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The UrrnM !s iIoIIvmmI !n RhotinuiiuHn ftntl th
tirronndltiR towns fornix nt a wi k, puy
rtM Vo tho curriers. lly mull W.00 ti yrur, or 3'
o&tA n month, payable lu mlvuncc. VdvertUc
rrtcnt ctutraeu according to nire ami position.
The nubllMu'U rsastv tlie rlglil to chaugf- tin
fftHiftlon of advertisements whenever the pub
r nation ol news rieiauml It. Th rivht Is
nsnenr&d to tvJcMany advertisement, whether
piVlcl for or not, tt Jjie publishers inu deem
ipropcr. Adcltftntc rat ninde known
irpou npplU ntlon.
Kntorod At the post o Wee At Hhcttntnlonh, 1h., tw
nccond clai mall matter.
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"All the News That's Fit to Print."
Evening Herald
tvi-siuy. apml 12, lses.
Tim Maine is ii ghost that will not
down in Spain's present and future
history
Thk V nltcd States 1ms issued its ul
tiiiuitimi. It is that Cuba slmll be
free There is no other road leading
to pence, so fur as tills country is con
cerned. Ql me u liumbor of Slienaiidonh
patriots would rather bo soldiers tlian
sailors at this time probably for the
reason that no trees grow in mid-
It is an every day occurrence to
hear tho remark that tin Hkkald is
the newsiest paper circulated in tills
community. And what everybody
says must be true.
Tub Republican national platform
favors tiie independence of Cuba,
and it is the Invariable custom of Re
publicans to stick to their statement
of principles. President MeKinley
and Congress will see to it that tho
party pledge is fulillled.
A "Quack" Critic.
The people of Shenandoah lire bur
dened with a semi-wo-kly publica
tion, of limited circulation, with tho
title of News-liudgot. lately edited by
an uncle of the late Lord Iiniulreury.
Its name is a ni'isiibiiior so far as re
cording tlie happenings of tho day is
concerned, and its influence is con
fined to the personal acquaintances
of its proprietors. Equally so it;
criticisms on matters generally, that
require out mediocre knowledge or
thought, are of such a character
that little attention is paid to its
utterances. Especially is this true of
its labored efforts in its last issue i
endeavoring to cast odium upon the
boroiiL'li water works. Taking into
cotisidaration the interests surround
ing this publication, tho people ox
pect littlo support for tho borough
plant from that source.
Tlie writer referred to says the
pumps at Hraiidouviile "are in charge
of incompetent people" and "who
perhaps have never teen it pump,"
and further says that "it is only right
to look around for competent men to
take Their places and not jeopardize
valuable and expensive machinery
b putting incompetent, iuoxpori
ei -ed people in charge." Wo venture
the assertion that tlioro is not two
men m Sheiiiiudoiih who have had
more experience or have greater
knowledge of pumping machinery
than Uenjamin Woomer and John
Uritton. tho two men in charge of
the pumps. Wore they, as nstrerted
by this quack" critic, "incompetent
and inexperienced" they would
not have been retained by the
democratic Council. They aro
both Republicans, but their knowl
edge of tho work assigned them
is such that they are retained.
To say that they lire Inexperienced
only adds force to the assertion that
tho writer making tho charge never
saw tho pumping station, and would
not know tlie men ho maligns were
ho to stumble over them.
The reilection upon tho retiring
superintendent is on a par with the
other charges. Mr. Stout, witlt but
one term, has made u good record for
himself. His books aro in excellent
condition, and if his successor makes
tlie collections as close as ho did
there will bo no complaint coming.
Practically the entire duplicuto has
been collected by Mr. Stout, n record
tluit hus not been equalled. The re
tiring superintendent was always at
his post of duty, and was ever prompt
in re pairing any damage that occurred
to tiie -works. Taking evorything in
tc onsidorution, Mr. Stout was an
niimiveiiient upon those who pre-
'! 1 him.
Poisoned Blood
Dfsagrooablo Itching Spread All
Over His Body- Sleep Disturbed
Hood's Snrsaparllla Drove Out
the Poison and Cured.
