The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-12-15
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Important Features OF
the Presidents
Address.
olrR LATE WAR A FEATURE
sucestions Made Regarding the
spt of Our New Territories
il, Relations Generally Salts
tactory-Hawaiian Annexation

40 Senate and House of Representa-
10 Notwithstanding the added burdens
nv - necessary by the war, our people
ZEN. :, a very satisfactory and Steaully
i5Jo'sfrr degree of prosperity, evidenced
Ioi Ioroast volume Of business ever
W IA Every manufacture mas peeh
Te'o ,,.ra agricultural pursuits nave
pov'l abundant returns, labor IN the
!1'G, e industry is better rewarded, rev.
Helu@ LEGISLATION passed by the present
t-"' - has Increased the treasury re-
c'l5 70 the amount estimated by It's
oip'1 tho finances of the government
Su'"'i i,o.,, successfully administered anu
n1'. ..lft advanced to the first rank; Wnlie
10 .rlrcv has been maintained at the
Hs ,J.. bigbesr standard. Military serv-
-dar = common flag and Tor
r.eh+1nrs cause has strengthened the
e9.,oral shirt and served to cement Iiioie
Hat, oI,. INN ever the fraternal bonds pc
t-ose every section of the country.
a,,iau of the relations of the united
80 other mowers, always approprl-
ata &c this year Of primary importance
ale' - &c Tho nnmentous issues which
III icon demanding in one instance the
me- discrimination by arms ana IN
'nl,.np far-reachng consequences Which
'v ~, ,,,ira the earnest attention or the
Ut NV last annual message, very 1uli
n.iI1rotion was given to the question
- the dutv of the government OF lhe
80 states toward Spain and the GU
~ resurrection. as being by lar the
D" "a ironortant problem with which we
vera called upon to deal. The cohsloera-
lions then advanced. and the exposition
~ tho views therein expressed, disclosed
~, sorsa of the extreme gravity VI lho
ca+tfrg aside. as logically unfounded
or practically inadmissible, recosIH-
tion of the Cuban insurgents as pelllser-
ents recognition of the independence
Of Cuba neutral intervention to emu the
war bv imposing a rational COMPROMISE
betveen the contestants, intervention III
favor Of one or the other party ana the
forcihe annexation of the island, con-
Guided it was honestly due to our frienoiy
relations with Spain that she should De
given reasonable chance to realize ner
expectations of reform to Whlch she hao
become irrev0cably committed.
Within a few weeks previously she
had announced comprehensive pldlis
which If was confidently asserted would
be e1flcdcl0QS 10 I6IutuS INC S'A-
deeply affecting our own country, so IN
furious to the true interests OF the
mother country. as well as to those OF
Cuba. and so repugnant to the universal
sentiment of humanity.
Destruction of the Maine.
At this iuncture, on the 18th of Febru-
ary last occurred the destruction OF the
batte-ship Maine. while rightfully lying
In the harbor of Havana on a mission OF
International courtesy and good will,
catastrophe the suspicious nature and
horror of which stirred the nations heart
profoundly. 1t is a striking evidence OF
the pose and sturdy good sense distin-
gushing our national character that this
shocking blow, falling upon a generous
people already deeply touched by pre-
ceding events in Cuba, did not move them
to desperate resolve to tolerate no longer
the existence of a condition of danger and
disorder at our doors that made possible
such deed by whomsoever wrought.
Yet the instinct of justice prevailed, and
the nation anxiously awaited the result
OF the searching Investigation at once set
on foot. The finding of the naval board
OF inquiry established that the origin of
Inc explosion was external by a subma-
flne mine, and only halted, through lack
ol positive testimony, to fix the RESPONSE
bllty Of its authorship.