The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-02
AN APPEAL. TO MK1NLEY.

President of Cuban ''HOme Rule" Gov
ernment Wants Mother Country"
Washington. ID. c., April 1.-The Gu
ban government (meaning thereby the
present home rule authorities in Cuhl
and not the insurgents has issued the
following appeal to- President Mckinley.
1t was placed in his hands this morn
ing:
1.-The Colonial government of Cuba de-
sires TO make known TO the President
of the United States that. although
Fhere are some Cubans in arms, yet there
are an immense number who accept
home rule and are resolved to work
zealOusly under this form Of government
in order to Fe-establish peace and pros
perity to the land The insurgents form
a minority while the AutOnomists repre-
sent the majority of the interests of civ
ilization by means Of Justice and liberty.
The Cuban people is an American peo-
pie and had in consequence a perfect
right to govern itself according TO its
own Wishes and aspirations, and in no
way would it be just for a foreign will
TO impose upon it a political regime
which gt esteems contrary 20 ii Eappines
and conscience. This would hc a srlbsti-
tute oppression instead of liberty. The
Cuban speople is now free people; 1t
wishes sto rule its own destinies and il
would spe Il great wickedness to dispose
of its log without its consent. The history
and the feelings of the United States 20
not pe[mit an American people to be
sacrificed and forced to form Il govern
ment which the same people consider
perniciOsIs to its permanent interests and
to the cause of peace and order in a
countrytof different races, of small pOpu-
lation and whose political education is
is yet Incomplete.
"1Nhe yhonorable government of Cuba
hopes that the President of the United
States faithful to the noble traditions of
the greEt North American republic. will
cons;ders and respect the rights of the
Cuban PEOPLE, not permitting violence to
prevail; lit also hopes that he will con-
tribute Ey powerful action to the re-es-
tablishmhnt of peace in Cuba under the
sovereignty of the mother country, and
with Il home rule government equal for
all, and (which might he still improved
so as to :inspire the confidence Of every
one. The home rule government of this
island. which is n Cuban government,
protests Anergetically against the false
hoods of sa part of the American press,
published with the malignant intention
of firing passions, making it appear thar
injustice and brutal force reign i'm Cuba
and That's home , rule has failed before
even the colonial parliament has taken
it's seat and when experience cannot
vet tell whether the new regime will am
swer or not There is no good faith in
these stories As was said by the immor-
tai Washington: Honesty is the hest
policy
'The Caban parliament is about to
meet and both the spirit of America and
the princihIes of right demand respect
for the will of the majority of the pep
pie.
(SigneO $'JOSE MARIA GALYEZ,
President of the Honorable Govern
ment of Cuba"
SPAIN WILL NOT CONCEDE
Madrid, April Ii p. m.-According
70 the best information obtainable to-
day Spain definitely resolved not ioI
make any further concession to the
United States.
The message which the Cuban Colonial
government has addressed to President
Mckinley through Senior Polo Y Bar
nabe. Spanish Minister at Washington.
tbe full text of which has been pub
lished here. has caused feeling of deep
emotion throughout Spain, since it rep
resents the opinion not only Of a large
majority of .the Cubans but also the
unanimous feeling of all political parties
whose leaders were consulted prior to its
dispatch.
The opinion is expressed from an au-
4lo,.itotiye source that an agreement he
twean the governments of Spain and thei