Show COMMENTS ON THE MESSAGE palma says it Is depress ing to spain bears out the cubans in their distrust of spanish pledges others from abroad thew york dec S senor toroda estrada palma delegate of the cuban republic in the united states gave out a statement today regarding the reference by president cleveland to cuba in bis annual message to congress he thinks the message generally speaking is in a great measure very depressive to Spain as an independent nation and supports the cubans in their distrust of any promise whatsoever that the spanish government can make to them and pledges the guaranty of the united states as a security for any agreement which spain may enter upon with cuba aa to the inference contained in the that the cuban government has now given up all attempt to exercise its functions 1 I shall baya senor palma only mention the fact to prove alie contrary that immediately after the capture of guaimara guaimaro Gu aimaro by general calixto garcia president Ciser nos and his cabinet proceeded to the town and there enforced various decrees some of which related to the treatment of prisoners and to further military operations thus proving that the civil government of the republic of cuba commands the respect and obedience ot the military authora lies it is idle talk he said to speak of autonomy to the cuban people absolute independence of spain is the aim of the cubans spain dont like it paris dec 8 cho temps commenting on president message today pays that it is worthy of bis administration which baa always borne the stamp of honesty treating ot that part of the message bearing on the cuban question the temps declares that the presidents attitude will satiety neither spain nor the rebels and ex tr presses doubt as to the efficacy of the offer to nua antee the autonomy of cuba with reference to temps declares that the settlement of t the question on the lines by the united states is a triumph for president cleveland but that it gives PU unexpected extension to the monroe doctrine i the madrid correspondent of the temps telegraphs that that part of the message referring to cuba has caused widespread comment and much adverse criticism the spanish newspapers publish bitter articles on the subject in which they attribute the attitude of the united states to importance from the by great britain in the venezuelan matter creat britain satisfied v london dec 8 commenting on the message of president cleveland to the united states congress the pall mall gazette bays that with regard to cuba the message will not either hie insurgents or the spanish thit there ie nothing in the document to displease great britain the globe sees the usual amount ol 01 in the message and pays it believes that the incoming president will not be thankful to mr cleveland for leaving to hini the work of bullying boain the st james gazette compares the tone of the message with that of the threatening cne of last year in regard to a like subject and says the conditions in cuba undoubtedly give the right to the united states to rail upon spain to enforce her authority speedily epe edily or acknowledge her inability ito suppress anarchy and deprive her of her to be considered as governing the beland cuie tv toronto comments toronto dec 8 the mail and empire reviewing the president message says throughout the cuban paragraphs of the message are free from buncombe or jingoism and the interest of the united stales in the struggle is not loo strongly asserted jadeed by what he bays on the subject ot the revenue mr cleveland is not likely to give bis sanction to the dingley bill if that measure of temporary relief should go through aon goreee from all appearances the session is likely to aft a barren one the globe says perhaps the most suggestive as well as the most prominent feature dent message to congress is the reference to military strength and foreign relations the people of the united states may question the divine right but they faithfully believe in the divine power of governments |