The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-15

il''L Con Pieifd tho policy already b. gun Dy 10
| pfslfeessor OF test!tyins friendly regard 10
tHiN nation by releasing American citizen
hrll under one charge or another rnuucctat
Win The lEsurfectiou. so that by the end o
NpFcUlpEr not single person carttla1 o aul
"ny TO our national protection r.mal4ed ia
. spanish prison
The Starving Cubans Fed
/ while these negotiations were ,n pFogrcs
/ .le Increasing des'itufiOn OF tho ugfn=tgnltf
. T--auncutraaOs and Tie alnrmlHF raY-faI'5
among them claimed earnest Intention. Tht
success Thlgl had attended tho liruIf.I tuHa-.
/ IRE "t re..e' extended TO the suTrrlgr Nmcr.-
con citizens among them by the .lG.U.1uz eN-
pcnii;uTr through the consular aEear.e, u The
money appropriated expressly for la,.- -urrur
Hv the !oiH' resolution approved May g.
'-9'. rr1mp'cd the humane extension Of
similar scheme Of aid ru tho
great body u sufferers A sursf--tNpq TO
Ms rnl VA, arquiesced IN by tho SuaE.-a au-
'abr,t"- On The 2nh Of DcceH.nHr IusI I
slg-Dl 20 Dee issued an appeal TO ille American
P-o-.n Inviting contributions In u.HaaF Jr ia
A.1. .Hr ihc -uccOr Of the starving UrnTsT. 10
.HiH following this on the sth uf J4a lazy boy
74uA.aE public announcement OF tHa 'urmH-
t.nu pr central Cuban relief committee.
"iH n"u0IuarieTs Ia New TorE ..a" rHm-
p"-.a n' 'rr"" members repre-.uHar tha
A.U.r.raE national Red Cross uud tl. .r.1Is
an, business "uguts OF the cOumrf. .r Tile
r'rrt7 u' ,ha' committee have bvru lrF.ug
a'.. Ha3r ur.. unished much Arr1uEag. g.aul-
for roe. transportation 10 Cuba hlE- ..-..tly
Air' tu0 charitable work The pF.-lI.ul Of
ihr .uHrarIu Rel Cross and representatives,
'' ....r nnutr.hai'rg organizations a4Vr gru-
.7r .r.. H.r.t0l cuba and cu-OpcrataG aim the
a.ti.-.. ..ur-s. suI the local autLur.'Is, TO
MAGE rg Decentralization NJ tho relief collect
ri thr.asl tm. efforts or Tho central committee
Srarl. '-np.l Ia MONEY and supplies has al
rf-s-r -sa.hra tur raferrrs and more }, forth
coming Thr sr1p.i', arc admitted duty
lr'r. ar3 tr4urp, -tat..I 20 the Interior has
been aTraHgeI, so shot The relief At
U.s.. necessarily coula.d 10 Havana md
.i ..trErr Ties ,- g0Wr ,rnults through most,
I ua. a.. OF TIN towns w.erg IT--.ug e-IH->
lHrasHnis u live have already been saved.
Tn necessity FOR char 20 Ia tHr condition Of
ta re e..-rnItrados Is T.en sH'Zr| uE the Span
I.1 government Within % few days past the
N... E# m' i,rn WTr.e. haFn n".u revoked, the
recommendations are % DO -Ii rn be permitted
o. r'.'.ru tu rlulr homes and aided to resume
& r.'-s1npFrtrur pursuits vf peace public
g. .-.r Hus.ur been ordered 600 give them en-
rs mont uua sum OF ;GIu. 90 has been apprD-
af.rI '0r lhrIr relief
Inr var Do cuba Is OF such nuturc that
..Hr' M SUa.uE9tiDn or rEtcrmlultiOu a tlull
70 .I.-T sNu'ary for either side seem, lmprar-
I"aH., u. alternative lies In the physical
exhaustion NJ the one or Jhr other party OF
g'ruIp> " UDth-l condition which. Ia effect
pl"H rhe ten years war ay tn" truce OF Zan-
on. The prospect Of such Il protraCtiOn and
conclusion Dt the present strife is a contingency
hardly lp Dr. contemplated with equaHlmity by
Tie civilized world and least OF all by the
In.tuI static affected and injured as we are,
,-epIy and Intimately by II7 very existence
Prop"-,ti"n~ Submitted to the spanish.