"I have been poisoned every summer
ior years. Last summer the poison camo
out on me worse than ever before. I
would frequently be awakeued during tho
night by the itching. I would scratch
myself, but Instead of being relieved tho
trouble spread to different parts of my
body. I tried various remedies which
peoplo recommended to me, but none of
them over helped me. I mado up my
mind the poison could not be cured un
til my blood was pure and then I decided
to take Hood's Barsaparllla. While tak
ing the first bottlo 1 felt relieved from tho
itching. I kept on taking the modiclno
and it has entirely oured me. I am now
on my fourth bottle and I can sleep
soundly at night." William Ran, 3120
Westmout Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Hood's Sarsapariila
Is ths Ilest in fact the One True Wood Purifier.
AlUnigaists. $1 1 six for tS. Pet only Hood's.
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nOOU S flllS take, easy to operate, ato.
CUB w HESSAGE
(('nulluMcd from First l'ORO.)
island to which tlie power of the Span
ish arms wss able to reach by occupa
tion or by military operation. The
peasantry.' Including all dwelling In tlie
open agllcuUurnl Interior, wore driven
Into the garrison tnwim or Isolated
places held by the troops. The raising
and moving of provisions of all kinds
were Interdicted. The fields were laid
waste, dwellings . unioofed and fired,
mills destroyed, and In short everything
that could desolate the lRtid and ren
der It unfit for human habitation or
support was commanded by one or the
other of the contending patties and exe
cuted by all the powers at their dis
posal.
Horrors ul the- Concentration Order.
My the time the present administra
tion took office a year ago reconoentra
tlon, so called, had been made effec
tive over the better part of the four
central and western provinces Santa
Clara, Matansas, Havana and I'limr
del Rio. The agricultural population,
to the estimated number of 300.000 or
more, was herded within the towns
and their Immediate vicinage, deprived
of the means of support, rendered des
titute of shelter, left poorly clad and
exposed to the most unsanitary con
ditions. As the scarcity of food In
creased with the devastation of the de
populated areas of production destitu
tion and want became misery and
starvation. Month by month the death
rate Increased In an alarming ratio. By
.March, 1S97, according to conserva
tive estimates from olllclal Spanish
sources, the mortality anions the re
concent radns, from starvation and the
diseases thereto incident, exceeded 50
per centum of their total number. No
practical relief was accorded to the
destitute. The overburdened towns, al
ready suffering from general dearth.
could give no aid.
The so-called 'zones of cultivation
established within the Immediate area
of effective miliary control about the
cities and fortified camps, proved 11
lusory ns n remedy for tho suffering.
The unfortunates, being for the most
part women and children, with aged
and helpless men, enfeebled by dls
eases and hunger, could not have tilled
the soil, without tools, seed or shelter,
for their own support or for the supply
of the cities. Keconcentratlon, adopted
avowedly as a war measure In order
to cut off the resources of the insu
gents, worked Its predestined result. As
I said In my messnge of last December,
It was not civilized warfare; it was
extermination. The only peace It could
beget was that of the wilderness and
the grave.
A Dogged StriiKixlo.
Sleanwhile tlie military situation In
tho island had undergone a noticeable
change. The extraordinary activity
that characterized tho second year of
the war, when the Insurgents invaded
oven the hitherto unhramed llelds of
Plnnr del ltlo and carried havoc and
destruction up to-the walls of the city
of Havana Itself, had relapsed In a
dogged struggle In tho central and
eastern provinces. The Spanish arms
regained a measure of control In Plnar
del ltlo and parts of Havana, but, un
der the existing conditions of the rural
country, without immediate Improve
ment of their productive situation.
Even thus partially restricted, tho
rovolutionlts held their own, and their
conquest and submission, put forward
by Spain as tlie essential and solo basis
of peace, seemed as far distant as at
the outset.
