Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-19
MOVEMENT ON FOOT IN CUBA TO
BRING 1T ABOUT.
AUTONOMY NOT PRACTICABLE.
NOT ENOUGH LOYAL TO
FILL THE OFFICES.
Committee to He Sent to the United
States to Work Up Annexation
Sentiment-Gcnernl WeyIer
to Sail for Spain Next
Week.

MatanZas, Cuba, Oct. 1S.-The business ell
least that is the claim the conservative
seems to have arrived at the conclusion
that the Madrid government cannot end the
war on the basis of autonomy TO Cuba, as
there are not enough royalists among the
autonomists to hold public office. Or at
least that is thee lain the conservative
Spaniards make. In addition. the latter ex-
press the belief that the autonomists even
If they were placed in power, would not
De able to preserve peace and protect life
and property from the lawless element. In
view OF this condition of affairs a number
OF important merchants and sugar planters
OF Spanish origin, in conjunction with sew
eral Cubans of prominence. have been hold
ing secret meetings and corresponding with
people in various parts of the island, with
the object of ascertaining the views of the
commercial and planting communities in
Pinar del Rio, Havana, MatanZas and Sar,-
ia Clara provinces, as to the future for Gu
ba most likely to further their interests
and those of the island in general. 1t is ex-
pected that the ma ajOrity of the replies will
be favorable to annexation of Cuba to the
United States, as the Washington govern
ment alone apparently is able to guarantee
peace in Cuba and the protection of life and
property.
AS soon as it is ascertained that the sem
timent OF the persons appealed to is in IA
For OF annexation, u committee will be sent
to the United States, with instructions to
lay the case of Cuba clearly before the
business men of prominence in the United
States, and ask the latter TO unite with the
business men of Cuba in petition to the
Washington government, asking the Unit
ed states, in view of the failure of the con-
SerVatNes to suppress the insurrection by
force OF arms, and pointing out the impossi-
th.aN NV.
tabllshing an autonomous form OF govern
ment, to bring about the annexation of
Cuba to the United States.
The plan of Senor SaSaSta, the new Span
lsh premier, to give autonomy to Cuba, far
from giving satisfaction here, has greatly
increased the feeling. of discomfort. The
autonomist PARTY, 1t is pointed out exists
only in name, the actual majority of the
autonomists being in the insurgent ranks
Montero and a few other prominent au-
tonomists of that party, are in sympathy
with the Insurgents: Besides, the masses
OF the resident Spaniards are strongly anti
autonomists, and there is little or no pros
pect OF making them change their minds.
recognizing the difficulty of the task be-
fore Senior Sagasta, it is not astonishing
that the business community in Cuba is
exchanging views on the subject of an
neXation to the United States, especially
as general uprising of the Spanish ele-
ment is feared if the Spanish government
persists in pushing its autonomist policy
Inc city OF Bayamo, one Of the most i'm
'he VI ue
Cuba, has been quietly abandoned recently,
Its inhabitants moving. as a rule, to We
guitas, fearing repetition at Bayamo of
the .insurgent raid upon Victoria de Las
Tunis.
Havana, Oct. 1S.-General weyler will sail
for Spain on Saturday. October 80, by the
panied by the Marquis Ahumada. General
Monoda, his chief of staff; Colonel Escrib-
ane, his staff aide-de-camp; Engineer
Berriz, Engineer Urzaiz, Engineer Gago,
Major La Caille, of the infantry: Captain
Despujols, of the cavalry; Captain Merry.
of the artillery, and the aides-de-camp of
the Marquis Ahumada.