The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-09

relationship bewteen Spain and Cuba
such as exists between England and
Canada. But such a relationship Cuba
will never accept. She must have COM
| plete and absolute independence.
| "Still it is my belief that the killing o,
Canovas will be great benefit for the
cause of Cuba. 1t may even lead to in
dependence. Independence, that is the
only thing for Cuba.
| Eyes, Sagasta will succeed Canovas.
Canovas was directly Irresponsible for the
relations which existed between the
| United5 States and Spain as regards Cuba,
because his instructions were SO carefully
followed out by Spain's representatives
In Washington, that President Cleveland
| could not act in manner friendly to Gu
| ba. The death of Canovas cannot but
help the cause of Cuba"
SECRETARY SHERMAN RETIcENT.
Senator Morgan Talks Freely About
Canovas' Assassination.
Washington, August 8.-The govern
ment probably has already received the
formal notification of Premier Canovas'
assassination, but if so it is locked up
with the other dispatches in the State De-
partment, and will not be known until
Secretary Sherman reaches the depart
| ment tomorrow morning. Immediately
the State Department, according to Its
usual custom, will announce the event
to the President and the latter will, in
some way, make formal and public ex-
| preston regarding the governments deep
regret. just in what form this express
sion will be couched is not known, for
precedents differ, but it doubtless will be
a despatch to the Spanish government,
simple and sympathetic in its terms.
Secretary of State Sherman received the
/ first news of the affair through the Asso-
ciated Press bulletin. He expressed deep
interest in the details. He said:
| 'tThis deplorable event will have some
effect, of course, on the political affairs of
| Spain, but to what extent cannot say.
The death of one man is not necessarily
going to change the sentiment of the
whole country. Spain Is a very tenacious
country. But she means, evidently, to
hold to Cuba. Just how she can do it,
under these circumstances I cannot see.
Yet she is opposed to yielding point.
Premier Canovas was a strong partisan.
He was the chief exponent of the ele-
ment which was determ ined to keep the
island at all hazards. Seemingly, Spain
| Is almost unit on this. CanoYas was
| a strong factor in the government of
| Spain but 1t is not impossible that an
! other will be found to repiaceshim in that
| Important office, having .similar views
and the same pronounced ideas. How
| it may be in this case 1 am not able to
say, but the effects politically of such an
event are not essentially far-reaohing,
and have not always produced radical
developments. As to the consequences on
the conflict in Cuba, i do not care to talk.
sination, and must refrain from ventur-
ing guesses as to what it may effect in
| the future
Asked as to how long he now thought
the Cuban insurrection might last, he
replied that was p1oblematical and he
did not care to discuss it. He added that
| he had heard various names of promi-
nent leaders in Spain mentioned, but he
was not we'll informed as to them and
there was nothing ON which he could
base a prediction to probable success
sor.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, mem
ber of the foreign affairs committee of the
Senate and the champion of Cuba in that
body, predicted il. IAN interview tonight
that the assassination might be the fore
runner of complete change of govern
ment, republic replacing the monarchy
This, he thought, was the present ten
dency and today's event he regarded as
an evidence Of the disintegration Hof the
Spanish government He added:
''This affair is going to create COM
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