Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-04
WEYLER NOW Doomed
Sagasta Promises Himself the
Pleasure Of Recalling the
Much.Hated General.
AND SAGASTA Is ON TOP IN SPAIN.

Succu Shrlstlno GlveS HIM the JOD OF
Ruling the Country and Appears to Have
Dismissed the Conservatives for Cruelty
and COrruptiOn-Sagasta Frankly Tells
Uncle Sam to Mind His Own Business,
However. So Special Cable Alleges.
Madrid. Oct. 4.-The queen regent.
having consulted with the leading men
OF the nation, summoned Sagasta to
form new cabinet and that gentleman
accepted the duty, the following men
being in line for the different portfolios:
Premier. Sagasta; department Of state.
Gamaze; finance, Aminos Salvador; COL
onies. Monterio Rios: Justice Maura or
Phigcerver: war. General CSrrea; ma
rine, Admiral Bermejo: interior. Moret.
Premier Sagasta Interviewed.
New York. Oct. "A special to-, The
World from Madrid says: The World
correspondent called en- Premier Sagas-
ia, who said in response to queries: You
ask me if the Liberal party would assent
to mediation by the United States with
q view to fastening the pacification of
Cuba and inducing the rebels in arms
and the exiles to accept autonomy. Why
should we need mediation when our in
tentions-long and often expressed by the
Liberal party-aim at realizing all that
American could suggest? No Spanish
party-certainly not the Liberals-could
assent to foreign interference in our do
mestic affairs or with our colonies No
government could hope to induce the
nation to accept such interference If
America, as we firmly believe and hope,
Is disposed to be sincerely friendly with
U.s. let her enforce the rules of iRterna-
tional law and stop the flow Of moral
and material aid, without which the in
surrection could not last six months.
New Policy for the Cnbans.
We shall reverse completely the poll
Icy of the last two years in Cuba, begin
ming, naturally, with the recall of Wey-
Ter. l informed the queen yesterday
that the Liberal party would accept the
responsibilities Of Office most willingly
If her majesty honored the party with
her confidence; that the Liberal party
had plans for all the pending questions
of the day in Spain, and certainly would
grant to Cuba autonomy along the lines
traced In the programme of the Cuban
autoromists themselves. I said SO in
my manifesto in June and have repeated
thC sdiie DiOullSc curing lne govern
ment holidays. The Liberal party is
prepared to grant to Cuba all possible
self-government, a broad tariff and
every concession compatible with inflex-
1ble defense of Spanish rule and sover-
eighty in the West Indies. We believe
this will satisfy the majority Of the
Cubans and We will act thus spontan-
eously."
VIII Be No Use, SenOr Sagasfa.
But all this will be Of no use IL the
Cubans In this city represent the case as
1t stands with the body Of the Cuban
people. To a reporter yesterday Z. Es-
trada Palma, representative Of the Gu
ban provisional government said: ITO
the Cuban patriots it makes little differ
ence whether Liberal or Conservative
ministry directs affairs In Spain. A
change In government In Spain does not
alter the case Of the Cubans. They are
now more firmly determined than ever
to push the fight until the absolute in
dependence Of Cuba is acknowledged I
believe the Cubans are willing to pay a
reasonable indemnity to Spain provided
she withdraw her troops from Cuba
before the island is completely ruined" !"
All the other Cubans seen echoed Pal
mas views.