The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
SPAIN NOT EASILY FOOLED.
HER PEOPLE HAZE NO EhIrH IN
WEYLER's PACIFICkTION.
The oueen Regent Eager for = New Cabinet.
but Fears = Leap IN the Dsrh-spa.ish
Ideas OF Auioro-v Are Not Those OF the
Rest OF the wortd-Ritter Comments.

TIE Queen Hexent Eager for . New Cabinet,
but Fears . Leap In the D~srk-spanish
Ideas OF Auioro-r Are Not Those OF the
Rest or the woris-Bitter Comments
MADRID. Jan. 12.-Has Pinar del Rio been
pacihed1 Is Cuba on the eve OF pescef Very
few Spsniards here would answer these ques-
lions In the Affirmative. Although Gen. weyler
declares. dsv after day. that little remains to be
don" to clear the Cuban provinces Of insur-
gents. the Spanish have become very skeptical.
and refuse to believe the story of pacifcation.
They have been deceived so often that instead
OF rejoicing at the alleged good news from Cuba,
they incline to believe that the Government Is
about TO ask further sacrifices from the nation.
Premier Canovas himself Is dishcsrtened. At
. Cabinet Council At which the Queen Regent
presided he said he must confess that the death
of Gen. Msceo had hot improved tho Cuban
situation. No chief OF Importance had surren-
dered in Pinar del Rio, and the insurgents in
tho East were moro active than ever. Under
these circumstances the Premier declared. &C
cording to Ell Pats. that he saw no way to
hasten the paciication OF the island other than
by certain negogotistions, even at the risk
Of disappointing public opinion which he
thought was opposed to any solution that might
make Spain appear to yield to foreign pressure.
II this course wsre followed. Sehor CAuovas
added. Gen. wcyler must be recalled: but this
would be tantsmount to acknowledging the
failure OF tho CommAnder-in-Chief and the
futiiity Of the nations Incompatible sacrifices.
or course. this would encourage the insurEents.
The Cabinet has been t~ottering for days. not
only on account Of the strong opposition Il has
met from the most popular and influential
newspapers, but also because It has no longer
- suppo.e '" S.oen n's'a~ u y"
IDENTIFY desires to bring about achanee In the
Niniatrv n sha has n0t dona this alreadv IL IL
1870 s...n.. 90, ID. ..,,.t. :, -. 4.
s'mpi, oeosuso' not oe'n. certain OF "ns'
Cbri.tina dnres not take the initiative In n
s,,.o,,on ~. con..onsns.. won,s =. s,m.n,,
uirection "noso Son'epuenes~ "ouia oi"ouis
to ~foreteil.
II Senior silyela, Canoya.'s mos, bitter enemy.
or Gen. AzearrasA were called by the Queen
Regent to form . Ministry. IL Is more than
doubtful IL the present cortes would support
suen = .ao.ne'' anu consequently aisso'u''on
would have to be decreed and . new cortes con-
general elections, and such changes have oe '
csiion. ,mish, arise from 40 electoral cam.
PAIN, Sus.n hn' "ou.a 10 n.sn.H.s
shssher The new GOysrn%.aT would accom-.
pi,sh more than us predeeessor mas done,
II. on The other hand: senior s.sasta should
succeed ,snoNss, ne mlkn'. - IN 1850. govern
Tor some tline with the present tohservatlvo
sortss; Su, tue ,n'ersa. di's.nsion, In tns L, 40
string 70 take Once. he should do so, there Is
no DOUBT thAt ne wouiu lmmeula teiy enter INTO
neeotistlons Win me nited states With = view
10 restoring peace IN CuoA through concessions
OF any KIND. proviueu tue s"Nereisnty Oh spain
"f re, ns'h NJ men MEANING thu, s.no- s,o..,.
/. willing TO give CUBE an autouomic regime OF
the canadian type, men these worthy span
lArus SPEAK OF yleiaihk everything eiceps the
That their ldeas anu notions are peculiar.
ana thet certain innctions Whlch the aver
age saxon wouLn corslaer ineum oeht upon
the people concerned, the proud and naughty
spaniatu WouIu DC sure 10 iook upon
as the most ,preeiou. preroeatlve Of the
z Msruall aud senior sslmeron, ID. two kepub-
ltcan leaders. no attention need De palo TO Span
isn rontlcisns when they speak OF so.oniAi
autonomy Tor " Wuu.u not mean autonomy In
the sense the rest OF the world gives t3the Word.
Inc REFORMS recently decfeed Tor fortD hico
10 be some rule. Messer A. they are. these re.
!acns wrrs coy nhar.tn " se"ptofsrt ~
threats OF American intervention On MAY ~.
Resent say in her speech TO the Corts, that It
vas useless 70 Apply IN fetto fsico tue
AoArEule Ie,orms, snee such reforms neoded
snp.e m9uincAtions anu nc oehent GouIu
ne derived from their estapllshmeht there.
Eirht montns laisr. to.iow,ns ne aa,,ce
ton, the same spanish, Government does
not nesitAts 70 say IN the prsamp OF tne
aee,ee snnct,nS ,ne re;orn, res,0usty .s1eeteu;
dslAyins me estAolisnment OF . new reEime
wnich a"Akens y mshS MOVIES :" ofisn'cr
frSsre:. u.,,,a,.,, 1u,.,,,
Ine eanpeien tne n.,aHs, anu fnyen.,ln'
wAs0 tne po'nuo Vsrtnror'h pen. "e,,er.
pnt the dsmonstrnt'on maze 10 ms nonor ~ the
RsisrrinG 70 this. ~ Impare,al said;
~ seems 70 DC very sssr 70 orxsnlze demon
s csmnoa ~ sse nan Mnsn s 90 B M.nss a
Jsnnary: 1870; . dsmonstrstion was made IN
MS honor: Ats" GAYS ,a,sr the nsness' sssed