Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-11

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that, all other methods failing, the existing
internecine strife in Cuba should be ter
m min as by our Intervention, even Ct the
and spain-a war which its advocates con-
f1dently prophesy could be neither large
In Its proportions nor doubtful in its ISSUE
Right, Not Might, Must Rule.
The correctness of this forecast need be
neither affirmed nor denied. The United
States has nevertheless character, to
eat as Eight aaa hot night shod
the the rule Ct It's conduct Further th1ugh
pacific of powers, and desires nothing so
much as to live in amity with oil the world.
isfy all possible longings for territory, pre-
clude All dreams OF conquest, and prevent
any casting Of covetous eyes upon ne'gh-
boring regions, however attractive.
Spain Should Grant Autonomy.
It is in the assumed temper and dispo-
sition Of the Spanish government to rem
sdy these grieyances fortified l,s by indi I;a
that this government has hoped to discover
the most promising and effective means Of
the re- with Ss
eS heae saa obeass
Of the insYrreetion: It would seem that
autenomy-a measure Of home rule which.
while pressTyinE the soyersignty Of SPAIN
ha Spanish shesid s. ~ q
island might not be effected on that basis.
Objections Answered.
Spain >i should not promise autonomy until
her insurgent subjects lay down their
arms; or. the other side, that promised a,l-
cause c Without assurance Of 81 the promise be-
ing fulfilled. but the reasonableness Of re-
BY Spain IF uneondti9ns sur,
before their autonomy is conceded, is nc.
altogether apparent It ignores important
q hss Sen 10 hs n
surrection the Feasibility Of its indefinite
lprolongation in. the nature of things,
utter and imminent ruin Of he island, u a
less the present strife Is speedily composed;
above al. the rank abuses which all par
ment and all her leading public men con-
cede to exist and profess q desire to re-
hold the proffer Of needed reforms until
the parties demanding them put Them
selves at mercy by throwing down their
gravest Of perils and inviting suspicion as
to the sincerity Of any protested willingness
to grant reforms
that proposed reforms cannot be relied
upon-must of course be considered, though
for assSmins that t. anything 1 Spain Under.
takes to do for the relief Of Cuba ,, viii not
pc done according TO both the spirit and
the letter of the undertaking.
| offered Our services.
| Nevertheless, realizing that suspicious
and precautions on the part Of the weak.
err Of two combatants are always natural
cerely DESTROYS in the interest of both, as
well as on its own account that the Cuban
aaa1 be gevsd ma the BE- ehs
Bone months ago that. ii satisfactory
Cuban Insurgents and would be accepted
by them upon guaranty of Its execution,
Tay not ob5eetionable t. Spain S Of fur
re ss s1 to this ntimation has yet been
| Is believed to be not altogether unwelcome.
A Limit to Our Patience.
Whatever circumstances may arise, our
policy and our interests would constrain US
to the ts tne ba
other t power we It should be added that It
cannot be reasonably. assumed that the
States will be Indefinitely maintained.
While we are anxious to accord all due re-
spect to the sovereignty Of Spain we e, can n
evitabiy close relations to 1t and its pos
the course Of events we may be drawn into
such an unusual and unprecedented con-
dition as will fix a limit to our patient
alone and In her own way, or with our
friendly cooperation,
Deferring the CHOICE Of ways and meth
should make them depend upon the pre-
else conditions then existing; and they
giving careful heed to every consideration
Involving our honor and interest, OF the
International duty we owe to Spain. Until
we face the contingencies suggested, or
The situation is by other Incidents impera-
lively changed, we should continue in the
in ali circumstances exhibiting our obedi-
ence to the requirements Of public law and
our regard for the duty enjoined upon US
by the position we occupy in the family OF
nations
Venezuelan Question.
The Venezuelan boundary question haa
Great Britain and the United States, their
respective governments having agreed
upon the substantial provisions Of treaty
between Great Britain and Venezuela sub
hitting the whole controversy to arbtra-
ton The provisions of the treaty are &c
qgt and fall that the s
n ticipated.
General Arbitration with Great Britain
Negotiations for 9 treaty Of general ar.
Britain and the United States are far ad:
vanced, and promise to reach successful
contamination at an early date.
Our Finances.
The secretary of the treasury report!
that during the fiscal year ended June 30
1896, the receipts of the government from
al sources our amonnted to s4eg a154i4Srs dur
s434, CTS 654.4S, the excess Of expenditure!
over receipts amounting to $3.50 245. 70
The ordinary expenditures during the yea
were $4015, III less than during the pre-
: teding fiscal year. OF the receipts men
toned, there were derived from custom
revenue ,SSO,6l5.GG. The receipts from
customs show an Increase of $,S63, 1874. 2
, over those from the same source for tn
fiscal year ended June go 1895, aud the re
7 ceipts from internal revenue an increase O
1854, 537.91.
Imports and Exports.
The value OF our imported lutiable mer
chandise during the last fiscal year wa
1863. .470, and the value of free goods i'm
ported $i09, 1867. 40 being an increase of So,
> L2S,675 in the value of dutiable goods an
the preceding year. Our exports of mer
/. chnndise. foreign and domestic, amounte
in value to $685., 60693S, being an increas
over the preceding year of $75,06S,T3. TIL
average I'D valorem duty paid on dutiabl
goods imported during the year was 49,!
per cent. and on free and dutiable good
.. taken together 20.55 PEI cent
Movement of Metallic Money.
: The total amount OF gold exported durtn
d the last fiscal year was $ll2,409,947 and Q
Z silver $50, o4l,GlO, being an Increase of s45
1 the expectations Of the preceding tisct
r and of silver S2S, 1856, being $2S59,695 les
n of gold, and $S,566,0O7 more Of silver tina
d during the preceding year. The total stoc
l. of metallic money in the United States s
@ the close of the last fiscal year ended Q
the Goth day Of June, 1896 was 81 22S326
q S62S, 72S.071 in silver.
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