The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-12
"a P ague O. Both Your Houses"

The presidents message might be
APPLY pictured in a cartoon that would
represent Uncle Sam with one hand
in the collar of a Spanish and the other
in that of q Cuban soldier, knocking
their heads together, with the legend:
There. gosh darn we, b'have yer
selves"
Such a cartoon would summarize the
lengthy address to congress in which
he recites all that is known. little that
was not, and concludes with recon-
mendation that congress empower him
to take such steps as will end the con-
f1ict. and secure peace. using the mill
tary and naval forces of the United
States if necessary.
He reviews the grounds by which his
proposed policy is justified; the injury
to our commerce, the loss of American
investments, and the incalculable but
none the less real domestic losses result
iEg from the disturbance of markets
caused by the vibrations between pros
poets CT peace and war. He also
dwells, secondarily, upon the humani-
tartan aspects of the case, the brutali-
ties that have characterized the war
fare or the part of each combatant,
the sufferings of the pacificos, the de-
struction of property, the cruel con-
centration of non-combatants and their
horrible sufferings.
He removes, however, the sentimental
causes for Intervention by his state
ment Of the representations and re-
quests made to the Spanish govern
ment and it's concessions. Autonomy
was granted. which, if not as liberal as
it should have been, is made SO by
Sagasta's recent assurance that the
colony would be made as free as is
Canada or Australia. Weyler was
superseded by Blanco, a brute by a hui
name man; the reconcentrado order
was revoked. and an appropriation
made to sustain the pacificos until they
could maintain themselves on the land,
and now cessation Of hostilites is
ordered that negotiations for peace
may find an opening. He cuts away all
ground for our interference on what
are called humanitarian grounds. This
leaves nothing but commercial reasons
to justify any action on our part
He repeats his statement in his mes
of action lie open; recognition of bel
ligerency, of independence, and neutral
intervention, the last meaning what
would be, in civil life, the interposition
of third party between two COM
batants to prevent further fightins,
with a readiness to fight either who re-
fused to quit He rejects belligerency
because Of its inefficacy and it's pos
sible complications; recognition Of in
dependence because something more
than a paper government must exist to
receive recognition, and concludes that
the third line is the only one open.
This he justifies on the ground that
the most strenuous efforts of Spain
| have proved Ineffective to subdue her
| rebellious subjects. while the insurrec-
| tionists have not been able to expel
| the Spanish forces and conquer peace
| This has produced a condition which
| needed only the destruction Of the
| Maine to make it intolerable If the
Spanish government could not assure
the safety of a vessel Of our navy in
a harbor under its control, there on
| q mission Of peace and rightfully
there it conclusively shows her in
ability to remove the conditions that
| are so injurious to this country.
| This summarizes the lengthy argu-
/ quest for authority to use the military
/ and naval forces in compelling the
combatants to cease fighting and come