The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-11-10
Autonomy Will Never Be Ac-
cepted by the Patriots.
The War Must Necessarily Be Con-
tinued, as Spain VIII Not
Yield at Present.
General WeyIer Has Got to Explain
That Speech or Be Court
martialed.
U. s. PREPARING FOR WAR.

NEW York, Nov. 6.-The Herald
says: at is too late to talk Of auton-
omy Cuba is lost to Spain. Only
independence for the island will put an
end to the struggle now devastating the
colony and running Spain" That is
what eight leading Cubans-all of
whom formerly favored autonomy.
told Senior Jose Canalejas in the Fifth
Avenue hotel. These Cubans did not
represent the junta, for the junta will
discuss autonomy with no one, but the
conference is the more remarkable in
its result, because the men who talked
so firmly against any proposition except
independence were formerly leading
autonomists, who, in view Of recent
developments, say that even were they
to listen to such proposal the irsur-
gents in the field would simply scott at
it, as an evidence, not of SPANS good
faith, but of her weakness and willing
ness to promise concessions rather than
prosecute hopeless war
Senior Canalejas was formerly a mem
Der of the Spanish cabinet and is the
proprietor Of the Madrid Heraldo He
comes to sound the American feeling
and to inform himself by personal OBJ
servation of the state of affairs in Cuba.
Before his somewhat dramatic confer
ence with the Cubans who raped au-
tonomy so smartly at the Fifth Avenue
hotel meeting, Senior Canalejas was UNI
able to obtain an exchange of views
with T. Estrada Palma, the Cuban del
egate and head of the junta. "Tell
him." said General Palma to an ennis
sary who sought to arrange an inter-
view, "tell him that when l was presi-
dent of the republic of Cuba assisted
in making law, which is i'll force to-
day, and by which any officer of the
government who listens to any PROPOSE
ton from Spain short of absolute indie
pendence is regarded as traitor"
The meeting at the Fifth Avenue no.
tel was in reality an accidental one.
Senior Canalejas did not then and has
not since his arrival posed as represent
ing the Spanish government, but it is
known that his prominence in Spain
makes his mission here one likely to
bear important fruit when he goes
home. The Cubans present were Ga
briel Camps, DIR. Diego Tamayo, Raj
mun6o Cabrera, Enrique J. Varona,
Nicolao Meredia, Fidel G.. Picrra, Man
uel A. r. De Monales, Carlos Panraga
and Felix Yzenaga. They selected
Senior Varona as spokesman. Senior
Canalejas remarked that he could not
understand why. if the Cubans had
really been in earnest in asking for
autonomy, they now refused to accept
it. Senior Varona reviewed the history
of Cuba since 1878, and declared that,
with victory at hand, the patriots
scorned the Spanish proposals The
other Cubans present listened to Varo-
mas explanation of the position with
flashing eyes.
Senior Canalejas expressed regret that
their attitude was so uncOmpromising
saying it was impossible for Spain to
yield, and that therefore the war must
necessarily be continued. Spain, he
added, had all the resources necessary
to prosecute the war, an assertion which
the Cubans received with doubt Senior
Canalejas said he could not see why, If
autonomy would give to the Cubans all
the advantages of independence without
It's drawbacks, they should still prefer
to continue the war. To that the Cubans
thought Senior Verona's setting forth OF
their position was an ample reply.
There was some talk then as to
whether some of the Cubans named for
important posts by the new premier
were men likely to Undue the insnr-
gents with the idea that Spain really
Intended TO deal fairly with the colony.
Seniors Merodia and Cabrera said these
men were rather of such character
that.the insurgents would be irritated
rather than soothed by their elevations
The Cubans continued talking of phase
after phase of the autonomy question
and explaining their belief that there is
now no end of the war short Of abso-
lutte independence and their firm con-
viction that the insurgents will accept
nothing else The discussion was con-
Quoted with marked courtesy. Its
elect upon the Spanish representative
was marked.