New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-19
DOES NOT EXPECT WAX.
,,,rus OF SENIOR ANGULO. TIVE CUBAN
RECIPROCITY COMMISSIONER
,,r THINKS ArroHoMy Will. RE ACCEPTED WIFE"
TIE PASSIONS ENGENDEREp BY WE'LL
RIFLE HAVE DIED AwAY-THE COM
MERciA1. COMMISSIONERS
ASSEMBLING.

ASSEMBLING.
Washington March lS-sehor Aneao' VINO 10 az
,he head OF the Commission appointed oS the CuO
Cabinet 10 negotiate 2 commercial treaty WIZ" w.
United States. talked freely to-day c0"0e'''"s
r,ss,on He said that his authority was connnc.
.,,,o,,r - commercial affairs between the Unle'
s,a,es and Cuba The present emergency msh' IN,
volye feature. which the Cuban Government "Uu''
s.,re him 10 act on. HI, that would require iuI.e
,n.,ruc,,on as his only present purpose was 10 oea
with the commercial treaty 49,,
Senior Angulo said that the Cuban people uesi.e.
..lt-sovorrmen, Heretofore they had felt tha'
sna,n WAS rot willing to grant real au'ono'H!
Wher however. Spain put INTO lorce INC P'e
autonomous pan 4; was accepted oy 'he must az
yancel AutonoInists in Cuba rs fully meeting tne'r
espIra;ions He ana others. VINO haa Always "
,orsoa "a the Radical Autonomist wing were con-
,,,nced thar when the passions oi the nho'ion'
nassed away all Cubans would accept antonon! 90
Giving them home rule IN It's fullest sense i"e
6elav IN subiuing tho insurgents ana the l"'"ie "
,ho, element 10 accept autonomy were due 10 inc
''''. .,dere1 ny General Weyiers policy
". ,o,, satisfied .hat when the influence OF ''e
w.vIer -egine died out and normal c0ho'"ons "',,
restored the people throughout the lsIa'a VIZ.
.ccen, autonomy &c the thing for which they hao
been striving for many years ..
Az q member Of the Radical Autohom's' P''''
s.aor Angulo sa,d II was his deliberate opinion
,bs, The pan now offered by Spain was con.
p,e,e system OF local self-governmeh' "l'"o .,
live every human EFFORT. II was SUBJECT W Oo''e'
improvements In us administrative features As
these changes did rot affect Spanish so'ereisn'''
No had no doubt Spain would accept them when
,hev we're brought forward in proper FORM ms 'ne
spanish Government had always declared t''"' ~
wished not for autonomy In mere name ou' III
reality These notifications in the autonomy pa.
were long and had been placed in tho form, oil
manifesto by the Autonom,st party OF Cuon'
Senior Angulo said he had no doubt that the
Cuban problem would be solved without conlr.,
between the United States and spain u "ouiu
have been settled before this time. he SAID IL 'he
present agitation had not Influenced those VINO
were about TO accept autonomy and induoed 'heln
N take an expec;ant attitude. When asked as 10
the present preparations and the prospect "a
q conflict between the United States and SPAIN Tie
said
81 do not believe there Is TO be conflict be-
tween the United States and Spain over Nuo"'
g., hecause since the death Of Sehor Canovas
the policy has been such that the United states
can have no pretext or cause OF resentment ne. "
as q nation nor defender OF the righls OIL INC
people o. tho Western Continent in their CONNECTS
with the European nations. because spain IN the
use OF its sovereignty Will. and following the sug
eestion OF the United States Government, mas
granted 10 the people OF Cuba all the hoerues
compatible with the historical rights OF Spain over
the island a. Of Gnea as escG ssduSed %
secondly. because cannot assume .ha III t'
Eation' which represents in an admirable name:
The realization OF modern democracy mou,u III.
augufatlng without plausible cause poliSy OF u
military adventure wnlEh 10 ecy even
Il attended by military successes, would neVitaoy
MsSs 10 an me ensmS o Seryo!eT light which
now supreme No this Nation. which, 70 the ',,
Of iisht such grave conflict as tina, Of the Ala
the eiviiized world by making the oestinies Of this
great people depend on The eventuanty OF an armed
conflict without any motive or preteHt.,
nsSSmbaCe
sentng the Spanish Government ana o me ,o.d hew
1hev inci%de the Spanish Mnisjer who in this
acts nssSo me spGS s
Manuel Rafael Anguo special DELEGATE OF me gu,
of the Chamber of Commerce of Havana joint
eommissioner and sencr Cadrana Of t9 De-, 1np Pan
these officials have met 10 open the negotiations
for Commercial treaties SetweeH TIE Gned
ton OF affairs i Is not improbable that tncir cor
ish and Cuban governments viii permi, the.r de-
llbcratons to take wider range. Senior Narela
WiIliSrn Oracle. his secretary. senior Ansulo came
s Ska99 and r tIe p ss SBPH first is
compantod ny Nine Angulo Senior Cacrana wi.
II anticipation Of the meeting on Senor Cadrana' s
arrival the Spanish Minister has conferred with
era arre nsemcn;s for the opening OF negotiations
Tho reciprocity treaties which i is proposed e
Govcrnments for some Zine. and considerable pre-
l!m!nary work was accomplished by Minister Wood
is now TO be carried forward and in execution Of
tho autonomy plan Messrs Ansuo. varela and
Csdrona have been designated by me Cuban Cabi-
net 10 represent that body. Coming at his time
O: emergency. however. the suggestion has been
made that the Cuban Commissioners would no, con-
fine their efforts strictly TO commercial affairs ne
or portunity presented OF aiding reconciliation OF
fhe insurgents That this Is In View cannot be
cooNrmed IN any official quarter. but II Is thought
that such a move would be made II there were any
PS.anr Ana,,jo and his Cuban colleagues probably
vll ne presented 10 Secretary sherman to-m morrow
I'D the formal negotiations will follow.