The bee., 1898-12-08
PRESIDENT 70 congress.
Full Text of the Annual Message Of
President Mckinley to the Con-
gress of the United States.
LARGELY DEVOTED TO THE RECENT WAR.

The Nations Interests Demand Our Control
OF the NicsraEuan Canai-rhe Standing
Army should be Increased and the Navy
Augmented, with an Admiral and Vice.
Admiral at Its Head.
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
ESENTATlVES Notwithstanding
the added burdens rendered necessary by
saesory ana pe spadi r'0 iSernasnT degree
OF prosperity evidenced by the largest vol
nme OF business over recorded. Manufac.
pursuits have yielded abundant returns;
labor m the fields OF industry Is better re-
wardod; revenue legislation passed by the
present congress has Increased the treas
ury's receipts TO the amount estimated
by Its authors; the finances OF the gov
ernment have been successfully adminis-
rank, while it's currency has been main
tanned at the worlds highest standard.
Military service under q common nag and
the national Bit and served to cement
moro closely nan ever the fraternal
bonds betweei very section OF the coun-
OUR RELATIONS WITH OTHER pow
ERS.
"A review OF the relations OF the United
states with other powers, always APP
rropriate. r. this year OF primary Inn
Iortance, In View OF the momentous Is
lnstnnce the ultimate determination by
arms, and Involving far-reachlng conse-
quences which viii require the earnest
attention OF the congress
n my last annual message very full
consideration was given 10 the considera-
tion OF the duty OF the United States to-
4 wards spain and the Cuban insurrecuon
+ na being by far the most important prob
lem with which we were then called upon
20 deal The considerations then ad-
" Noncod ana the exposition OF viows there
an expressed. disclosed my sense OF the
# eNtrcme gravity of the situation. Setting
, nsidne as logical,y nnfounded; or prae.
cuban insurgents as belligorents; the
recognition OF the Independence OF
Snoai neutral intervention to end
AL compromise between the contestants;
intervention In favor OF one or the other
party, and forcible annexation OF the is
land, / concluded II was honestly due 70
our friendly relations with Spain that sho
should be given reasonable chance TO
which she had become irrevocably COM
mitted, Within few weeks previously
she had announced comprehensive plans,
which IL was confidently asserted would
be etiicaclous TO remedy the evils so deep
~ auecting our own country. 30 injurious
10 the true interests OF the mother coun-
try as we'll as TO those of Cuba, and so
repugnant to the universal sentiment OF
No SIGN OF REAL PROGRESS.
The ensuing month brought little sign
OF real progress toward the pacincation
OF TUBA. The autonomous administra-
principal cities, appeared not 70 gain tho
favor Of the Inhabitants nor to be able 10
extend their influence to the large extent
the military arm, obviously unable TO
cope with the still active rebellion. con-
and offensive policies OF the government
that had preceded H. No tangible relief
was afforded the vast numbers OF un-
iterated professions made In that regard
and the amount appropriated by Spain TO
zones n e OF cultivation proved ilSscry i1
deed, no less practical nor more delusive
promises OF succor could well have been
rendered TO the exhausted ana destitute
people, stripped OF all that made life and
home endurabie and herded In strange
region among unsympathetic strangers
MoRfALITY AMONG THE CUBANs.
~ the end OF December the mortality
conservative estimate from Spanish
sources placed the deaths among these
distressed people NJ over forty per
of RECOMMENDATION was enforced With
the acquiescence of the Spanish authori-
Nv oaTitabIe c w raised h in r his
country, and distributed, under the direc-
ton Of the consul general and the sew
erai consuls, by noble and earnest indi-
Viduai cffort and through the organized
agencies OF the American Red Cross.
Thousands OF lives were thus saved but
many thousands more were inaccessible 70
such forms OF aid. The war continued on
the old footing without comprehensive
psn nfrTop 9nS Of s.Tateeie ress,Its
that had marked the course OF the earlier
ten years rebellion Ms well as that OF the
alternative save physical exhaustion OF
either combatant and therewithai tho
practical ruin OF the Island, lay IN sight,
but how far distant no one could venture
THE bEsTRUcTIoN OF THE MAINE.
tItAt this juncture, on the 18th OF Febru-
H. last, occurred the destruction of the
battleship Maine while rightfully lying
In the harbor of Havana on mission OF
International courtesy and good villa
catastrophe, the suspicious nature and
horror Of which stirred the nations heart
profoundly. II is a. striking evidence OF
gushing our national character that thiI
shocking blow, falling upon generous
people, already deeply touched by pre-
for an instant, desperate resolve to toll
crate no longer the existence OF condi-
tion OF danger and disorder at our doors
that made possible such deed by whom
ever wrought. Yet the instinct or Justice
prevailed, and the nation anxiously await
lion .n at once set on foot. The finding Of
the naval board of inquiry established
that the origin of the explosion was ex-
ternal, by submarine mine. and only
halted through lack OF positive testimony
20 fix the responsibility OF Its authorship
THE COMING OF THE CRISIS.
the most thoughtful, even before tho fnd-
ing OF tho naval court, that crisis In
our relations with Spain and toward Cuba
was at hand. So strong was this belief
that II needed but a brief executive sug-
Reston to the congress TO receive i'm
mediate answer to the duty OF making
sufficient provision for the possible and
perhaps speedy probable emergency OF
war, and the remarkable almost unique
spectacle was presented of a unanimous
vote of both houses, on the ninth 81
March, appropriating fifty millions OF dol
lars FOR the national defense, and Tor
each and every purpose connected there.
with, TO be expended at the discretion OF
the president"
THE PROVISION CAME NONE TOO
That this act OF provision came none too
soon was disclosed when the application
Of the fund was undertaken. Our forts
We're practically unattended our navy
needed large provision for increased am
munition and supplies, and even numbers,
10 cope with any sudden attack by the
navy of Spain, which comprised modern
vesses OF the highest type OF continental
perfection. Our army also required en-
largement of men and munitions. The de-
tails OF the hurried preparation for the
dread contingency Is told In the reports OF
the secretaries OF war and OF the navy,
and need not be repeated here. IL Is suf-
fcient TO say that the outbreak or the
war, when IL did come, found our nation
not unprepared to meet the conflict,
APfaEHHNsIqPHS wE2R rs EUROPEAN
Nor wes the apprehension of coming
ssyfrife-oeD Ned to our own country, II was
49, s-h their ambassadors and
AW2# to the executive an ex-
pHNA<3 bat humanity and mod
erXf<X Nix the course OF this
r.MH >ople, and that further
neeV Iead to an agreement
\ viii " the maintenance OF
2peac, Aall necessary guaran-
|XIoao Establishment OF OIU0I