Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-08
9ELEGRAPHlC.
OPINIONS DIFFER.
,,nmsuls on CleYsland's Message
Devoted 10 Cuba.
,.r LONDON PAPERS ADMIRE 1T.
shan. Call II ruzzle Consisting OF
Nothing but Words Wi hut
Meaning.

toxnos, Dec. Sail OF the news
.,ns,s this morning have editorials on
p,.,ldent Cieveiand's message. M0a.
=, them regard the message as one Of
'.,hsr minor Importance, except no far
- concerns the Cuban question, to
-h,cb phase the bulk OF the Comment
4, devoiej.
This Daily News, the liberal organ,
,.,.ot the CUBAN portion OF the mes
noe, "President Clevelsnd's argument
!, clear enough that no country pos.
.,,,s, the right to foster u perpetual
source Of trouble, and TINT Spain must
.,tber grant autonomy or sell. spain,
Soweyer, will probably refuse to do
snvtbing OF the kind. Her proverbiai
r,ids will bo much hurt by America's
in,.rferepce. She will be disposed to
,nslst upop her right to wallop her
avn negroes 40 long as she plepses. and
pn,one. being very sensitive just now
~ ,he subject of the Monroe doctrine,
snsin will PROBABLY be intluentislly
.nnpor,ed II she holds out. We hope
,hs will not prevail, because autonomy
i, hest for Cuba aud best for SPAIN"
The editorial In the Times Gays "rhe
time and spirit OF the message are
vortby all praise. 1t IL u pity the
moderation and balance OF mind which
Ind. Cleveland has just displayed were
not more conspicuous last year, when
he startle Two continents with q men,
ace OF war. II the Venezuelan quss.
lion had been handled as Mr.. Cieve-
land now handles the Cuban question,
he mig bit have avetted the disruption
Of the Democracy and have kept
Bryan and Organism in their previous
OOscurlty.
"Ihe present message gives the
modest advice in the most unexcep.
ilonsl language, nor can the least
complaint be made of the character of
the warning addressed 10 spain. 1t
10 not improbable that Spain will take
oaense, but clearly Mr.. Cleveland 10
scluated by friendly feelings aud Spain
will do well TO atquiesce, otherwise
the way will be clear for the In
huenoe represented by Mr.. CalPs reso.
luton In the Senate yesterday. II
Spain closed now with MIR. Cieve.
lands ovsrtures, 1t would be difficult
ior the Mckinley administration to
seer new course"
CUBANs CALL IT A PUZZLE.
NEW YORK, Dec. The World
will publish the following interview
tomorrow with prominent Cubans OIL
tbe Presldept,s nessage.
piedel Pierot of tho Junta-Ths
mstsage 10 "a enigma and puzzle.
,hould bav, q far higher regard fol
Mr. Cleveland had he simply on
nounceu that the United States gov.
eminent was opposed to the csuse Of
Cuban liberty anu sympathizsd with
spsin's Efforts to crush the revolution.
The message will not make u particle
OIL difference one way or the other 80
iat ~ the revolution is concernst. Ii
The soldiers OF Gomez and Maceo rea.
lie that the message means that the
United States will not raiss q finger to
stop Weyler's butcheries, they will
Eight with more terrible energy born
oil despair. Clsvelsnd's talk about
'ntonomy only shows how little ht
really knows Of the real situation Of
fairs, The idea of autonomy Is dead
sesicsly any one In Cuba even among
Tue Spanish themselves, consider II
seriously. The nutonomist party wen
10 pieces months ago. For us now