In this state of affairs ray, adminis
tration found itself confronted with
the grave problem of Its duty. My
message of last December reviewed the
situation, and narrated the steps taken
with a view to relieving Its acuteness
and opening tho way to some form of
honorable settlement. The assassina
tion of the prime minister, Canovas, led
to a change of government In Spain.
Tho former administration, pledged to
subjugation without concession, gave
place to that of a more liberal party,
committed long in advance to a pol
icy of reform involving the wider prin
ciple of home rule for Cuba and Puerto
Itlco. Tho overtures of this govern
ment, made through Its new envoy,
General Woodford, and looking to an
Immediate and effective amelioration
of the condition of the island, although
not accepted to the extent of admitted
mediation In any shape, were met by
assurances that homo rule, in an ad
vanced phase, would be forthwith of
fered to Cuba, without waiting for the
war to end, and that mole humane
methods ghould thenceforth prevail In
the conduct of hostilities. Coincident
ally with these declarations, the new
government of Spain continued the pol
icy already begun by its predecessor of
testifying friendly regnrd for this na
tion by releasing American citizens
held under one charge or another con
nected with the Insurrection, so that,
by the end of November, not a single
person entitled In nny way to our na
tional protection remained In a Span
ish prison.
Tho Inorcnslnir Destitution.
While these negotiations wero in
progress thet Increasing destitution of
the unfortunate reconcetrados, and tho
alarming mortality among them,
claimed earnest attention. The suc
cess which had attended the limited
measure of relief extended to the suf
fering American citizens among them
by the Judicious expenditure through
the consular agencies of the money ap
propriated expressly for their succor
by the Joint resolution approved May i
21, 1807, prompted the humane exten
sion of a similar scheme of aid to the
great body of sufferers. A suggestion
to this end was acquiesced in by tlie ,
SpanlBh authorities. On the 21th of 1
December lust I caused to be Issued
an appeal to the American people In
viting contributions In money or in
kind for the succor of the starving
sufferers In Cuba, following this on
the 8th of January by a similar public
announcement of the formation of a
central Cuban relief committee, with
headquarters In New i'ojk city, com
posed of three members representing,
the American National Ilea Cross and
the religious and business elements of
the community. The efforts of that
committee have been untiring, and
have accomplished much.
Arrangements for free transportation
to Cuba has greatly aided the chari
table work. The president of the
American Red Cross, and representa
tives of other contributory organiza
tions have generously visited Cuba,
and co-operated with the consul gen
eral and the local autltorltes to make
(.ffectlye. distribution of the relief col
lected through h efforts of.
Nearly $.'hh "m In money and sup
plies has alH aily i em lied the sufferers,
and mole is forthcoming. The supplies
are admitted fiee of duty, and trans
portation to the intnlor has been ar
ranged so that the relief, nt ilrst nec
essarily confined to Havana and the
larger titles, is now extended through
most, if not all, of the towns where
suffering exists. Thousands of lives
have already been saved. The neces
sity for a change In the condition of
the reconientradns Is recognized by
the Spanish government. Within a
few days past the orders of General
Weyler have been revoked, tho recoil
centrados are, It Is said, to be permit
ted to return to their homes nnd aided
to resume the self supporting pursuits
nf peace; public works have been or
dered to give them employment, and a
turn of $600,000 has been appropriated
for their relief.
Military Victory Impracticable,
The war In Cuba Is of such a nature
that, shoit of subjugation or extermi
nation, a final military victory for
either side seems Impracticable. The
alternative lies In the physical exhaus
tion of one or the other party, or per
haps of both; a condition which In ef
fect ended the ten yenis' war by the
tiuce of Xntijoti. The prospect of such
a protraction and conclusion of the
present strife Is a contingency hardly
to be contemplated with equanimity
by the civilized world, and least of all
by the United States, affected and In
jured as we are deeply and Intimately
by Us very existence.
Realizing tlds. It appeared to be my
duty, In a spiilt of true friendliness, no
less to Spnln than to the Cubans, who
have so much to lose by the prolonga
tion of the struggle, to seek to bring
about an Immediate termination of the
war. To this end, I subm'i'ted, on the
27th lilt., as a result of much lepresent
atlon and correspondence, through the
United States minister at Madrid, prop
ositions to the Spanish government
looking to an armistice until Oct. 1 for
the negotiation of peace, with the good
olllces of the president.
