People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-12-06

Annexation of the Hawaiian IsIands-
Matters Concerning Treasury, Post Or
flee, Army and Navy Departments, Etc
Washington, Dec. 5.-President Nc.
Kinley sent the following message to
the Fifty-ffth congress after he had
been informed by committees that the
senate and house awaited any com.
munication he wished to make to
them:
Tothe Senate and House Of REPRESENTATIVES
Notwithstanding the added burdens rendered
necessary by the war, our people rejDice in a
very satisfactory and steadily increasing de-
gree OF prosperity evidenced by the largest
volume Of business ever recorded Every man
ufacture has beel productive, agricultural pur-
suits have yielded abundant returns, labor in
the fields OF industry is better rewarded, rev.
enue legislation passed By the present congress
has Increased the treaSury's receipts TO the
amount estimated by its authorities the
finances of the government have been sue.
cessfully administered am It's credit advanced
70 the first rank. while its cn,rencv has been
maintained at ne worii's ui:h4st standard
Military service rider a com non flag and for
righteous cauS- IS strengthened the national
spirit and servsi to cement more closely taan
ever the fraic;G3l bonds J5tW.:n every section
Of the county, 4 review Of the relation
6 the United S.ite; 70 other powers
always ap9gyl.u. 9. is tnis Jcar o. primary i'm
portance Ia =. v Of The monal.OuS issues
which hGveari>"a, demanding la co, instance
~: H.tina.e T., srnina iOa ~ arms md i'll
volving f@T-"rac4.1g conlequ nc ell, which will
require the rar-s,s attention Of 10 congress
r,.r Cuban lr'qriFc,ioas
In ny last aE1ua. message v1ty fuI c1nsid.
eration wa,g.y 70 the question OF the dut,
Of the gos.ranl 4 4, of TIE Ca!,eI States toward
Spain GG "A: CrJal in5uree,ioA Is being BY
far the N q ..2p1.ialt g-JJi.-a VITA which W.
were then CAL. u70n to leal The calSidera-
tons then aavt ICED. and t1e exposition Of th
views therein Xyr5SSed. disclose ny sense Of
the EXTERN gagty Of .ae situation Settiu :
Isl Z IS s9dc@lly urforla ID Jr practically IN.
admissible. ths recognition o. the Ca9!a in.
surgentS as O4lllgarentS Gu4 70 2og lili1l Of tue
Independence =. Cuba n'u'fI inlerv .nticn to
,eaG To VIZ b !",-l.iis 4 ratiora,
coripF -, b "a - ,.5-.,.tau.S IL
parry ana ly-.;b.e alue-atioa Of tho
.il:pl, Ica7''T Il t va honesty duo to ori
fri6l1:y re!a - ~ with S,il,i IN: she should
be Civ n ar !. -.Gbis c4tl;s 10 sra..z harex-
pectat.ons }; ;>toT1 10 Th' 81 she h9l D con-
irrev1c0bly cn~H~i,ted %.tIIA > few week"
previous SAL nad ahIouaeel cOmDreh ,nSiys
plans, whi Il il was coaG Entity asserted w0ud
be eflcaciJIS % remoly the evil so deeply
affecting our ovn country. sn injurious n The
true interes II the mo.h IT cCua.ry rs W II as
10 those of CIIl. and so -eHu2uanttO ths UNI
versal sen 3 yns Of humanity. The snsuin2
month brou h 10 sign Of real progress
toward N, pIc.f atiol o. Caot' The auton-
oniuhs admits iti0n SD up IN sle capital and
some Of tn principal cisie< anpaarei not
to- gain the favor Of the i,laoitantS
nor to be able 20 ex end their inl tance to large
extent Of terr,tO-y held by the insurgents while
the military arm, obviously unable to cope
with the still a'tive rebellion. continued many
Of the most Objectionable and offensive policies
Of the government that hal preceded it Nc
tangible relief was afforded the vast numbers
Of unhappy recOncentrados despite the reiter.
sted professions made in. that regard and the
amount appropriated by Spain Is that end
The proifer xpedient Of zones Of cultivation
proved illuSov5. indeed. no less practical nor
more steiuSivG promises OF succor coultl
well hav" been rendered to the ex.
hausted ald destitute people, stripped
OF all that mIde life and home dear and herded
IN q strange region among unsympathetit
strangers hardly less necessitous than them.
selves BY the end of December the mortality
among them hid frightiully increased Con.
sentative Is mates from Spanish sources
placed the d'i;GS amons these distress peo.
pie at over per cent from the time Ges
Weyler's Ecc''n q recOncentration was en-.
forced With the acQuieScence of the Spanish
authorities scGeme was adopted for relief BY
charitable Goa ributionS raised in this coun-
try and diSr!. u.ed under the direction Of the
consul general anu the several con-
suls by to1le and earnest individual
effort thrcu. IL tae Organized agencies Of the
American Il. Cross Thousands OF lives were
thus saved, n many thousands more were in.
scce>Sble 20 S!ch forms 0. aid The war con-
tinued on ~ I'D footing without comprehen-
sive plan / ', .opinc onlv me same SpasmodiC
encounters nn-rin Of strategic result that had
marked III arse OF the earlier ten years re-
belliOn rs wei as the present insurrection from
hsustion OF G., isr eombttalt and therewltha
the practical ruin Of the island, lay in sight
but how far distant no one could venture Il
conf ,cture.
TIL D-,trnr: ION of tina Battieshtp Mains
At this iurcture. on the 18th Of Februarr
last occurri the destruction Of the battleShii
Maine, while righfully lying in the harbor .
Havana on mission OF international courte ),
and good villa catastrophe the suspicion
nature and horror Of which stirred the natioA'
heart profoundly. 1t is striking evidence y
poise and sturdy good sense distinguiShip
our nationalioharscter that this shocking blow
falling upon generous people already deept
touched by preceding events in Cuba. did no
move them to an instant, desperate resolve 4
tolerate no longer the existence Of eonditir
Of danger and disorder at our doors that mad
possible such aided by whomsoever wrought
Yet, the instinct Of justice prevailed aG
the nation snxiously awaited the &c
suit Of the searching Investigation at once sc
on foot The finding OF the naval board Of 10
curry established that the origin OF the explo
sion was external by a submarine mine an
only halted though lack Of positive testimon
to fx the responsibility OF its authorship Al
those things carried conviction 70 the mos
thoughtful, even before the finding Of the navS
court. that crisis In our relations with Spai
and toward Cuba we're at hand So strong wa
this belief that II needed but brief executiv
suggestion 10 the congress to receive immednGI
answer to the duty Of making instant provisio
for the possible and perhaps specially proba
bic emergency Of war and the remarkable, a.
most unique spectacle was presented Of unar
lmous vote OF both houses on the 9th Of Marcel
sppropriat,ng ,5l0OO0OO for the national &c
tense and fos each and every purpose connecta
Herewith II Do expended at the discretion {
the president" -i & '.-t--''
That this act Of provision came aone too 500
was disclosed when the application Of th
funds was undertaken. Our forts were pra,
ticslly undefended. Our navy needed large pre-
vision for increased ammunition supplies. IN
even numbers to cope with any sudden atlas
from the navy Of Spain, which comprised MOD
ern vessels Of the highest type Of continent,