The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
SPANS PRIDE AND NEED.
WILL SHE EYER FREE oUBI FOR
A PRICEY

nigh spanish Omciai writes Hts Views OF
tho Absorbing Topic and Asserts That spain
Mil Fight Ca Rather Thab 10 uiouuht Out
h, r,-some other Views on the subiect.
HAVANA, Sept. ga despatch from Madrid
AVS that Gen. woodford's recent interview
With tho Duke OF Tetuan has brought to the
t-ont again tho suggestion that Spain accept an
Indemnity and free Cuba. From the Spanish
Minister in Washington comes the report that
hints OF the same tenor have been given him.
sehor GnroEtcSni, n high Spanish official, has
written, moreover. from Madrid:
1--WE DO not doubt that the United Statos
government. acting through Gen. woodford,
will try again the effect of tho proposal for tho
rprchsse OF Cuba which hitherto has been
made only indirectly and unoflcially. On three
or four occasions in years long past the United
States intended to buy Cuba, but each time was
reburcd by our Government.
This was reason enough to abstain from fur
thor advances until now. But nowadays the
problem seems to take a different aspect.
According to all reliable information, tho
CubNns in arms would gladly accept such a ter
mlnation OF the struggle II full independence
we're granted them. The United States act,
therefore. only as q mediator and apparently
with no direct interest Of their own, save the
cessation OF tue OlOOuS ConniCt uShr tnolr bnOreb.
But can wo accept that solutioni 1 think not
think that no spaniard will easily forget the
The case TO which Senior Garoztesni refers 10
the assassination at Madrid Of. Gen. Don Juan
Prim, then the arbiter Of Spain's fato. on Dec.
~, 1870. That crtme, which 10 still q mystery.
has been ascribed. repeatedly to the uncom-
P PTim intsn dedp 10 sell cuba to ' the Usit saA sts I {
resorted to murder in order to Illustrate his
plane. :. ~. man." ~. ,..,,r ,,r.,ruo-.
says, Capable OF standing the upheaval OF pub
tSat the war viii end in such q businessliie
>, S'i many nS yI thousands Of spanish soldiers. driven
from their homes to fight In Cuba, have been
%.aertaeed in the name Of SPANS hopori Defeat
dsht for our national integrity. 1 am
GSaIf &c frs spuni T. dspan Pafe P Sa. from Of 'i sS;
nature the soul OF Don ouixote that runs with
our blood; could we consider only the material
what is FOR us dishonor, we undoubtedly would
accept this solution. Cuba is now more of n
burden than a boon to us. 1t would be better to
any and heavily indebted besides. But We arc
Is we are. We prefer to fight for our pride. and
he f%raSticai Yankee will be surely a~stounded to
Senior Garoztesni has not touched the real
difficulty OF the problem. The much.vauntcd
humbled BY Englnnd's holding OF Gibraltar. 10
not the real obstacle. The men who assassinated
Gen. Prim did not protest against Senior Silvela
when he spoke u short time ago of "liquidat.
ing" the trouble in Cuba. The las. efforts to
reconstruct the Spanish Conservative party by
giving a place in the Cabinet TO Senor Silvela
himself proves beyond question that the Span
lh government Ia not so reluctant to "liQut-
date"
Senior Rafael Fernandez do Castro, member OF
the Spanish Cortes and n stanch Autonomist,
has received unpleasant news from New York.
he wrote to his friend, DR.. Gabriel Casuso. ask.
Ing him TO impress upon the Cuban immigrants
the advisability OF accepting SpAin's proposals
Of home rule. The doctor tried to explain the
matter to Senior Estrada Palma, showing him
sedor Castro's letter. but the Cuban Delegate
refused even to read the document That end
Is . disappointment for the Spanish authorities
In Havana, who entertained high hopes OF the
Deputy's powers OF persuasion.