Realizing 'hI, II appear 10 bc my duty. IN .
spirit " true friruGiIucs-. ln less to Spain than
10 the Cuban, who have Bib much to lose by the
r.H fI..F .
about IH Immediate termination OF the war To
this cDd submitted on the 27th uitlmo as a
result ui much representation and correspond
ruc" through the Uu.trI States minister at
Madrid. propositions To- the Spanish govern
mrnt lookiug U an armistice until October J.
Tor The negotiation OF p"leg with the good Of
hces Ot the president Ia addition. | asked the
Immediate revocation Of The order OF reconccu-
iraiton, ri" AS 70 permit ne people TO return tS
their farms and the needy TO be relieved with
provision, and supplies from the United States
cooperating with the spanish authorities sc
as To aifDrd full relief.
The reply Of the Spanish cabinet was re-
criycd on the night OF The alst ultimo. II Of
ters, Is the mcauS to bring about peace 10
Cuba. To coniide The preparation thereof TO the
luSuLar department. inaswurh n as the concur
renee Of that body would ug necessary to reach
tual result 1t being, however. understood
that the powers reserved By the constitution to
All' A'HLib4 EpftEuUlN4L art nOI ltSHthsl or III
minlancd As the Cuban parliament does not
meet until the sth OF May next. the Spanish
government would not object, for its part, 10
accept OF once n suspension OF hOstiliticS II
asked FOR by the Insurgents from the general
ln-chicf to WHOM 1t would pertain In sue h
case to determine the duration and conditions
Of the armlstice
The propositions submitted by Gen. Wood
ford and the reply OF the Spanish government
were both In the form of brief memoranda.
the text, Of which are before me, and are sub
stautiaily In the language above given The
function Of the Cuban parliament in the matter
OF preparing peace and the manner OF doing
80 are not expressed In the Spanish memo
randum. but from Gen Woodford's expluna-
tory reports 0f preliminary discussions prcced-
ing the uuul conference 1t Is understood that
tho Spanish government stand, ready to give
the insulAr congress fun powers to settle the
terms Of peace with the insurgents whether
rs direct negotiation or Indirectly by mean. OF
Legislation does not appear Win this last
Dgcrtugcs In the direction Of immediate peace
and IT. disappointing reception by Spain the
executive was brought TO the end Of his effort
what Was Said IN the Last Message.
In ms annual message of December last /
said -'Ot the uutrled measures there remain.
Recognition Of the Insurgents as bclllgerpnts;
recognition oi the independence o. Cuba;
neutral Intervention 70 end the war by
imposing q rational compromise between
the contestant, and intervention Ia favor
OF one or the other party" | speak not
Of forclblc annexation. for that cannot be
thought 0f. That by our code Of morality,
would be criminal aggression Therefore re-
viewed these alternatives In the light Of Presl-
dent Grants measured words. uttered In 1870.
when. after seven years OF sanguinuTy drStruc-
tive and cruel hurbarticS in Cuba he reached
the conclusion that the recognition Of the in
dependence Of Cuba was imprncticaOle and In
dsfcnStblc. that the recognition OF bellgcrencC
was not warranted hy the facts according to the
tests OF public law. / commented especially
upon the latter aspect Of the question pointing
out the Inconvenience and positive dangers Of
recognition OF beliigerency, which. while
adding tn the already oncrouS burdens Of neu-
traltty within our own jurisdiction, could not
in any way extend our Influence or effective Of
fees In the territory Of hostilities Nothing
has since occurred to change my view in this
regard. and | recognize as fully now as then
that the issuance OF proclamation OF neutral-
ity By which process tho so-caIled recognition
Of bclilRerepce Is published. could. OF itself
and unattended by other action, accomplish
nothing toward the one end for which we Ia
Dor, the instant pacihca,ion OF Cuba and the
cessation OF the misery that hfiilcts the island
rreced.nts on Recognition.
Turning to the question nf recognizing at this
time the independence or the present insurgent
government in Cuba we lind safe precedents
in our history from an early day. They are
we'll summed up In President Jacksons mes
sage 10 congress, December 81. 1888 on the SUBJ
icct Of the recognition OF independence OF Tex
-, He said: In all the contests that have
arisen out OF the revolutions OF France ou, OF the
disputes relating to the crews Of Portugal and
SPAIN out Of the separation Of American possess
sions OF both from the European governments
and out Of the numerous and constantly occur
ring struggles for dominion In Spanish Amer
lea, SO wisely consistent with our just principles