The oasis., 1898-05-07

Saturday. May Z, 1898.
A Proclamation.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.

several states and territories for l25,- 900 volunteers for the United States army to enfOrcs the demand made upon Spain to evacuate aud surrender the island of Cuba and
 Whereas, The governors of the sew eral states aud territories have made proclamation calling upon the people to ill the assigned quotas, and
 Whereas, It has been found unne- cessary for the governor of Arizona to issue a proclamation calling for yolun- teers to fill it's quota for the reason that it's quota has been more than filled without the necessity of issuing a proclamation, and to decline more than one thousand patriotic offers for enlistment, exclusive of the en- tire National Guard and including a large number of veterans from both sides of the late war, and
 Whereas, Arlzona is the first state or territory to have it's full quota and fifteen per cent more sworn into the United States service, and
 Whereas, Said quota and fifteen per cent more has left for the frout,
 Now, Therefore, 1, Myron H. Me Cord, Governor of Arizona, hereby is- sue the following addr, ss which is something like one I should have is- sued had it been found necessary in order to secure the volunteers called for by the president from Arizona.
 TO THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA.
 The barbarities and inhumanities practiced by Spain upon the struggling CuDans lOng siuce became not only re- yOlting to the American people, but absolutely insuilerabe. For more than year our government has been putting forth it's best efforts to stop them. President Mckinley has ex- hausted every means within his power to pursude Spain to course in deal ing with Cubans that humanity de- mauded 1t should pursue. But every effort on the part Of our government to bring Spain to d realizing sense of
 
 met, if iiot by positive refusal. then by some subterfuge. Every plea made Ly Spain has been made to de- ceive and founded Jn insincerity. The presidents frank manly and honorable course has been met by treachery disguised by all the arts and tricks known to diplomacy Long since the president saw that nothing less than armed intervention could induce Spain to grant the Cubans their independence or compel humane treatment of prisoners of war or even nOn-cOmbatants: For six months the president while striving for peace has been preparing for war until now that congress has directed him to demand the freedom of Cuba and authorized him to use the army and navy to en- force that demand land he has with alacrity compliedl it will be found that the United States is better pre- pared for war both on land and sea, than it ever was before. Perhaps it is not too much to say that no nation ever went to war as well prepared as is the United States today.
 There will be DO Bull Runs." Cuba will be free and Spain must pay dearly for blowing up the Maine, the most dastardly and treacheruus decd known to history. The time for di- plomacy is past and the flower of this nation will speedily rush to arms and take it's place. American seamen on board of American battleships will remember the Maine and avenge the death of 266 American sailors, many of whom sleep in watery graves by the treachery of Spaniards American soldiers will also remember Spain's awful deed and fight as only Ameri- can soldiers can fight.
 Our splendid army of marines, the finest, the most intelligent and the bravest in the world, manning as they do as fine naval fleet as ever rode