Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
New Mexican's Wired Synopsis OF the
Able, Exhaustive and Instruc-
tive State Paper.
The CUBAN SITUATION REVIEWED

The CUBAN SITUATION REVIEWED
Continued Neutrality on Part Of United
States Strongly Advised-lmpres-
sive Chapter on Finances-Army
and Navy Suggestions.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Appended is
carefully prepared synopsis of President
Cleveland's annual message to congress
to-day:
To the Congress of the United States:-
As representatives of the people IN the
legislative branch of our government,
YOU have assembled at time when the
strength and excellence of our free 1nstl-
sutions ant shc fitness pf our citizens to
enjoy popular rule have been again made
manifest. political contest, involving
momentous consequences, fraught with
feverjsh apprehension and creating ag-
presslveness so intense as to approach
bitterness and passion, has been waged
throughout our land, and determined by
the decree of free and Independent suff'
rage without disturbance of our tran
quillity or the least sign of weakness IN
onr national structure. When we con-
slider these incidents and contemplate the
peaceful obedience and manly submis.
sion which have succeeded heated clash
of political opinions, we discover abund-
ant evidence OF determination on the
part Of our countrymen to abide by every
verdict of the popular will and to be con-
trolled at all times by an abiding faith IN
the agencies established for the affairs OF
their government. The people exhibit
patriotic disposition which entities them
to demand of those who undertake to
make and execute their laws such faith
ful and unselfish service in their behalf
as can only be prompted by a serious ap-
plicatlon of the trust and confidence
which the acceptance of public duties in
vites.
AN Exhaustive Document.
With this analysis of the recent cleo
tiop, President Cleveland begins his an
nual message to congress. The doou-
ment comprises more than 10000 words.
II contains, beside a wealth of depart
mental information and statistics, sue
clint review of the Cuban revolution
without committing the United States
government to an avowal OF hostllity y,
either against the sovereignty OF SPAN
or the Cuban insurgents.
President Cleveland begins that por-
ton of his message devoted to foreign
affairs by referring congress to the re-
port of the secretary Of state for all de-.
tails in connection with minor matters.
He then declares that the disturbed con-
dition in Asiatic- Turkey has assumed
less hideous and bloody aspect during
the past year, owing to the decisive &C.
ton on the part Of the great nations and
the consequent awaking of the Turkish
poyernn ent to the demand of human DIV
ilizatior So lar as the United States
II 70 WI 4. mt is cor sarned, it has left un-
done nothing for the protection OF Amer
loan missionaries and citizens IN the Ut
toman empire.
souBBE ASPECT IN TURKEY.
Continuing, the president says: l do
not believe the present somore aePecS
in Turkey will be long permitted TO OF
fend the sight of Christiaadom. II SO
mars the human aud enlightened oiviliza-
tion that belongs to the close of the 18Th
century that it seems hardly possible that
the earnest demand of the good people
throughout the Christian world for its
corrective treatment will remain un-
answered.
Review OF Cuban Revolution.
President Cleveland in dealing with
the Cuban situation unalterably opposes
the recognition of the insurgents as bel
ligerents. He believes the situation to
be too delicate for an Intervention on the
part of the United States at the present
time, although his message strongly
hints that the ultimate outcome may re.
oulre an aggressive stand on the part OF
this government.
DEL1oAcY AS TO CUBAN SITUATION.
With the greatest delicacy he devotes q
large part OF his message to afeview oi
the situation and points, as q solution Of
the problem, to the offer to Ouba on th'
part of Spain of genuine autonomy
The insurrection he declares still contin
ues with all it's perplexities. No decis
ion has been reached on the trial at
arms. ssIf Spain has not yet re-
established her authority neither hav'
the insurgents yet made good their it'll
to be regarded rs an independents state
The pretsxt that civil government exist
on the island, except so far as Spain il
able to maintain it, has been practicall!
abandoned.
"But that exception being made, th'
entire country is either given over Il
anarchy or is sub iect to military occupa
ton Of one or the other parties. 1t il
reported, indeed, on reliable authorit.
that, at the demand Of the commander
in.chief of the insurgent army, the puta
tive Cuban government has now givsI
M all attempts to exercise its functions
leaving that governments confessedly (bu
there is the best reason for supposing !
always to have been such In fact) gov
ernment merely on paper"
SUPERIORITY OF CUBAN TACTICS.
President Cleveland 10 disposed to &C
& knowledge the superiority Of the Hpsnis
arms and OF the Cuban tactics. He say
however, that, unless speedy contest i
the open is had the policy Of the 6panis
government not to interfere with th
destruction of property will ruin the feI
tility, productiveness and consequer
commeacial value of the island.
The message points out tho many o.
tangled interests Of the United States l
Cuba. Almost 460,0000OO Of America
capital are invested there and the trad
before the revolution reached 500, 900
600 annually. Our concern In Cuba i
therefore, neither sentimental nor who'll
philsntrophic, but We are in many way
both vexatiously and at much cost il
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