San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
SPAIN TROUBLED
The United States The
Great Subject.
GENERAL DESIRE TO AVOID
ANY COMPLICATIONS WITH
THIS COUNTRY.
The Queen In Doubt As To The
Possibility Of SagaSta Being Able
To Restrain The Press And
People Does Not Realize
Any Danger.

havana, Ocl. z.-El HalS, the organ
of the Autonomist party, comments on
the Spanish cabinet crisis and says;
There are powerful reasons why we
advise the continuance of the Conser-
natives in control of the government
so as to avoid the prejudice and dan
ger which might be occassioned by a
violent transition in the abnormal cir
cumstances of the present political
and military problem in Cuba. The
negotiations with the United States
have arrived at stage which does not
admit of violent interruption or a rad
ical reversal"
La Lucha says: The Liberals, dur
ing the last political campaign,
went further than prudence advised
and compromised more than they
thought. Their demands for the re-
call of Capt. Gen. Weyler places Senior
Sagasta in a difficult situation, when
the captain general has asked for two
years time to put down the reyolu-
ton. Now, after what has happened,
will they still ask for this recall?
The general in chief cannot resign in
war tinre.' Moreover, Capt. Gen. Wey-
Ter will be able to prove that in the
provinces of Havana, Mdtanzaz, and
Pinar Del Rio the rebellion is under
control. So that it would be because
of political circumstances for which
he is entirely irresponsible, that he
might feel obliged to ask his recall,
not considering himself backed up at
home with the moral force necessary
to continue the command of the army
in Cuba.
"The advantage or disadvantage of
such a course will lie exclusively at
the door of the Liberal party. This is
the question of the hour, and perhaps
for the first time. Senior Sagasta has
made a mistake and given a chance to
his adversaries to rout him by making
it impossible for him to form a dur
able cabinet"
New York, Oct. "A special to the
World from Madrid, by way of Bay
onne, says:
In all her cancellations with the
Spanish generals and the leaders of
the political parties the queen regent
has laid stress chiefly upon the ques-
ton of Spain's relations with the
United States and the best means of
averting the loss of Cuba through pro-
longation of the war and consequent
American intervention, thereby i'm
perilling the stability of her sons
throne, let alone placing affairs into
the hands of the Republicans and Car
lists who have been especially trouble
some of late.
The queen also insisted strongly up
on discussing whether her Spanish
rule in the West Indies would not be
by too extended grant
IF autonomy, thus enabling the Separ-
atists and Autonomists 20 prepare
gradually and legally their evolution
towards independence.
She earnestly asked the statesmen If
hey really believe a Liberal govern
nent would be strong enough to make
he majority of the Spaniards accept
extended home rule, involving a sacri-
ice of Spanish material interests in
he colonial markets and a neavy
burden for the Spanish treasury, If
'addled with a part of the Cuban
lebt.
Inc queen questioned whether Sagas-
a would be able to restrain public |
opinion, the press and the opposition |
'arty If he made concessions to the |
olonics under the pressure of Ameri- |
an diplomacy.
The queen cannot believe success |
you'd crown so complete a reversal |
{ the policy. which had been followed
or the last two years and half.
1t seems that some, If not all, of her
oyal advisers had the courage to tell |
he queen regent that the alternative
les between sincere trial of a new
olfcy embracing an understanding
nth the United States and the greater
nance Of conflict with America,
robably enrailing the loss of the
oionies.