The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-04

| NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The Herald
tomorrow will print number of in
terviews with leading Cubans here on
the situation in the island. The Gu
bans all declare that autonomy for
| the island is out of the question, but
most of them are in favor of paying
| Spain a reasonable indemnity, pro-
viding she evacuates the island at
| once.
| T. Estrada Palma, representative of
| the Cuban provisional government,
| said: ITO the Cuban patriots it makes
, little difference whether a Liberal or
| Conservative ministry directs affairs
in Spain. A change in government in
| Spain does not alter the case of the
! Cubans. They are now more firmly
| determined than ever to push the
| fight until the absolute independence
| of Cuba is acknowledged. 1 believe
! the Cubans are willing to pay a rea-
| sonable indemnity to Spain, provided
she WithdraWs her troops from Cuba
| before the island is completely
ruined"
| Enrique J. de Varona said: 81 be-
lieve autonomy would complicate
1
ton Absolute independence is the
aspiration of the immense majority Of
the Cuban people, Cuba needs def
mite political regime Spanish au-
tonomy would not give it to the island.
The only practical solution of the Gu
ban problem is absolute independ-
ence."
Dr. Henry Lincoln de Sayas said:
THE Cubans are, and have always
been, ready to treat with Spain with
| view to a cessation of hostilities,
provided the first condition be, that
| Spain shall acknowledge Cuba'S inde-
pendence.'
| Col F. Lopez de Quertal, formerly
of the United States army and vet
eran of the ten years war in Cuba,
said: II would like to see Cuba freed
by force of arms, but to avoid fur
| ther shedding of blood of innocent
people, I would, though painfully, sign
and give my consent to a compensa-
| ton to Spain for the sake of getting
rid of the Spanish
E. Trujillo, editor of Ell Porvenir,
said: "Cubans are fighting for abso-
lutte independence and will accept 10
| other solution
Brig. Eugenio Sanchez Agramonte,
surgeon general of the Cuban army,
said: "Cubans are firmly determined
! to fight until absolute independence
| is accomplished But few million
more or less, provided the sum is rea-
sonable, will be paid by them to Spain
| in order to avoid a prolongation of the
struggle
Regarding the plan for the purchase
of Cuba from the Spanish government,
! Gen. Amelio Nunez, who for the past
| ten DAYS has been in consultation with
the junta leaders in New York, said:
'I cannot see how the plans for the
| freedom of Cuba on the basis of
guarantee to Spain by the United
| States Of an indemnity of OO,OO0,0OO
| in cash can be displeasing to any of
the parties, except that the amount
| is greatly in excess of the true values
of relics left by Weyler.
1.-The United States could afford to
| back up the proposition, because it
| would have the revenue of Cuba to
! guarantee reimbursement, and would
| gain immediate improvements of its
trade relations. I 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 possi-
ble."
WASHINGTON, Oct $50 far as
could be learned, no Spanish news was
received by the state department to-
day. Assistant Secretary Day said
that he had heard nothing from Min
lister Woodford, and Secretary Sher-
| man said that he had no information
! to give OUT The members of the
Spanish legation remaining in town
refused to be seen.
MADRID, Oct S-The ministerial
changes will not affect the instructions
which United States Minister Wood
ford originally received from President
Mckinley Both Gen. Woodford and
Senor Sagasta, the premier, maintain
| absolute reserve on the question OF
American relations in Spain. Leading
Liberals, however, declare that Spain
can never officially accept American
mediation in Cuban affairs Senor Sa-
| gaSta had conference with the queen
regent today, and it is expected that
the new Liberal cabinet will be COM
pleted tomorrow. Gen. Correa has ac-
cepted the portfolio of minister of war.
BERLIN, Oct 3.-The Berliner Post,
in an article on the Spanish crisis, re-
Dukes the German Democratic papers
which advocated the separation of
Cuba from Spain. The writer of the
article foresees that the attitude Of the
United States is '1ilzely to prove a
stumbling block to any Spanish minis
try, however literally Cuba may be
treated He adds: Although Ger
many has no direct interest in these
complications, it is wrong and politi-
cally unwise for German papers to
adopt naughty tone toward Spain, as
she deserves all the sympathies of Ger
many"
WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-The Cuban
mass meeting announced for this aft
ernoon was handicapped by the alb
sence of all the officers of the Cuban
| league, except the president, Clara
| Belle Brown. 1t is said the league of