New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-19
AUTONOMY WILL NOT SERVE
YNF1rrrNrrAI, CI-BANs WANT ANNEXA-
TON TO THE UNITED STATES.
MOVEMENT Ri MERCHANTS AND PLANNERS
AN AUTONOMOUS SCHEME or GOVERN
MyNr NOT REGARDED AS sAr1sFAc-
roRY-wHAT CUBAN JOUR


NAILS SAY.
ua,anzas Cuba. via Key West. Fla. oct D
The business element here. In Havana aho eis
WHARF seems 10 have arrived at the CONCLUSION"
that the Madrid Government cannot END the wal
nv sr,ansins 10 grant autonomy TO Cuba. az among
the Autonomisis who are loyalisis there are ~
suffcient persons TO hold public ONCE az ieas' '
Is the claim the conservative spaniards man
In addition the latter express the belle: thd' He
,u,onomis;s even Il they placed IN power
would no, be able TO preserve peace and project
nfe and properly from the ldwless clemens al
view Of this state OF affairs NUMBER OF iinpor'at
merchants and sugsr-panters OF spanish orlsi' !"
conjunction with several Cubans % prominence
bavs been holding secret meetings, and have pech
corresponding with people In various paris o. '"e
island with the object OF ascertainins inc views
OF the commercial and planting community !"
Pnar del Rio Havana. Natanzas ana SANTA O'a'a
as to the future FOR Cuba most likely 10 iui'he.
their Interests and those Of the island IN genera
IL is expected the majority o. the rep"e'
received will be favorable TO aoVocatIhs '''e ~
nexation OF Cuba the United States as .nc
Washington Government alone. apparently Il an.
20 guarantee peace in Cuba and the protectlon o.
life and property. SO as II is ascertaiheo '"
the sentiment OF the persons appeaed 10 is III "'o'
OF annexation. COMMITTEES viii be gent 10 '"e
United States with instructions 10 lay me case ol
Cuba clearly before business men OF prominence
in the United States and ask the latter 10 UNI"
with the business men o: Cuba IN peti'on 10 INC
Washington Government, asking the LniteH Sta'ee'
in view OF the failure Of the Conservatives 10 sup
press the instruction nv force OF arms ana ne
,npossib.lity OF the Liberals ending the war by
establishing 81 autonomous to-m OF government "
bring about the annexation o; cuba 10 the Oh''eo
States
The plan ~ Sehor SaGasta. the now Spanish fre-
niler 70 give autonomy Cuoa. far from giving
satisfaction here has greatly increased the feens
Of discomfort existing. The Auionomist party IL -
pointed out Exists only in narae. for the ac'uai
majority of the Auto 1onsts are In the lnsurs'h'
ranks, and with tho exception possibly OF senior
Montoro and few other prominent Autorom'sts
The masses % that party In sympathy WITH me
insurgents Consequently It will ne seen mat the
Spanish Government. which has consumer oe'o'
Montcro on the subject. Is finding great dmcuI'E
IN obtaining The suggestion Of names OF AU'
Economists 10 III, Offices under an sutonomis' form
@. government I, would be inprudent II Is added
70 give such oi,es 10 the party known as me Re
fornists. as the more influential Spaniaros nate
them. and tho adoption OF such policy "oula
possibly mean rio,ng, and even worse besloes'
the masses of the Spaniards are strong anu
Autonomists. and there is little or no prospect OF
making them change thei: minds
Recognizing the difficulty Of the task before
Senior Sagasta. II is not astonishing that me ousi-
ness community in Cuba is exchanging views OF
the subject of annexation to the United States es
peoially as general uprising of the Spanish ele-
nen,s Is feared If the Spanish Government per-
e,sts In pushing It's Autonomst policy business
men believing that autonomy Is only the hrst step
toward independence in Cuba and the feeling of the
commercial classes being that annexation 10 IN"
United States and the consequent safeguards TO life
and property far preferable to the establishment
Of new republic in Cuba
Among the newspapers In cuba there Is CONSIDER
