The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-15

nerves free. address,
DR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart Ind.
in many ways, each lot of itself con-
elusive, but all tending to the exertion
Of a potential influence toward an uiti-
mate pacific result, just and honorable
to all interests concerned. The spirit
of all our acts hitherto has been an
earnest, unselfish desire for peace and
prosperity in Cuba. untarndshed by diff
ferences between US and Spain and I'M
stained by the blood of American citi-
| ZenS.
THE forcible intervention Of the
United States as a neutral, to stop the
war, according to the large dictates
Of humanity and following many his
torical presidents where n~eighboring
states have interfeTed to check the
hopeless sacrifices of life by in~ternecine
conflicts beyond their borders, is justi-
fable on rational grounds. 1t involves,
however, hostile cOnStraint upon both
the parties to the contest, as well to en-
force a truce as to guide the eventual
settlement.
The grounds for such Intervention
may be briefly summarized as follows:
1. In the cause Of humanity and to
put an end ITO the barbarities, blood
shed, starvation and horrible miseries
now existing there, and which the par
ties 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.
1t is specially our duty for it is right
at our door.
2. We owe it to our citizens in Cuba
to afford them that protection and in
! demnity for life and property which
no government there can or will afford,
and TO that end to terminate the con-
ditions that deprive them of legal pro-
ectiOn.
8. The right to intervene may be
justified by the very serious injury to
the trade and L~siness of
our people and by the wanton destruc-
ton of property and devastion of the
island.
4. And which is of he utmost i'm
portance. The present condition Of af-
fairs in Cuba is a constant menace TO
1-r peace and entails upon this govern
nient an enormous expense. With such
a 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 citi-
zens are in constant danger, and their
property destroyed and themselves
, ruined-where our trading vessels are
liable to seizure and are seized at our
very doors, by warShipS of a foreign
nation, the expeditions of flibutering
{ that We are pOwerless 10 prevent alto
: gether, and the irratating questions
: 'and entanglements thus arisin5-all
: these and others that i need not men
[ ton, with the result from the strained
5 relations are a constant menace 10 our
peace and compel US to keep onAa semi
war footing with a nation with which
We are at peace.
= THE MAINE DISASTER.
2 These elements of danger and dis
1 CIDER already pointed u have beer
: strikingly illustrated by a tragic event
which has deeply n justly moved
S the Ameri an people. / have already
transmitted to congress the report OF
the naval court Of inquiry on the de-
= ~struction of the battleship Maine IN
e the harbor of Havana during the night
of the 18th OF February. The destruc-
ton of that noble vessel has hlled tns
national heart with nexpressible hsr-
: ror. Two hundred and fifty-eien
brave sailors and marines and two ofii'
GERS of our navy. reposing la the fan
cied security of a friendly harbor, have
been hurled TO death, grief and wan
brought to their homes and sorrow Il
the nation.
The naval cou-t Of inquiry. which
II is needless to ssy. commands tn
unqualified confideZ OF the govern
ment, was unanimous in its CONCLUSION
that the destruction of the Maine wa
caused by an exterior explosion, tina
of a. submarine mine. 1t did not as
sumo to place the responsibility. ina
remains to be fixed.
In any event the destruction OF tn
. Maine. by whatever exterior cause, I
a patent and impressive proof OF I
state of things in Cuba that Is in
toIerable. That condition fs thus shown
:, To be such that the Spanish govern
ment cannot assure safety and securl
: ty TO a vessel of the American navy II
the narbor of Havana on a mission o
peace and rightfully there.
Further referring m this connection
TO recent diplomatic correspondence, I
DISPATCH from our minister TO Spain
OF the 18th ulrimo contained n state
, merBt that the Spanish minister 70
! foreign affairs assured him p~osirivel,
, that Spain viii do all that the hfgnes
! honor and justice require in the mat
ter Of the Maine. The reply above re
ferred 10 Of the 31st u1ci-no also con
tanned an expression Of the readiness
of Spain to submit TO an arbitration al
= the differences which can arise in thf
= matter. which is subsequently, explain
! ed by the note Of h Spanish ministe