The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
SPAIN WANTS A
Tho Cry Goes UP for Autonomy or Anything
Else That Will End tho Cuban War.

Tho Cry Goes Up for Autonomy or Anything
Else That Will End the Cuban War.
MADRID. July l4.-It would DO closing The
eyes to unmistakable evidence not to see that
a revolution has occurred In the minds of the
Spanish as regards Cuban affairs. Autonomy
used to be condemned. in the name OF patriot
ism, as an abominable foreign invention which
could mover be made to accord with the true
conception Of Spanish dignity. They were
traitors who spoke of impairing the national
sovereignty by recognizing tho right Of the col
onies to more or less self government.
But suddenly the Spanish politicians of all
creeds have discovered that colonies will not
remain united to the mother country unless
they are autonomous. There are, Of course, a
few dissenters from this view. The Reraido,
for Instance. which receives inspiration from
Senior Canalejas, realizes its isolation and
recognizes that the miracle has been performed.
Referring to the acceptance by the uncom-
promising Spaniards in Cuba OF Canoyas's 20
called autonomy, which. for the panish mind,
Is far more liberal than Canadian homo rule,
the newspaper upbraids the newly converted
and bitterly asks than why, instead OF for
years abusing the Cuban home-rulers. they did
not accept autonomy when II might havo avert
cd war, If they now think that it will stop il.
Ell Correo Espanoi, the Carlist organ, frowns
SNs H'oPoSNS . uCSOh
tralizing regime, the main principles OF which
are those of home rule.
~ GtOOo, Sagastas organ acknowledges that
tone hiSeFe appp ar tSis has il a. .SSyy. ! Ssss . against ,4sa, m su:
take, Tor which all the Spanish parties are re-
sponsible. We all have neglected the Cuban
deny the justice Of home rulei When we think
OF our colonial rule. what unpleasant visions
OF our customs officials, our civil Governors,
our Judge and OF scores OF scandalous affairs
at once come TO mind"
this change in Spanish views. Fearing the
have Cuba ruled like a penal settlement now
pose as advocates of autonomy.
While these advocates OF colonial oppres-
sion now ,ihdorse autonomy, others realize
t Ing in eq Barf is a ys = lSSt ss 20 Spe siIveI A. "a. e m sSai
Cuba must be abandoned II Spain has no friends
among the Cubans. lie proposed that a commit
the feeling OF the Cubans toward Spain.
~ ItemDo, Senior Siivela's organ, says: IAN
population, and that the mere announceInent
OF Weyier.s campaign in the east caused many
g. Spt the g Cuban 1hn Io;iss Of that region to fee q
not the means TO leave the island and were
thus forced 70 remain In the cities or join tho
insurgents chose the latter evil as the safer
marked:
we VIII mol, ~criticise our contemporary for using
such plain language, but we cannot fail to re-
member mem that FOR saying MUCH less. senior Con.
1880 ~ - SAtNS " Le y IT, III .uduIlu "AA
KEPT In prison Tor seven months
The following paragraphs are from q com.
munication from the Barcelona Chamber OF
Commerce TO the Chamber OF NalladOlid:
Tie commercial relations between Spain
and Cuba have been greatly disturbed by the
insurrection. There is a limit to eyerythinn'
and IL must be recognized that we have already
filled the mea sure OF sacrifice and self.deniaI IN
uphold a condition of affairs which can no
longer be maintained.
The longer the struggle is maintained, tho
greater will be the damage; the more will tho
fountains OF prosperity be dried; hatred and en-.
nifty Will become more and more bitter: the
beautiful Cuban telds where nature has been 40
prodlgal Will be converted into places of desc
lalion.
ut is OF the greatest Importance to Spain
and Cuba that the war be speedily terminated.
All now agree TO this. Even those whose mis-
taken patriotism led them to advocate an ap-
peal to arms have yielded to evidence and now
proclaim that the war must be ended In the in
terest OF all. SO, leaving empty words aside,
we must repeat loudly that Spain longs for
peace"
In harmony with these declarations the Bar.
celona Chamber submits to the cUnsidera ion
OF the ValladOiid Chamber where an assembly
OF all the Spanish Chamb Brs OF Commerce Is
soon to meet, a series OF resolutions. the more
Important OF which are:
]. That some means be devised 10 nnish the war.
=, That a new colonial tarifr be framed, the span.
iBh nlanut acturers accepting the sacrifices which the
present critlcal circumstances require,
for.
AS ~ EcOnomistd remarks, the Importance
oi the aDOye document cannot be Overesllmated,
me l5arceiona Chamber being foremost among
the spanish commercial Institutions. Good
merchants as they are, these sensible CutalO-
hldho redllze that II Ia useless TO make further
ssSrIhces Tor which there Will DO no compensa-