The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-12
MORE TALKOF ANNEXATION
Cuba Uneasy and Dissatisfied
at the Prevailing
Misg0vernment.
Rece mt Taxes Voted Fill the Measure
of Woe---Agitation in the
Newspapers.
The People Waiting 10 Observe the
Signs Of the Times Before They
Declare Themselves.

NbM 1hf&ns Nbfh H.
A correspondent. writing from Havana
under date of April 8, says: he question
of the annexation Of Cuba TO the United
States is daily growing more serions, and
the government commences 10 be alarmed
at the propagation that more or less openly
il being carried on with results that will
soon be known. The campaign that has
been opened by several leading lapers Is
courageonsly sustained in remarkable edi.
torials that generally attract attention, one
having gone So far AS to assert some weeks
ago that the spanish government, through
their disgraceful and ruinious administra.
tion. did more than anybody else to throw
Cnba into the arms Of the United states.
The new budgets, just voted by the oortes,
have come 10 I'LL the measure, as they
cleary tell the people here that they have
nothing 30 expect IN their favor from
Spain, whose political leaders seem to
compete as 20 who is 10 increase the most
the heavy burden of charges and all taxes
which the Caba merchant, manufacturer,
| planter and land tenant ia TO pay.
Though the Cuban chambers of COM
merce have protested in due time and in
| the most energetic terms against the In
creased taxes, no attention whatever, as
usual, was paid in Madrid TO this protest
| and the annexationists have taken advan-
| tage of the disaffection created by the last
measures decreed TO forward the propaga-
\ tion of their doctrine aud increase the
number of their adht rents. In "a remark
| able editorial, whose author was arraigned
(the government considering II ne incentive
to rebellion), u was said some time ago
that the only way annexation could be
avoided was to Immediately proclaim the
autonomy Of Cuba, and that the conserve.
tive party should Join the liberals in their
efforts to obtain frufn Spain self govern
ment for the island.
The eonserv tive press has exhausted all
the anathemas furnished them by the ni.
nal of their stale patriotism 10 excommun-
icaie the liberal papers that have declared
that annexation propagation IL perfectly
legal inasmuch as the 55ih article Of the
constitution declares that the king needs
tn be authorized By \ special Law 10 alien
ate, cede or exchange any portion of span
ish territory" Basing themselves upoI
the text Of the article of the constitution
cuofed above, those who are In favor of th'
annexation OF Cnba to the United States
affirm that snch an act would simply be ~
alienation or permutation of Part OF thu
territory that has been foreseen by th'
trainers of the constitution now enforcet
In Spain over her dominions, and the prop
agation of such doctrine is therefor
thoroughly lawful.
With the exception of some nswspape
editors who have boldly assumed the re
sponsibility Of their acts, the main pa o
the people, liberal as we'll as conservative
though longing in the bottom of thei
hearts for a change that wonld improve ia
! general situation of Cuba and save her in
! habitants from rain and desperation, d
not dare as yet, TO pronounce themselve
! too openly. They aill pEadentls ohserS
the signs oE the times before adopting
political line OF conduct that would bin
, them forever The doubt that still pre-
, walls regarding the attitude the Unite
. States may assume in this question, In
dueas q great many, whose influence ma
! weigh heavy In the balance, 10 remain |
| the background. BE II as ID may, the au
Economists, through one of their most In
poftant organs of the press, recently pre-
:, claimed that II the government and III
conservative party persist In denying thu
autonomy is the only possible and accept
able solution to the Cnban problem, an
4 annexation will forclbly be the only salvi
: tion left TO the Cnbans for the redamptio
| of their lost liberty and trampled digu't,
!. The government has not, as yet, adopss
q system OF rigor and prosecution 10 p'
down the annexationist movement, as ~
vised to do by some of the most rabid COZ
servative papers, being well aware, by wh
n happened in other American countries tn
> once belonged to Spain, that were they
i enforce such measures IL would be u
/. death sentence of the Spanish domain
Il America. A fact beyond all doubt IL th
% there are large number Of annnexaiio
lists In Cuba and some In the Unit,
States. The question nov il TO kns
whether any Of the members of the Cover
ment al Washington would BE- willing
\ l. favor the movement just initiated.in Cut
Y. Law, but No Justice.
y s&s Francisco, April IL