The morning news., 1897-01-22
IorUTy AND NOTHING LESS.
WILL NOT BUY PEACE At THE
aBA PRICE OF FREEDOM.

- OGer No Reforms, No
spa'" of Autonomy, No Treaties
r,Op Opeace-Cuba's only Excuse For
Oi vnst Be Its Triumph-Fhe
W." ritting Monuments to the
Ohi' potriotS Is the Indepen-
f"''. of the Land They Loved and
deh' stirring Address From
D..,ident Palma.
Pre- v,rt Jan. a.-Gen. T. Estrada
Ne" - the Cuban Junta, in this CITY,
PalHa' .,a ~ following statement to-day
ssus' u. -, has lately been said of the
30 ','.,. ''', Of the termination of the Gu
pI'Oao,,, ,'a,ntion by the acceptance on the
Oan - tbo cubans of autonomy or re-
Pa,, - hat l feel it incident upon me as
l'D,, a,credited representative OF the Gu
'l' aLe brief statement on the sub
Jet. ,assed hv the Spanish
h,+ the outbreak of this revolution
W. 81 STAYED thereby one hour. There
''' ID is hut one idea for which the
Sas' are fghting. We have had enough
'u,,,liod reforms, enough of promises
reforms enough of promised au-
~ Every intelligent man would
\ ''.4r condemn the leaders and partici-
.of This movement, if anything short
,..,,dence he the basis of a treaty
/ If peace with Spain.
az. ,s claimed that Gen. Gomez is will
~ treat with Spain on the basis OF au-
,aSomy ~ and that a letter to that erect
& sas heen received by me.
There is no such letter.
n .ynoyring Gen. Gomez as comrade in
~. last revoution knowing his opinions
"A Y. Wv .yrrossed to me before and during TINS
w.r moving his stainless PATRIOTISM, L
'.r voueh for him. He is made OF too
ssrn material to surrender on any such
,srms particularly when in his latest let
,srs IA me he writes contentedly of his re-
sonrrss and glowingiy of his conviction
n bst his winters campaign viii be most
successful.
"But even though any one of our fore
nos leaders should be inclined to termi-
r nate the war by the acceptance or auton-
ony (which is barely within the bounds of
nssbility). while he himself might sur
rrier he would do so alone. We Gu
* bans are not worshipers of individuaEties
ne are steadfast followers of our ideal,
THE death of our glorious Maceo struck
unow to every heart, but we did not fall
E his forces did not surrender and the
THolution received no percep1ble check.
The leader who proposed peace under
he Spanish flag would find himself with
out followers.
No treaty of peace can be made by the
cu5ans unless ratified by a specially con-
vOked assembly. 1t is beyond the bounds
possibility to expect that the Cubans,
after two years of sanguinary strife,
when they find themselves in a position
such as has never been their good for
tune to occupy, in point of numbers,
aupment and resources, will now weakly
accept the terms of compromise.
Every Cuban, every American knows
hat the apparent generous and concilia-
NT spirit of Spain springs not from her
strength, but from her weakness. How
can We, then, under the circumstances,
be expected to waver?
If the Cubans in the field are too
3,
the Cuoans in the cities are too we'll ad-
'sed OF SPANS plans and Spain's preca-
nous situation to counsel this step.
In the cities, Spain's only stronghold,
men OF position, of refinement, of wealth.
usve out lately signed a statement in
hlch they uneqUivocally say to those in
aus country who seem to have labored
huer the error that autonomy would be
n I.1
sm mat nothing short of independence
acceptable TO them. They base their
a'emeht not only on political, but also
economic reasons.
Nhat form of autonomy would HELM
u@ "hen saddled not only with her
'iuuS uebt but with the added burden
.ne cost of the present war? The fu-
nc oI the country would be ruin and
aryation.
news of our successes in the field may
suppressed by the censor; pacification
y9 island provinces may be falsely
O,"i'Heo' as in the case of Pinar del
s,, ueyIees allowing the grinding of
sa' may oe issued where all cane has
a.I ues'IoVed; promises of reforms and
stcS' 0a'Hly ny gwen and amnesties promul-
Nv out we Cubans will continue to
,sr5a-e ~, -il'oependence, and nothing but in
oemlenee, o,u llrst last and all the time.
W.. leaders may fall but others will
r5 .t u'7F places. The opportunity will
~ 'ne men. Gomez himself has written
u, even should he fall the revolution is
hph oo'''ilue III ns tIl-
" Se Eey olly excuse we will have for hav-
NJ o.11 sun the war will be It's triumph;
om,s5s u'uns monument for our fallen
l'S' Ihe independence of their coun-
~. Estrada Palma ;,