Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-04-16

oegenerated into ,rife which means otbfr5
uore IMAM the useless sacrifice OF human lifs
unu tne utter destruction of the very subiect
hean ,, oi the conflict, condition will have
| oeun pIouuced In which our obligations TO tina
sovereignty OF Spain VIII be sunerseded bv
nigher obligations which we can hardly hest.
'ate 70 recognize and discharge"
me december Message Reverted To,
ber ,as ennuai na;s message to congress- in Decem-
oer last, speaking TO this question. sai I.
| , me near future will demopstrate whetha.
;s, nuispensaple condition Of righteous peace
susI niGe 70 the Cubans dto SPAIN a. well a.
yolved M td an .., our interests so intimately M
,,tataadH tGu "a tne Tefate OF Cuba, is likely 10 bs
attained attained II not. the exiycncy OF furtber and
u u.ner action by the United Statoa will ras
aein ain 70 & pc taken When that time comes, that
ptftale riabt uo @ u1t rnned in The line Of indis.
out misgivins and hcsitan w. in lhe iiSI, ", ,h
tl ytpIiYutlon TINS government owes tn j,seIf RI
w ~ peopie VINO have eohiided to il lhe i,ro a..
i1anity. ' "o"or ana 10 hu-
,Sn 9pfe ot the right, keeping free from all NJ.
nat I ourselves, actnated only by uprI iht an
bby'f'pas BY passou uconSasrati3ns nda novel ne thef
m,nt SHI viii eon Continue s1'isGiness iiS ne govern
oser oo one rlgnts and prop ,rty q American ciai
nb nlns anu VIII aDate none OF its efforts to hr ~,
obs be- ny peaceful agenees pea which saa
after 1sge nnn ,ar T., ana inc endurng II 1t shall ner.
garianp upp.ar 70 DE q duty imposed by our obIi
sa'Iohs 10 ourselves, to civllizatioi nm / h.,
lnthlty to intervene with force II sh.ii NJ ~
lault on our part, and only becaliSa-4ic
comm ~ tHi ,H sucn hction Will be SO Gear as to
lied world" "pp'''ai Vi inc civil
SPANS Efforts Have Proved Futilo.
,it, ny ionS tra has proved that the obiant for
"ulcl H opaiil mas wagei tho war ca1 mai he a..
n,a o. Ihe hre Of nsurrection may flame "r
iot hcaI ntd mith varying scasnS but it has
\ IGsuiisneo ssaio ~ present methods. The onlv bo =,
- ~ Iuui uhu repoSe from condition which nn
io ~. ioHgcr De endured Is the enforced pncitna
ame a. 81 Supa oin, IN tae name OF humane W IN tne
ane amt OF CIVILIZATION, in behalf of elinnDarnI !
h ihercan d interests, which give us the riybt ana
aust stop ~ ""i III CuDd @
IN IN view % Of these facts and these consdera-
IONS, ask the congress to AUTHORIZE nn1 er,
over the president TO take me lsl,res tn ao
,oai iuii termination OF h0stlitics between Tho a
ND oti''ent ~ @ Oh spain and the people Of Cubo
m ent W secure In the island the establish
~ e' oi stable government clun- r.,
e OF obtaining order and ohSlrr, hT|ra- "
v v Ia lts International obligations lnsnri,,, el
,aoe ,q ana tranquility and the security ~ t 4
,uai go 1s Weli as our own, and to use lh :;
wal ana military forces OF re United St,,as II
may oe necessary, for these purYoseS aud IN Il
Z interest OF humanity and Ia nid in - "a
rVihg the lives of the starving - r. p,o III
s,rih,,in i, ine Island, l recommend that the OF
continued and 'oHn that ANA an o0;n supplies al
h A.
~ pc made out of the public tr asufy To s,i- pc
,lleht the charity of our citizens. Ihe isSro
@ nom WIN tho congress. II is n solemn re-
2;nsloliity. have exhausted every effort to a.
ce jch .he lntolerab!e :condition Of affairs
r' ,rl oh; I at our doors Prepared to execute O.
iiIy oplleatlon imposed on me by the ronsti Sc
ION ana law await your action.
spain's Armistice Decree.
o,saty es.teraay, and since the preparation OF the
YEA vedibs laeSsage' Official Information was re-
hn 1,
zen regent of Spain directs Gen, Blanco 'iio in go
IN Inn 70 prepare and facilitate peace, to pro- - W;
m W. u suspension Of hostlities. tho do. wa
> OF which have not vet hnon las
IN to me This fact, WITH WITH Gci
~ other pertinent consideration N''
Z ! l.. l. ain sure have your Just and careful ott me
'.on . IN tne solemn deliberations upon whirh th,
are ABOUT to enter IL this measuro ~, '>
y !, successful result, then our asniroti6n, ma
christian. peace-loving peoD;e NH No. "a fer
eu, ~ II II fallS 1t will be only another Hstj- h.
Iioh OF our contemplated action ''9''- hel
,o,,.i w LLiAM MCKINLEY libt
Secutlve Mansion, April IL. C..I