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is PREPARING TO LET GO.
SPANS Representatives in Cuba An
ticipating the Worst.
NEW NATIONAL AUTONOMY SCHEME
Some Talk of Welding Control by
Means OF Indcmnits-Two Minis-
tcrs Have Resigned.

New York, April 2Spain's official rep.
20. Nothing MS yet has been done to pro-
pare the public for the same thing says
| the Havana correspondent OF the Tribune,
| Blanco and his officials hope to secure the
| Endorsement OF Sc United states for a
scheme of nominal autonoms The insur-
| gents Will not accept that plan oven With
| the Endorsement OF the United States with
the certain knowledge that nothing short
| OF independence viii prevail the CHIEF m
/ terost Is in the good reasoning to that
| end, a message can be got to Gomez and
an answer received in six days.
The confidential talk in Spanish circles
| is now Of yielding control by means OF m
| indemnity. though Banco places it much
| higher than will over be paid. Tho picst
| pronounced evidence that Spain Is Yielding
comes from the autonomiats Good roasons
exist for the statement that Montoro, the
secretary OF the treasury, and Gown. the
secretary Of justice, have resigned already,
though their designations may be verbal
Dcnials Of this fact should be taken eau
tiously, Montero Is Representative hia-
toric autonomist. who tbuks tho original
concession OF autonomy was enough. AS
head of the treasury he has been informed
that Spain will hereafter expect the au-
economist government to provide funds for
carrying on the war. That Is enough TO
secure his resignation, for the task IS an
Impossible one GOWN. on his part, as
chief OF the radical faction, undertook 10
accept "amplifled autonomy That Is n
failure, and GOWN Is OF no further use
TO the sagasta ministry except as scape-
goat. The Appearances are that The entire
autonomist cabinet will be used as a scape-
goat for the Spanish public.
General Blaneo's "bando.n which per;nits
the reconcentrados to 90 back to the coun-
try without restraint Is yalueless MS prac-
tical measure. II might have done some
coed In November. New, when women and
children constitute a very great majority !
of the rcconceDtrados, II has no real bear
ing on conditions. At first the "bando"
was thought 10 be diplomatic move 10
che kmate President Mckinleys Policy CT |
fcrcbIy succoring the reconcentrados. II |
necessary That may have been one pir-
posp. yet the issuance or the "bando" Is a !
confession that the insurrection can net |
be put down BY SPANS arms. The return
Of the people In large numbers to their |
homes would give the insurgents increased |
strength.
The papers publish attacks on Americans
with the pretense OF showing how fornid- |
able is the Spanish squadron. The majority |
OF the population still thinks that war
with the United States Is an early prob |
ability Peace negotiations win have 10 10
unfoided 10 them gradually. These negotia- |
tons do not quench the ardor OF the Span |
ish war party in Cuba. This is. p ssibiy. !
The least Of the embarrassment OF the home |
government In Madrid, however. Its repre-
sentatiyes here let the martial feeling d. |
yeiop itself without check. They even en-
courage the idea that spain couId safely
venture on war with the United stitEs
because the European powers would sup
port her.
a small element among the spanish