Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-04-14

ed by an exterior explosion, that OF
snbmariue mine. 1t did not assume TO
place the responsibility. That remains
to be fixed. In any event. the destruc
ton of the Maine, by whatever exterior
cause, is patent and impressive PROOF
of state of things in Cuba that is IN
tolerable That condition ls tnus
shown to be such that the spanish
government cannot assure safety ana
securitv to a vessel of the American
navy in the harbor of Havana on
mission Of peace and rightfully there"
He refers to this act as corroberatlve
of the picture he has drawn OF AFFAIRS
in Cuba, which shows the Inability OF
Spain to protect neutral vessel IN the |
harbor of Havana. i
The President then quotes General
| Grant as saying that other nations
would eventually have to interfere aud
stop bloodshed in Cuba, and under
present conditions, the President says,
the agency of others outside OF Spanish
and Cuban, either by mediation or by
intervention, seems to be the only al
Tentative which must, sooner or later,
be invoked for the termination OF the
strife.
The President concludes his message
as follows:
In view of these facts and OF those
considerations, ask the Congress to
authorize and empower the Presldent
to take measures to secure full and
final termination of hostilities between
the government of Spain and the peo-
nle Of Cuba, and to secure in the Is
land the establishment of stable gov.
eminent capable of maintaining order
, and observing its International obiiga-
tions, insuring peace and tranquility
and the security of its citizens as well
as our own, and to use the mlutary
and naval forces OF the United States
9 as may be necessary for these purposes
On Tuesday things about Washing
ton were quiet. Congress had Deen
y invested with the responsibility wnlcr
Il had lain on the Presidents shoulders
n and was by no means SO wafilke az
:, when it had the burden elsewhere
: The message lay in the hands OF TIT
o co.emittes, awaiting it is said. an OPP
10 portunity for the committee to inter
9 view Gen, Lee who reached Washing
9 ton that day.
1T ipgton he received ovations at ever!
" point. At Richmond he was greete'
d by Gov. Tyler and staff and fully tel
ic thousand people, who shouted ant
cheered until the train left.
is 1t seems that 1t will be several Gay
II before anything will be done to chang
ly the status of affairs, and whilst ther
le is some opposition to McKinley's pol
+ cy in his own party it is certain tina
to those opposed will be whipped Int
lie line. It is known that Spain Is dom
70. everything she can for delay. it NEAR
G. a great deal to her. She has granite
the armistice she makes known, nc
because the United States demande
he it, but because the Pope and the gre'
a. powers asked it. Gen. Woodford hf
not left Madrid. The Madrid pape
res have published that Gen. Lee WI
or badly scared when he left Havan
es Gen. Lee says the Cubans will not a
ow cept anything but their independents
in and the overtures Of Spain have con
on too late. There is great disappear
as ment in Congress over the President
5ry message, and not word OF 1t "
nd cheered in either house. 1t is repol
WIS ed that Gen. Lee has positive pro
If. that the Maine was blown up
,ry Spanish connivance, and II this be
OK their protested sympathy is false.