The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-21
RUMOR IS BUSY
IN CUBAN AFFAIRS
A Reported Change Of Spanish Policy
Toward Cuba.
HOME RULE ALLOWED THE ISLAND
General Weyler to BE Recalled..Two
Men Said to Have Been Named in
His Place..Thc Third Commander
Sent Out to Crush Cuba Proves q
Failure.

New York, Nov. 2O--The many ru-
mOrs received here during the past
few days from Madrid, to the effect
that CAPTAIN General Weyler will be
recalled from Cuba by the Spanish
government on account of his failure
to check the revolution, are confirmed
by a cablegram received in this city
last night from the Spanish metropolis,
by Senior Jose Gutierrez, Cuban ex-
porter.
According to this dispatch the enc
mics of General Weyler have succeed
ed in urging on the government the
necessity OF sending to the island Il
military commander who Is better
equipped to deal with the insurgents
than the present captain general, as
there has been much dissatisfaction
over General Weyler's failure.
II the present plans are carried out,
Spain will send to Cuba two men. one
as governor general and the other as
lieutenant general. Both these offices
are now occupied by General Weyler.
Ex-Minister of Colonies Maura, who
Is mentioned foy the first position, Is
a leading autonOmist and author OF
what is known as the "Maura Plan
General Pando, who was sent back 10
Spain by Captain General Weyler upon
tne arrival III Supu, 10 spun
of for the office of lieutenant general.
This STEP" said Senior Gutierrez, "is
taken for the purpose Of conciliating
the members of the Autonomist party
In Cuba, with the hopes that there Is
still chance to end the war by grant
ing to the Cubans home rule. This,
however, will not be accepted by the
Cubans, not even by the AutonOmist
party, as they consider this concession
as coming too late, and, besides. the
party is now almost disorganized, most
of its members having united with the
revolutionists."
GENERAL PANDO'S RECORD.
General Pando, who, the dispatch
says, will succeed Weyler as command
er of the Spanish army in Cuba, served
in this insurrection, as he did in the ten
years war, but did not agree with his
superior as to the manner of conduct
ing the war. and after heated argu-
ment General Weyler ordered him to
return to Spain. General Pando has
many influential friends in Spain,
however who have since been secretly
working against General Weyler until
their aim seems at last to have met
with success.
IF the Spanish government takes
this action" said Minister Tomas Es-
trada Palma, ''it will be not only ALI
admission by Spain that the revolution
has become very serious, but a direct
slap at General Weyler and his meth
DDS Of warfare. do not believe. how
ever, that General Pando can accom-
plish any more In Cuba than General
Weyler. He will be the third COM
mander Spain has sent to Cuba to
crush the Cuban arms. and as General
Martinez CamDos. who was lenient
and mild in his administration of the
affairs Of the country, and General
Weyler, who has ruled with an iron
hand and resOrted to the utmost cruel
ty to restore peace, have both proved
dismal failures, we have nothing to
fear from General Pando or any other
commander they might send"
PROMISES OF AUTONOMY.
About the new promises of autonomy
which Spain will probably make to the
Cubans through Senor MaurG, the Gu
ban minister said:
THE time for home rule under Spain
has passed, and not under any circum-
stances will we consider such promise
This war Is one for independence. and
We intend either to accomplish this or
fight until We are exterminated. But
autonomy, never!"