Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-23
SPAIN AND CUBA NOW.


New York, Oct. ga special to the
Herald from Madrid says:
At the ministerial council. a special
dispatch from Havana, stating that
Gen. Weyler would refuse to relnquish
power before oct Goth was discussed
Your correspondent was requested to
say on behalf OF the cabinet that no
credence can be placed IN the dispatch
/ since, according to all those received
by the government, the ministry an
tlcipates nothing but implicit obedience
to It's orders on the part Of Gen Weyer
This emphatic statement is all the
more generous and all the more worthy
of belief from the fact that Gen Weyler
Is by no means persona grata with
the present ministry.
Tn press continues to harp on the
tllihustering expeditions. I'll impartial
demands that memorandum be sent
to the European chancelleries.
DIPLOMATIC VIEW OF THE STU
ALTON.
New York, Oct. 23.-A special from
Madrid to the World says:
high diplomatic parsonage who has
special meats of accurately Judging
Spain's motives, claims that the queen
regent and the Sugasta government are
sincere both in their wish to obtain the
sympathy of the American government
and to conclliate the majority of the
Enthusiastically with the whites,
whom the new policy aims to detach
from the Instruction.
MANY obstacles may retard the
realization of the liberal program" the
high diplomat continued.
rifst the condition of the island
makes the execution of reforms and
the taking OF elections very difficult
Secondly, the division in the autono-
mist party makes its support unre-
liable just when the government wants
it to be the cornerstone of the new
regime.
Thirdly, the ambiguous attitude of
the so-called Spanish party the con-
stltutlonal unlon-makes mischief, as
its proffered support is conditional ON
the government making no large ex-
tension OF the electoral franchise as
that would deprive it of the control
Of the municipal and provincial coun-
ellis and the consular assembly.
"Fourthly, the creating of a local
assembly with n responsible executive
is exceedingly unpopular in Spain and
is combatted even by influential liber-
ais, and newspapers. like the Heraldo
and impartial
"Fifthly, military men share the
opinion of Generals I3lanco, PARADE
and Pando that rigid military occupa-,
ton of the four western provinces of
Cuba and very active operations In the
kNb tAtHlfAil IibNliltH are luNlSpengQ-
BILE to complete paciiicntlon and can
only produce results in a few months
II tn United States stop entirely
sending expeditions and all other as
sistance TO the insurgents.
"SiNthlv, prolonGatiou Of the strug-
gle with its terrible drain on the Span
ish forces and embarrassments i'm
pend to the tune OF $4,000, 900 n MONTH
on top OF the S40O, 900 600 already spent
carly this winter will force Spain To
pledge more sources of peninsulnr
revenue TO raise money to go with
paclfcutinn In Cuba"
Hence the anxiety OF the court and
the government to secure the good will
Of the United States, which is shown
IN the addition OF the new colonial
policy, In making promises TO settle
the American claims after pacinca-
tlon and In holding out n prospect OF
advantages for American trade and
capital IN the Spanish West Indies.
"Vicws on these delicate matters are
being exchanged between the two gov
ernments with great reserve, chiefly
at washington as usual hitherto
Probably nothing Of them will be
placed officially on record"
The prevailing opinion In court and
oficial circles in Madrid IL that the
American government shows a tenn
porizlng and friendly disposition.