The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-15

belonging ~ another nation and l. therefore
none OF our business. u N specially our duty
for 10 II right at our door.
Second. We owe II 10 our citizens In Cuba 10
afford them tnat protection ana indemnity for
life anG property which no government there
eau or Will AFFORD ami IN hat eud 10 tcrmin-
ate the conditions that deprive them Of legal
protection.
Third. The right To IN erNone may ne lusti-
He'd by the very scrtuus injury To the COM
mcrco, trade ami business oi our people and by
the eanton destruction Of property aud dcyas-
tation OF the island.
foutth. and which II Of The utmost Inn
poriance. The present condition OF anairs In
Cubh u u constant m nncc 10 our peace. and
entails upon this government an enormous OK
peare.
iu'sc oiensh'S" i "a"6'r uhu uisoiusr AZ
tesuy poih'"a "ut nave hen spihihFiy mus.
''at'" pi Hasi' ,Nch' "hl'h mas ucepiS anu
"-l'l NOV" 'nn H.u'l'esn Peopic' n''s \,
70 .ns 'sPors "
" 80, ~, ~ ,s =,
,.,..,,, ~, ,.,ye, NJ inc ran az sr.,,,-
ary Tbc ATTRACTION, of that uobfe /, es.ri mas
Hlicd the nation ! heart with inoxprcssiblc
horror Two hundred and nfty-eight brave
,ailcrs and marines and two ofncers Of our
navy. rcpoSins IN the fanrlcd security of "a
friendly harb1r. have been hurled 10 death.
rect nnd want brought 10 their homes aud sor-
row Ia tiir nation
The naval court Of ipauiry. which. Il /, need
les. To say. commands the unauaiifiel comb
drucr of tue Government was unanimou, in its
conclusion that the destruction of the Maine
vas caused by an exterior explosion that of a
SUMMARIZE minc. Itdd not assume to place
&C. ponsibhuy. That remains 10 be fixed
In any event the Destruction of the Maine
by whatever exterior cause. il n patrnt and
Impressive proof OF a state Of things IN CUBA
that :, intolcrable That co ditiou II thus
shown e. he such that the parish government
can not assure afrty and security 10 "A vessel
OF t.c American nav, ia the harbor of Havana
on a mission of peace and ri-htfuny there
liirthrr referring IN thi, connection to re.
cent diplomatic correspondence. A. dispatch
from our mini, or "a Splin of the s,th uItimo
contained the statement that the Spantsh min.
t.far a., f,rrtru mar. assured Mn, no.I.
lively thar Spain vtil do ali that the highest
b,,oy and u,.ti,., r.o,,Ire In tho matter ~ an.
,tn, ~. ,,.,.t, III, a., az ,,i,tr,,, a.. ,,,.
-, 49,, - -, a.. -, -, -, c.,
10 ,uGmi. to an arGitrntion ali the dinercS n
which eau ari e IN I'M, matter which II suisse.
4ucntly explained by the note OF the spanish
minister at Washington Of the I0th instant as
follows.
A. In The ou..tl.n Of fact which sprlnrs
from the a,y,rstty Of view. b,tNren IN. rsp,rt
NJ tl, Ap,,r,-4, sud Spapish boarts Snatn
,,r,,,.,,- ti,,t tl,,, ~, ~, ,tr,.I a., mn i'm.
marital lnv,stt,ntion by rNp,rt. who, deri..
,tnn SpatB accent. in advance %
10 ~. 4 49, ,,,-.t,. ~, Int
p,cstd,rt nm, in ,s7s ,ftcr aiscus inc tho
,,n..,. - 4. T. ,,,,,.t u. a mo-, ,,,,,,,r,i ana
',. b,,,.l,.. n,,t ,,,n,.rnt I,,,ctnifr rr,i,pga.
10. ga. Ia surb .,,,t ar, ~ nui,E,n
maj ,tpcr ti,,. ,,,l A., combrli,J =, assume
an, rrsu1B,ibi,itv wbi,b d,yoiv,s ,tncp them
,,d IA .pri,tslv ,op.i1cr m. nply remain.
,p, measure. posSi6I, mediation aud inter-
yrptlon Oving. p,rhaps to Inc lnr,s ex.
