The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09
LIBERTIES ON CUBA.
Greater Than All Colonies
Except Two.
THIS IS WHAT DE LONE SAYS.
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the world, with the exception Of Cana.
da aud New South Wales. will have
o. large a measure Of liberty AZ Cuba
viii have when the new reform scheme
IL fully developed" said Senior Dupuy
de LONE, the Spanish minister. last
night. Tho minister had before him
the new project for the reformation Of
the system Of government for Cuba. as
gazettod In Madrid Saturday. and had
made an analysis Of the document with
the result that he arrived at the con.
illusions indicated above
Senior Dupuy do LONE also gave out
the preamble 70 the proposed scheme Of
Cuban reforms.
Il records the political history Of the
instruction which. from lie very be.
ginning. IL says. had a secessionist char.
acter. One Of the causes Of the insur.
rection has been the false idea Of SPANS
weakness. which the insurgents thought
would prevent her submitting IL, and
another was a dis,rust Of being able to
achieve administrative autonomy by
peaceful means.
The preamble says that the war. with
all it, errors, has been rich in severe
lessons, showing that In the end peace.
fnl and constant progress Is preferable
10 a violent triumph by whomsoeyer oh.
tanned.
Il says In several paragraphs that al.
though Spain has been ooliged TO delay
the application Of ample reforms In the
administrative regime, she has never
abandoned she idea Of establishing re-
form voted by the oortes. nor has she
failed 20 understand the necessity Of
enlarging them. IN n form that will suit
both Spanish and Cubans. giving 20 the
island an administrative and economi-
cal personality Of = local character,
which will make EXPLICIT the total coun.
tercent 10 govern its own Affairs. Al.
though maintaining intact the right Of
sovereignty aud the indispensable con.
diiions for its maintenance. Spain has
wished 10 satisfy the need that Cuba
feels Of experimenting with what the
English call "self government" which
in Spain il termed large deceufraiiEa-
ton" and which will give 10 the coun.
try the greater part Of the administra.
ton OF he own affairs and viii lay
upon Il the responsibility Of iis doings
This document also recalls the prom.
ise made In the speech Of the throne
and In that Of the president Of the ooun.
cil In the house Of deputies. and Nc the
same time 10 insures the royal fulhll.
ment Of those REFORMS by oil the gov.
ernments that can rule Spain, and a. a
warrant. also. 81 the loyalty 81 the &c.
tual government. IL cites the history OF
a. president. who was the suppression
OF the slave trade. and who, 30 years
ago. called 20 MADRID an assembly oil
delegates Of the Spanish West Indies 4
modify In those islands the adminisira.
tive regime and TO suppress slavery, and
who introduced In Cuba soon after the
equalization Of zanjon the political
rights Of the constitution. and who. on
March TO- 1896. aided the voting BY the
oUrtes OF the reform laws.
Tho preamble continues, saying that
with the present decree. the govern.
ment will have completed what Spain
has to do 10 hasten the termination Of
the present misfortune Of Cuba
The material application Of the re.
forms only depends ON the insurgents.
II convinced Of the futilisy Of their az.
tempt, they should grieve over the ruin
and desolaiion OF their native land. |
thon IL Is time for their mother. Spain.
10 show her generosity. disposed as she
always is, 20 open her arms 10 them.
Il further says that II the insurgents
should bot duly appreciate these con.
cessions 10 the island Of Cuba, the aotu.
al government win not cease TO main.
tain the war in defense Of the sovor.
eighty Of Spain with the same energy |
a. it has done mp 20 the present
The government, 10 says, takes the
responsibility Of assuming the functions
Of the legislative power and announces
that It will ask the cortcs for a bin Of
indemnity. Il also says that the only /
point reserved for the further resolution
Of parliament viii be tho determination
Of the iTspsTisl expenses. tho organiza.
lion Of the judioisry and the electoral
reforms
This important document ends with
the following paragraph,
"rho government has not sufficient
motive TO judge Of the time before the
application Of reforms In Cuba and
Porto Rico, will be short or long. al.
though all the news is satisfactory and
the forecast Of the incoming peace gen.
eral But whatever the conditions may
BE- the government thinks that Il must
b. prepared 10 apply them without the
slighios, delay, whom the opportunity
shall arrive, and for that. the advice OF
the council Of the state will be urgently
sought, Notwithstanding that che gov.
arnmeni will no, apply the decree until
he indispensable conditions favorable
Ior the peace. that Spain desires and will
lever cease 20 desire. aud that the civil
led world hopes Tor. shall arrive"