The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-29
TO COMPEL OBEDIENCE
HOW HE WOULD DO 1T.
senior Prendergast Gives His Views
Quite Fully.

senior Prendergast Gives His Views
Quite Fully.
NEW YORK, April ga dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
Senior Moret Prendergast in an inter
view says:
Il am a thorough liberal and have
always fought for Cuban liberty. When
was minister for the colonies in 1870
introduced two laws of which [ am
very proud-one for the abolition of
slavery, which is still called in Spain
| the Moret law, and the other enacting
constitution for Puerto Rico, which
was unanimously approved and which
was In effect self-government This
constitution was put aside when the
Liberal party went out of power
also gave free trade to Puerto Rico.
L could not give the same to Cuba
as the island was in a state of in
surrection. 1 am thoroughly in favor
of the applieatio of
LIBERTY TO CUBA
on three points. do not say 'auton-
omy, for the meaning which that
word conveys is too vague. Everybody
can interpret autonomy as he himself
chooses. [ prefer to define clearly the
reforms l consider necessary.
First, economic reform. l mean by
this free trade, the guarantee of all for
eign capital employed in Cuba, the APP
phcatlon of a large portion of the Gu
ban revenue to the public works of the
island, and unity or similarity of the
banking system employed extending to
Cuba the national credit.
Second, administrative reform. The
formation of municipalities with proper
Independence, 70 be submitted to the
referendum, and some kind of pro-
vincial body to be called, let US say the
deputation, with proper faculties and
powers to administer all local inter-
eSts.
Third, political reform. This is to
be the last to be applied, and of conse-
quence only after distinct understand
ing between the, peninsular and insular
peoples with regard to the two pre-
vious points, and only after the COM
plete pacification of the island. The
form that this will take will be a sub
ject for future. discussion and arrange
ment between the two peoples before
being submitted to the cortes.
THERE ARE TWO METHODS,
either imperial federation or the pres
ent system of sending deputies to the
Spanish parliament. The selection of
oAe OF these will depend on the state
of mind for the time being of the Gu
ban-SpanlSh statesmen
Your correspondent asked whether, in
his opinion, these reforms could be
enforced Immediately in Cuba, and
difficulty in doing so.
Yes, replied he, economic and
administrative reforms could be en-
forced at once, but not political re-
forms To my mind, the existing war
would offer no obstacles. Difficulties
might arise from egotism or from per-
sonal interests, but l do not attach i'm
portance to these. They could easily
be overcome. My idea would be to
propose them on the assembling OF the
Cortes, and they could be approved in a
fortnight
Ought Puerto Rico to get reforms
without regard to Cuba?"
Most certainly, and [ cannot UNDER
stand why the government, with such
a good field in which to display their
should not have granted
them already"
Does your exceylency agree with
Senior Segasta, that the Spanish people,
as whole, would resent friendly over
lures from the United States?''
Il do thoroughly agree with him.
SPANISH PRIDE
will not allow any interference from
the United States. This is due chiefly
to the language employed in the Senate
and House of Representatives
My individual impression is that /
the United States should cooperate /
with Spain to suppress the insurrection /
IN Cuba, not in order to oblige Spain, /
but in the cause of civilization and in |
the interest of the United States COM