The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-09
NO COMFORT FOR CUBA
President Holds Out Little Hope
to insurgents.
ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS-.
Executives Views on TIE Various SUBJ
jects Which Are Before the Peo-
pie of the Country.
RETIREMENT OF THE GREENBAOKs

l. Pointed Out as the Remedy to STR light
en- out the Financial Questionable ven-
ezuela boundary Question Has Now
Ceased To BE Matter of Difference BE-
tween This Country aud Great Britain
The Wilson Tariff Bill Favored by the
President - Other subjects of Interest
Touched Upon.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Following Is
the final message of President Cleve-
land to congress:
To the Congress of the United States:
As representatives of the people in the
| legislative branch of their government
you have assembled at a time when
the strength and excellence of our free
institutions and the fitness of our citi-
Gems TO enjoy popular rule have been
again made manifest. A political con-
test involving momentous consequences
frauSht with feverish apprehension,
and creating aggressiveness so intense
as 10 approach bitterness and passion.
has been waged throughout our land
and determined by the decree of free
and Independent suffrage without dis
turDance or our tranquility or the least
sign or weakness in our national struct-
ure. When we consider these incidents
and contemplate the peaceful obedience
and manly submission which have sue
ceeded heated clash of political opin-
ions we discover abundant evidence of
a determination on the part of our
to abide by every verdict
or the popular will, and to be controlled
at all times by an abiding faith in the
agencies established. Thus our people
EXHIBIT patriotic disposition which
entities them TO demand of those who
undertake TO make and execute their
avs such faithful and unselfish service
n their behalf as can only be prompt
I'd by serious appreciation of the
rust apd-confidence which the accept
ince or public duty invites
Inc president then says that in obed-
ence to constitutional requirement he
submits certain information as to ma |
lonal affairs with such suggestions as |
us Judgment approves, and that he |
hall omit details regarding domestic |
ma foreign matters that are contained |
departmental and other reports SUBJ
nltted to congress. He then refers to
,urkey ana the Armenians, stating
nat he would like to assure congress
hat the European powers having
reaty rights to interfere had miti-
ated the shocking features Of the stu
tion. This he says has not been done
nd that reports Of bloody butcheries
re still all too frequent With refer
nee TO our own action he says we have
~ hothing undone to protect those
oming under our care, and that our
forts will not be relaxed
me claim of American citizens for
ldemnity for loss of property will be
ressed, although the validity of these
emahds has not been admitted by
urkey, IN spite OF the strongest evil
,nce or the actual completely of Turk
n soldiers in the destruction. Happily
American life has been taken. He
oses as follows on the subject:
90 not believe that the present
'nDer prospect in Turkey will be long
,rnlltted TO offend the sight of Chris
noon 1t so mars the humane and
Iishtehed civilization that belongs to
e close of the nineteenth century that
seems hardly possible that the earn
demand of good people throughout
{ CHRISTIAN world for its corrective
edtment VIII remain unanswered.