The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-03
THs OFFER TO CUBA.
The Island to Esvs : Government Similar

! The Spa;ist minister, Sanor Deruy
f. De Lone, consented for the first time
! Wednesday to speak concerning the
policy OF autonomy which the Span
ish government proposes to apply to
Cuba. This has been referred to IN
general terms since the advent Of tie
! ssas!a ministry, but there has been
TACK cf authentic details. Before )eav-
/ ing Washington for New York, Wed
nesday, where the minister and his
! farniIy will spevd several weeks, ,Senor
DePuy De Lone gave the evclutions
through which autonomy had passed,
leading up to the present policy, aud
! the general outline Of tie policy IL
self.
Under the provisions of the treaty
| ofZsDjon, concluded in 1878 at the
close Of the last Cuban disturbance. il
was provided that Cuba was to enjoy
the ssne liberties as those accorded 70
! tee IsIand. of Puerto Rco. This latter
; island had the sane liberties as these
o: any province Of Spain. This
brought the AutouomiS. party, so
sailed, into exislence, It's essential
! pclnciele beiog tnat Of seit govern
men! ior Cuoa, and noI treating Cuoa
as province O. Spain, as was the sys.
| ten IN Puerto Rec. Tat party adopt.
| ed platform and IL 1885 offered s
complete program OF autonomy Tor
| the consideration OF the country. 4
peSc3fuI agitation CT this autonomy
program was then iraugurated. La
1898, tcr :iie frs tins, 6 minister ID 3
! L!oefal cabinet, Senor MsUra, s2" toe
! lniS!Ake Of thai system OF rule known
as ''sSsimitlation, which treated Cuba
as a Spanish province, and he prese2
Ted plan OF reforms Hh!s Was
strongly Y opposed, and after tmo years
OF discussion it WAS found imouss!bie
10 pu. the plac through the cor;es.
Then 2 mlr)mise r5;Orm measure
was framed which ackro wieGSeI the
personality Of C0oa IS SEPARATE body
but under the Spanish flag. These
reforms having been considered In
isptHciant, on accouat OF the State OF
the island, Premier Canovas prccaed'
| ed to greatly enlsTSe them, his plan
beicg, however, snort Of absolute au
tOnomy.
Nov Mr.. Mose:, minister OF the col.
cnies in the new cabinet, ful6lls the
premise OF the Liberal psrty when it
was in the minority and proclaimS
autonomy as il had always~beea de
manded By tne Home Rlle parry cE
CUBS.
Under this policy as applied to Cuba
tGe .sland will have q system On the
lines OF those Of Canada, or Of the
American States, maintsiainG lis IN
dlvidua!ity on all internal affairs and
yet retainiDg its place as 3 part CT the
federal system. Il will have v;c9.
roy, or governor general, IS IS always
the case N the maintenance Of colo.
NAL system, such as that OF Australia,
New Zealand oc Canada. The island
will have its own legislature, chosen
directly by the people, VINO will enjoy
universal suffrage. From the MAORI.
ty IN ths legislature the governor gen.
eral will choose his ministry, consist
ing CT a president OF the ministry and
fo0r min steEs, namely, minister OF
the interior, minister OF public works,
minister OF public instruction, and
minister Of fnaGca. Al the same time
Cuba will have representation in the
Spanish cortas, as veil as ter local
legislature. Tne representatives. TO the
c5rtes will also be e!ec:ad by the peo.
ple Of CUBS, through universal suT
rage, aDu Will no. oe sei3ct@d 50 Ia=
mlais!ry as has been erroneously
stated. The ministry will b9 respon.
siois to the legislature and Dot 70 the
governor general. Tae subjec:s BE-.
fore the legislature will include those
of taxation. public instruction and all
matters OF the internal administration
OF the island IN the broaaess senss o.
this term.