper TO sdopt proper
measures in order thst 10 grave matter policy
Spanish colon'sts may interfere to get at the truth Of
such lameptsbe occurrences by the under the
guarantee 0! the constitutional rights with which they
ought TO he reinves,ed -
That the use aud guarantee those rights the colo
nies were despoed In the year 1886, only provi
sicna measure It being provided by additional article
OF the state constitution thai special laws for their future
government should be embodied Z #af tsIfT#
iba' twenty eight years have passed without that
article having been complied with. -. 1eN
That during that lengthy period all the European
nations that have extensive coluies beyond the
have reforme the political system OF their
e. a liberal sense while In spain only partial reforms
have been adopted. 10 many instances incomplete Of
doabtul not preiudicsI results Therefore the under
signed has the honor props tho Senate that
the the aud before closing
OF s ons II shall appoint acommit,ee which during
the Interim between one session and another may
fully study this grave question, together with her
Masys government and propose or the early DAYS or
the next session law project restoring the islands OF
Cuba aud Porto kco the potic, rights OF which they
were defrauded. ANDRES DE ARANGO.
Ibis very sensible paper has been reproduced avo-
raby noticed by other papers, many OF them ministerial
organs, all OF which promise helping hand and augur
An able writer in la Ameriea-Feix de Bons-
ioduiges the hope that the reform may granted and
ers at length exposition Of the reasons Why il
should He even argues that, the ministry being all IN
favor Of the II is sn 10 be carried through
rumphsptly. Two are particularly meptioned-Messrs.
PachecO and Ulloawbo 10 former years constant
advocates OF colonial reform Then a coy man
ner he adds the name OF the Minister Of MarDe-Mr.
CanOvas del Castillo-who, he insists must be liberal
enough 10 agree with the former pair But there are
couple more eit, waiting Mr.. Bopas invitation 10 bee
liberal. aud they presently politely presented
10 the public patterns OF lcvcsl consistency
aud therefore liberal Mcssrs Baics;eros and Non.
may, therefore, consider Themselves pledged 70 the
work by Mr. Bona. Ia fac, according this gentleman
the thing may be considered done; for given TO
understand that from ODonnel down every statesman in
Spain Is favorable u the project
Bat Mr. Bona must know tina, he s losing his time and
writing hopeful articles in vain. There is certainly no
necessity 10 demonstrate the utility or the proposed ea
eure or to show tnst an absolute government WITHIN
constitutional form " shocking contradiction wnich
does very little honor TO the Spanish nation - That the
Cuban press is dumb and that little more liberty would
do no harm but might work much good scf evident
truths. Mr. Bona says that American tngshnan,
or man from anv country, coming TO Havana would
suppose Cuba the only place the wnIcb had NJ.
tanned imaginary perfection; the papers dscuss
nothing but some agricultural matters aud scarcely ever
allude to railroad accident LEGS crtclse govern
mental acts. IN word the arguments n favor OF
the reform are innumerabe and Overwhelming but vet
say, Mr.. Bona must be aware tba, his efforts aro all IN
vain for know that one OF the rninstefs ,vhon
he praises mostMr. Pachecod declared 10 part OF the
Cuban committee now IN Madrid informally but unre.
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