The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-18

to Congresa the President Discus
We. the Currency Question and
Makes .Aecomsi endati0ns Spain
Should he Given u Chance to En-
ton OF Hawaii Strongly Urged.
force Autonomy In Cmbn-AnneN-
AtloA OF Hawaii, str0n9gly Urged.
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Washington. Dec. 7.-Prcsident Mckin-
ley yesterday sent his annual message to
congress. He congratulated it upon as
Peace an! good will with all the ~na,!rns
of the earth continue u%n5roker, he says,
and We should feel genuine satisfaction
at at the gr ,iin spirit 9f lratsrmai rssard
county and the lifting Of great public
questions.above party prejudice.
Beginning .Wlth-the subject of the finan-
COS, the president says that while the full
effect of the legislation OF she extra ses-
sion has not yet been re@::zed. what it
ia has ti hlrendy y. ~,a:59nni'snas a ''ei ;Tp ice u.s. 81; 9t
permanent vall,& i%Ir:l,ev, !i.ne will be ire
quired and tie ,.eopie satisfied with its
operation anc fts:lits thus far, are in.'no
mind to withheld from il a fair trial.
The next question pressing for cGnsidera-
ton is t1"I % the currency. With the
great :rcs..:@.ces Of the government and
ttiS' III ttOlS cAdtIlplC VI tHC past
before us, We ought not to hesitate to EN-
ter upcn Il currency revision which will
make our G'h,ar.d obligation less onerous
to the rncn; and relieve our imam
cial laws from: ambiguity and doubt. The
evil of the present system is found in the
great cost to the government of maintain.
forms of money, and the experience OF
the past four Jcars ave demonstrated
that this is 30. oniy an expense charged
upon the government bu; a dangerous
TO the -tlIJ;0na1 pC,..ifs If rs mani
ifest that We must devise some plan to
protect the government against bond is
sues for repeated redempth,ns. We have
nine hundred millions of currency which
.ths' governDHt.; by solemn enactment has
unfertaken to keep at par and nobody is
Obliged to redeem in gold tHt the govern I'm
law, which requires the gayment out Of
notes demands
OF panic anG iasntticient revdIlne. During,
the :PSEEeeedSn4. aaministration S2sa. S15, 400
revenue. While It %is'true ina a ,grreater
part rsIt,, Of his ,.d is .i,S a, to no ossi;6n 6 was rat.
quired to maintain. the gold reserve. Fl
no further legislation is to be had, TO Cor
rect this and the policy OF selling bonds
give. the secretary of the treasury. au-
:hori,y to sell bonds. at long or short pc
RODS, bearing d less rate. of interest. than
says: ~ earnestly recommend as soon as
the receipts o. the government are: quite
sufficient to. RsX.a1 ! the : sxps nn;steesa;si the the
notes are presented for redemption in
gold and are redeemed in gold. such.fotes
shall be. kept set. apart and only paid out
duty if tho. holder Of the United, States
note prefers the gold n gets it from the
government, he should not receive back
.n fram w sha gfve naYing' gold q oh IN exe HANGS
for it." That amounts, to the presi-
dents mind, to giving an Understanding
est be e gHvs adebf. a eG Wnite edr States nsa- note.
The government SHOULD be relieved from
the burden. Of providing Ill the gold re-
SSHHst5hfff Is for be sSf sfohn fea w Wifi an era rn u
prosperity and sufficient. receipts we. may
feel 10 imm m,i'1 hs ee smb areas sgment' u
ton ane fd p.e tRs aet aiesfx plan Ssdtt 81 ths seers;
tary Of the treasury to protec,t the h. gold gonl
osanaead; i that natiomai barKs be al:
lowed to issue notes. to. the face value Of
their bonds deposited. h me e.rcriat-
cent and that national hanks m.ay be
Established with a eapita a. Of s25,ooS; He He
nation Of $40 and upwards, and that they
be required to redeem their notes in gold
Regarding Foreign Affairs.
dent devotes. much ,space,tn his, message
which he says is the most important
problem with which PUT Pr rn1 3en Is
relations. summarizing the history. Of
former outbreaks, the PRESIDENT comes
domn<:to the present insurrs:.tion, speak
nascious existence against 7Senormous
forces massed by Spain, the widespread
d%estructlon Of property rdy. 'a e a,a the en- d hath
to gravest approximations. There is no
desire h,s1art on our s,n part TT to Sasy pr9 SnIv By fbe sg gaairs
Of, %self.control which is the ihailenable
right of! man. OF the concentration
PALSY Palsy q 81 M y War .m me- says: Il is na :not t !civii..
isea warfare!:-it IS extermlnation.'
thel ! gGes da 'repe sayaa a ns aaa fe Il enter aaer
the firm and honest protest of this gov
eminent. He outlines his Instructions to
M,n a { 70 Y i$prsso ap iSn's sRe Y gaznt5 i - gSS..
s ta@s9 Zee lend S' is aid H toWa n II ending
Of q ! the rss war ' b., re aSa Sssn q pSalee to .sn saa
and to the Cuban. people. 1t was also
asked whether Spain. of her own. Xolition.
should not make proposals IOr Settlenlent,:
and it was said that he could not con-
template an indefinite period for the ac-
complishment of this result,
The Spanish reply, to MT: WoGdfcrd
rection Of a better understanding, 1T ad-
united our friendly purposes and deep in.
terest, and declared tina the new govern
ment was "boufd to change of policy
tha should satisfy the United. States and
pscify Cuba within a reasonable time. To,
this end political reforms WiA-be' put into
On humane lines: It was suggested that It
operations and grant political reforms.
while the United States. for its part,
should enforce" neutral obligations n
cut or the assistance which h insur-
gents, it was asserted. received from this
country. EARLY and complete paciftcation
gprnish Charges Are Bsscless.
The president declares that the Spanish
disposition to charge us with failure
and points to the Efforts this government
has trade at the cost of millions and by
the employment Of the administrative
machinery of the nation to perform its
full duty. He also says that the fact
that no military expedition or armed
vessel has left our shores has been dip
loms tically represented to Spain. .Pfom-
Using that thr2ughout al the horror and
aanEsr 70 our; .w yhr .peass, si III TIN United Cd
determine its policy at TO Cuba. the presi-
deNttPoints out tina OF the untried meas
ufec. there remains only. Recognition OF
the Insurgents acknowledgements, recognition
of the independence Of Cuba, neutral in
tervertion to n the war by. imposing