The age-herald., 1897-10-28
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT
The Result of a Series of Policies Tried
 and Found Not Satisfactory.
WHILE sUBsERWENT TO CASTLE
The People Will Have Their Own Representa- lives, Whose Duty It Will Be to Out line the internal Machinery
 of the Government.


 Washington, Oct 27-Tha Spanish min ister, Senor Dupuy De Lorne, consented for the first time today to speak con- cerning the policy of autonomy which the spanish government proposes to ap- ply to Cuba. This has been referred to in general terms since. the advent of the lack of authentic details. Before leav- ing for New York today, where tha m.n- ister and his family will spend several weeks Senor Dupuy De Lome gave the evolutions through which auto omy' ad passed leading up to the present policy and the general outline of the policy itself.
 The First Policy
 Under the provisions of the treaty of Zanjone, concluded in 1878, at the close of the last Cuban disturbance, it was provided that Cuba was 10 enjoy the same liberties as those accorded to the Island of Pusrto Rico. The latter island has the same liberties as those of any province of Spain. This brought the au- tonomfst party, so-eallei, in;o existence, its essential principle being th-t of self government for Cuba and not treating Cuba as a province of Spain, as was the system in Puerto Rico. That party adopted a platform, and in 1886 offeaed a complete system of autonomy for the. consideration of the ministry. The -psace- full policy for this object was then in- augurated.
 Canovas Makes a Change
 In 1888 fer the first time minister in liberal cabinet, Senor Maura, saw the mistake of that syis.em of rula known as "arssnilaton, which treated Cuba us a Spanish province. He presented plan of reforms. This was strongly opposed and after two years of discussion it was found impossible to put the plan through the cOIl6S- Iicu d tOAipi oiiioS tSiSAAAA measure was framed which acknowl- edged the personality of Cuba as sep arate body, but under the Spanish flag. These refcc,ns having been considered the island, Premier Canovas proceeded to greatly enlarge them, his plan being, however, short of absolute autonomy. Now Mir. Moret, minister of ,he colonies in the new cabinet, fulflls the promise of tn. liberal party when it was in the minority and claims that autonomy as it had always been demanded by the home rule party of Cuba.
 Policy Now Proposed
 Under this policy as applied to Cuba the island will have a system on the lines of those of Canada or of the Amera- can states, maintaining its individuaH- ty on individual affairs and yat retaining its place as a part of the federal sys- tenn. It will have viceroy or governor general, as is always the case in the maintenance of colonial system, such as that of Australia, New Zealand or Canada. The island will have its own legislature, chosen directly by the peo- pie, who will enjoy universal suffrage. From the majority in the legislature the governor general will choose his minis try, consisting of a president of the min- istry and four ministers, namely, min istsr of the interior, minister of pubic works, minister of public instructor and minister of finance. At the same time Cuba will have representation in the Spanish cortes as well as the local lsg- islature.
 The representatives to the cortes will all be elected by the people of Cuba, through universal suffrage, and will not be selected by the ministry, as has been erroneously stated. The ministry will be responsible to the legislature and not to the governor general. The subjects before the legislature will include those of taxation, tariff, public instruction and all matters of the internal administra- tion of the island in the broadest sense of this term.
 
 Duchess of Tecis Is Dead
 Richmond, Eng, Oct. 27-The Duchess of Teck, cousin of Queen Victoria, sis