The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-04-23

forwar1 by spain as the essential anu SOL
basis or peace. seemed az far distant a.
steps Taken for Relief
In this state OF affairs my administration
problem OF IT'S duty My message OF OF las as
eyas is s seatebess and t OPENING the wa,
to some form OF honorable settlement. The
assassination OF the prime minister
Spain. The former administration pledged
| 10 subJugation without concession gave
place TO that OF a more liberal party COM
| form, involving the wider principle OF
home rule for Cuba and Puerto Rico. The
tSroaEh its new , envey gem Woodford
and looking to an immediate and effective
land, although not accepted to the extent
| Of admitted mediation In any shape, were
| met 10y assurances that home rule; IN an
| advanced phase. would be forthwith Of
! fered TO cuba. without waiting for the
| war to end. and that more humane meth
as snSpa dTey1 IN TIE
declarations the new government OF Spa In
continued and completed the policy already
! friendly regard FOR this nation by releasing
American citizens held under one charge
or another connected WIN me in5nrre ,,t,
single person entitled in any way TO our
national protecti0nyremained in Spanish
An Appeal for Help.
While these rcgotlat'ons were n prog
ress, the iucrea sing dcsututlon OF the un-
fortunate rccOrcertradus and the alarming
mortality among thcm claimed earnest a.;
tcntlor The success which had attended
the limited mcasuro 81 relief extended -
ne Reem by lie tudcons Ccxlpendifure throush
the consular agencies " the money app
proprIatcd expressly for their sucger ~
prompted the humane extension u 4 SIM
Tar scheme or AID 70 the great body OF
suTerers sus,estsson 70 !, ms era Vas ,.i
on the 2ith Of December last ! caused to
90 ISSUED an appeal % the American peo-
pie inviting contributions In money cr In
crs GrJCEba, following this on the sth ~
January hy similar puh.tc anrorUcctrgNt
York city. composed OF three mcmhers rep.
tesS.trg The Am"Y E9n Naat.orat. Red e.r9s $.
the community. The efforts Of that COM
mitlce have been untr!ng and accom-
pltshcd much. Arrangements forfrcc trans
p5Itat!gE 10 cuba have greatly aided the
charitable work. The president II the
American Red Cross and representativ Ives
generously visited Cuba and segregated
with the consul general and the local aU-
thorit!es 70 make effective distribution OF
the relief collected through the efforts Of
tho central committees Nearly 100000 In
money and supplies has already reached
The sufferers. ard more Is fcrthconirg.
transportation 10 the interior has beer
arranged, so that the relief. at first reces-
cities, is now extended through most. II hot
ALL Of the towns whore suffering exists.
Thousan9s OF lives have already been
condition OF the rcconcentrados Is rccog-
nized by the Spanish government Within
a few days past the orders Of General wey
dos are, i Is said, to be permitted 70 re-
turn % their homes and aided to resume
the seit-supporting pursuits Of peace pub
lie works have been ordered to give them
employment, and n sum Of $500 600 has been
appropriated FOR their relief
Cnn See No End.
The war In cuba is OF such a nature that
short q suhtugation or extermination
final military victory for either side seems
impractlcahIe. The alternative lies in the
party. or perhaps OF both-a condition
which In effect ended the ten years war
present strife H. contingency hardly 10
be b. GI,ontempla,tSsd With equanirnity by TIE
United States. affected and injured as we
are. deeply and intimately. by its very ex
Asked for an Armistice.
Realizing this. II appeared to be my duty,
In a spirit OF true frlendliness. no less to
Spain than TO the Cubans who have so
gGh to TO lose SEEK 9y to the SrnS SBe an T the
date termination OF the war. To this end,
submitted, on the. 9th ultimo, as a re-
spondence, through the United States min
ish government looking 10 an armistlce UNI
With the good e
In addition asked the immediate revoca-
ton OF the order Of cconcentratlon, SO a
TO permit the people to return to their
farms and the needy to be relieved with
provisions and supplies from the United
thorites so as 20 i.fford full relief.
The Rc,Iy of Spain.
The reply OF ths Spanish cabinet was
received on the misht OF r, the sist tit IL
In Cuba. to cophde The preparation thereof
to the insular depastment, innsmuch as the
sary to reach "A iSal result. II being, how
ever, understood tat the powers reserved
the 18th OF May ne-.t. the Spanish govern,
the Cuban parliamant does not meet until
cept at once a suspension OF. hostilities, II
asked for by the insurgents from the cen
eral In chief. to whom It would pertain. IN
conditions of the arm:stice.
The propc.r;,oIa subinitted by Gen.
Mere Beth in the form of bref
fore meI,-and are sLbsantially q the Ian
Cuban parliament IN the matter Of pre-
pairing" peace and the manner of its do
Ing so are not expTpSSeu VI the opanlSh
memorandum: but II 9z Gen. Woodford's
explanatory reports OF preliminary discus
sions preceding the flr,al conference II Is
understood that the epanish government
stands ready to give TIE insular congress
full powers 10 settle the terms of peace
with the insurgents VIII ,ther by direct ne
gotiations or indirectly by means Of legis-
lation. does not appear.
End of Diplomacy.
with this last overture In the direction OF
I'm IMMEDIATE peace and itt disappointing re-
ception by Spain, the executive was brought
to the end OF his effort.
In my annual message Of December last
I said
"Of the untried measures there remain:
Recognition Of the insurgents as beliger-
ents recognition OF tn. Independence OF
Cuba neutral Intervention to end the
war by imposing rational compromise
between the contestants bnf the interview
ton In favor Of one or the other marty.
speak not OF .orcible annexation, for that
cannot be thought Of That. by our code
OF morality, would be criminal aggression"
Thereupon ] reviewed these alternatives,
in the light OF President Grants measured
words, uttered In 1916, when after seven
years Of sangulnary, destructive and cruel
barbarities In Cuba he teachen the con-
clusion that the recognition OF the inde-
pendence Of Cuba was itnpractcaDle and
indefensible: and that the recognize Of
belligercnce was not warranted by the
facts according to the tests OF public law.
CON mented especislly upon the latter as
pect of the question, pointing out the In
convenIences and positive dangers OF a