The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-14
THE CUBAN MESSAGE.
President Mckinley Declares in Fa-
vor of Armed Intervention,
BUT Is OPPOSED TO RECOGNITION

He Asks, However. That the Presi-
dent BE Given Absolute Power-He
Discusses the Horrors of weyter's
Concentration Order and Refers
Briefly to the Maine Horror.
Washington. April 12.-President Me-
kinley's message to congress on the
Cuban question, which was transmitted
yesterday, reviews at length the revo-
luton which has waged on that island
for more than three years past, which
is but successor of similar insurrec-
tions which have occurred i'm Cuba dur
ing nearly half a century" and de-
clares the latest outbreak IA struggle
unequaled in the history of the ISL
and" which has subjected the Uni
ted States TO great effort and .cX.
pense in enforcing It's neutrality
laws, caused enormous losses to
American trade and commerce. caused
irritation, annoyance and disturbance
among our citizens, and by the cNcr-
else Of crue', barbarous and uucvllzod
practices Of warfare, shocked the sen
sibilitics and offended the humane sym
pathics Of our people"
The message then proceeds i'm sub
st"nce as follows:
"A once prosperous community his
been reduced to c,mparatiye want ana
It's people have u.rencd d.. I.ps go
thousands ar.w hunger and I.s..l.
ton. Our trade has suffered. t.,. ,..,-
ital invested ly our citizens I'm C.ra
has been largely lost. and the ,,rIr...
and furlyaarcp pf our r.rrIr .....
been $40 su...y tried as .p hr,., "a ,.......-
GUS unrest among our own r,..... s.
which has ivvi.unv found H.. ......
sion FROM .f... To firs. ID. ,r.. .,.......,.
Legislature"
After ...r.ry to the rr...,. ...-,...
of his r-.'...aaur tp r..nr a.g.. ..
Cuba ho ...Hs at legriI rn tn.. ,rr..
of corcuuJa.'.u Of General N.y,ar. .t
which lr ...:
"Ry the .ar, the present rdmini.-
tratlun tool. ,lll, % year AGO the. a..ri.
cultural po.uuu.u. tn the r.tim...l
number 0. HuuwD .v more. MI. h.gr.s
within tn, towns aud tbejr. i.,i,,5...,
'viyipagc, deprived o. On, means of sn,-
port, rendered destitute of shelter I.r.
poorly clad aud exposed to the mos.
Uuaauitary conditions. AS the srar.it,
OF food increased with the devastation
Of the dcr..urt.d areas of production
dostituU,u Ul want became misery
and starvation. Noulh by month th,
death rate increased Ia au glqlpriu.
ratio. I'y March. 1897. acpurGir. l..
conservative estimates from ,nlni.l
official Sources. the mortality 9urlr, iI,.
recon ..utr,Ius. from starvation an.
the diseases thereto incident. csrrr. 'l
80 per con. % the total number IL.
practical t.I..l was accorded fen r.
destitute. THE oy,fnurGpnod towns gr.
ready W"rlgr from general Icar..
could give 'uo aid.
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