The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-30
as VIEWED IN WASHINGTON.
Sherman Says It VIII Not Materi-
ally Affect Cuba.

Washington. Sept. 29.-The news Of
the Spanish cabinet crisis MAS first
bYcughd 10 the attention Of officials Of
the state department. and diplomatic
officials through the Associated Press
bulletin from Madrid, and up to q late
hour tonight from To other source vas
any information on the sSbject forth
coming. 1t is sglTmissd that Minister
Woodford's failure to cable the depart
ment was attributable 90 the fact that
it was after niShtfau II Madrid before
the news became known. Il cannot be
said that the event caused much sur
prise to the officials Of the state depart
ment ar among the diplomatic corps in
Washington. A careful inspection of
the cable news for the nast few weeks
had left the general impression that the
cabinet erected in haste after the as
sassination of Canovas could not be ex-
pected 10 last long. There were sey-
eral reasons for this expectation but
perhaps the principal one WAS the be-
lief that the disseusd0nS among the
supporters Of the government caused
by the personal encounte. between the
Duke Of Tetuan. the minister Of foreign
affairs. and one If the leaders of the
ConSerV a5iVeS had n1r been healed, but
had only been bridSad over temporary
ily.
VIEWS OF SHERMAN.
The dissident Conservatives at the
time insisted upon the resignation of
the duke as a condition Of their further
support Of the government. As The gov
eminent depended not upon a homo
genS0Us party. but rather upon union
of various elements generally opposed
TO liberal ideas for It's existence, this
was threatening condition, and
crisis was aVerted only through the
strenuous efforts If Conservative lead
ers As TO what is 10 follow the resig
nation Of the cabinet officials here are
completely in the dark.
Secretary Sherman does not believe
that it viii materially affect the rela-
tons OF Spain, sdther 10 tEe United
States or 10 Cuba. which seems TO in
dictate an expectation on his part that
when the cabinet is reorgdnize1 Il viii
he found TO be Stin OF q Conservative
tendency. On the other hand high Of
ficials IN the administration expect that
a liberal cabinet under the leadership
Of Sagasta viii be erected on the ruins
OF the AZcarr2ga cabinet II this
should be the case, the future is held 10
be full of promise fOr Cuba, for it is
recalled that the Liberals have not hes
kated to express their opposition TO the
great expenditure OF human life and
vast treasure in the effort 10 carry out
the repTeSsive Conservative programme
AS TO CUBAN FREEDOM.
1t is not believed that the Liberals
Gre prepared 10 so to the length of
promising Cuba freedom, but from the
expressions OF the leaders Of the party
it is hoped that they are willing 10
grant so liberal q measure of home rule
and autonomy 10 the island that %
Spanish sovereignty nothing would re-
main save 4 shred in the way of a few
preferential duties and perhaps the
power OF appointing some officials cor
responding 10 the governor general OF
Canada, named BY the British crown.
An incident to the selection of 4 Liberal
cabinet ii is said would be the restcra-
ton of Marines Campos TO position
where be would be in a position "a
carry out the programme of the re-
formed government in its Cuban policy.
Among diplomatic officials, the resig-
nation Of the Spanish cabinet excited
the keenest interest and was the chief
topic throughout the evening The
Spanish minister left at 4 O'clock for
Lennox, about an hour before the frs;
word Of the designations had been re.
ceiVed. He mad felt up TO the time OF
the departure that there was no indica-
ton Of important developments al
Madrid, and he would undoubtedly
have remained here had he anticipated
ihe Impending cTlSIs- All oHlclal ad-
vices are being forwarded direct tc
LennoN
WAS ONLY TEMPORARY.
The ministry. it was explained By
diplomatic officials entirely familiar
with the facts, is Conservative through.
out 1t WAS chosen after the assassina.
ton Of Canoyas and was regarded as :
continuance of the Canovas regime. Al
the time of its selection il was consid-
cred temporary, as the queen regen,