Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-08
FREELAND, Pa. DECEMBER $, 1895
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


"hlcn comprised modern vessels of the
highest type of continental perfection
our army also required enlargement of
men and munitions. The details of the
hurried preparation for the dreaded
contingency are told in the reports of the
secretaries Of war and of the navy and
need not be repeated here 1t is suffi-
cient to say that the outbreak of war
when it did come found our nation not
unprepared to meet the conflict.
Peaceful solution Sought
Still animated by the hope of a peace
ful solution and obeying the dictates of
duty, no effort was relaxed to bring
about a speedy ending of the Cuban
struggle. Negotiations to this object
continued actively with the government
Of Spain. Grieved and disan-
pointed at the barren outcome of NV
sincere endeavors to reach practicable
solution, felt it my duty to'remit the
whole question to the congress. In the
message of April Ii, 1885, | announced
that with this last overture in the direc-
tion of immediate peace in Cuba and
Its Disappointing reception by Spain
the effort of the executive was brought
to an end
In view of all this the congress was
asked to authorize and empower the
president to take measures to secure
fun and final termination of hostilites
between Spain and the people of Cuba
and to secure in the island the estab-
lishment of a stable government. The
response of the congress, after nine
days of earnest deliberation, during
which the almost unanimous sentiment
Of your body was developed on every
point save as to the eXpediency of cou-
P'"s 'ile Proposeu actioh Win iorlhal
recognition of the republic of Cuba as
,"S u ue anu 'a"Iui government OF that
i., +" ~ plopos''ioi "hlch iaiieu VI
''ls esS, "i'ei c'ill
'il ne i''l VI Ap'ii' py Vo'e vi -
- 90 III .ie SENATE ana OIL 10 III the
must VI IepI pIeSeHtdliVeS' pdsseu the
i'iei'ioIap'e JOINT resolutlot decIarlhs'
tirst-That the people of the island of
tupa are ana OF right ought to be free
",su eni'3 lluepgInIe,I, ,r 49,.
cd stote 10 dorlo,d a6 ~ oa
Of tbe Tinted states docs berahv damand
that the government of Spain at once re
lirquish its authority and government in
the island of Cuba and withdraw its land
ana naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
"T1trs 1eI',r-;
eti,tay 5 iiie ne - -pIsSi'.e'it oi tile = hl'eI
To ,tga tho a,ti,, l,,1 and
naval forces of tbe fInited states and ~
call into the actual service of the United
States the militia of the several states TO
such extent as may be necessary to carry
'nese resolutions into effect;
Iiat the uhlted states nerehy
exsrcf or ln.eiilnon 10
troll over said island excent for the naci.
Gcation thereof. and asserts its deter
mlnaliOD when that In
ioaye me government and control of the
'S'a'u TO l's people
our country thus, after an interval Of
nan century of peace with all nations
louhd itself engaged in deadly conflict
win torelSn enemy. Every nerve was
strained TO meet the emergency. The
response to the initial call for 125OOO
volunteers was instant and complete
as wa" also the result OF the second CALL
Vi May 90 lof 'oOVo additional Volun-
teerS' Inc ranks OF the regular army
were iiicleaS-d 10 the limits provided by
tHG act Oh Aprll 70, 1898.
ne ehilsted force OF the navy on the
LOT" uay OF august when 1t reached its
maximum numbered 24,l23 men and
apprentices. one hundred and three
NesSeIS were ADDED TO the navy by pur-
chaSe' one was presented to the govern
i'Ien,' one ieased' ana the four vessels
VI tlle international Navigation COM
Pany.the 81 Paul, 81. Louis, New York
,iiu I dfls,-"ere chartered In addition
,' .neat lhe revenue cutters and light
i''Use 'eit'4eIs we're turned over TO the
mI.S Partiieit ana became Temporal
NY ny, Part oi the auXlilary navy.
ne ineuiuih eliectiVe hghtlns force
VI '"G navy uurlhs the war, separated
'"ro 'iaSses' was as IolloWs:
t"ur oalt.eshlps OF the hrst class,
, ~, ',S,Ip '',,9il'p VI 'he second ciass' afmor-
a,,,,oTad ,.,o, 90 1850 nioi,toa' ,1a
UNPROTECTED cruisers 10 gunho.ts
dynamite cruiser II tornado hoats. ,'as
sells of the old navy Including mont
tors, a. Auxiliary. Eleven anxiIiar,,