The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

"The reply Of the Spanish cabinet
was received on the night of the slst al.
timo, Offering as a means 10 bring about
peace in Cuba 10 conade the prepara.
tion thereof 10 the insular department,
insomuch o. the concurrence Of that
body would b. necessary 10 reach final
result, Il bcing. however, understood
the powers reserved by the constitution
10 the central government were not les.
sened or diminished As the Cuban
government does not meet until May 1
next, the Spanish government would not
object for it, part % accept at once sus.
pension Of hostiliiic.i, II asked for By the
insurgents, from genenl-in.chief. 20
whom it would pertain, in such case, TO
determine the duration and conditions
OF the armistico
with this last overture in the direc.
iion Of immediate peace aud It's disap.
pointing receipt by Spain. the executive
was brought 10 end l. efforts"
In my annual message Of December
last said:
" Of uniried measures there remains
the recognition 0f iusurgcnt. as belhgor.
ents; the recommendation Of the indie.
pondencc VI Cuba; neutral iutoryen.
t.on
TO end the war by imposing ration.
al compromise between the contestants
aud intervention IN favor Of one or the
other party. ! speak not Of forcible an.
nexation, for that cannot b. thought o.
That by our code Of morality, would he
criminal aggression.
"Thercupon | reviewed these alter.
natives, in the night Of President Grants
measured words, uttered in isi5, when
after several years sanguinary, destruc.
tive and cruel hlrbarities in Cuba, he
reached the conclusion of recognition Of
Independence for Cuba impncticable
and indeionsiblc, and that recognition
Of bolligernts not warranted by facts
according 90 test Of public law.
| commented especially upon the
latter aspect Of the question,
pointing out the Inconvenience
and positive danger Of the recognition
Of belligenncc which, while adding to
the already onerous burdens Of neutrah.
" within our own jurisdiction, could
not in any way extend our influence or
effective offices in the territory OF hos.
iilities Nothing since has occurred TO
change my views in this regard Ircc.
ogni1e rs fully now as then that the is.
suance of a proclamation Of neutrality,
by which process the socallci rccogni.
tion OF helligcrncc published could, OF
itself, and unattended by other action,
accomplish nothing toward the one end
for which we labor, the instan, pacifca.
tion Of Cuba and tine cessation Of misery
that afilicts the island.
Turning to the question Of recognizing
the independence OF the present insur.
gent government OF Cuba the president
took as precedent President Jackson's
message 10 congress, Dec. "a, 1885, ON
the subject Of the recognition Of the in.
dependence Of Texas.
President Mckinley continued:
I'm the contest between Spain and
the rcvolted colonies we stood aloof and
waited not only until the ability Of the
new states TO protect themselves was
fully established. but until the danger
Of their being again suhjuga,cd had en-.
tircly passed away. Then, and not un.
al then, were they recognized. Such
was our course In regard to Mexico her.
self
1T is true that with regard to Texas
the civil authority Of Mexico had been
expelled, is invading army defeated,
the chief of the republic himself cap.
tured and all present power to control
the newly organized government Of
Texas annihilatod within It's confines.
But on the other hand there was, In ap.
peamnce at least, an immense disparity
Of physical force on the side Of Texas
The Mexican republic, under another
executive, was allying It's forces under
a new leader, and mcnacing fresh inya.
sion 10 recover is lost domain
Upon the issue Of this Threatened
invasion, the indepcndece of Texas may
b. considered as suspended, and there is
nothing peculiar in the situation Of the
United States and Texas, our acknowl.
odgment OF its independence at such
crisis could scarcly be regarded Us con.
sistcnt with that prudent reserve with
which we have hitherto held ouselves
bound to treat all similar questions
The message added:
"Spains decree for the suspension OF
hostilitios are submitted to congress for
a just and careful attention with the ob.
seryation that II the measure attains sue.
cessful result. then our aspirations as a