The Red Cloud chief., 1897-12-10

Wy VI lINdNN VI AfibU NtT OlT commerce OF
tse nigh seas, a very large .-art of which, II
It's tr,lfic bctvcen the Atlantic and the Gul
states, and bttwccn all of them and tn,
states on the Pacific, passes through thu
water, which Yash the shores OF cuba
The exercise of this supervision cOult
scarce taii To lead, II not to abuses, Ger.
nlnlv to collisions pertlous TO the pclcefu
rela ions Of the two states. There can b,
little doubt ~ {, what result such su.
pcryision would before long draw this ma.
tlon. IL would be unworthy Of the United
states To inauguratc the possibilities oI
such results, by measures Of questionable
right or cXpc iicncy or b5 any indlrcctioa.
white according the CQual bcilipercni
rights defined 10y public law Ia each part,
IN oar ports disfavOis would DC imposed
on both, which. while nuininally equal
would weigh heavily In behalf OF Spain her.
sell. Possessing Il navy and controlling the
ports OF Cuba her maritime rishts could be
asserted not only ior the military invest.
ucnt of the Island. bot up to the margin oi
our own territorial waters. and a condition
OF things would exist for watch the Cubans
WITHIN their own domain could not hone Ia
create 4 parallel; while It's creation through
ala or sympathy from within our domain
would DC even more impossible than now,
with the additional oh igations OF inter-
national neutrality W. would pcrforcc as
sumci'
~" NVWs
Tho enforcement of this enlarged and
onerous code of neutrality would only b.
influential within our own jurisdiction by
iand aud Sea ana applicable 10y our own IN
Strumcntalities II could impart to the
united states no jurisdiction between
spain ana the insurgents 1t woI I'D give the
United Sta.cs no right of Intervention TO
enforce the conduct of the strife within the
paramount authority of Spain according 10
the international code of Wa-
for these reasons ! regard the rccoyni-
uon OF the belligcrenCy of the Cuban insur-
gents as now unwlsc ana therefore mad
miSsabic. Should that step hereafter be
deemed wise rs a measure OF right and duty
the executive VIII take IL.
intervention upon humanitarian grounds
has been frequently suggested and has not
liiIcd To receive my most anxious and earn
c>. confederation But should such n step
be now taken when II Is apparent that a
hopeful change mas supervened in the pol
lev OF Spain toward Cuba
That the government OF Sagasta has en-
tered upon a course from which Recession
with honor Is impossible. can hardly De
questioned, that In the few weeks Il ha, ex-
lsted IL mas made earnest of the sincerity
OF Its professions Is undcniable. shall, not
I'm pu2n It's sincerity. nor should impatiencc
be suffered TO embarrass II in the task Il
has undertak n. II Is honestly due To- Spaiu
haNfA't A'AtIibllN j U III
thatshc should be given a reasonable chance
10 realize her expectations and Ia prove the
asserted efficacy OF the new order OF things
To which she stands irrcvocabiy committed.
she mas recalled the commander whose
brutal orders intiamed the American mind
and shocked the civilized world. She has
the horrible order of concentra-
Ton and has undertaken to care for the
helpless and permit those who desire 10 re-
sumo the cultivation of their fields to do so,
ana assures them of the protection of the
Spanish government In their lawful occu-
pations. She has jus, released the Com
petitor prisoners, heretofore sentenced To
ueath, ana who have been the subject of
diplomatic correspondence dur
ing boti this and the preceding administra-
ton. Not n single American citizen Is now
undcr arrest or In confinement In Cuba. of
this government has any knowledge.
Thu Policy OF this Country.
The near future will demonstrate whether
the Indispensable condition of a righteous
peace, just alike to the Cubans and to spain,
As we'll as equitable To ali our interest, SO in
timately involved In the welfare of Cuba, is
likely TO bc attained II not, the cxigency
OF further ana other action by the United
states Will remain To- be taken. When that
time comes that action VIII lie determined
In the line of the indlsputablc right and
duty. II viii be faced without mlsgiving
W "SlNdi'N ll tlc Ieut OF the CbllgatiOu
this government owes 10 itself. To- the pco-
pie who have Contded to It the protection
OF their interests and honor, and To- hui
manlly.
Sure of the right. keeping free from all
oilenSe ourselves. ctuitci only by upright
ana patriotic consider .tions. moved neither
by passion nor sclhshncSS. the government
vii. continue its watchful care over the
ana property of American citizens,
ana VIII aoatc none OF It's efforts To- bring
about by peaceful agencies a peace which
shall Ice honorable and enduring. II Il hall
be a duty imposed by our obllga-
tons 10 ourselves, to civilization ana hu-
mainly, to intervene with force, IL shall be
without fault on our part. and only because
the necessity for such action will be 30 clear
as to command the support and approval of
the civilized world
Hawaii's Annexation Urged
By a special message dated the 10th day
ot June last l laid before the senate a treaty
signed that day by the plen~ipotentiaries of
the United States ana of the republic of Ha-
wall having for its purpose the incorpora-
tion OF the Hawaiian Islands as an late grail
part OF the United States, ana under its
sovereignty.
That treaty was unanimously ratified
without amendment by the Senate and Pres
idcnt of the Republic If Hawaii on the 10th
of september last, and only awaits the ia
action vi tue american senate to
eject the complete absorption OF thc Islands
Into the domains OF the United States
What the conditions OF su:h a union shall
be, the political relation thereof TO the
United States, the character OF the local
administration the quality and degree OF
the elective iranc hiSe OF the Inhabitants,
the extension of the federal laws to the ter
ritory or the enactment of special laws to
III the peculiar co ldltion thereof. the regu-
la,ion OF needs OF labor therein, and ain
matters upon which the treaty acts, has
wisely been relegated to Congress-
II the treaty IN confirmed, as every con-
Sidcration OF oignity and honor requires.
the wisdom OF Congress will see 10 il, that
avoiding abrupt. assimilation of elements
perhaps hardly yet fitted to share In the
highest franchises of citizenship, and hav-
iag due regard 10 the geographical condi-
tons. the most Just provisions for self rule
in local matters with the largest political
liberties as an integral part of our nation
VIII be accorded to the hawaiilns. No less
Is due to a people who, after nearly Ave
years OF demonstrated capacity to fulfill
the obi cations OF self. governing statehood,
cone OF their free will TO merge their des.i-
MES In our body polite.
The questions which have arisen batveen