Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-06

ITO meet their needs. I recommend
tho issue OF national bank notes be
restricted to denominations Of $40 and
upwards.
SPAIN AND cUBA.
The most important problem with
which this government Is new called
upon to deal pertaining to its foreign
relations, concerns its duty toward
spain and the Cuban insurrection.
Problems and conditions, more or less
com mon with those now existing, have
con fronted this government at various
times 10 the past. The story OF Cubs
for many years has been ond Of unrest
and growing discomfort. He then re.
cites the story Of previous insur-
rections and says the existing CON
dltions cannot but fill this govern
ment and the American people
With the Egravest apprehension
There is no desire to profit by thainis
fortunes Of Spain. The offar made by
my predecessor in April, 1895, teuder-
ing the friendly offices OF this govern
ment failed, and mediation on our part
was not accepted. In brief the answer
read .sThere is no effeciual way to
pacify Cuba unless it begins with the
sciual submission Of the rebels to the
mother country - The president then
goes on to say that the aim of this ad-
ministration has been to make pro-
posals OF settlement
u0NnpAvr m ,ro =. xa5 Nv, rr,ow mn <,r,~.
He recites the correspondence with
Minister Woodiord, shows that Spain,
al cur request, removed Weyler, made
many concsssi' ms and suggests that
she be given more time to pacify the
isl.nd. He shows the dangers of
bslligerency, which would pave the
way for Spain to search all our ships,
and declares that forcible annexation OF
Cubs cannot be considered. He quotes
General Giant 10 prove this. The
president insists that interv ntion 10
Cubs must not be attempted now. He
say =, however, when the time comes
that action viii have to be determined
10 the limo of indisputable right and
duty, II will be faced without misgisink
or hesitancy, in the light Of the obligA.
ton which this government owes TO
itself and to the people who have CON-
flied to 1t the protection of their in
terests and honor, and to humanity.
sAvoRs PROMPT ANNEXATION.
Treating of the Hawaiian matter, the
president declares the islands should
be annexed, and that promptly He
shows that fl rts have been made in
behalf Of the seal herds and calls upon
congress to provide for carrying relief
to the distressed miners on the Yukon.
TO yellow fever he says to
prevent the invasion of the United
States by yellow fever The import
ance Of quick discovery of The dis
ease Is obvious. and to this end an
should be made, / there
fore recommend that congress author
ize the appointment of a COMMITTEES by
the president to consist OF four bacteri-
ologists, one to he selected from the
medical officers of the army aud one
from the navy,
CONCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS
SpesklDg of the Wolsott commission,
the president savs it is to be earnestly
hoped that their labor may result in an
internati NAL ngreementwhichwill bring
about arecogniticn of both gold and |
silver as money upon such terms and
with such safeguards az viii SECURE the
use Of both metals upon basis which
shall work 60 IL justice 10 any clsss of
our citizens. The president has good
word to say for civil service and con-
cludes thuss While the congressman
may rot find it an easy task 10 reduce
the expenses OF the government, III
should not encourage them. These
will, 10 my judgment, admit Of
q decrease 10 many branches of the
government without injury TO the public
service. Il 10 q commanding duty to
keep the appropriations within the re-
ceipts OF Tho goyarnmeut and thus
avoid . deficit. !.
lSlgned) WILLrAM McKINLEr.