The herald., 1897-10-28
SPANISH
PROGRAM
Is Outlined by Minister De
LONE
A CUBAN AUTONOMY POLICY
GRANTING A LARGE MEASURE
OF LIBERTY
The Administration Will Allow Spain
Reasonable Time to Garry Out
Her Plans

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-The Spanish
minister. Senior Dupuy de LONE, con-
sented for the first time today to speak
concerning the policy of autonomy
which the government proposes to apply
to Cuba. He said under this autonomy
policy as applied to Cuba the island will
have a system on the lines of those Of
Canada, or of the American states,
maintaining it's individuality on all in
ternal affairs and yet retaining it's place
as a part Of the federal system. 1t will
have a viceroy, or governor-general, as
is always the case in the maintenance of
a colonial systme, such as those of Aus
tralia, New Zealand or Canada. The
island will have it's own legislature
chosen directly by the people, who will
enjoy universal suffrage.
From the majority in the legislature
the governor general will choose his min
istry, consisting of a president of the
ministry, and four ministers, namely:
Minister Of the interior, minister of pub
lie works, minister of public instruction
and minister of finance. At the same
time Cuba will have representation in
the Spanish cOrtes, as well as her local
legislature. The representatives to the
cortes will also be elected by the people
of Cuba through universal suffrage, and
will not be selected by the ministry, as
has been enormously stated. The min
istry will be responsible to the legisla-
ture, and not to the governor general.
The subjects before the legislature will
include those of taxation, tariff, public
instruction and all matters of the inter-
nal administration of the island, in the
broadest sense of the term.
SPAIN'S ANSWER
WASHINGTON Oct. 27.-The event of
the day at the state department was the
receipt of the long expected cablegram
from United States Minister Woodford
at Madrid. transmitting the answer Of
the Spanish government to his represen-
tations in the interest of peace in Cuba.
This message began to come in INSTALL
ments at o'clock last night, and it was
all in hand at the state department. 1t
was not the length of the message that
occupied the wires all of that time, but
the fact that it was all in groups of fig
ures, and that it was probably being filed
in small patches, as it was turned into
at Madrid.
The first copy was taken to the presi-
dent, not being entrusted to a messenger,
but being delivered by Chief Clerk
Michaels in person at the White House.
After due opportunity had been allowed
the president to read the message, an
application was made for statement of
It's contents or nature. This was de-
clined by Secretary Porter, and it was
said that under no circumstances would
the correspondence be made public be-
fore consideration by the cabinet
From unofficial information that has
reached certain administration officials
in advance of this message of Mr.. Wood
ford's as to the nature of the Spanish
reply, it is evident that in neither Ian
guage nor subject matter is the COM
municatiOn likely to be taken as Offens-
i've by our government. 1t may be, it is
true, regarded as insufficient to meet the
issue presented by Mr.. Woodford in his
note, but officials of the state depart
ment say that in view of what has al
ready been accomplished by the new
Spanish cabinet in reforming abuses in
Cuba, in removing Weyler and in pro-
jecting what appears to be liberal
measure of autonomy, our government
will certainly rest, at least until congress
assemblies. and afford the new Spanish
government reasonable length Of time
to carry out it's plans.
THE NEW DOCTOR
NEW YORK, Oct. ga dispatch to
the Herald from Philadelphia says: DR..
Jose Congosto, Spanish Consul here,
L. xt<J
General Of Cuba, says: "a good doctor,
you know, when called in to take charge
of case of which another doctor has
made failure, ignores his predecessors S
mode of treatment and adopts one of his
own. This will be my method of admin
istering the office. The whole manage
ment of affairs on that island has, in my
opinion, been wrong. and, so far as it lies
in my power, it will be revolutionized
by the elimination of all harsh and arbi-
trary methods. The governing factor in
my policy shall be liberality and fair
ness toward every one. Another change
which I will make will be the treatment
of accredited representatives of Amer
lean newspapers. All the information
possess which can be made public will
be at their disposition"
A VERBAL COMPLAINT
MADRID, Oct. 27.-A formal denial
was issued by the government of Spain
today of the statement that the Spanish
minister at Washington, Senor de LONE,
has presented to the government Of the
United States a note on the subject of
filibustering expeditions which were al
legged to have left American ports for
Cuba. The Spanish minister. it is eX-
planned, made a verbal complaint to the
government at Washington regarding
the departure of the filibusters from
ports in the United States
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