In addition I asked the Immediate re
vocation of the order of reconcentru
tlon, so as to permit the people to re
turn to their farms and the needy to
bo relieved with provisions and sup
plies from the United Stales, co-operating
with the Spanish authorities, so
as to afford full relief.
The reply of the Spanlah cabinet was
received on the night of the 31st ult. It
offers ns the means to bring about
peace in Culm to confide the prepara
tion thereof to the Insular parliament,
Inasmuch us the concurrence of that
body would be necessary to reach a
final result, It being, however, under
stood that the powers reserved by the
constitution of tho central government
are not lessened or diminished. As the
Cuban parliament docs not meet until
the 4th of May, the Spanish govern
ment would not object, for its part, to
nccept nt once n suspension of hostili
ties If asked for by the Insurgents from
the general In chief, to whom It would
pertain in such case, to determine the
duration and conditions of the armis
tice. Tlie propositions submitted by Gen
eral Woodford and tlie reply of the
Spanish government weie both In the
form of brief memoranda, the texts of
which are before me, and are substan
tially In the language above given. The
function of the Cuban parliament in the
matter of "preparing" peace and the
manner of its doing so are not express
ed in tho Spanish memorandum, but
from General Woodford's explanatory
reports of preliminary discussions pre
ceding the final conference It Is under
stood that the Spanish government
stands ready to give the Insular con
gress full powers to settle the terms of
peace with the Insurgents whether by
direct negotiation or Indirectly by
means of legislation does not appear.
With this last overture In the di
rection of Immediate peace and Its dis
appointing reception by Spain, the
executive was brought to the end of
his efforts.
In my annual message of December
last I said:
Tho Spiinlwh Reply.
"Of the untried measures there re
main only Recognition of the Insur
gents ns belllgt rents; recognition of the
Independence of Cuba; neutral inter
vention to end the war by Imposing a
rational compromise between the con
testants, and Intervention In favor of
one or the other party. I speak not
of forcible annexation, for that cannot
be thought of. That, by our code of
morality, would be criminal aggres
sion." Thereupon I reviewed these alterna
tives. In the light of President Grant's
measured words, uttered In 1S75, when
after seven years of sanguinary, de
structive and cruel hostilities in Cuba,
he reached the conclusion that the rec
ognition of the Independence of Cuba
was Impracticable and indefensible,
nnd that the recognition of belligerence
was not warranted by the facts ac
cording to the tests of public law. I
commented especially upon the latter
aspect of the question, pointing out the
Inconveniences nnd positive dangers of
a recognition of belligerence which,
while lidding to the already onerous
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Jurisdiction, could not in any way ex
tend our lniluence or effective ofllces in
the tenitory of hostilities. Nothing has
since occurred to charge my view In
this regard, and ' recognize as fully
now ns then that the Issuance of a
proclamation of neutrality, by which
process the so called recognition of
belligerence Is published, could of It
self, and unattended by other action,
accomplish nothing toward the one end
for which we labor, the Instant pacifi
cation of Cuba and the cessation of
misery that atlllcts the island.
Turning to the question of recogniz
ing at this time the Independence of the
present insurgent government In Cuba,
we find safe precedents In our history
from an early day. They nre well sum
med up In President Jackson's message
to congress Dec. 21, 1S3G, on the sub
ject of the recognition of the lndepend
snce of Texas. He said:
"In all tho contests that have arisen
out of the revolutions of France, out
of the disputes relating to the crowns
of Portugal and Spain, out of the
separation of the American possessions
ot both from the European govern
ments, and out of the numerous and
constantly occurring struggles for do
minion In Spanish America, so wisely
consistent with our Just principles has
been the action of our government that
we have, under the most critical cir
cumstances, avoided all censure, nnd
encountered no other evil than that
produced by a transient estrangement
of good will In those against whom we
have been by force of evidence com
pelled to decide.
