The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-13
CUBA NEVER TO Be GIVEN UP
Senor Canalejas Declares No
Spsniard Dares to Suggest 1t.
LIBERALSTO GRANT AUTONOMY
Their Advent 10 Power Conditioned
Upon "a Change i'm the Methods OF
conduc,lnn the war-Auxious TO
Inform Himself as To the Exact
Puhlic Sentiment in America.

Senor Jtsc Canaleias MendeZ. the editor
of III HcTaido. q Madrid. who IL NV IA
TINS a, \, allowed himselfto be intsrvie Nd
last night. n repny to questions he said,
There is enc subject that should not be
misunderstood in the United states. As TO
selling cuba or accepting an indie unity OF
any KIND for Spanish sovereignty or the
aDan,onmeDt Oh the island. no member OF
the government, no statesman, no indyiid-
ual spaniard would CONSENT. The matter
is beyonu consideration. No sucn solution
as practicable. No public man would dare
a. encourage such loss OF territory If he
were so dispose d. You Will find this feel
Ing universal in Spain. A IL shades OF pO-
litical sentiment unite on this point. Give
grI alter liberty To the colony, do all that
tue Cuban home rule rs have asked Tor, but
draw the line on complete separation.
Would the United states give up Florida
TO any foreign power except through con
quests No more would Spain part with u
tool of Cuban soil.
l am led TO believe that we in Spain
have been Oftentinles miSntormed re-
garding pubic sentiment ia the United
states. 1 certainly do not lind any wide
spread desire appa rent among the pcopleto
act unlustly toward spain, 1 90 not find
war sentiment general neither are
those known as the Jingoes apparently i'll
control OF public sentiment. Among the
educated people find only a desire TO he
just toward My country. | have been
among all ella sses OF society, and AZ rs true
that Sometimes the more uneducated the
IN Ill NIdual might be, the JinEo spirit
toward Spain became more apparent. |
have been treated with great consideration
and courtesy, and have enjoyed my visit
i'm this wonderful country Very much.
l am endeavoring to ascertain all l
can a : tot n c sentiment of the INIT ed states
m the settlement of the Cuban rebellion.
Today this IS TIA. most impo rtant public
question an Spain, and l find that while it
may not be as acute as formerly in the
United states, the matter is still the sub
leCt OF much interest here. In Cuba 1 Will
20 everywhere IN Havana and in the
provinces, and | will try To see ever ybCiy
worth seeing. 1 shall visit the army and
the unfou innate reCUncentradCs.
Asked II IMMEDIATE changes al 1uha We're
TO be expected, he said the changes will be
numerous. The Liberal party of Srain
has, az YOU know, only recently come In to
power. II has been all along the critic
OF the Conservative party under Canovas.
which has Just gone out ar power. The
Liberals came INTO power Oh the Cuban
question alone. The principle OF The Iauy
D home rule for Cuta, and we favor con
Quoting the war on humane lines. This IL,
a. YOU wot'ld say here, the platform Of
the Liberals at present.
THE change or party occurred in Spain
because tine Liberals favored a change
OF policy in Cuha. Every in;ellig gent Span
lard knew that Gen. weyler would tie re-
called. the plan OF campaign changed AMI
his severe measures in crushing the rehel-
lion discontinued. Knowing all that. the
intelligent Spaniard ~ surprised when he
IL asked If there VIII be change in the
conduct OF the war In Cco8. lie knew
very well that the change OF government
"a Spain meant a change i'm Cula.
All VIII be given to Cuba that the auton-
omist party in the island has asked for in
the past The honie-rule party has teen
recognized in spa IN for many years. Ii Ia 5
had representatives in the Cortes and its
claims have had political standing. In a
short time YOU viii see parliamentary
responsible autonomy esta blisbr1 in Cuba.