Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-04-15

t, beyond their borders is justifable OF
e national grounds. 1t involves, how
= ever, hostile constraint upon both tn
t parties to the contest as well as to en-
. force a truce as to guide the eventua
n settlement
d GROUNDS FOR INTERVENTION.
d The grounds for such Intervention
I may be briefly summarized as follows
= First-In the cause of humanity ant
e to put an end TO the barbarities, blood
I shed, starvation and horrible miseries
= now existing there, and which the
parties to the conflict are either unable
; or unwilling to stop or mitigate. 1t is
no answer to say this is all in another
: country, belonging to another nation,
and is therefore none of our business.
II is expressly our duty, for it is right
at our door.
Second-We owe it to our citizens in
Cuba to afford them that protection
and indemnity for life and property
which no government there can or will
afford, and to that end terminate the
conditions that deprive them of legal
protection.
Third-The right to intervene may
be justified by the very serious injury
to the commerce, trade and business of
our people and by the wanton destruc-
tion Of property and devastation of the
island.
Fourth-And which is of the utmost
Importance, the present condition of
affairs in Cuba is constant menace to
our peace. and entails upon this gov
eminent an enormous expense With
such conflict waged for years in an
island so near us and with which our
people have such trade and business
relations-when the lives and liberty |
of our citizens are in constant danger |
and their property destroyed and them
selves ruined-when our trading yes
sells are liable to seizure and are seized
at our very door, by warships of for
eign nation, the expeditions of filibus-
tering that we are powerless to prevent
altogether, and the irritating questions
and entanglements thus arising-all
these and others that l need not men
ton, with the resulting strained rela-
tions, are constant menace to our
peace and compel us to keep on semi
war footing with that nation with
which we are at peace.
PRESIDENT WANTS POWER TO STOP THE
The long trial has proved that the
object for which Spain has waged the
var cannot be attained. The fire of
nsurrection may flame or may smoul-
Ter with varying seasons, but it has {
lot been and it is plain that it cannot 1
'e eXtinguished by present methods. )
The only hope of relief and repose c
rom condition which cannot longer i
e endured is the enforced pacifcation t
+ Cuba. IN the name of humanity, in S
he name of civilization. in behalf of r
Endangered American interests which t.
ives us the right and the duty to speak
nd to act, the war in Cuba must stop. Il
In view of these facts and these con- b
derations, | ask the Congress to au-
iorize and empower the President to p
Ike measures to secure a full termina- IL
on of hostilities between the govern z;
ent of Spain and the people of Cuba, b.
I'd to secure in the island the estab- @,
shment of stable government cap
lie of maintaining order and observ- eC
g its international obligations,i n bC
ring peace and tranquility and the NJ
curity of It's citizens as well as our III
gn and use the military and naval
rces of the United States as NAV be tn
cessary for these purposes, and in in
e interest of humanity and to aid in BY
eserving the lives of the starving ha
ople of the island | recommend I'm
at the distribution of food and sup ri
es be continued and that an appro- th
ation be made out of the public ",
asury to supplement the charity of ha
: citizens. no
ssIDENT NOW WANTS CONGRESSIONAL. 20,
ACTON.
he issue is now with Congress. 1t
! solemn responsibility. l have ex-
lsted every effort to relieve the
olerable condition of affairs which OF
at our doors. Prepared to execute the
ry obligation imposed upon me by oy
constitution and the law, await she
r action. day
esterday and since the preparation for
he foregoing message, official infor- hor