Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-29
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Washington. Dec 2s.-The Post tod.v
says: 1T has been learned from an an
thoritative source that secrteray oiney
ana Senior Dupuy de LONE. the Span
ish minister. have practically deter.
mined negotiations on the Cuban oues-
ton which are to be submitted to con-.
sress when 1t convenes on Jan. s. The
terms Of the agreement are based ON a
recent omcial communication from
Premier Canovas. addressed to the Sec
rotary Of state. The premier states
clearly the terms which Spain will ac-
cord to the insurgents. and practically
asks the United States to propose these
conditions to her rebellious subjects. In
return for our good Offices Spain a.
sures this government that she sincere
~ deplores the great commercial loss
which we have sustained on account of
the Cuban disturbance.
VIII Give Us Reciprocity.
she assures us that she il even now
considering reciprocity treaty which
Will deal mainly with Cuban products,
ana which will be framed in such ad-
vantageous terms toward this govern
ment that our losses. both in commerce
ana In the destruction Of American
property In Cuba, will be most gener-
ously compensated. Premier Canovas
says that Spain cannot. Of course, as
q self-respecting and respected nation
stand before the world as having been
coerced into measures by the United
States. She has freely granted all that
she now offers, and that in the face of q
rebellion. But she accepts the good Of
fees Of the United States to act a. me-
diator and to guarantee to the insur-
gents amnesty and the enforcement of
the new reform law which she Is about
to proclaim in Cuba.
Offers the Limit for Cuba,
THE form of government Is, the
Spanish statesman declares, the limit
OF independence which can be granted
to q province by any anton without
absolutely severing the bonds Of union
with the mother country. Autonomy,
as enjoyed by the Canadians, can never
be granted in Cuba. What Spain il
willing to grant the insurgents If they
lay down their arms, and what she asks
the United States to guarantee, Is an
act which provides for a council Of adj
ministration which shall control all
matters pertaining to the commerce of
the Indies, and all estimates upon the
general taxation and expenditures of
the island. as well as its general home
government"
Looks Like Conilrmstiou.
A dispatch from New York says The
World has q special from Madrid that
might be considered as partly con-
firmatory of the foregoing. The special
says: An evidently inspired editorial
In the Epoca today foreshadowing the
possibility of an understanding between
the Spanish government and President
Cleveland has caused a profound SEN
sation in Spain. The Epoca, the organ
Of the Conservative party, now in power,
says: American Intervention in Cuba
is perfectly logical on the grounds of
material interests and national senti-
ment. 1t might become an inevitable
necessity Of American home politics and
1t Is eminently to the interest of our
own country to avoid a conflict wn.le
we can do 20 with honor, maintaining
our dignity and sovereignty"