The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-24
The Government Refuses to Modify It's Plan
for Autonomy.
PROTECTIONIST MOVEMENT IN SPAIN.
Late Captain General Will Put Himself at the
Head of 1t.

ify it's programme Of autonomy for
Cuba. Continuing, the premier ex-
pressed the hope that the Cuban as
sembly would elect commission which
would cooperate with a Spanish COM
mission in determining the commercial
relations between Cuba and Spain, by
consulting their mutual interests. This
is interpreted as meaning that the
cabinet will adopt the scheme of Senior
Moret, the minister for the colonies,
who, as cabled to the Associated Press
yesterday, announced to Catalan del
egation that he had fully considered
the general interests of the colonies
and was convinced that his policy
alone would lead to a peaceful solu-
ton. Continuing, Senior Moret eX-
planned to the Catalan delegation that,
in dealing with the colonies, national
and not merely certain industrial in
terests must be considered. In con-
clusion, the minister announced his
intention to maintain his opinions be-
fore the cabinet, and, If his colleagues
disagreed with him, he was prepared
to resign, which step now seems to
have been avoided.
Senor Puigcerver, minister of finance,
when receiving the Catalan deputa-
tions, spoke in substantially the same
vein as Senior Sagasta.
The cabinet in council has approved
the article in the autonomy scheme
giving the Cubans the control of the
customs. It's terms will not be pub
lished until it has received the sane
ton of the queen regent. In addition
to the granting of an autonomous tar
if for Cuba, the following reforms
have been proposed: The chamber of
deputies of the island shall be COM
| posed of between forty and fifty MEM
bers, deputy for each 10000 of the
| population. The governor general is
| to choose from this chamber five mem
| bers to form an executive committee,
consisting of president and minis
| ters of the interior, finance, justice and
public works. The governor general
shall have the right to veto legisla-
ton.
MADRID Nov 23.-The impartial
today strongly opposes the granting OF
tariff autonomy to Cuba, declaring
that unless Spanish products are ad-
mitted to that island on preferential
terms, geographical conditions will
compel the peninsula to renounCe
the Cuban market. El Liberal strongly
supports the proposition to give Cuba
an autonomous tariff. and publishes
documents tending to show tnat all
Cubans, even the Spanish colonists, de-
sire autonomy.
HAVANA. Nov. 90. - Great uneasi-
ness is felt in influential Liberal cir
| cles over the news of the prOtectionist
| movement in Spain. 1t is believed
| that, if the government is not ener
| getically seconded, serious conflict will
| come from the failure of the new re-
| gime, the principal feature of which
is to leave the tariffs to Cuban con-
| troll But it is hoped that some means
may be devised of harmoniZing the
conflicting interests, Senior Canalejas,
| editor of Ell Heraldo, of Madrid, today
| had a conference at the chamber of
/ commerce with the association of to-
bacco leaf merchants. promising to do
| in their behalf all that he justly could
and to promote, as far as possible.
measures that would specially favor
their PROSTATE industry.
HAVANA, Nov. 2S.-Marshal Blanco,
| the captain general of Cuba, has been
| authorized by the government at Mad
/ rid to sign a credit for 100000 to be
| devoted to the immediate relief of the
suffering peasants who have been gath
cred in the vicinity Of the towns oc-
cupied by the Spanish troops. as pre-
! cautionary measure, and who had been
suffering great hardships and priva-
| tion.