"It has thus been made known to tho
world that the uniform policy and
practice of the United States Is to avoid
all Interference In disputes which mere
ly relate to the internal government of
other nations, and eventually to rec
ognize the authority of the prevail
ing party without reference to our par
ticular Interests and views or to the
merits of the original controversy.
"But on this, as on every other try
ing occasion, safety is to bo found in a
rigid adherence to principle.
"In the contest between Spain and
the revolted colonies we stood aloof,
and waited not only until the ability of
the new states to protect themselves
was fully established, but until the
danger of their being again subjugated
had entirely passed away. Then, and
not until then, wero they recognized.
Such was our course In regard to Mex
ico herself.
"It Is true that with regard to Texas,
the civil authority of Mexico has been
expelled, its invading army defeated,
the chief of the republic himself cap
tured, and all present power to control
the newly organized government it
Texas annihilated within its conllnes.
But, on the other hand, there Is, in ap
pearance at least, an immense dispar
ity of physical force on the side of
Texas. The Mexican republic, under
another executive, Is rallying its forces
under a new leader, and menacing a
fresh Invasion to recover Its lost do
minion.
Quotes ffneksou on lEocognltlon
"Upon the Issue of this threatened
Invasion the Independence of Texas
may be considered as suspended; and
wero there nothing peculiar In tho rem
tlve situation of the United Stntes and
Texas our acknowledgment of Its In
dependence at such a crisis could
scarcely be regarded as consistent with
that prudent reserve with which we
have hitherto held themselves bound to
treat all Blmllar questions."
Thereupon Andrew Jackson proceed
ed to consider the risk that there might
be Imputed to the United States' mo
tives of selfish Iterest In view of the
former claim on our part to the terri
tory of Texas, and of the avowed pur
pose of the Texans In seeking recog
nition of Independence as an incident to
the Incorporation of Texas In the Union
concluding thus:
Prudence, therefore, seems to dictate
that we should still stand aloof and
maintain our present attitude, If not
until Mexico Itself or one of the great
foreign powers shall recognize the in
dependence of the new government, at
least until the lapse of time or the
course of events shall have proved be
yond cavil or dispute the ability of tl
peoplo of ttiat country to maintain thei
separate sovereignty and to uphold the
government constituted by them
Neither of the contending parties can
Justly complain of this course, lly
pursuing it wo aro but carrying out
tho long established policy of our gov
ernment, a policy which has secured to
us respect and influence abroad and In
gplied confluence at home.
llMU'Poiiileueo of Toxns.
These me the uords of the resolut
and patriotic Jackson. They ai;e evl
dence that the United States, In ad
dltlmi to the test Imposed by publlo law
as the condition of the recognition of
Independent e by a neutral state, to wit
that the revolted state shall "constl
tute in fact a body polltlo, having
government in substance as well as In
name, possessed of tho elements of
stability," and furmlng de lacto "If
left to Itself, a state among the na
tlons, reasonably capable ot dlsolmrg
Ing the duties ot a state," has Imposed
for Its own government In dealing with
cases llko theee the further condl
m m
wao lens
of ll
Hon fliat recofciirilTTn of Mn.lependent
statehood is not due to a revolted de
pendency until the danger! of Ks being
again subjugated by the jpaient state
has entirely pussed away, rriil.i extreme
test was In fact applied Is the case of
Texas. .
The congress to whom .President
Jackson referred the quastlon as oiu
"probably leading to warJ" and there
fore a proper subject foi a "previous
understanding with Unit body by
whom war can alone be Ideclrtred, and
by whom all the provisions for sustain
ing Its perils must be furnished," left
the matter of the recognition of Texas
to the discretion of the executive, pro
viding merely for the sending f a dip
lomatic agent when the president
should be satisfied that1 the lepubllc
of Texas had become "an Ind 'pendent
state." it was so recognized by Presi
dent YnnMtircn, who commissioned a
charge d'affaires March' 7, Wi, after
Mexico had abandoned (in nttempt to
reconquer the Texan territory and
when there was at the time no bona
fide contest going on between the In
surgent province and lis former sov
erelgn.
