The record-union., 1897-10-28

S4tioils 10 prevent the Col0nial Parma
ment from lessening, clogging or delim
itating the rights of citizenship that are
set forth in the national constitution.
NOTHING BUT INDEPENDENCE
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Thomas Estra-
da Palma. the Cuban delegate to the
United States, when asked his opinion
Of the Cuban reforms proposed by the
Spanish Ministry, said:
AS the representative of the Cuban
Provisional Government 1 am in po
sition to state most emphaticlly that
the Cubans in arms will enter into no
compromise with Spain. The Cubans
are fighting for absolute independence,
and they will entertain no peace pro-
Posals from the Spanish Government
based on anything but absolute inde-
pendence
The Cubans are firmly determined to
carry on the struggle until their pur-
pose is accomplished. They will listen
to no proposition acknowledging Span
ish authority over. Cuba. I am speak
ing for men who are fully resolved TO
give up their lives, if need be. for their
country's freedom. / am voicing the
aspirations Of the Cuban people. The
Cubans viii never accept autonomy, no
matter how ample, as a solution of
their struggle for independence. The
| Cuban problem must be settled this
time once for all"
A mass meeting of Cubans viii be
held in New York soon to voice oppo-
sition to the Spanish proposals and de-
clare for independence.
SPANS ANSWER RECEIVED.
- -rSr
of the day at the State Department was
the receipt of the long expected cable
gram from United States Minister
Woodford at Madrid, transmitting the
answer Of the Spanish Government to
his representations in the interest OF
peace in Cuba.
This message began to come in in
stallments at O'Clock this morning,
and it was nearly noon to-day before
it was all in hand al the State Depart
ment 1t was not the length OF the
message that occupied the wires all
/ of that time, but the fact that it was
/ all in groups of figures, and that it was
! probably being filed in small batches
as it was turned into the complicated
/ State Department cipher at Madrid.
The first copy was taken to the Pres
! ident. not being entrusted to a mes
/ senger, but being delivered by Chlet
/ Clerk AIichaels in person at the Whte
! House. After due opportunity had
/ been allowed the President to read the
/ message, an application was made Tor
! a statement of its contents or nature
! This was declined by Secretary Porter
/ and it was said that under no clrcum-
/ stances would the correspondence pe
! made public before consideration by the
/ Cabinet
| From unofficial Information that has
reached certain administration officials
| in advance of this message OF Mr.
| Woodfords as to the nature OF the
| Spanish reply, it is evident that IN
neither language nor subject matter Is
the communication likely to be taken
as offensive by our Government II
NAV be. it is true, regarded as insutfl-
cient to meet the issue presented by
Mr.. Woodford in his note, but ofnclals
of the State Department say that IN
view of what has already been accom-
plished by the new Spanish Cabinet IN
reforming abuses in Cuba, in removing
| Weyler. and in projecting what appears
to be a liberal measure OF autonomy
| our Government will certainly rest al
! least until Congress assemblies, ana al
/ ford the new. Spanish Government
reasonable length of time to carry out
/ its plans.
MINISTER DE LONE TALKS.
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The Span
/ ish Minister. Senior Dupuy De LONE,
consented for the first time to-day to
speak concerning the policy of auto
/ nornv which the Government proposes
! to apply to Cuba He said under this
autonomy policy as applied to CUBA
! the island viii have a system on the
| lines of those of Canada, or Of the
! American States, maintaining its indi-
| viduality on al internal affairs, ana
vet retaining it's place as part of the
/ Federal system It will have Vice
roy or Governor General, as is always
! the case in the maintenance of colo
NAL system such as those of Australia,
| New Zealand or Canada. The island
will have its own Legislature, chosen
| directly by the people, who will enjoy
universal suffrage.
! From the majority in the Legislature
! the Governor General will choose his
/ Ministry. consisting of President of
| the Ministry and four Ministers, name
": Minister of the Interior. Minister
! of Public Works. Minister of Public In
/ struction and Minister of Finance.
| At the same time Cuba VIII have rep
resentation in the Spanish Cortes. as
well as her local Legislature. The rep
resentatives to the Cortes will also be
elected by the people of Cuba. through
universal suffrage, and will not be Sc
lected by the Ministry, as has been err
! roneously stated. The Ministry will
be responsible to the Legislature, and
not to the Governor General. Subjects
before the Legislature will include those
of taxation, tariff, public instruction
and all matters of the internal admins
tration of the island in the broadest
| sense of the term.
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