The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-07
JUNIA'S Mr.. R(|BEIS
PreSumeS to Dictate Terms to
the United States.
LATER HE GETS SCARED
And Takes Back Nearly Every
thing He Has Said.

| New Hork, April b.-The Cuban jUnta
through its consul Horatio s. Rubens
made an important statement today. I
declared in the most unequivocaI Ianguag
that the Cuban provisional government
and the Cuban army would reject inter
vention by the United States unless i
should be preceded by a recognition O
the independence of the Cuban republic
that If the United States persisted in in
tervening without recognizing Cuban in
dependence the Cuban government anC
military forces would refuse to cooperate
and that if the United States troop:
should be sent to Cuba upon the basis OF
intervention without independence the
Cuban army would in the last resort turn
its arms against the United States.
THE JUNTA'S HIRED MAN.
The statement made by Mr.. Rubens was
preceded by the following:
The declaration I am about to make
is official, for 1 am the legal representa-
tive of the junta and I know their unal-
terable convictions and position. 1t is in
line with the utterances of the delegate
Of the Cuban provisional government to
the United States, Tomas Estrada Palma
when the suggestion was made that this
government should consul the Cubans.
and if necessary, coerce them to an ac-
ceptance of autonomy
THE GENUINE AND ONLY.
ut was yesterday who. from the most
trustworthy sources of information. con-
veyed to the newspaper reporters the
forecast of the burden of the president 5
message-intervention without recogni-
ton of independence. The forecast has
been confined by subsequent public events
and the accuracy of any information in
this particular should give authority TO
the information, even more important,
which I am to divulge. 1t has been in my
possession for many hours and l have
hesitated between my duty as an Ameri-
can citizen, on the one hand. and on the
other, as the legal representative of the
Cuban junta; but 1 regard the time as now
arrived when I must make these facts
known. 1 have it from Spanish author
ity high in financial circles that the whole
course now proposed by the president is
in pursuance of an understanding be-
tween Washington and Madrid. the OBJ
ject Of which is TO secure peace in Cuba
and the Cuban acceptance of Spanish au-
tonomy without the shedding of a drop
of American blood or the expenditure Of
another dollar of American money. See
how perfectly the proposals, with this
light upon them, are adapted to work out
to that end; the intrinsic evidence alone
a. e. h.
of my information. which runs thus:
THE YANkO-SPANISH PLOT.
at has been agreed between Spain and
the United States that this government,
while declaring for Intervention, shall re-
fuse TO recognize the independence of Gu
DO. 1t is mutually hoped by the two gov
ernments that the Cubans will then be-
come convinced that the object for which
they have been fighting all these years
ndependence-can not be obtained and
that they will accept perforce. first. an
armistice, and, eventually. autonomy I'M
der the Spanish flag. A part of the pro-
gram is that congress shall empower the
president to intervene. but shall not di-
rect him to do so. The object of this
will be to gain ample time in which to
persuade the Cubans to make terms di-
rectly with Spain. l assert again that this
information is trustworthy. and it ex-
plains what has seemed inexplicab,e-the
optimistic tone still observable among
prominent officials both at Washington
and Madrid. despite the strong sentiment
for forcible intervention prevailing both
the nation and in congress.
incidentally. also, it accounts for the tone
Of the stock market both here and abroad.
and the apparent firmness of Spanish Sc
curities.
WON'T TRUST THE YANKEE.
THE Cubans are already fairly inform
ed OF this entente between the Spanish
and American governments, yelled as it
s by every semblance of an open rupture;
and 1 speak with full authority in saying
hat the Cubans in the field can be relied
Ipon 70 resist all overtures of peace IN
accompanied by complete independence. |
The CubaDs viii not trust the United
States, first TO obtain possession and
hen 10 grant Cuban independence. The
1ery fact that recognition IS expressly
withheld now implies the possibility that
{ may be permanently withheld. In fact.
re more than half know what to expect
n the event Of the United States becom-
ng master of the island.
a plebescite would follow; the people
would be permitted TO choose between (
IieEiance to Spain under the forms OF
autonomy, independence and annexation /
o the United States. and the presence !
md pressure OF federal force would de- I
ermine the election in favor Of anneTs- /
ion. The Cubans are resolved to make +
10 such farciaI apparent choice for them
elves. They Will make only n absolute /
rec choice. and that choice has been. IS /
nd viii ne one thing only-absolute in +
dependence. They viii a0t have the Unit (
d States step IL in the eleventh hour % +.
he most heroic and self-sacrihcing s.rug-
ie against tyranny recorded in all history
nd reap all the fruits OF x, saddiInE Us. (
uong other things. with the financial /
3sr % its unvelc1me Intervention.
WILL TURN OK UNCLE SAM
Alter quoting from the address 20 the
eop,e OF the United States issued By Nj .
alma. or March /. NJ. Rubsus saws:
''Iu the face OF the present proposal Of !
7.e-ventiou without previous recognition /
j. necessary fo- Us 70 20 z step far
her and say that We must and VIII regard 4
sch Intervention as nothing less than q
eclarat.oa OF war By the United States
caiass tas Cur51 rsv0Iut.oH-sts.
IF intervention shall take place or
"a, basis. and Ire United States shall
IND an armed force O. Cuban sog. we
hall c-eat that force IS a. enemy 70 be