The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-15

Sure of the right, keeping free from
all ofIenses ourselves, acluated only
by upright and patriotic considera-
tons, moved neither by passion nor
selfishness, the government will con-
tinue its watchful career over the
rights and property of American citi.
zens, and will abate none of its efforts
to bring about by peaceful agencies
peace which shall be honorable and
enduring. If it shall hereafter APP
pear to be duty imposed by our OBJ.
legations to ourselves, to civilization
and humanity to intervene with force,
it shall be without fault on our part,
and only because the necessity for
such action will be so clear as to
command the support and approval
of the civilized world.
The long trial has proved that the
object for which Spain has waged
the war cannot be attained. The fire
of instruction may flame or may
shoulder with varying seasons, but it
has not been, and it is plain that it
cannot be, eXtinguished by present
methods. The only hope of relief
and repose from condition which
can no longer be endured is the en-,
forced pacitication of Cuba. In the
name OF humanity, in the name of
civilization, in behalf of endangered
American interests which give us the
right and duty to speak and to act,
the war in Cuba must st p.
In view of these facts and Of these
considerations l ask the Congress to
authorize and empower the president
to take measures TO secure a full and
final termination of hostililies be-
tween the government of Spain and
the people OF Cuba, and to secure in
the island the establishment of a sta.
BILE government capable of maintain
ing order and observing its interna-
tional obligations, insuring peace and
tranquility and the security of its
citizens as well as our own, and TO
use the military and naval forces of
the United States as may be neces.
sary for these purposes.
And in the, interests of humanity
and to aid in preserving the lives of
the starving people of the island,
recommend that the distribution of
food and supplies be continued, and
that an appropriation be made out of
the public treasury to supplement the
charity of our citizens.
The President lays grounds for H.
taavention as follows:
The grounds for such intervention
MAY be briefly summarized as follows
First-In the cause of humanity
and to put an end to the barbarties,
bloodshed, starvation and horrible
miseries now existing there, which
the parties to the conflict are either
unable or unwilling to stop or mlti-
gate. 1t is no answer to say this is
all in another country, belonging 10
another nation, and is therefore none
of our business. 1t is especially our
duty, for it is right at our door.
Second-We owe it to our citizens
in Cuba to afford them that protec-
ton and indemnity for life end prop
erty which no government there can
or will afford, and to that end to ter
inmate the conditions that deprive
them Of legal protection.
Third-The right to intervene may
be justified by the very serious injury
to the commerce, trade and business
of our people and by the wanton de
struction of property and devastation
of the island.
Fourth-And which is of the ut
most Importance. The present con-
dition of affairs in Cuba is a constant
menace to our peace, and entails
upon this government 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 citizens are in con.
slant danger and their property de-
stroyed and themselves ruined, whose
trading vessels are liable to seizure
and are seized al our very door, by
wurships Of foreign nation, the ex-
petitions of filibustering that we are
powerless altogether TO prevent and
the irritating questions and entangle-
ments thus arising, all these and
1tho,e that I mad not pnaptinp wit
the strained relations, are constant
menace to our peace and compel us
to keep on semiwar footing with a
war nation with which we are al
peace.
Beautiful Sea Shells.
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