THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 14, WKINLEY ON (BA, - The President's Message to Con- gress on the Subject. FAVORS JARMED INTERVENTION, But Asks That Ho Be Given Fall Power to Act — Discusses the Horrors of Weyler's Concentration Order and Refers Briefly to the Malne Horror. Washington, April 12. President Mec- Kinley's to congress on the Cuban question, which was transmitted reviews at length the lution which has waged on that island for more than three years past, which message yesterday, revo is “but a successor of similar Insurrec- tions which have occurred in Cuba dur- ing nearly half a century,” and de- clares the latest outbreak "a struggle unequaled in the history of the and,” which has "subjected the Uni- ted States great effort and ex- pense in enforcing its neutrality laws, caused enormous to American trade and commerce, caused irritation, annoyance and disturbance among our citizens, and by the exer cise of cruel, barbarous and uncivilized practices of warfare, shocked sibilities and offended the humane sym pathies of our people.” The message then pr stance as follows: “A prosperous « been reduce its people thousands isl- to losses the sen- once ymmunity omparative Iiasory **Zones of Caitivation,.” tion of the president The reply of the Spanish governme: to the above was to the effect that they would accept at once a suspension hostilities If applied for by the gents Then the efforts of Woodford In the Interest of peace are recounted, and then the president, after arguing at length against either the recognition of Cuban belligerency Independence, and citing numerous pre cedents In support of his position, con tinues: “There remain the alternative forma of intervention to end the war, either as an impartial neutral by Imposing =» rational compromise between the con testants, or as the active ally of one party or the other Hoasons For Intervention, “The forcible Intervention of the Uni ted States as a neutral, to stop the war, according to the large dictates of hu manity and following many historical] precedents where neighboring states have interfered to check the hopeless sacrifices of life by Internecine con flicts beyond their borders, is justifiable on rational grounds, The grounds for guch Intervention may be briefly sum- marized as follows: “First—In the cause of humanity and to put an end to the barbarities, blood. shed, starvation and horrible miseries now existing there, and which the par. ties to the conflict are either unable or unwilling to stop or mitigate. It is no answer to say this is all In another gountry, belonging to another nation, and is therefore none of our business, ineuy General or the 1 tions | and the | naval | to It is specially our duty, for it is right at our door, “Second—-We owe it to our citizens In Cuba to afford them that protection and indemnity for life and property which no government there can or will afford, and to that end to terminate the conditions that deprive them of legal protection. “Third—The right to intervenemay be justified by thevery serfousinjury to the commerce, trade and business of our people and by the wanton destruction of property and devastation of the isi- and. “Fourth--Ald, which is of the utmost importance. The present condition of affairs In Cuba Is a constant to our peace, and entalls upon this gov an expense With for years In menace ernment such a conflict island so near us and with which our people have such trade and business relations-—-when the lives and liberty of our citizens are in constant danger and their property destroyed and them sclves ruined-—where our trading sels are liatle to seizure and are seized at our very door, by warships of a for eign nation, the expeditions of fli bustering that are powerless al- together to prevent, and the questions and entanglements thus ari ing—all these and others that I need not mention, with the resulting strain ed relations, are a constant enormous waged an ves we menace to our peace and compel us to keep on a | is | Camp With | semi-war footing with a which we are at peace, nation and di have elements of order already pointed strikingly illustrated by a tragic event which has deeply and justly m American people mitted to « T court of In on on of the battleship Maine r of Havana during Febr “These danger out 1 have already t: the rep juiry jul I'he Destruction of the Malne, \ rt Na Spain Cannot Subdne the Cubans “I'he ng trial has proved that ple f Cuba and the establis ernment, and obser capable naintain ita international Dilga - peace and tranquility security of its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and forces of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes “And in the Interest of humanity and ald In preserving the lives of the starving people of the island, 1 rec. ommend that the distribution of food and supplies be continued, and that an appropriation be made out of the pub. He treasury to supplement the charity of our citizens “The Issue in now with the congress It Is a solemn responsibility I have sxhausted every effort to relieve the intolerable condition of affairs which is at our doors. Prepared to execute every obligation imposed upon me by the con- stitution and the law, I await your action “Yesterday, and since the preparation of the foregoing message, official infor. mation was received by me that the latest decree of the queen regent of Spain directs General Blanco, in order to prepare and factlitate peace, to pro- claim a suspension of hostilities, the duration and Jdetalls of which have not yet been communicated to me. This fact, with every other pertinent cone sideration, will, I am sure, have your just and careful attention in the solemn deiiberations upon which you are about to enter. If this measure attains a successful result, then our aspirations as a Christian, peace loving people will be realized. If it falis it will be only another justification for our contems ylated action.” Ving ensuring irritating | been | mountain « ASEAGUAY AVALANCHE. | It Destroys the Chilkoot Pass and Engulfs Many Gold Seekers. BIXTY-NINE BODIES RECOVERED. In the List of Known Dead Are Two Who Were Going In Search of the Yellow Metal Women Five Thousand People Digging For Dead Bodlos. Beattle, Wash., received from April 3, say the Chilkoot death were injured April 9 Skaguay, Al trall Advices just Alaska, dated today persons others less seriously In dead recovered about noon on many met and a large number of more or a snowslide Sixty-nine bodies have thus names of 150 missing have been report far been and the ed as unaccounted for, sible that in lanche It is barely pos had succeeded efore the ava onservative e some of these crossing the pass b occurred A mate {8 that between 75 and 100 SON were The point at which curred is some five The nearest is four miles distant wires at this pe by the slide The trail in the vicinity existence, and yf #n killed. the miles telephone The tals carried accident above Bhep station phone were RWAY last WAS vestige of the out of where It li 4 ow a OW Ah it n Lod | Wi ! wiped are many bodis A fact th ful traged Known how who they im Many just “How Did She Burn Her Face” That Was What People Asked About Our Daughter Dreadful Itching, Burning Erup- | tions Cured Smooth, Soft, White Skin Now. “QC. 1. 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April 15. <Five giris, the children of Frank Mead, John Fern and John Surran, poisoned by eating roots of the wild sweet plant, which grows in abundance in the woods near their home, at Riverside, are In a serious condition, and there In little hope that they will recover potato Mr. Glaastone's Condition, Hawarden, April 13.-The bulletin Is- sued Inst avening as to Mr. Gladstone's condition says “Mr. Gladstone In rather better after a somewhat restiess night and morning.” Mrs, Gladstone is suffering from an attack of influenza. General Grosvenor Henominated, Athens, ©O., April 13.-~Hon. CC H. Grosvenor was renominated yesterday for the sixth time by the Eleventh cone gressional district, The convention en. dorsed the policy of President MceKin« ley on the Cuban question, Switzeriand Bars Oar Fruit, Berne, April 11-The government has prohibited the importation of American fresh frults. 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