Evening journal., 1896-04-22
WILL SPAIN SELL CUBA?
Rrmors That Insurgents Will
Purchase Freedom.
TO GET THE FUNDS IN NEW YORK


Palma Issues n Manifesto Declaring That
the Insurgents VIII Accept No Com.
promIse-They WIN Have independence
or Fight Until Extcr,ninated.
WASHINGTON. April 22. The Star this
morning publishes this interesting piece
OF gossip ebout the administration Gu
ban programme:
"Thero Is an interesting rumor in cir
oulation regarding the reasons that moved
the president TO send his noto Of media
tion TO the Spanish government through
the American minister mt Madrid. 1t is
said that this note was forerunner OF q
proposition on the part OF tho president
that Cuba should bo allowed TO purchase
her independence from Spain, and that
Senor Palma. who IS here to be made min
istcz OF the Cuban government as soon as
bis country's independence is gained, sug-
gostod this plan to Mr.. Cleveland, tollipg
him that IL would DO satisfactory to the
Cubans The friends OF Cuba in this coun-
try aro far from being harmonious it Is
said, In their efforts to advance the cause
Of their native island. There are two fac
tions, one headed by Senior Palma. who is
generally regarded as the representative OF
Gated chiefly in Now York and said TO be
represented here by Senior Aguirre, who
has been about tho capitol great deal
during tho debates on the Cuban question.
When the above story was called SO the at
tention Of Senior Aguirre, he replied:
That will not be denied by Senior
Palma. I have no Idea that he Will deny
t. But such proposition will not be APP
proved by the Cuhans now fighting for
tho independence of their country. ] sug
eosted such plan TO Gomez myself somo
TINA ago md l win never forget the look
and reply he gave me. He answered
promptly that an oppressed people could
only gain their independence Mt the point
Of the sword. A proposition to purchase
their Independence will be spurned by the
Cubans. "
The Cuban Loan.
The report which comes from New York
that syndicate of English and French
bankers has made an offer to the iunta to
take a Cuban loan may indicate that the
proposition for the purchase Of Cuba,s in
dependence Is not new and that 1t has
been considered by friends of tho Cuban
cause for some time This proposition was
to provide money to purchase the indie
pendence of the island unless the Cubans
should sooner become FREQ from Spain,
and IN that event the loan was to be float
ed for the republic OF Cuba in order that
the government might have the funds
with which 20 establish itself on firm
basis by providing a navy and supplying
tha necessary meaps Of national existence.
Cubans do not receive with any enthu-
siasm the report from Spain that that gov
ernment Is ready to grant autonomy to
the island. Friends of Cuba in this city
look upon such proposition as merely a
ruse on the part of the mother country to
put a stop TO the war carried on by the in
surgents in order that Spain may tighten
her grasp on the island. They say they
have enjoyed certain degree Of self
government ION paper" for some time,
but that, in fact. they have been slaves to
Spanish rule They insist that the only
way for the Cubans to govern themselves
win be through achieving their own in
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