able difference of opinion as to the policy which
should be adopted by Spain toward cuba. The
"Diario de la Marina" in an editorial Just pub
Nshed sustained the policy OF autonomy and cred
1teH err inauguratinR ",
urging the Reforrist party 10 ADOPT IL
Eel Pals" organ OF the Autonomist party In re
ply. held that the Autonomist policy favored ny
Sehor sagasta was what the Autonomis,s in cuba
had been advocating for the last nineteen years
and that therefore the Premier could not he cred
tied with having insugurated II. At the same time
Eel Pals" intinnated that Senior Ssgasa was really
only following in this connection the policy ADOPTED
by the late Premier. Canova5 Gel Castillo. and that
the Cubans therefors more Indebted 10 castillo
than 10 Ssgasts in this matter
ia Jucha" IN an editorial headed Autonomy
for the Autonomists.' claimed that no party had
more right to inausurate autonomy than the Au-
Economists themselves. who had advocated and de-
Tended the policy of autonomy for the last nineteen
years. and had remained firm TO their convictions
In spite Of everything. preferring complete disap-
pearancc TO supporting the Insurgents If the latter
iriumphe5. At the same time. La Lucha pro-
tested against the Reforrnists being allowed 10 take
hand in tho Autonomist government of Cuba in
s'sting that the loyal Autonomists and Conserva-
tves should alone have this honor adding:
in Cuba there exist. 10 reality. only two parties
tho Autoaomists AMI tie conservatives. The lat
ter, representing the wealth Of the country more
than they represent political party ano also
representing the sovereignty of Spain. will assist
the Spanish Governmt nj in every way to pacfy
the island. and DESTROYS of enabling tho Gov
eminent az Nadri1 10 proclaim 10 the world that
the Sovereignty OF Spain in Cuba docs not depend
on bayonets alone, bu: or the three hundred thou
sand Spanish residents OF cuba who represent the
wealth OF that island. They also desrous Of
being able 10 point To the fact that the Autono-
,nlsts able TO govern the island. and that
SPANS army ana navy are only a1xiliaries 10 that
Government. for the purpose OF preserving order
and msntsining the irdnqviilty OF TIE island;
ernmen, may. bring about change OF sen,imen;
In Cuba which viii cause the influential masses 10
look toward the United States for annexation As
being the only reall' practical SOLUTION oil the
a number of interviews with prominent Cubans
of New-iork have reoeai;y been ,reproduced Gy
sn any ny; great eaeerncss and we're hotiy dis
cussed in political circles. in tho conee-houses ana
The Conserva,ives are we'll aware that the in.
surGents will not accept autonomy as me basis or
peace. and they also Say that 1t Is absurd Tor the
llshment OF an autonomous form OF government
9edSrs n nSe ss1 tn Auenosts thenscve Although
pretending TO be indifferent have been heard 70
gents. beesuse the leaders OF the latter account
OF their great influence among the Tubans, are
certain eventually to wipe out the power and In
au%nce OF Autonomsts and esta blish. sooner or
later, a government entirely upon the !nsurgeht
lines.
The Reformis,s still claim to believe, that the
war will soon ne ended and that all VIII be made
serene by the Spanish Government. In due course
Of time through "A system OF reform. But the Re-
formsts do not represent the wealth and intelN-
gence Of Cuba. They are generally only ambitious
men or office seekers
The city Of Bsyamo, one Of the most important
IN the Province Of Santiago de Cuba. has been
u,iefly ABA recently iis Inhabitants NOV
ing as a rule. TO Vegutas. fearing repetition
at Bsyamo Of the insursent raid on Victoria &c las
Tunas
Il is said here that some very warm cable mes.
saSes were exchanged between General Weyler and
members OF the SaSasta Cabinet during the first
days in Office OF that Ministry.