Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-06

ment has made at the cost OF mllilons
and By the employment of the admins.
trative machinery of the nation to per-
form its full duty. He also says that
the fact that no military expedition or
armed vessel has left our shores has
j been automatically represented with
Spain. Promising that throughout all
the horrors and damages to our own
peace the United States has never abro-
gated its right to determine its policy
Us to Cuba, the President points out
that of untried measures there remain
only: Recognition of the insurgents as
beligerents, recognition of the indie
pence of Cuba, neutral intervention to
end the war by imposing a rational
compromise between the contestants,
an intervention in favor of one or the
other party. He says: II speak not Of
forcible annexation, for that cannot be
thought of. That by our code OF mo-
rality would be criminal aggression. :"
| Taking up the question OF belligerency,
the President quotes at length from
President Grants message of December
Z, 1875, wherein he declared that the
conditions in Cuba warranted neither
the recognition of independence nor
the recognition of belligerency. He
| adds that moreover recognition of
| beligerency would confer upon neither
| party to the conflict status not there
tofore actually possessed, while it would
weigh heavilyin SPANS behalf, giving
her the right of search on the high seas
and extending her maritime rights to the
margin of our territorial waters. "For
these reasons" says the President, 81
regard the recognition Of the belliger-
ency of the Cuban insurgents as now
unwise and therefore inadmissable
Should that step hereafter be deemed
| wise, as matter of right and duty, the
executive will take it," He points to
the hopeful change 10 the Spanish
policy to the pledge of reform and to
The abatement OF the horrors of war as
reasons against intervention on hui
manitarian grounds. The first acts of
The new government lie in the honor
able paths it has outlined; the policy
of rapine and determination has been
reversed broad clemencies profered;
| measures have been taken to relieve the
horrors OF Starvation. The power of the
Spanish armies it is asserted is to be
used not to spread ruin and desolation
but to protecr the resumption OF agri-
cultural industries. The President
sketches the autonomy scheme of the
Spanish government and says that it is
honestly due to Spain that she should
be given reasonable chance to realize
her expectations and to prove the as.
serted efficacy OF the new order of
| things to which she stands irrevocably
mmitted. He points to the many con
cessions already made, to the modifica-
ton OF the horrible order of concentra-
J tion, to the release of the Competitor
prisoners and the fact that not single
American citizen is now under arrest
in Cuba.
He says the near future will demon
s;rate whether righteous peace is like.
lyto be attained, if not, the e2igency
of further and other action by the
United States will remain to be taken.
Sure OF the right, the government will
continue its watcnful care over Ameri
can citizens aud its efforts to bring
about honorable peace and, says thu
President, ST it shall hereafter appear
to be duty imposed by our obligations
to ourselves, to civilization and human
ity to intervene with force, it shall be
without fault on our part and only be-
cause the necessity for snch action will
ne 81 clear as to command the support
and approval of the civilzed world"
The President next takes up the SUBJ
| iect Of the annexation OF Hawaii which,
be says, should be accomplished. Rap.
idly reviewing his former arguments in
favor of annexation, ne says that legis-
lation is required in the event of the
ratification OF the treaty and, while alb.
rupt assimilations ofimmature elements
of population should be avoided, just
provision should be made for selfrule
in local matters with the largest politi-
cal liberty to the Hawaiians. He says
that the dispute between japan and
Hawaii over the immigration question
is now in satisfactory stage OF settle
ment by negotiation; that our govern
ment has not Interviewed and that il is
learned that japan is now confident in
the intention of this government to
deal with all possible Interior questions
affecting her interests in the broadest
spirit OF frendliness.
Reference is made to the failure OF
| MIR. Merry to be received as minister to
Nicaragua on account of the obligations
OF that country to the Diet of the Great,
er Republic Of Central America. As
there is no legal authority at present to
accredit him to the Diet, Mr.. Baker, the
present minister at Managua, has been
directed to present his letters of recall.
Mr.. w. Godfrey Hunter is said to be
likewise accredited to Honduras,
member of the Greater Republic, and
his case is awaiting action.
The Nicaragua Canal is spoken OF as
of large importance to our country and
the promise is made of further refer.
ence to the subject when the report OF
| the commission now at work is sent
to Congress.
The President says of the interna-
tional monetary commission that, not
withstandiDg diligent effort the ENJOYS
have failed so far to secure an agree.
ment. Qualification is expressed at the
action of France in this matter in join.
ing in our efforts and it is said that the
negotiations are still pending Mean.
while the ENJOYS have not made their
final report, believing that the doubts