The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-04-22
President Mckinley COmmuni.
Gates His Recommends
tionS to Congress.
ASKS AUTHORITY TO USE FORGE.
Intervention Without Recognition Of the
Republic or Of BeIligerency Urged.

The President Declares That, in the
Interest of Humanity and For the
Protection of Our Peculiar Interests,
Efforts nj Government of the
Island - The Precedents in This
Governments History For Such IA
Course-The Maine Disaster, How
not Afford Proper Protection to
Foreigners in Cuba-Favors the Grant
Ing of Authority For Such Use OF the
Armed Forces as FIe May Deem NEG
essary to Put AN End to Iiostilitics
and to Secure Stable Governments
He Also Asks For AN Appropriation t"
lie Used For the Relief Of Such OF the
People Are Stin In Need The
Whole Matter Now Left with Congress-
"ASHIN"roN. -. G. (SpeciaD. .-prcsiden
~ noon Mou'iay sent to Con-
tress his message on the Cuban uuc>tiou.
The President asks Congress to authorize
md empower him 20 tax" measures to Sc
.urc full and llnai termination of hostil-
he people Of Cuba. and to secure the cs-
ablishmcnt OF Il stable Government cap
.hle Of maintaining order and observing:
Is international obligations. insurinc
pcace ana tranquility and the security of
Is citizens a. we'll u our own. and to use
he military and naval forces of the United
states aS NAV be necessary for thns. ,,,r
poses:
The Congress OF the United States.
Obciicnt to that pracCpt of the Constitu-
ion which commands the President to give
rom time to time to the Congress iaformn-
ion of the state of the Union. ana to re-
commend TO thcirconsi,!eration such meas
Tres as he shall Judge necessary and cyur
lient, it becomes my duty now to address
iour body with regard 10 the grave crisis
hat has arisen in tn" relations of the
Jnitci states to Spain by reason OF the
warfare that for more than three wears has
aged in the ncighboring island OF Cuba.
do so because OF the intimate connection
II the Cuban question with the state OF our
'wn Union. and the grave relation the
course which it iS now Incumbent uuon
he nation to adopt mus: needs hear to tuc
traditional policy of our Government if il
$ to accord with the pre"epts laid down by
he founders of the l;cpuhli" and rcliSiousiv
observed by succeeding administrations to
he present day.
Tho Conflicts in Cuba.
n: present revolution Is but til" success
'oi vi o'h'r SintH'r lhSurr"ctlonS which
l"Nc occurred III Cuh;t against tn" domi:.-
on OF spain. extending over Il period of
nearly half Il century. each Of which. dur
az us progress mas SHhIrijrd tho United
n,.in, -, .,i "i''' 'NPn"7" III en-
nous losses tn Amr-i,.,n t-.,,n n,,, ,
ncr.c ,..usa.i ;rrit,tinr ,nn,..,' I
Disturbance among. orr ,irilrns and L,.,h.
.v"rcis. of rT;;nl in rbnrn,,s ,rl r,",.i,.;Ii.',
,rarti.rs of yyn-i,r, .hn.tcI ~. .o,,;i.i,.
les ana nYr,IrL tL,. b,,,,, ',.,,,,'.:i,:
u oar ucol,,r.
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" '"''''''''
HiH' 'h" iN'~'ht revolution began Ia
,'r"'rE, 80 TINS country has sen the
'.'Il' Hosn"i'i III our thr"Nh"ii rivaS"d hy
- ''"'' H|oi" ~ t.!' '""FS" nt $truSgi"
'i!'. .iI'!''i 81 '',' history Oh III" island, and
~ y p''""''o' rs 10 inc hHmpcr OF TN"
'''' r''t'htS "hi me nlt'rFno'S o! the con
L 'i..s ~, , ,D."'i"" "t 'hoi"rh tlm"S
rnn ha,'n iI,', pv"P'r 9,IN'h!' l" nc
u''' "''i "PpoH'u oF inc power q;
=, NV. ~ ,,,,it y - 80
49, .t', i'' w o,''''' !" "h'c prosperous
,ss '''"''" 10 'oihP'ttalFo want;
=. " ~ 'p'i'l'',r'' Nlrt"ailv paraiyHed:
- -, ~ Pttc',"i iP'ou"'tN'nnsS diminished:
- l'cluS iaiu waste tS ihilis IN ruins, and
=, r,d' 'Hip," p.' ,s'',nS ny tehA Oh 'ho"sahds
'''' nunS'r anu "'s'i'utioh.
preventing FilibustcrinS.
The President then refers to the efforts
made by this government so prevent IN
awful acts in aid of the Cubnns and the
ctiOn taken by President Cleveland TO
ring about peace still, he continues. the
Thc r.oo,..n.r,,; ,,,,
The policy Of devastation and conccntra-
ION inauguratcd by the Captain Generals
4 Pinar del rio was thence ext]endnd ] to
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