Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-24
cuBANs VIRTUALLY IGNORED.
Government In Havana Pays Litticl Atten-
tIon to tho PaopIe's Desires.

New York. Jan. PA despatch from
Havana to the Tribune says:
The policy of the government in
Cuba Is still conducted more with ref
erence to Madrid and Washington than
the island itself
Gen. Blancos military operations
continue indefinite. He may take the
field next month. but that Is uncertain.
The army is in better humor. An in
dication of Its influence was given
when Senior Montoro, secretary of the
treasury, made draft of 81 .00O.0 600 in
silver on Madrid. A sharp inquiry
was aroused and demand that the full
amount be applied to the back pay of
the army. The officers thought that a
small portion might be distributed
among the reconcentrados, and sus>
peeted that part might be used for
'pursuading' insurgents to accept au-
tonomy
They We're quieted by an official as
surance that the full amount should be
applied to the April pay of the SOL
diers
The government has lately slipped
back another month in arrears. Az
fairs have so far quieted down that II
the troops were in condition Gen.
Blanco might take the field in person.
Guards are maintained around the au-
economist newspapers and some of the
troops brought in from the country
are kept in the city but the volunteers
and intransigentes are apparently sat
isfied. There is nothing in the
present situation to cause hostile DEM
constructions on their part, or to give
ground for an uprising.
Fears of an outbreak In the country
have not been realized.
The disturbances at Candeneze the
other day did not prove serious.
The intransigentes there have been
In an ugly mood and the autonomists
are dissatisfied with the distribution of
Offices. but neither faction Is on the
point of revolt.
The anxiety which Is reported from
Madrid about Carlist emissaries in
Cuba does not seem to be well founded
There are few Carlists among the
intransigentes who oppose autonomy
but nothing whatever to encourage the
pretensions of Don Carlos. The embar-
rassment of the government will arise
from the preference of the intransigen-
ties for an American protectorate as n
refuge from autonomy. Senior Dolse, n
member of the cabinet, who sailed this
week Tor Havana, is expected to bring
Information as to the policy of the Sa-
gasta ministry regarding the elections
Dolse, who was originally a REFORM
list and not an autonomist, has been
described from Madrid as the repre-
sentative of Spanish sovereignty in the
Cuban cabinet His associates are not
seems to imply reflection on them
selves. The marquis Apezteguia and
some OF the moderate men among the
conservative leaders are still trying to
commit the party to take part in the
elections and give the government Il
passive support. However, many of
the conservatives are so hidebound in
their opposition that little progress is
made by Apestaguiz and his associates
me elections are too far off to be Of
immediate Importance. But II they
are held the tendency of the intransi-
gentes is to make them the occasion
for further disturbances
No steps have yet been taken TO send
delegates to Washington to negotIate n
reciprocity treaty under the direction
or Minister de LONE. a plan was s,lp-
gested as means of showing autonomy
In operation but the fear is that such
action would he rldculed and n,t with.
out reason. II will be necessary to re-
establish commerce with the United
States before the basis of reciprocltv
treaty can he found.
The cabinet would have more infu-
ence II 1t did not so readily WELD its
functions to the military authorities.
lts understanding OF what Constitutes
. liberal government Is not a clenr ono
The censorship of the press and the
interference with private corrpsnond-
ence Us Rcdulesced In by the cnbinet
without the slightest sign of protest.
me volunteers have had a fear of
me concession made to their power.
Ihey are an armed force, and a cues
tion was raised whether being such
they We're entitled to the suffrage.
An assurance was given that tho
government had no intention of de-
priving them OF their votes The
volunteers In Havana number between
ls'oOo and 10000. Thew are intransi-
Centes, and conservative almost 20 :,
man. III they should decide to talte
part in the elections, they would act
as body and would make 1t interest
ing for the government