The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
PEACE IN ONE MONTH.
interview with Captain General
Blanco of Cuba.
SPANS OFFER TO THE ISLAND.

The General Says Autonomy Is Genuine
and Complete and Is More Than Was
Asked for by the AutOnomist Party-Cu-
bans Laying Down Their Arms and snr-
rendering In Large Numbers, According x
10 General Blanco.
New York. Dec. captain General
Blanco of Cuba has handed the corre-
spondent of The World at Havana, un-
der his signature, a statement giving
his views on Cuban autonomy.
The autonomy which Spain freely Of
fers to Cuba" he says, lis genuine and
complete. 1t is more than has been
asked for by the Autonomist party. 1t
does more than is implied by the 'au-
tonomy of Cuba. The crown merely
reserves the functions Of foreign rela-
tions, the supreme court, and the navy
and war departments. All powers which
have colonies retain these. the natural
attributes OF a mother country.
The Cubans have home rule. They
may enact their own laws. interpret
them and execute them For a suffi
cient time to allow the manufacturing
to new foreign competition there will
be maintained a differential duty in
their favor. But ultimately the dis
position of it's tariff regulations will be
wholly in the power of Cuba.
Peace in One Month.
Peace will follow the establishment
of new regime. God willing, | hope to
finish its implantation within one
fgE EA1
the number OF insurgents that have al
ready laid down their arms since | ar
rived in Cuba There has been treble
the number of 'presentadoes. Some
| chiefs have been accompanied by theii
| entire parties Two hundred men have
surrendered at one time.
II expect shortly to reduce this de
structive war to the condition of mere
brigandage ! shall attack the insur
| gents upon their own ground and IN
their own way. With nay regular troop
| and native assistance l expect shortl!
to break the backbone of the Insured
ton Your Indian fighter, Genera
| Crook. adopted the same tactics, am
| the English employ them in India TIL
| recommendation is a greatly bettere'
condition. 1t has lost its most poign
! ant aspects.
! Help for Nom -Combatants.
| IT have done for these unfortunat
people everything that has lain In m
power necessary to their actual stat'
! I have allowed the able-bodied to go |
work wherever they find II. and hav
ordered food to be given TO all. ! has
given 500. 900 already. and intend to ad
soon another gift of equal amount
ns.t.. Of no
concentradoes now alive.
With what the government is doini
with the efforts of the newly organize
|, charity. and with the expected resun
ing of work by the sugar estates | cor
slider that the reconcentradoes VIII 500
he able to resume their usual mode {
{ life. Military operations are beln
pushed. In the last ten days the arm
has afflicted very serious losses upo
the insurgents of Plnar del Rio, Matar
zas and Santa Clara provinces
We Can End the War.
"In short. the duration of the wa
is simply a matter for you, the Amer
can people, to decide. If you contini
to allow filbustering expeditions
leave your shores against the EFFORTS
YOUR government you will enable u
insurgents to at least in part keep I
the war against Spain, against the
own interests. against the interests
Cuba, and against the interests or Anne
I lean citizens.
Americans are fair minded and u
} telligent, and | believe must behe
{ that when you know the full seol
, | OF the autonomy now given to Cuo
YOU will cease to support the men WI
| a,ona cau nreyent II :"