Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
0PULhCe GETS ANGRlER EVERY DAY
United AUTONOMY is OFFERED CUBA
Cnnovns' Program IN To Arrange a
Practical Home Rule for the
Island Contingent
wcylcr's Success.


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MADRID, Spain, Dec. 19.-(New York
World Cablegram-Special Telegram The
decision OF the United States senate COM
mittee on foreign relations to recommend
the adoption of the Cameron resolution rec
ognizing a republic in Cuba has caused a
profound sensation in Madrid. The newspa-
pers here, without exception, declare that
Spain will never peacefully assent to Cuban
independence, and that no government that
consented to entertain in any shape or form
such n suggestion would live twenty-four
hours, as the feeling of the Spanish people
is unanimous and determined to maintain
Spanish rule in the West Indies at any cost,
even at the risk of war with America.
But the newspapers regard the position OF
President Cleveland and Secretary of State
Olney as correct and friendly toward Spain.
They hope President Cleveland will post
pone as long as possible the carrying out Of
the joint resolution of congress, even should
it become law.
Political and military circles are much
concerned and irritated. The leading states
men, and especially Seniors Sagasta, Meret
and CASTELAR, and Marshal Martinez Cam
pos, are at a loss to understand how the
American congress can adopt a resolution
recognizing Cuban independence and direct
ing the United States government to inter-
vene between Spain and the insurgents,
when President Cleveland and Secretary Oh
ney solemnly declare, on the testimony OF
Consul General Lee, that the insurgents
lack even the condition warranting recogni-
tion OF belligerency.
ITS POSITION STATED.
The Spanish government has positively
informed the American state department
how far it is possible for 1t TO go.to meet
the views OF America, promising the early
conceding of administrative autonomy to
the island of Porto Rico within the lines
traced by the home rule bill which passed
the Cortez in 1895, and the granting OF
similar autonomy to Cuba Just as soon as
the military campaign there takes a more
upClSlNe turn III ldNOT Vi opdlH.
Canovas will announce his intention to give
to Cuba administrative autonomy, a more
liberal tariff-making possible closer COM
mercal relations with the United States
and a certain amount of political and eco
nomical autonomy compatible with the i'm
perial interest. Beyond this no Spanish
government is likely to go.
The present temper of the people and OF
the army would render very difficult the
advent to office of liberal or any other
cabinet suspected of harboring any idea
OF suffering dictaton by the United States.
The public is getting angrer every day and
more impatient with Weyler and the other
generals in Cuba for not pushing the war
more actively.
TRUST TO CLEVELAND.
In conversation today with Spanish politl-
clans and journalists, both Premier Cano-
vas and the duke of Tetuan, Spanish for
egn minister, said they feared no mmedi-
ate or even later warlike consequences from
the recognition of belligerency or of the in
dependence OF the Cubans by the American
congress. Both persist in believing that
President Cleveland his cabinet and the
thoughtful people of the United States will
do their best to delay and minimize a policy
of which the effects are visible already In
Wall street and in financial quarters In the
United States and Europe. senor Canovas
and the duke of Tetuan are not inclined to
believe that even such recognition would
lowed by intervention. The latter the Span
ish nation would never allow it's government
to tolerate. The premier and foreign minis
ter expect such success in Cuba as Will
avert a conflict with the United States.
ARTHUR e. HOUGHToN.
LONDON, Dec 19-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram)-The i'm
portant statement by the Worlds Madrid
correspondent, forwarded today through the
London bureau, concerning the Spanish
governments disposition In this crisis, may
be accepted as authoritative. Mr., Hough-
ton has been in Madrid for a quarter of a
century as the correspondent OF London's
most conservative newspaper, the Standard
He Is persona grata at the Spanish court
and in government circles at Madrid, and
besides is on terms of confidential frlend-
ship with United States Minister Taylor.
BALLARD SMITH.
SPANISH PREMIER QUITE PACIFIC.
Says the Adoption of the RESOLUTION
May Not bring War.
MADRID, Dec. 19.-SenOr Canoyas del Cas-