1 said In my messagu of December
last: "It Is to be seriously consider
ed whether the Cuban Insurrection pos
sesses beyond dispute the uttilbutes of
statehood, which alone oan demand tho
recognltlon of belligero'.icy in Its fa-
vor." The same requirement mtist cer-
talnly be no less seriously considered the fact be ascei tallied by an Impartial
when the graver issue of recognizing investigation by experts, whose decl
Independence Is In question, for no less on Spain accepts In advance."
positive test can be (applied to the
greater act than to the lesser; while on President Grant, In 1875, after dls
the other baud the inlliiences and con- .,UPFtnR the phases of the contest as It
sequences of tlie struggle upon the
internal policy 01 me rfcognizmg siaie,
which form Important 'factors when the
recognition of belligerency Is concern
ed, are secondary, If not rightly ellml
nuble factors when the real question Is
Whether tho community clnlmln? rec
ognltlon Is or Is not Independent be
yond peradventure.
Opposed to lteciitnltloii.
Nor from the standpoint of ex
pedience do I think II would be wise
or prudent for this government tB rec
ognize at the present time the lnde
penitence of the so-called Cuban re
public. Such recognition is not neces
sary in order to cnitble the United
lltatcs to Intervene and pacify the Isl
and. To commit this country now to
the recognition of any particular gov.
ernment In Cuba might subject us to
embarrassing conditions of intorna
tlonnl obligation towards the orgaulza
Hon bo recognized. In case of Interven
Hon our conduct would be subject to
the approval or disapproval of such
government; we would be required to
submit to Its direction and to assume
to It the mere relation of a friendly
ally. AVhen It shall appear hereafter
that there Is within tlie Island a gov
eminent capable of performing the du
ties and discharging the functions of
a separate nation, nnd having asi a
matter of fact the proper forms and at
tributes of nationality, such govern
ment can be promptly and readily rtc
ognlzed, and the relations and Interests
f the United States with such natlsn
djusted
There remain the alternative forms
f Intervention to end the war, either as
an Impartial neutral by Imposing a
rational compromise between the con
testants, or as the active ally of tho
one party or the other.
As to the first, It Is not to be forgot
ten that during the last few months
the relation of the United States lias
lrtually been one of friendly Interven
tion In many ways, each not of itielf
conclusive, but all tending to the exer
tion of a potential lniluence toward an
ultimate pacific result just and honor
able to all Interests concerned. The
spirit of all our acts hitherto has been
an earnest, unselfish desire for peace
and prosperity in Cuba, untarnishiid by
differences between us and Spain and
unstained by the blood of Ameulcan
citizens.
The forcible Intervention of the Unl
ted States as a neutral, to stop the ivar,
according to the large dictates o f hu
manity nnd following many historical
precedents where neighboring, states
have Interfered to check the hopeless
sacrifices of life by Internecine con
filets beyond their holders, Is justifiable
on rational grounds. It Involves, how
ever, hostile constraint upon both tho
parties to the contest, as well to en
force a truce as to guld the eventual
settlement.
Helicons for Intervention
The grounds for sucli Intervention
may be briefly summarised as follows:
First In the cause of humanity and
to put an end to the barbarities, blood
shed; starvation and horrible mllerles
now existing there, and which the par
ties tj the conflict are either unable or
unwilling to stop or mitigate. It in no
answer to say this Is all In another
country, belonging to another na-tlon,
and Is therefore none of our business.
It Is specially our duty, for It Is right at
our door,
Second We owe It to our cltlzenB 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 termlnat-n the
conditions that deprive them of legal
protection.
Third The right to Intervene mny bo
Justified by the very serlouslnjury to tho
commerce, trade and business ot our
peoplo and by tho wanton destruction
of property and devastation of the lsl
and.
