The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-08
"THE MORE YOU SAY THE LESS PEOPL.E
| REMEMBER" ONE WORD WITH YOU
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t-pmn. buon oiscusslun Will De aIproprfaro
Atter the treaty Of pence shall be ratified. In
the meantime and until the congress has leg.
islated otherwise n will b. my DUTY 10 con.
tinus the military governments which have
existed since our occupation. and give TO the
people security in life and property and en-.
oouragosnoot under Just and beneflc!ent
rule.
Government Of Cuba.
As sooS tss we are in pOssession Of Cuba and
have palAfled the island II will be necessary
70 give aid and direction to it's people to form
q government for themselves. This should bc
undsrtslSes ut the earliest moment consistent
with safety and assured success. IL IL irnport.
ant tbat our relations with this people shall no
Of tfin most friendly charactnr and our ,oro.
morriA roiRtiCOs ciOss and reciprocal. II
should be our duty 20 assist in every pToper
way to buflt up the waste places Of the island.
encourage the industry Of the people, and as.
sist them TO form government which shall
be FREQ and independent, thus roaIizing' the
best aspirations Of the Cuban peOple
Spanish rule must be replaced by n iust
benevolent and humane government, created
by the people OF Cuba. capable of pcrfornin,
all interna sional obligations and which sbaii
promote peace and good will among all of tbe
inhahitauis, whatever may have been their
relations in tho past. Neither revenge nor
passion should have place IN the new gov.
ernmult Until there is complete tranuuiI,t, &,
in the ISLAND aud a stable government inanS.
urated military occupation will DO continued
With tho ono exception Of the rupture with
Spain. tho intercourse Of the United States
with tho great family oI nations has hrnr
marked with cordially. and the close of the
eyantful year finds most of the issues thot
necessarily arise In the complex relationa =, 6
soyUroign states adjusted or presenting no
serious obstacle to u Just and honorable solu.
ton by amicable agreement.
The Lattimor Riot.
The prGHidont notes the claiming of rppara.
ton for the sufferers of the riot Mt Iattj,nnr
Pa, in which q miners were killed and A
wounded, II Of the killed and Il Of the wounded
being subjects Of AuStria-Hungary. The
sheriff and deputies wero acquitted. A rgpre.
sentative of the department Of Justice was Al
the trial. A harmonious understanding L. OK.
psCt.d, notwithstanding AuStriA A. Hun parv
again claiIued reparation. in spite Of the result
II the trial
The Nicaragua Canal.
Phe Ninaraguan canal commission has neor.
ly completed its lgIDOrs, and the results will
be laid before congress. In view of oyerturcs
made to Nicaragua and Costa Rica by 9th or
parties for now canal commission, tho presi.
dent has not hostated TO eEpret5 conviction
that considerations Of eEpedioncy and inter.
national policy between tho several govern,
ments interDatCd in the canal require the
maintunanoo Of the status quo until Congr,-s.
shall pass4 finally upon the whole matt ,r.
Nevertheless Nicaragua, as one Of it's last Act
Iafn M ha Init.
Oentral America, granted IN optional con.
oeSSiun 20 boCnduo effective on cEDirltion of
the present grant Ali these circumstances
suggest thS urgency Of somC dcfiuito action
by congress at this session il tho labOrs OF the
past arO u be utiiilaI, and tho linking OF the
atlantic and Pacific oceans by Il practical
Waterway Is 10 bu realized. The Cunstruc,
tion OF such "a maritime highway is now more
than ever Indispensable to that intimate and
ready mtCr-oOmmuniG.tioD between our cn,t.
ein and wO5toru soaDOarlS
Tho United states hlS not been AN ind fer,
ent spectator of the extraordinary events
tghD spirIug IN tho chinese empire, whereDy
portions OF tho maritime provinces arc nasSiup
undor tho control OF various European powers
bot tho prospect that tho vast commerce
which tho unorgy Of Our ctiZons and the necps;
aty O' oar staple productions for Chinese
usGs has built up in these regions may not be
projudiCrd through amy exclusive treatment
our oounSry becoming an actor in the scene.
Annexation of Hawaii.
Pending tho consideration by the senate OF
the treaty signed June 10, 1897, by tho plenl.
potontiaries OF the United States and Of the
republic Of Hawaii. providing for tho annexa,
don Of the islands joint resolution to ac.
oomplish the same purpose by accepting the
off0red cessi0n and Incorporating the ceded
congress and approved July 7, lsy& / there,
upon directed tho United States Steamship
Philadelphia to convey Rear Admiral Miller ta
Honolulu, and lntIusla., 20 his hands thus i'm
portsuJ log slatyo act. TO bo delivered to the
president Ol tlN republic Of IL IWaii, with
whom the admiral aGd the United States min
iSt"r were authorized 20 mako appropriat q ar
rangCmenE Cor tEHuHlurrng the sovereignty
of the ISLANDS to the Unitcd Stat,s This was
simply bud i'm Drrssiyoly accOmpU she'd on Aug.
II lasV By tho delivery Of a OerGABd copy OF the
resolution 10 President DOLE who thcreupn
yielded up 30 the representative Of the gov.
ernmmt OF tho United StItoS tho SOvcr3iguty
and the pubic property a. tho Hawaiian
iaIanda.
PUrsu,nt to the terms Of tho Joint rosoIu.
tlon and in tho 0Euro3o OF to authority
thereby conferred upon mo, directed thai
the owl judiciary aud military pOwUTs there,
toIoro exercised by the OilIoar5 Of the govern,
ment OF the republic o. Hawaii should con,
t-un TO J. CLCCrs spL bY UhO1r O'1cers until
congress Suitu pruylac government FOR the
Incorporated territory, subject 70 my power
to remove OLicUrS and TO iii vacancies. Tho
president, OhIGuGS and troops OF the republic
theruupOu took tho oath of allegiance 10 the
United StatuS, thus providing for the uuiGter-
ruptcu continuance Uf all tho administrative
anu municipal functions of the annexed terri
tory until congress shall otherwise enact
Following the further DrOVigiDu of the iOint
resolution, appointed the Hon0raDle3 Shelby
III. CulLom Ok ILLINOIS, JohA Il. Morgan OF Ala
bama, Robert i. litt Of nliuos, ranford b.
boi1 OF Hawaii Hu4 Walter Y, I'rcar of HF
wall aS commissioners 90 COutur aud recon-
mcnd TO con grcss such le gislatun concerning
tho Alw&t'an Islands az hcy should dueu
nrcess ny orpro0 u Th Comu,7sl 3nor5 haV,
Ing tulALrd the mission gunhLod 10 ,hvm, thciI
report wal DO laid Dotoro you az uu early day,
Cars nIslrmam, nt TropOaI.
Roforring 60 the proposal OF the caar of Rus
sia for general reduction Of tho great mill
tary establishments the prestdout says: His
majesty was AZ once informed Of tho cordial
sympathy OF this government with the prin
Clpiv involved IN las exalted proposal and OF
the readiness of tho United States to taiO part
IN tho conference.
Tho president says that the newly accredited
envoy OF tho United States 20 tho Ottoman
porto carries instructions looking 10 the dis
posal OF matters IN controversy with Turkey
for u number Of years.
Tho Natian's Finances.
The secretary OF tho treasury reports that
tho receipts OF the gouoInment from al
souroos during the fiscal year ended June 10
1Ssa Including Sti3ll2|s Iseeixod fEam sali