Willmar tribune., 1897-12-28
SPAIN WILL LOSE CUBA.
This Is the Prediction of Gen, Wev-
ler If Autonomy Is In
sisted Upon.
The INSURGENTS WILL never SUBMIT,

Weyler Also Seeks n Conflict with
the United States-Hc Wants to III.
Chief COMMUNICATIVE E1uin.. of
Ruiz Defended by Mr.. Palma, of the
Cuban Junta.
Madrid, Dec. %. Gen. Wcyler, in an
interview just published. is quoted as
declaring formally that there is no
hope of the success of autonomy, adding
that no insurgent will submit except to
the marquis of Santa Lucia and an
other chief and asserting that the in
surrection would continue.
The general is also quoted as saying
that if the Spanish government persist
ed in. autonomy Spain would lose Cuba
in a few months.
In conclusion Gen. Weyler said he op-
posed the dissolution of the chamber
until the government renounced its
policy of giving Cuba an autonomous
form of government.
Weyler Seeks n Conflict.
Madrid, Dec. 23.-Gen. Wcyler has
net abandoned his purpose to create a
conflict with the United States. He
wishes revenge for President McKin-
ley's attacks against him in his mes
! sage. He also hopes if war comes he
will be appointed chief commander of
| the Spanish forces by popular acclama
aion as the general who showed the
greatest hatred toward the United
| States. Since he arrived at Madrid
Weyler has been trying to stir by all
possible means the spirit of the army
against thf United States.
If the Spanish government refuses to
ask a proper redress for President Nc
-I<inley's attack Oh the Spanish army
| Weyler will advise all the generals and
| colonels who served under him in Cuba
to resign from the army. lie thus hopes
| to create a conflict between Sagasta
and the queen and to divide the army,
he becoming the leader of the discon-
tented while posing as the chief de-
fender of national honor. The question
! is whether his former officers will fol-
low his advice. The only thing clear
is that by these meraces and by his fire.
qnent conferences with Marquis Ger
ralbo, the delegates of Don Carlos,
Weyler wishes chiefly to frighten the
! queen and Sagasta into coaxing him and
| helping him to become an important
! political boss.
Defends killing of Ruiz.
| New York, Dec. %. - r. Estrada
Palma, of the Cuban junta, has made a
statement regarding the killing by the
| insurgents of Col. Ruiz. who was sent
| by Capt. Gen. Blanco to win over or
buy up Gen. Aranguren, in which he
! r. nfn fh1 ~ H. =
clares the blood of Ruiz is upon Blanco
and Congosto and not upon the Cubans,
because he was sent in the face of en-
phatic declarations of the insurgents
that Spanish peace emissaries would be
treated as spies and su1nmarily shot.
The statement closes rs follows:
| 1--WE are denied by the entire world staff
as belllgerents, and might. therefore, claim
| that we have no obligations to conduct the
! war as belligerents, but we do not intend
| in Cuba and the character Of the Spanish
! demand. however, that we take the neces-
| sary measures to speedily terminate the
! war by convincing the world that inde-
| pcndence alone can satisfy US.
I'VE accordingly issue decree. and SOL
cmnly warn Spain of its enactment. II
! despite this warning they persuade man
to be rash enough to come to us to treat on
| tho DaS1S' or autonomy, we must either 0c-
|:knowledge1 that our laws are made only
| to be broken, or be compelled by pain
full duty to carry them out"
Will Not Bring Peace.
Havana, Dec. 22.-At the meeting of
the conservative party, over 300 dele
gates, said to represent so per cent. of
the wealth of the island, being present,
several of the speakers insisted that the
president, the marquis of Apeztegui,
should explain his conduct and utter
ances as published in the newspapers
of Madrid. The marquis, in a speech
of two hours duration. satisfactorily
explained matters and denied the ac-
curacy of the news published in Mad
rid. In all -. speeches were made
against autonomy, all the speakers
agreeing that autonomy will not bring
peace to the island, us proved by the
protests of the members of the Cuban
junta of New York and the recent
death of Lieut.. Col: Ruiz and five other
Spanish commissioners who have been
killed by the insurgents.