Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-11

Washington, April 1.-THE President
today sent the following message to
the Congress of the United States:
obedient to that precept of the Con-
stitution which commands the Presi
dent to give from time to time the
Congress information of the state OF the
Union and to recommend to their con-
sderaton such measures as he shall
Judge necessary and expedlent. 1t be-
comes my duty now to address your
body with regard to the grave condi-
ton that has arisen in the relation OF
the United states and Spain, by reason
of the warfare that for more than three
years has ragged In the neighboring
island Of Cuba. do SO because of the
intimate connection of the Cuban ques-
tlon with the state of our own Union
and the grave relation the course
which is now Incumbent upon the ma
ton to adopt must needs bear to the
traditional policy of our government
II It Is to accord with the precepts laid
down by the founders of the Republic
and rellgiously observed by succeeding
administrations to the present day.
BARBARoUs AND UNCIvILIZED
a NJ
The present revolution is but the
successor Of other similar instructions
which have occurred in Cuba against
the dominion of Spain, extending over
period OF nearly half a century, each
Of which, during its progress has sub
ieeted the United States to great
effort and expense in enforc-
ing its neutrality laws, caused
enormous loss to the American trade
and commerce. caused irritation. an
noyance and disturbance among our
citizens and by the exercise of cruel
barbarous and uncivilized practices of
warfare shocked the senslbilities and
offended the humane sympathies of
our people.
Since the present revolution began
in February, 1895, this country. the
fertile domain at our threshold, has
been ravaged by fire and sword in the
course OF struggle unequalled in the
Z history OF the island and rarely par
iileled as to the number of the COM
batants and the bitterness of the con-
test by any revolution of modern
times where dependent people, striv-
Ing to be free, have been opposed by
the power OF the sovereign state. Our
people have beheld once prosperous
community reduced to comparative
want, its commerce virtually par
alyzed, its exceptional productiveness
diminished. Its fields laid waste its
mills in ruins and its people perishing
ny tens OF thousands from hunger and
restitution.
PERILoUs UNREST CAUSED IN
THE UNITED STATES.
We have found ourselves constrained
N the observance of that strict neutral
NY which our laws enjoin and which
.he Ia" of nations commands, to police
cur own waters and watch our own
sct IN aid Of the Cubans. Our trade
nas suffered, the capital invested by
uul ctlzens In Cuba has been largely
sH ehu lhe temper and forbearance
VI uut people have been so sorely tried
30 10 Neget perllous unrest among
cur own citizens which has inevitably
o",s us expression from time to time
i"sr we national legislature so that
issues wholly external to our own
49, poutlc cngross attention and
ss"1u IN the way Of that close devotion
''.uu,Ihesuc advancement that becomes
set ,Vuhtented commonwealth, who's.
rtnli maxim has been the avoidance
,n,i S' torelgn entanglements. All this
aro,,..,i ie 'f awaken and has indeed
Of tbIs me Inc Utmost concern on the part
,,I Ia government as we'll during my
HISue..ssofs term as my own.
,,,r Apri. 1876, the evils from which
Lor g suffered through the Gu
~ ~ "ur became so onerous that my
aio uvVessor made an effort to bring
Of IN. pence through the mediation
npi,i't oserhment In any way that
~ tt, X Vtnu To an honorable adjustment
~ ny contest between SDaIn and nor
,ff,o,iing colony on the basis OF some
,ectNc acheme of self government
-. unu, under the flag and SOVEREIGN,
ss ui sHaln. II failed, through tbe re-,
i,' ,,t,' VI 'ne Spanish government then
Giation :" consider any form OF me,
r,ar, n. or indeed any plan of settle.
t pai whieh did not begin with the nc
tbe r nu,pht,,sslon of the Insurgents to
such terrer country, and then only on
NJ to eran, as spain herself might see
esn,u Inc resistance of the insur-
ssT.s was In no Wise diminished w
NV IA LERs INHuMAN POLICY.
ho,h euorts OF Spain We're Increased
W the dispatch Of fresh leyies To-