Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-12-06

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that it's desires for peace are lust. |
deciares that the present Spanish gov
ernmept ia bonnd by every consideration
to change of policy that should satisfy
the United States and pacify the Cubaut
within reasonable time. To this enc
Spain has decided to put into effect tht
political reforms heretofore advocated
by the present premier without hsltipp
for any confirmation in the path which I
its Judgment leads to peace.
"The military operations, it is said, will
continue, but will be humane and con
Quoted with all regard for private rights
being accompanied by political action
leading to the autonomy of Cuba, while
guarding Spanish sovereignty. In the
absence of a declaration uf the measures
that the government proposes to take in
carving out it's proffer of good Offices
1t suggests that Spain be lett free to
oonuoo' i's mlllsary oPela''pns I a1u erau'
for its mart. shall enforce its neutral obi.
cations and cut off the assistance which,
it is asserted, the insurgents receive from
this country. ~
sPA1N's REPRESENTATIONS.
aTha sr,no0it,on ~ m inaaan;te nro.
loncation of The war ia denied, It is as.
serted that the wsstern nrovinoes ara al
readv wall niob reoIo;u al. thot tha nont-
inc of cane and tohacco thare;n has been
resnmsd. and that hv the force of arms
and the nav and amnIe raforms verv
earlv ona oom nlata noc;footion ;s honea
for
"Of The nntried measnres there remain
onlv the raoognition of tha insnroents as
beliioerents. sha recoon;tion of the in
denandanoe of Cnha. nentral intervention
TO end the war hv imnosino a rational
comnrom,se hetween the contestants. and
intervention in favor of one or the other
party. speak not of forcible annexa-
tlon, for that cannot be thought OF. That
,; oy our 9oue u 'nofai''s "o'iu oe 'i'nin'i
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We
Taklng up the question OF belllgerency,
the president quotes at length from Presi-
dent Grants messaoe of Deoember z.
1878. wherein he declared that the oond1-
tionsin Onba warranted neither recouni- :
tion of independenee nor recognition of
bellieerenoy. He adds that. moreover.
the recoonition NJ bal,iparencv won,d
confer unon neither partv to the conflict a
status not theretofore aetually possessed.
while il would weigh heavily in Spain's be-
half. p1vino her the rioht Of search on the
hiph seas and extending her maritime
RIGHTS to the maroin of our territorial
weters.
"For these reasons.n savs the president.
ST regard the recoonition of the bellio.
erency of the Oubap insurgents as now
unwise and therefore inadmissible.
Shonld that step hereafter be deemed
wise. as a matter of rioht and dntv. the
execntive will take IL.
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intervention on humanitarian grounds,
The first aots of the new government lie
in the honorable paths that have been
outlined: rapid determination has been
reversed: broad clemencies have been prof.
fered: measures have been taken to re-
lisye the horror of starvation, The
power of the Spanish armies. 1t ia as
serted. is TO be used. not TO spread ruin
and desolatiou. but to protect the re-
sum ption of apr,culture.
The president commeuds the scheme
of the Spanish government and SAWS that
1T is honestly due to Spain that she be
given reasonable chance to realize her
expectations and prove the asserted effi-
% wh;oh aHa s.ands ;n,.nooah,r oomm;,t.d
He points to the many concessions al
ready made, to the notifications of the
horrible order of concentration,t to the re-
lease of the Competitor prisoners, and
to the fact that not a single American
citizen ls now under arrest In Cuba.
DEVELOPMENTS MUST BE AWAITED.
n .h.. .ho f,.n, u;u aomor.
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strate whether q righseous peace Is hRely
to be attained; if not, the exigency of
further and other action by the United
States will remain to be taken. Sure of
the right, the government will continue
its watchful cares over every American
citizen and its efforts to bring about an
honorable peace; and, says the president:
"If it shall hereafter appear to be duty
imposed by our obligations to ourselves,
to civilization and to humanity to inter-
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sity for such action will be SO clear as to
command the support and approval OF
'ne 0iV'i'Ae' "ofiu'
The Annexation Of Hawaii.