Importance. Tho present condition of
affairs in Cuba is a constant menace
to our peace, anu entails upon mis gov
ernment an enormous expense. With
such a conlllct waged for years in an
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
selves ruined where our trading ves
sels are liable to seizure and are seized
at our very door, by warships of a for
eign nation, the expeditions of till
busterlng that we are powerless al
together to prevent, and the Irritating
questions and entanglements thus arls
Ing all these and others that I need
not mention, with the resulting strain
ed relations are a constant menace to
our peace and compel us to keep on n
semi-war fooling with a nation with
which we nre at peace.
Tho Destruction of tho Maine.
Those elements of danger and dls
order already pointed out have been
strikingly Illustrated by a tragic event
American peoplo. I have already trans
mitted to congress the report of the
naval couit of Inquiry on the destruc
tlon of Hie battleship Maine lu the har
bor of Havana during the night of tho
15th of February. The destruction of
that nuble vessel has filled the na
tional heuit with Inexpressible horror,
Two hundred and fifty-eight bravo
sailors and maiines and two officers of
our navy, reposing In the fancied se
curlty of a filendly harbor, have been
hurled to death, grlof and want brought
10 uieir iiomea aim sorrow 10 ine na-
tlnn
The naval court of Inquiry, which It
Is needless to say communds the un
qualified confidence of tlu government,
was unanimous lu Its conclusion, that
the destruction ot the Elaine was
caused by an exterior explosion, that
of a submurlne mine, it did not as
sume to place the responsibility. That
remains to be fixed,
In any event, tho destruction of thd
Maine, by whatever exterior cause, Is
a patent nnd Impressive proof of a
state of things In Cuba that Is intol
erable. That condition Is thus shown
to be such that the Spanish govern
ment cannot assure sufety and secur
ity to a vessel ot the American navy
In the harbor of HavniiH on a mission
of peace, and 1 l:hl fully there.
Further referring in tins connection
to recent diplomatic correspondence, n
dispatch from our minister to Spain, ot
the 2Cth ult., contained tlie statement
that the Spanish minister for foreign
nffatis assured him positively that
Spain will do all that the highest honor
and Justice required In the matter of
the Maine. The reply above referied
to of the 31st ult. nlso contained an
expression of the readiness of Spain to
submit to an arbitration all tlie dif
ferences which can arise in this mnt
tcr, which Is subsequently explained
by the note ot the Spanish minister nt
Washington of the lOtn mnt, ns fol
lows:
(Jnoto l-'rom President tlrnnt.
'As to the question of fact which
springs from the diversity of views be-
tweeti the report ot me American ami
Spanish boards, Spain proposes that
To thlp I maae no reply.
(hen anneared and Its hopeless and ap-
,,arent Indefinite prolongation, said
In such event I nm of opinion that
other nations will be compelled to as
sume the responsibility which devolves
upon them, and to seriously consider
the only remaining measures possible,
mediation and Intervention, owing,
perhaps, to the large expanse of water
separating tho Island from tlie penin
sula, the contending parties appear to
have within themselves no depository
of common conlldence, to suggest wis
dom when passion and excitement have
their sway, and to assume the part of
peacemaker. In this view, In tho earlier
days of the contest the good olllces of
the United States as a mediator were
tendered in good faith, without nny
selfish purpose, in the interest of hu
manity and In sincere friendship for
both parties, but were at the time de
clined by Spain, with the declaration,
nevertheless, that at a future tlmo they
would be Indispensable. No intimation
has been received that In the opinion
of Spain that time has been reached.
And yet the strife continues with all
Its dread horrors and all Its Injuries to
the Interests of the United States and of
other nations. Each party seems quite
capable of working great injury and
damage to tho other, as well as to all
the relations" nnd Interests dependent
on the existence of peace In the Isl
and, but they seem Incapable of reach
Ing nn adjustment, and both have thus
far failed of achieving any success
whereby one party shall possess and
control the island to the exclusion of
the other. Under the clrcumstunces
the agency of others, either by media
tion or by Intervention, seems to be the
only alternative which must, sooner or
later, be Invoked for tho termination of
tho strife."
