The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04
Kissing OF A MINISTRY.
ECONOMIST CABINET SAT IN Of
FICE SCARCELY A YEAR
Majority of the Members VIII Re-
turn to spain, Although Cuban
BOrn-Govfn, Secretary of Justice,

y yEw YORK. Dec. 2.--w!th the ressgna-
Ixsua OF toe autoIomist cablnes, following
ivcxut Gen ElanCo's retirement, sudS q
AAart get Interesting chapter Of history.
Sfys Havana correspondent OF the Trio-
Sc. This cabinet represented SPAN In
4aer tstdy AID 6SspaIF!lg effort 70 cave her
lysnishsng sovereignty tn the Antilles.
Hsons o. It's members viii remain In the
wand ard accept tbs new conditions
losers. II Is reported. will end their lives
ftr spala. though they are Cuban born.
r.sy would not Ia IL fun sympathy with
~ future government, WHISTLER X be an
l'hdepeAGent ous or whether annexation 10
hx United States follows.
Tbs sUsoDofnSzt cabinet vas appointed
-, December last. and took Office January
Ms. LIS membership was as foi.ows.
i PRESIDENT. without Portfolio. Jose Maria
n1v4z secretary OF the treasury. Rafael
NortoTo. secretary % justice and govern
| nssruetiga. Francisco Zayas; secretary Of
autlsc works. Eduardo Daiz; secretary OK
Aiss.cuituge and commerce, Laareaao tso-
l1gasz-
9yo be tod In detail 10 show that the last
hfheee departments wern not burdened with
fptctlonz They were practically nom
I68hteEt.
4 ffsis cabinet was made ND % what was
1Inewn historic and radical aatonoussts.
ssfh 'Eei0f mista" or moderate supporter
4 Spanish sovereignty saadglened In be-
! wsen them. The hope was that the rad
Ira ne mbers would be able To exercise
/ : persuasive fnfiaenee on the insurgents.
~; proved q faiiac4ous one Gown was the
Aezling radical IN the cabinet He had
besz a \ aggressive supporter OF autonomy
BON the beginning OF that movement, and
NJ Spanish Conservatives had frequently
fchaTged mat ne was a separatsst When
De insurEectiGn broke out he did not fnin
but his principles ard his sympathles
.age so well known that he came under
us ban OF Weyier's suspicion. Unable 10
2fnnsy himself on the one hand with the
4nsarrection. and on the other hand I'M
wiling 10 inaorse the policy OF the Span
81 government In supprsss.ng II, he went
lao voluntary exile IN the United States
lie settled with his family af Atlanta Ga.
lIsd remained there Until the regime OF
IEatoncny was esta blished under Bianco
IAeB he accepted the place In the autons-
.rst cabinet and exerted himself heroicaiiy
. secure It's acceptance by the Cuban peo-
N. Gown IL n man OF executive force
ltnd while his positive character made enc
mes Tor him 1t also gave him strength.
he las been the most aggressive member
the cabinet
Rafael Montoro was the leader OF the
I aatoric auieDomists His friends claimed
hr him tha honor OF founding the party.
he Vac better known In Spain than any
ssthers Of the Cuban puhiicista. His writ
| ms had made for him a European repu-
ntlon, and he was no. unknown In the
limited states. In Cuba he was appre-
hted as a man OF letters. nub.icist and
| % orator. But he was not a bold leader.
he feared the consequences Of the .nsurrec-
sa6n and said bitter things about IT, He
accepted the reforms OF Canoyas as a step
iaxard colonial home hule. His talents
4pere great but he had los, the Confidence
~ his own people. Though the ableat and
most conspicuous member OF the cabinet,
Ish snfuence has not been marked He
,sa believer in the Latin race and Il q
MD or aim that he prefers spending the
rmainder OF his life IN Spain 10 watching
10 contact ard possible conflict with Anglo
ZION civilization In Cuba.
Calves was also one or the historic au-
lssnomlsts lie was eminent as a lawyer
itnd as a: orator. He has been credited