Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-12-02

AUTONOMY FOR CUBA,
spain Publishes the Deeree rla.a
Unfav0rably ltccetyed,
Madrid, Nov. %. The OficjaI Go
zette publishes the royal DEGREES grant
ing autonomy for Cuba and Porte Rico.
An outline follows:
Article explains the principle. az the
future government Of the two islands u
Article DEGREES that the gOyernnpenf 81
each island shall be composed OF an inslIAy
parliament, divided into two chan1bers,
while; 9. goyernor-seneTaI representtng the
name the supreme authority.
Article 3declares that the faculty Of max
Ing lawson colonial affairs rests wtth the
tnsrlar chambers and the EoverH0s-gen-
eral. y, 5slE5
Article I Directs that the insular repre-
sentation shall be composed Of two cor
-porations: with, equal powers. VIZ: = cham
Der Of representatives aDd,a council o6 adj
| min!stration. 5
ministration shall consist of IS Tnenabers.
Of whom IS shall be elected and II be nom-
mated by the home government.
Article provides that the members,of
! the council OF administration must be-
| Spaniards, 1t least IS years OF age. who
were born In the island or who have re-
sided there continuously for four years
It specifies numerous officials such as SEN
ators. presidents of courts and of cham
bers Of commerce and other bodies as
/ eligible to election to the council
Aticles to II inclusive deal with nom
nations and the conditions Of electfenhto
/ councils. s5 ~ 80
.Aticle IS empowers the throne. or the
! governor-general, to convoke. suspend or
dissolve the chambers, with an obligation
to reassemble them within three mo1ftis.
! Articles 16 to q deal with the procedure
Of the chambers and grant immunity to
| members. - - Y
/ Article % empowers the insular parita-
make effective the responsibility OF the
secretaries forming the governors council.
Secretaries may be impeached by the
| chambers. In which case they are 70 be
! Judged by the council of adnlinistrati lion.
4 Negotiations for treaties of commerce
i are to be made by the home government,
1 with the assistance Of the secretaries.Iof
the island. 49, '-'sz- >.S:fzsg3 q
Article 80 confers upon parliament the
! imposing Of customs duties. sl,e. I M. ~
Article 40 deals with the commercial Ie1a-
lions Of the islands with the peninsula and
/ provides that no import or export tax may
differ to the prejudice Of the productiOss
of either island or the peninsula. A list
will be formed Of articles coming from
Spain direct, which will be granted favor
able treatment in regard to similar articles
coming from abroad. and the same viii be
done for productions of the islands en-
tering Spain. the differential duty in no case
Il to exceed IS per cent. 4 Ia ss.9 / II .z
j. The remainder Of the decree explains the
7 governor-generals powers. He will exer-.
else supreme command, be responsible Cor
the preservation of order have free power
i to nominate officials. and his secretaries:
4 he will publish and execute the laws and
i Sdecrees, international treaties and con-
ventions. ETC.. and will have the power OF
i pardoning, suspending constitutional guar
antees and ordering state of siege. should
circumstances require It, f7saN-1s
!: Washington, Nov. 29.-Spain's latest
scheme for autonomy for Cuba is not
well received in Washington. The pub
fklication made in the Official Gazetteo OF
Madrid, containing a sGtnhhary Or the
royal DEGREES, has produced most un
favorable impression here. Carefulex-
animation Of the scheme discloses that
a string is attached to every pretended
concession to Cuba, and leads inevitably
to the conclusion that the Spanish
statesmen are at their old tricks OF
throwing dust into the eyes of the
world in general and of the people OF
the United States in particular. Els
already apparent that Spain is not able
to deceive anyone with these DEGREES.
The Cubans say they will have none OF
such autonomy, which is at best mere
sham, leaving everything of impor-
lance subject to the control Of Spain.
In administration circles here there is
keen disappointment at the details Of
the plan as disclosed BY the official pub
LEGATION. The president had expected
something better. There was a belief
that the Sagasta ministry. in Difference
to the opinion Of the world and of che
United States more particularly, would
set up in Cuba something similar to
the home rule which Britain gives Can
ada. But as a matter Of fact the pub
lished plan is looked upon as cunniag-
~ devised scheme to make mere pre-
tense Of concessions without actually
making any. Thedisappointment with
the autonomy scheme, of which 60
much was expected, will not now
change the attitude Of the administra-
ton, but it is going to make still mere
difficult the task Of restraining con-
gress.
CANADA GIVES HER ANSWER,
Impossible to Agree to Propo.al 4,
suspend Pelagic sealins Janua.Y 1. #
Ottawa. Ont. Nov. Is. The repr Sc
the Canadian government 10 the rpes,-
csition Of the United States. thai NM
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