The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-12
Quotes From President Grant.

Quotes From President Grant.
CAS- to the question of fact which
SPRINGS from the diversity of views be-
tween the report of the American ana
Spanish boards, Spain proposes that
the fact be ascertained by an impartial
Investigation by experts, whose deci-
ton Spain accepts in advance
To this / made no reply.
President Grant, in 1875 after dis
sussfng the phases of the contest as 1t
then appeared and its hopeless and ap-
parent indefinite prolongation, said:
"In such event l am Of opinion that
other nations will be compelled to as
sumo the responsibility which devolves
upon them, and to seriously consider
the only remaining measures possible,
mediation and Intervention. owing,
perhaps, to the large eXpanse of water
separating the island from the penin-
sula the contending parties appear to
| have within themselves no depository
| of common confidence, to suggest wis
| dom when passion and excitement have
their sway. and to assume the part Of
peacemaker In this view in the earlier
! days of the contest the good offices Of
| the United States as a mediator were
! rendered in good faith, without any
selfish purpose, in the interest of hu-
| manity and in sincere friendship for
both parties. but were at the time de-
| clined by Spain with the declaration,
! nevertheless, that at a future time they
would be Indispensable. No intimatton
has been received that in the opinion
of Spain that time has been reached.
And yet the strife continues with all
| its dread horrors and all its injuries to
the interests of the United States and of
| other nations. Each party seems quite
capable of working great injury and
damage to the other, as well as to all
the relations and interests dependent
on the existence of peace in the ISL
and, but they seem incapable of reach
ing an adjustment, and both have thus
far failed of achieving any Success
whereby one party shall possess and
control the island to the exclusion OF
the other. Under the circumstances
the agency of others, either by media
ton or by Intervention, seems to be the
only alternative which must, sooner ol
later, be invoked for the termination o.
the strife"
Quotes President Cleveland.
In the last annual message of my
immediate predecessor, during tn,
pending struggle it was said:
"When the inability of Spain to dea
successfully with the insurrection ha
become manifest, and it is demonstrat
ed that her sovereignty is extinct il
Cuba for all purposes of its rightfu
existence. and when a hopeless strug
gle for it's re-establishment has de
generated into a strife which mean
nothing more than the useless sacri
flee of human life and the utter de
struction OF the very subject matte
of the conflict, the situation will b
presented in which our obligations t
the sovereignty Of Spain will be super
seeded by higher obligations, which W
can harly hesitate to recognize and dis
! charge"
In my annual message 10 congres!
g December last, speaking to this ques
ton, | said:
"a 1.-The near future will demonstrat
whether the Indispensable condition c
! righteous peace, just alike to the Gu
bans and to Spain, as well as equitabl
to all our interests, so intimately in
volved in the welfare OF Cuba, is likel
to be attained. If not, the eXigency {
further and other action by the I'm
j ted States will remain to be takel
When that time comes that action wi
; be determined in the line of indi'
% putable right and duty. 1t will /
! faced, without misgiving or hesitanc.
in the light of the obligation this GOV
7 ernment owes to itself. to the peop
J. who have confided to it the protectio
'' of their interests and honor, and
! humanity.
Sure Of the right, keeping free fro
n all offense ourselves, actuated only
II upright and patriotic consideration
J, moved neither by passion nor selfsl
Il ness, the government will continue i
g watchful care over the rights and pro-
Il erty Of American citizens and WI