Iron County register., 1897-10-07
INDEPENDENCE ONLY
win be Accepted by the Cubal-
Patriots.
They are willing to Pay for 1t, II Spain NJ
Wise Enough to take Advantage OF
Favorable 0pportunity-Othcr-
wise War to the Death.

New York, Oct. 4.-The Herald
prints a number of interviews with
leading Cubans here on the situation
in the island. The Cubans all declare
that autonomy for the island is out OF
the question. but most of them are IN
favor of paying Spain reasonable in
demnity providing she evacuates the
island at once.
T. Estrada Palma, representative OF
the Cuban provisional government,
said:
.sTo the Cuban patriots it makes lit
tie difference whether liberal or con-
servative ministry directs affairs in
Spain. A change in government in
Spain does not alter the case of the Gu
bans. They are now more firmly de-
termined than ever to push the fight
until the absolute independence OF
Cuba is acknowledged. l believe the
Cubans are willing to pay a reasonable
indemnity to Spain provided she with
draw her troops from Cuba before the
island is completely ruined"
Enrique j. de Varona said:
81 believe autonomy would compli-
cate rather than solve the Cuban Sit
uation. Absolute independence is the
aspiration of the immense majority of
the Cuban people. Cuba needs def
mite political regime. Spanish auton-
omy would not give it to the island.
The only practical solution of the Gu
ban problem is absolute independ-
ence."
DIR. Henry Lincoln de Sayes said:
1.-The Cubans are and have always
been ready to treat with Spain with a
view to cessation of hoStilities, pro-
vided the first condition be that Spain
shall acknowledge Cuba's independ-
ence."
Col f. Lopez de Quaralta, formerly of
the United States army and a veteran
OF the ten years war in Cuba, said:
81 would like to see Cuba freed by
force of arms, but, to avoid the further
shedding of blood of innocent people,
l would, though painfully, sign and
give my consent to a compensation to-
Spain for the sake of getting rid of the
Spanish"
E. Trujillo. editor of FL Porvenir.
said:
''Cubans are fighting for absolute in
dependence and will accept no other
solution"
Brigadier Eugenio Sanchez Agra
monte, surgeon general of the Cuban
army, said:
''Cubans are firmly determined to
fight until absolute independence is ac-
complished. But few million more
or less, provided the sum is reasonable,
will be paid by them to Spain in order
to avoid a prolongation of the
struggle"
Regarding the plea for the purchase
of Cuba from the Spanish government,
Gen. Emilio Nunez, who for the past.
ten days has been in consultation with
the junta leaders in New York, said:
Il can not see how the plans for the
freedom of Cuba on the basis of guar
antee to Spain by the United States of
an indemnity of $20O, ,00O, 900 in cash can
be displeasing to any of the parties, ex-
cept that the amount is greatly in excess,
of the true values of relics left by
Weyler. The United States could af-.
ford to back up the proposition, be-
cause it would have the revenue of
Cuba to guarantee reimbursement and
would gain Immediately improvements.
of its trade relations. / believe that,
stern as our resolution is, never to lay
down our arms to Spain, the majority
of our people are not so unwise as to,
imagine it better to fight to the last.
gasp, rather than cease the struggle on
terms SO favorable as are now possible"