The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
De Lome's Service to Cuba.


Mr.. C~LEvELANDs last annual message to
| Conuress. aubmitted in December. 1896.
uo.onod do,,.,ro o,t;on Nth reoard In
-. IL
VIC vol "A' ~ ~
SELF should De comfortably OUT Oh onnce.
| After q misty discussion OF the situation In
the island md n sugoestion of the possi-
h,,,,r 10 naaco throrrh N ,cbene NJ M
80 Ir.,... CO..
NJ Nv 1,r, Mn nro,o,n.od +bIs .omerbat
neh,,,o,s ,vornine which ssrved its main
n,rnoso honr.r.r irosm,ch no II nrocti.
colly un,o,dod tho resnons;biIitv mo, tbe
sho,,dora % h,s sroc.saor Mr. NctS,S1rv.
"a 49,. ur
as.umed that tho hitherto expectant attitude of the
United states will be indefinitely maintained. While
we arc anxious to accord all due respect to the
sovereignty OF spain we cannot view the pending
our ,m.,,,,s,r o,o,. ro,at,,ns 20 =, ma -. no..,h,.
ro,ults. vithout oonslderipe that by the course OF
events we may be drawn into such an unusual and
unprecedented condition as will M . limit to our
patient waiting Tor Spain 70 emo inc con.est, oIher
an"rn ="
49, - ~ I'LL
ANU IL oiSniieseo 'ne euoJo'' "ion -"
other vague reference TO tne possipiilty OIL
intervention:
.Ib,ve deemcd ,t NOT am,sa 20 renind tho Con.
.r.ss thu, . t,ms nav ,rr,v. vb.n n co,rect nol,cv
and carr for our ,ntersa,s IA we'll n n repard for
thu ,ntereata Of otbsr natiopa and their citizens.
,oin.d nv cors,d.r.,,ors ~ humanity ana . des,r. IN
az. , r,ch and ,.rt,,s cour.rv. ipt,nnte,v related IN
M. aaved from comn,ote dey nstation. will con,tra,n
our Government to such action as will subserve the
interests thus involved. and at the same time promise
TO CUBA ana Its inhabitants an opportunity 70 enjoy
IL o''nsS pe"'e
fresident II attituae IN MS
nrst annual message, IN december last,
was mucn manner ana more Satisfactory.
Mr.. II spoke OF the recall OF "Ef-
LER, the modlncation OF the horrible order
OF concentration, n the proposal OF the
comprehensive scheme OF autonomy. The
substance OF MI. MchiNLEY understand
ing OF the situation was this: There has
been a change OF Government at Madrid,
and the new Ministry profess a desire and
an intention to do justice to Cuba. Let us
wait a reasonable time and see.
sions and promises was taken for granted
ny u rres'uen''
"That the Government Of sAaAsrA has entered
upon a course from which recession with honor is
impossible can hardly be questioned; that in the
few weeks It has existed It has made earnest OF the
sincerity OF its professions 10 undeniable. l shall not
impusn us sincerity. nor shou,a ,npa''ence Do sur
7, =. nons..,x ans to sn,,n and to M ,r,.ud,v rs,a.
| lions with spa,n that alb. should be given a reason.
able chance to realize her expectations and to prove
the asserted emoacy OF the new order OF thinss TO
winch wv stanas 'rre'ocaoiy comm'''eo'
1t will be observed that both Mr., CLEyE.
IAND's nronosed delay for nm ;ndesn;ta
it,. ~. NJ. N,,U,,,,,, ..a..o.-.-
o .Ao Az" Po''poneeh'
OF acIlon ON our part long enough TO give
op".n q nance "ere oaseo
vi IL pos',o"y VI peace .hroush au-
.onoiiy' "hiie "i' hiohiNhht appear 10
'ne An'iioun peopro W s'fs.cn 'heir
pAV'en'e yeU d iis',e " uirec'iy us,
NV Ii koou "''n Vi 'p"inS ue'iafeu
INA "nefo Il uipiona'
VINO iecen.iy represented Sne spanish noV'
efn"eh0 a. washington mas fenuereu 10
'niS country anu 10 'he cause o, 'ree ouoa
q ser'ioe .AiIe' l MS ho'e