The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-22
pARTIsAns
BADGfR THE GOVERNMENT
Conservatives Claim No Respon-
sibiIity, But the Right to
Criticise Is Theirs.
The RADICAL Au1oNomlsTs
they Insist Upon An Immediate
Fighting ofall Wrongs, Press
Censorship Not Compatible
With L~iberality.

New York, Jan. 19.-According to
the Tribune correspondent at Havana,
badgering the government occupies
the attention of two classes in Cuba at
present. One class of conservatives
who are predisposed to fuult-finding
are determined to have no share in the
administration of autonomy, and they
are now congratulating themselves on
their decision. The responsibility i'm
planting that system is, indeed, a hea-
w one, and those who do not share in
1t are fortunate. The other class is a
new creation. Its members call them
selves radical autonomists. They are
aggressive and critical. If the au-
thorities depart from the straight path
of colonial home rule they cry the
lapse from the housetops. The amnes-
ty that has already been extended does
not satisfy them. They demand that
Weyler and all his works be disavowad
md call for reparation of the injustice
in the individual cases that seem to
have been exempted from general
clemency. They also insist on the
mediate reform Of various abuses.
Press censorship they declare is not
compatible with a liberal regime and
they demand its removal. In short the
radical autonomists have a program
which causes them to be designated
both as disguised insurgents and as
embryo rebels.
1t is unfortunate forthe regime ofau-
tonomy that a misunderstanding has
arisen between Madrid and Havana.
The opposition pretends not to know
whether the Cuban government is
Captain General Blanco or the autono-
mists cabinet. Where the genuine
doubts exist they solved it satisfactor-
lily by electing to rest under the au-
thority of the captain general. But
the misunderstanding between the
Sagasta ministry and the autonomists
cabinet annot be settled so easily. The
autonomist constitution is a compre-
hensive me-.
1t may be that its authors did not
thoroughly know their own work.
Control of the judiciary was u deli
cate matter. The autonomist cabinet
thought it had been decided in favor
OF home rule appointments, but the
minister of the colonies recently made
nominations of judges and magis-
trates. Inc cabinet protests. Madrid
responds regretting the mistake, but
explains that provisional autonomy
ild o go into effect until January
!. and these nominations, though ga
zetted now, We're in reality made be-
tore that date. The Madrid newspa-
pers deplore the painful impression
that TINS incident caused, and gave
ntterance to the fear that it may bring
III question the good faith with which
is belrg complied with. Its
critics point out h slips on it's
part, OF which there are few,
ana which show n lack of ia
lniiinrlty with the constitution under
wfich IL is working. These embarrass-
ments while annoying are not of a Sc
r1ous nature. Ii autonomy is accepta-
Die to Il majority OF the people OF Cuba
they would not jeopardise its success.
But IL must De stated a majority OF the
people of the island III insurgent
camps or within the lines of the Span
ish sovereignty are not paying much
heed to autonomy as n political sys-
TEN. The civil administration is re-
ceiving little attention. The govern
ment, which means Captain Blanco,
and not Il autonomists cabinet, is
asked what the further plans for war
are and when they will be put in force.
The news from Madrid is that the
plan of Blanco's military operations
have been published and had a good
effect. The plan has not been pub
lished here. The questions about the
conduct of war brings the radical au-
Economists to the front with their SER