Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-08
LIBERTY FOR CUBA.
Spanish Concessions Regarded as
More than Sufficient
NJ MINISTER DUPUY DE LONE.
A Synopsis OF the Preamble 10 the Pro.
posed Plan for Cuban
Reforms.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. B. - "No col
any In the world, with the exception
of Canads and New South Wales, will
have as large measure OF liberty as
Cuba will have when the new reform
scheme is fully developed" said Senior
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish minie.
ter, last night.
The minister had before him the full
proect fer the reformation OF the sys.
TEN OF government OF Cuba, as gsSetted
In Madrid yesterday and had made an
analysis of the document with the
result that he arrived at the conclu.
sions indicated above. Senior Dupuy de
LONE also gave out the preamble TO
the proposed scheme OF CUBAN re-
forms.
1t records the political history OF the
insurfection, which from its very
beginning, it says, had a secessionist
character. One OF the causes OF the
Instruction mas been q false idea of
gents thought would prevent
her subduing 1t, and another was a
distrust OF being able to achieve au-
The preamble says the war with all
Its errors had been rich in severe les
sons, showing that In the end peace
iul and constant progross is preferable
TO violent triumph by whomsoeyer
obtained.
1t says in several paragraphs that
although Spain has been obliged TO
delay the application OF ample reforms
In the administrative regime she has
never abandoned the idea OF establish
ing reforms, nor has she failed to IN
dsrsinnu the necessity Of enisrging
themln q form that Will suit both
Spanish and Cubans, giving to the
island an Administrative aud eco nom.
ical personality of a local character
which will make explicit the total
powers OF the country to govern lis
own affairs, although maintaining In.
tact the right Uf sovereignty and TO
the Indispensable conditions for It's
maintenance. Spain has wished to
satisfy the need that Cuba feels OF
experimenting with what the Eng
lish call seIf-government which In
Spain Is termed "large decentraiiza-
tion,D anu which will give TO the
country the greater part of the admin.
istretion OF It's own affairs anu Will
10y upon /. the responsibility o. its
1uIngs.
This document also recalls the pro-
mlee maue la the speech from the
throne, and in that OF the president OF
the council in the house OF deputies,
aud at the same time 1T assures the
loyal fulfillment OF those reforms by
all the gov ernments that can rule
Spain, anu as a warrant, also, OF the
loyalty OF the actual government II
cites the history OF it's president who
was the first tU take measures for the
suppression OF the slave trade and
vino 80 years ago called TO Madrid nj
assembly OF delegates OF the Spanish
West Indies to modify in those islanui
the administrative 10 lime and TO sup
press slavery, anu VINO introauceu IL
Cuba soon after tho capitulation o
San Jon, the political rights OF the
constitution and WAC, on March 10
1895, aided the voting by the Cortes o
the reform laws.
The preamble continues, saying thai
with the present decree the govern
ment will have completed what SpaiI
has to do to hssten the termination o
the present misfortune OF Cuba. Thu
material application of the reformi
only depends on the Insurgents
II convinced OF the utility oil thei
attempt they should grave ever thu
fuinland desolstion Of their native land
then IL Is time for their mother, Span
to show her generosity, diEposeu 40 sh
always is to open her arms TO them
ltiurther says that II the insurgents
should not duly appreciate these con
cessions to the lanu OF Cuba the nc ua
government will NOT cease 10 maintain
the war In defense of the sovereignt,
oi Spain with the same energy as /
has done up to the present time.
MThe government, 1t says, has thu
responsibility OF assuming the func
lions of the legislative Powers ana an
nounces that IL will aek the Cortes 10
bill OF indemnity. II also says tina
the only point reserved for the furthe
RESOLUTION of paHiament WIN be tn
dissemination of tue imperial expenses
the organization OF the Judiciary an
the electoral reform.
THIS important document ends wit
the following paragraphs:
"Hhe government has not SUN ciep
motive to jucge II the time beiOrs III
applcstion,Uf the REFORMS in Cuba IN
Porto Rico will lie short or long, al
though all the news 10 satisfactory an,
the forecast Of the incoming peac
general. But whatever the condition
may be, the government THINKS tina
IT must be prepared to apply then
without the slightest delay, when III
opportunity shall arrive and for thu
the advice OF the council OF slate Wi
be urgently sought Do,withsIaDGln
that the government VIII not app!
the decree until tins dispensible COL
dilions favorable for the peace, this
spain desires, and will never cease
desire, and tDat the civilized worlI
hopes for shall arrive"