Mans. a, Nater ..naratlpr The island from
~. n,nirsol, -. IN, contcpItn,,
,,r,ti. ,rp.,r In have vitbtp ,hcp.,lXe4
a., t,no.itgr, - ropu,fn cos, nucurc "a s,p,,rs 4
e,.som Nb.p p,Sslon and excitement have
tb,ir sway. and 10 assume the mart of peare-
p.lr, In IND. yt,v IN an, cartier dnys 81 tl,r
cnuteSt Tho God ofnr,S az the tinted states
a. A mediator Wer, tcndcr.d IN ,ood faith.
atthout any selfish purpo,c. In the Interest of
humanity aud IN SINGER, friend 4 An for both
parties bat were az the time declined by spain
with TIE declaration nevertheless that al
future tinae ,,ss sS1 y Y ts...,
- So. -, ,frn, has bcc,
aoh ~ 100, oo,It,.
NJ. ri,h al a. dread horrors. and
All its Injuries 10 the Interests Of ths
U,t,,d Stnt,. and Of other nations Zach
nnrtv seem. quite capabic OF working great in.
,ury and damage to the other. ns well A. all tho
r,l.tions and interest, dcpcndefst ON the exist
cnrr of reare In the island; but they seem in.
10 ~ I.
have thus far failed Of achieving any success
whereby one PARTY shall possess ana control
the island TO The exclusion OF the other. Tn
der the circumstances the agency OF others,
either by mediation or Intervention. seems 10
be the only alternative which must sooner OF
later be Invoked for the termination OF the
strife"
In the last annual message Of my immediate
Predecessor during the pending struggle. 1,
was said.
when the inability Of spain TO deal success
fully with the inSurrcctlon has become mani-
fest aud Il Il dcmonstrat that her sOycr-
eighty j. extinct In cuba for all purposes Of its
righttul existence, and when hopeless srug-
gle for It's re-cstabgis hmcnt mas ucgenrratcd
into a strife which means nothing more than
the useless sacrifice Of human life and the
utter destruction OF the very subject matter Of
the conflict situation wall be presented In
which our obligations To the sovereignty II
Srain viii be supcrscle! by bis obligations.
which We can hardly hesitate to recognize and
discharge"
In my annual message TO congress peccm-
her last spcaktng Of this ques ton said:
,s1be near blttlyr will demonstrate whether
thc Indispensable condition OF "A righteous
pcace inst alike 10 the Cubans and to spain.
as well A. equitable to all our interests 80 in
timatcly involved In the welfare OF cuba. Is
likely 10 be attained II not the cxigency OF
will remain to be taken. when that time
comes that action will be determined in the
line of inlisputahle right and duty. Il will be
faced without mfsrIyipr or hcsitancy In the
liyht of the obligation this government owes to
itself 10 the people who have connded TO IL thu
protertion OF their interests and honor ANA to
humanity
SURF Of The right KccpinP free from ali Of
tcn.. ourselves actuated only by upright and
pntriotir considerations moved neither by pas.
sion nor selHSbueSs the government viii con.
,inn. N. watchful care over the rights and
proncrty OF American citizens. and will
abn,c mono Of its Efforts to bring about by
pesrcful agencies a peace which shall he honor.
able and enduring IfIt shall hercnftcra appear
10 ho a duty imposed by our obligations 20 our.
selves, 20 civilization and humanity to inter-
yenc with force IL shall be without fault on
our part and only because tho necessity for
such action will be- 80 clear as TO command tho
support and approva! OF the civilized world"
The long trial has proved that the object FOL
which Spain has wagcd the war can not he at
tained The fire OF insuTrg elton may tilmC III
may shoulder with varying seasons, hut Il ha
not been and il Is plain II can not be eXtin
~ III, nrt ronoso from n condition vhirl
a, 49,, i,',,, m ,r5n,cb ia ,h,, c,fnrrna nnci
a,',I,, 80 C,,a To- ,hc nome of I.umapitv 4,
ne narnn ., oiyt,i,atior An hchaIf Of cndan
',..roI .r,,,,can tntercsts whirh givc ms m,
o