New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
M COMPROMISE WITH SPAIN.
rrr CUBAN JUNTA ISSUES A MANIFESTO
...ru,xc B1-r THE RECOGNITION OF CUBAN IN
DEPENDENCE WILL. SATISFY THE PATRIOTS
FREEDOM. OR EXTINCTION OF
THE CUBANS.

THE CUBANS.
nh. Cuban Junta. through Generai 1o"'aS
...d, Palma gave out last evening mani
.. dec,aring that Cuba would accept no COM
,.. with Spain and that the war now In
po' r,ou,d result IN the unconditional free
,a.s a, Cuba or the extinction Of the CuDans
w. manifesto begins with the statement that
"A a. called out by tie persistency with which
~ American press hac talked Of supposed re-
-. N be introduced in Cuba by the spanish
c.,.arnn,ent. and it continues In part:
~. ouestior OF the supposed reforms is not
..o- which at all conc ,rns those VINO nave al
IL established an independent government IN
iea-' "a have resolved to shrink from no sacri-
80 =, nroperty or life in order to emanclpate the
-ho,e island from the Spanish yoke II spain mas
w." ., exterminate u.s. then let her convert the
ss.,.rd into a vast cemetery; II she mas not anu
,.,.s 10 terminate the war before the whoe
.,-v "a reduced to ashes. then let her ADOPT the
.s, measure that will put an end to 1t and recog-
nize our independence l.,
100 .ndeayor TO free ourselves from the spanish
W, .har rho peopIe OF the thirteen colonies when
,-7s thsv rose in arms against the British Gov
u.nt The people of these colonies were In the
Sn .nioyment Of all the rights OF man. they had
,,hsrtv OF conscience. freedom Of Speech hpery OF
~. nress the right Of public meeting and the right
S~aol
.h.r. they made their own laws. and IN fact en-
.a The blessings of self-government They were
-, under the sway OF a captain-general. with
.h,tvsyy MOVERS who at his will could imprison
,h.m deport them to penal colonies. or order their
execution even without the semblance OF court
martial They did not have TO pay a permanent
.,mv and navy that they might be kept in subJec-
,,on nor to feed swarm of hungry employees
y..rlv sent over from the metropolis to prey upon
.,u,,d and crushing customs tariff. which COM
neled them 10 &c TO the home markets for millions
Of merchandise annually which they could buy
much cheaper elsewhere; they were never compe leo
TO cover a budget OF twentysix or thirty million
dollars year without the consent Of the taxpayers
and for the purpose Of defrayng the expenses OF the
army and navy of the opprozsor 10 pay the salaries
OF thousands Of worthless European employees the
whole interest on a debt not incurred by the colony
and other expenditures from which the island re-
ce.ved no benefit whatever, for out Of all those
millions only the paltry sum OF 100000 was appar-
entity applied for works OF internal improvement,
one-ha,f Of which invariably went into the pockets
OF the Spanish employees.
We have thrown ourselves into the struggle ad-
vsedly and deliberately; knew what we would
have to face and decided unfinchingly to perse-
we're until should emancipate ourselves from the
Spanish Government And know that we are
able to do IT, know that competent TO
a. people have nothing to envy the Spaniards
IN fact feel ourselves superior to them, and
from them expect no improvement no better
education. on the contrary, the longer We remain
under their domination the worse shall be our con-
politics especially the only thing they can teach us
Is corruption in all the branches of the public ad-
panistrstion and to initiate US into system Of
bureaucracy carried TO the rank OF political nsti Il
tuition, which destroys all energy, and initiative IN
nyans upon the spells Of the public treasury;
advanced than the Spanish. In that respect and In
usy others we have nothing in common with the
With envy the government Of the people. by the peo-
2 rule ourselves without any fear of perturbations
oones Us bn S ey
England and In superior condition to the Spanish
Yoke 90 Ems saVry oven in Cuba w ali It's e m
justice and crueltes. The white and the coiored
live in perfect Ss, Ss baS and IN
quer their political liberty; the coored people are
Superior in the island to those in the United States
ing. During the. last fifteen years they have
reached ,s wonderful intsllectusi Development, on on
the facilities offered by Their wealth. have completed
The Their gdnsssn IL f9rgn eSSne IN
themselves TO the republican practices and to the
exercise Of their righs as free men. thus prepar-
Ing themselves for the exercise OF those rights
N their native land when emancipated from Span
The made in Cuba has for its only aim the
overthrow OF the Spanish sway and the establish
ment OF an Independent republic under whose be-
side BY side with ike CuSsns @ as members OF the the
Eme community and citizens OF the same nation.
It In the day Of triumph we shall have
proaeh for any one. and our arms will be opened to
opinions were and their attitude during the war.
Sut let all know also that between the present revo
mton and the Government OF Spain there If no pos
Arrangement of