Quotes President Clovolnnd.
In the last annual message of my
Immediate predecessor, during the
pending struggle, It was said:
When the inability ot Spain to deal
successfully with the insurrection has
become manifest, and It Is demonstrat
ed that her sovereignty Is extinct In
Cuba for all purposes of its rightful
existence, and when a hopeless strug
gle for Its re-estubllslnnent has de
generated Into a strife which means
nothing more than the useless sacii
flee of human life and the utter do
structlon 01 the very subject matter
of the conflict, tho situation will be
presented In which our obligations to
the soveielgnty of Spain will be super
seded by higher obligations, which wo
can harly hesitate to recognize and dis
charge.'
In my annual message to congress,
December last, speaking lo this ques
tion, I said:
"The near future will demonstrate
whether the Indispensable condition o
a righteous peace, just alike to the Cu
bans and to Spain, ns well as equitable
to all our Interests, so Intimately In
volved In the welfare of Cuba, Is likely
to be attained. If not, the exigency o
further and other action bv the Unl
ted States will remain to be taken
When that time comes that action will
be determined in the line of India
putable light and duty. It will bo
faced, without misgiving or hesitancy
In the light of the obligation this gov
eminent owes to Itself, to the people
who have confided to It the protection
of their Interests and honor, and to
humanity.
"Sure of the right, keeping free from
all offense ourselves, actuated only by
upright and patriotic considerations.
moved neither by passion nor selfish
ness, the government will continue its
watchful care over the rights and proji
crty of American citizens and will
abate none of Its efforts to bring about
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by peaceful at'enclos a peace which
shall be honorable and enduring.
If It shall hereafter appear to be a
duty Imposed by our obligations to our
selves, to civilization and humanity to
intervene with force, it shall be with
out fault on our part and only because
the necessity for such action will be
so clear as to command tho support
and approval of the civilized world."
Spain Cannot Sitpprosi Cubo.
Tho long trial has proved that tho
object for which Spain has waged war
cannot be attained. Tho fire of Insur
rection mny flame or may smoulder
with varying seasons, but It has not
been and it is plain that It cannot bo
extinguished by present methods. The
only hope of relief and repose from a
condition which can no longer be en
dured is the enforced pacification of
Cuba. In the name of humanity, In the
name of civilization, In behalf of en
dangered Amerlcnn Interests which
give us the'rlght and the duty to Bpeal:
and to act, the war In Cuba must stop.
In view of these facts and of theso
considerations I ask tho congress to au
thorize and empower tho president to
take measures to secure a full and
final termination of hostilities between
the government of Spain and the peo
ple of Cuba, and to secure In the Isl
and the establishment- of a stable gov
ernment, capable of maintaining order
and observing Its international obliga
tions, ensuring peace and tranquility
and the security of Its citizens as well
as our own, and to use the military and
naval forces of the United States as
may be necessary for these purposes.
And In the Interest of Humanity anu
to aid in preserving the lives of tho
starving people of the Island, I rec
ommend that the distribution of food
and supplies be continued, and that an
approja latlon be mnde out of the pub-
lie treasury to supplement the charity
of our citizens.
The Issue Is now with the congress.
It Is a solemn responsibility. I have
exhausted everv effort to relieve tho
Intolerable condition of nffalrs 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 tho preparation
of the foregoing message, ofllclal Infor
mation was received by me that the
latest decree of the queen regent of
Spain directs General Blanco, In order
to prepare and facilitate peace, to pro
claim a suspension of hostilities, the
duration and details of which have not
yet been communicated to me. This
fact, with every other pertinent con
sideration, will, I am sure, have your
just and careful attention in the solemn
deliberations 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 falls It will be only
anothttr justification for our contem
plated action,
WILLIAM M'ICINLEY.
Executive Mat -''on April 11, 180S.
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Coming Kveuts.
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Father and Son Killed In n Mine.
Dubois, Pa., April 12. Joseph Good
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Goodyear was a local politician of con
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several local olllces of trust.
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