The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12
is FOR INTERVENTION
President McRinley's RecOmmenda.
tiOn In the Cuban Affair.
DESIRES PLENARY POWER.
He says IL Ia the Only Way To Put
Down Hostilitiss In cuha-Ifs says
the Maine wAs Destroyed by
. submarins Mine.

went over the situation and outloo
again very thoroughly and talked owe
the most recent action Of the SPANS
government. No new developments II
tho matter were brought up. Nothin
occurred TO change the Spanish. Cubal
situation in any important particular.
The presidents message was sent I
congress at noon, along with consula
reports. The information that Spai
had proclaimed a cessation Of hostilitie
on the island did no, have any effect o
materially changing the president
message as originally prepared, e1ccp
that II furnished important evidence il
support Of his contention that discretion
airy power in some measure should b
given to the president in the use Of fore
10 compel peace.
As soon A. congress met the presiden
sent IN his message and IL was read il
both houses. The following Is a synop
ais OF the message:
"Obedient to that precept Of our consti
tuition which commands the president I,
give from time to time TO congress in
formation Of the state Of the Union. ant
90 recommend 10 their consideration
such measures as he shall Judge neocssa
ry and eKpedient, it becomes my dut,
now to address your body with regard (,
grave crisis that has arisen in the rela
tions Of the United States and Spain by
reason Of warfare that for more thre,
years has raged in the neighboring Is
land OF Cuba. | do so because Of the in
innate connection of the Cuban question
with the state Of our OWE Union and
the grave relations OF the course which
Is now incumbent upon our nation {,
adopt, must needs bear TO the tradition
al policy Of our government II il is 4
accord with the precopts laid down by
the founders Of the government and ne
ligiously observed by succeeding admin
istrations, to the present day.
THE present revolution Is but the sue
cessor Of other similar instruction.
which have occurred in Cuba against
the domination Of Spain, extending oyei
a period Of nearly half century, each
Of which during its progress has sub
iected the United States to great effort
and expense In inforcing It's neutrality
laws, caused enormous losses TO Ameri
can trade and commerce, caused irrita,
tion, annoyance and disturbance among
our citizens and by the exercise Of cruel,
harbarous and uncivilized practices Of
warfare shocked the scnsibilitics and Of.
Nended the humane sympathies Of our
po1ple." "
hhe president then detailed at length
the events in Cuba since the revolution
began in February, 1895. "Since then. IS
he said, ''our trade has suffered; capital
invested by our citizens has been largely
lost aud the temper and forbearance OF
our people had been so sorely tried as "a
teget perilous nnrest among our own
citizens, which inevitably found is cx.
preston from time TO time In the na.
tional Legislature The efforts and fail.
urs of tins and previous admiuistra.
tions to secure peace through the inter.
ventlon Of this government in any way
that might tend to an honorable adjust.
nent Of the contest between Spain and
her rvolted colony Of Cuba on
basis Of some effective scheme
Of self government for Cuba under flag
and sovereignty Of Spain Is told o. " The
policy Of devastation and concentration
Of Iacihcoos inaugunted by Captain
General Weyler with its terrible results
touched ON and means taken by this gov.
ernment to allay the suffering Of the re.
conoentados recounted. The president
then, after mentioning the change Of
administration in Spain resulting from
the assassination of Prime Minister Can.
ovas, said:
THE overtures OF this government,
mHdo through It's new envoy, General
woodford, and looking to an immediate
and IN effective amcliontion Of the con.
dition Of the island, although not accept.
ed 10 the extent Of admitted mediation
in any shape, wec met by assurances Of
home rule in an advanced phase would
be forthwith offered to Cuba without
waiting for war TO end, and that morC
humane methods should thcnceforth
prevail in the conduct Of hostilities."
Continuing, the message read:
"The war in Cuba is Of such nature
that short Of subjugation or extemina
tion final military victory for either side
seems impracticablc. The alternative
lines in physical exhaustion Of cne ur
the other party or perhaps both. Pros
poets Of such protRciion and conclusion
OF the present strife is contingency
hardly to be contemplated with cqui
nimity by the civilized world. and least
Of all by the United States. affected and
injured us We are, deeply and intimately
by its existence,
With this in mind, the president said
he submitted ON March q. proposition.
to the Spanish government looking ID
an armistice until Oct !. for negotia,
tions of peace with the good offices Of
the nnaSident