The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

peace loving people viii he realized II
IL fails IL viii only another Justification
for our contemplated action.
The Maine incident figures prominent.
ly in the message. The president argues
that the wrecking Of the Maine In Ha.
vana harbor shows Spain Is not able "a
guarantee security TO foreign vessels
Spain has disavowed any connection
with that disaster and has offered 70
submit to arbitration all differences that
may arise from that affair.
The president said that not from any
standpoint Of eHpediency does he think
il would be wise or prudent for this gov.
ernment TO recognize At the present time
the independence Of the socalled Cuban
republic. Such recognition. he said, was
not necessary 20 enable the United
States to intervene and pacify the Is
land. On this subject the president
said:
ITO commit this country now 10 the
recognition Of any particular govern
inent la Cuba might .ubjec, Us to EN-.
barrassing conditions Of international
obligation toward the organization %
recognized. In case Of Intervention our
conduct would be subject 10 approval of
disapproyal Of such goysrnmsnt; we
would be required 10 submit to lie di.
rection aud 20 assume 10 II mere rela.
tion offriendly a ally. When 10 shall ap.
pear hereafter that there u within the
island government capable Of perform.
ing duties and disoharging functions
Of a separate nation and having % .
matter OF fact, proper forms and attn.
butes Of such nationality. such govern.
ment can be properly aud readily recog.
Mined.
THE ground for such Intervention
may be briefly summarized As follows:
First In the cause Of humanity and
TO put an end to the harharities, blood.
shed, starvation and horrible miseries
now existing there, and which parties to
the conflict are either unable OF unwill.
ing 10 stop or mitigate Il is no answer
to say this Is all in another country, be.
longing to another nation. and is there
fore none Of our business Il Ia specially
our duty, for IL Is right at our doors.
Second. We owe Il to our citizens in
Cuba to afford them that protection. and
an indemnity for life and property
which no government there can or will
Afford, and 20 that end 20 terminate the
conditions that deprive them OF local
protection.
"Ihirl The right to intervene may
be justified by very serious injury TO
commerce, trade and business interests
Of our people and by the wanton de-
struction Of property and devastation Of
the island.
Fourth. And what Is Of the utmost
importance, the present condition Of az.
fairs in Cuba is = constant menace 10 our
peace, and entails upon this government
an enormous expense.
These elements Of danger aud disor.
der already pointed out have been strik.
ingly illustrated by the tragic even,
which has deeply and justly moved the
American people"
II have already transmitted to con.
gress the report Of the naval court Of in'
quiry ON the destruction Of the battle
ship Maine In the hArbor Of Havana
during the night Of Feb. l5 The de.
struction Of that noble vessel hlled the
national heart with inexpressible horror
THE naval court Of inquiry. which,
It is needless to say, commands the un.
qualified confidence Of the government,
is unanimous In its conclusion that the
destruction OF the Maine was caused by
an exterior explosion, that Of q submar.
Inc mine Il did not assume to place the
responsibility. That remains TO be hxed.
'ln any event the destruction OF the
Maine, by whatever exterior cause. %
potent and impressive proof Of the state
Of things In Cuba that are intolerable.
That condition thus shown 10 be such
that the Spanish government cannot as.
SURF safety aud security to vessels Of the
American navy In the harbor Of Havana
on mission Of peace and rightfully
there.
"Spain had asked this government to
submit the Maine question 10 arbitra.
ton for settlement" but president Nc.
Kinley declared he had made no reply to
this message.
In closing, the message read;
Tho long trial has proved that the
object for which Spain has waged war
cannot b. attained. The fire OF insur.
rection may fame or may smoulder with
varying seasons, but IL has not been, and
1t is plain that II cannot be extinguished
by the present methods The o>'y hope
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