The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-24

BARCELONA, Nov. 23.-Gen. Weyler,
addressing number of his friends
shortly after his arrival here, express
ed great regret at his recall from Cuba,
adding that he was particularly annoy
pers which declared he favored the in
surgents. Continuing, the general re-
marked: Spanish soldiers, however,
have the same contempt for these pa
pers as they have for filibusters." Re-
ferring to the concentration of the Gu
ban peasants near the towns Of that
island, Gen. Weyler explained that he
deemed such step necessary because
they were "spies and the most devoted
friends of the enemy" In regard to
autonomy, the former captain general
of Cuba said: Autonomy in Cuba
would be most unfortunate for national
industry. The riches of Cuba belong
to Spain, and autonomy means the dis
appearance of Spanish workmen and
complete misery throughout the island
There is as much reason for Catalonia,
the Balearic islands and the other
provinces to ask for autonomy as
Cuba
Gen. Weyler arrived here this morn
ing on the Montserrat from Havana.
The general landed near the Columbus
monument at 10 a. m, and was &C
claimed by about 10000 people. In Or
| der to escape the manifestation the
| general was driven to the house of
| Deputy SaladrigaS, where, however, he
| was forced to appear upon the balcony
and was applauded by the crowds of
! people who had gathered about the
| house.
1t is understood in Barcelona that
| Gen. Weyler will hold aloof from the
! CarIists and Republicans; but he de-
| sires to pose as the champion of ma
! tienal production, ,''aims at reorganizing
! the Conservative party, and in order to
| realize his protectionist ideal he Will
vigorously oppose the granting of tariff
| autonomy to Cuba.
After the crowd about Deputy Sala-
driga's house had cheered Gen. Weyler
until he appeared on the balcony, the
former commander of the Spanish
| forces in Cuba cried: Long live the
king, Spanish Cuba and national
! labor"
Addressing an industrial deputation,
| which waited upon him later, Gen.
WeyIer said he had always been a pro-
! tectionist and was resolved to defend
! the cause of national production. Con-
| tinuing, Gen. Weyler remarked: 81 have
never been politician, but L am sim
! ply a Spanish soldier. During my stay
! in Cuba | did my utmost to improve
| the lot of the soldiers, and now l shall
| devote myself to improving the lot of
! the WOrkmen.
In a subsequent speech he accused
| the United States of desiring to seize
| Cuban commerce by hunting Spaniards,
who would die of starvation He de-
clared, amid applause, that he would
! "never cease to defend Spanish inter-
| ests in the Antilles"
Cen. Weyler's declarations were gen
orally approved here. During the day
! Gen. Weyler had a long conference
with the captain general of Catalonia.
! The friends of Gen. Weyler say the
popular demonstration was not so big
today, because he was not expected to
arrive until tomorrow, when it was in
tended to make a great demonstration
! in his honor. The friends of Gen. Wey-
Ter also claim that he has shown his
loyalty by calling for cheers for the
king when he appeared on the balcony
of Deputy Saladriga's S slouse.
MADRID, Nov. 23.-Premier Sagasta,
replying today to a Catalan deputa-
ton, formally declared that the gov
ernment of Spain could in no way mod