The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-04-15
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VIC are ~ peace.
The wreck of the pattleshin Maine.
These elements Of danger and disorder al
ready pointed out have been strikingly illus
trated by II tragic event which has deeply and
Justly moved the American people. have al
ready transmitted to congress the report Of the
naval court OF inquiry on the destruction Of the
battleship Maine in the harbor OF Havana dur
ing the night OF February To- The destruction
OF that noble vessel has filled the national
heart with inexpressiDe horror Two hun
bred and nfty-eight brave sal .ors and marines
and two officers Of our navy, reposing In the
fancied security Of friendly harbor, have
been hurled to death. grief and want brought
to their homes and sorrow to the nation.
The naval court OF inquiry which. H. Is need
less to say. commands the unqualified conf
dence Of the government was unanimous In It's
conclusion that the destruction Of the Maine
was caused by an exterior explosion that Of
submarine mine II did not assume TO place
the responsibility That remains to he fixed.
In any event the destruction Of the Maine by
whatever exterior cause, is patent and inn
pressive proof Of II state Of things in Cuba that
is intoerable The condition Is thus shown to
be such that the Spanish government cannot
assure safety and security to n vessel of the
American navy in the harbor OF Havana on Il
mission OF peace and rightfully there.
Further referring in this connection to recent
dnlomotic correspondence. n dtSrntch from
our minister 10 spain, OF the <otu utuiiiV, 49,
tanning the statement that the Spanish minis
ter for foreign affairs assured him positively
that Spain will do all that the highest honor
and justice requires In the natter Of the Maine.
The reply above referred TO OF the Dist utimo
also contained an expression OF the readiness
OF Spain to submit to an arbitration all the
differences which can arise in this matter,
which is subsequently explained by the note
| OF the Spanish minister ut Washington on the
| 10th inst. a. follows: As to the question of
| fact which springs from the diversity OF views
| no pf "a A mi an Guan
| ish boards Spain proposes that the fact be as
certained by an impartial Investigation by ex-
| perts, which decision Spain accepts in advance.
| To this have made no reply
Gen. Grants Opinion.
President Grant in 1879. after discussing the
| phases Of the contest rs II then appeared, and
the hopeless and apparent indefinite prolonga-
| ton, said. In such event. am of the opinion
| that other nations will be compelled to assume
the responsibility which devolves upon them,
| and to seriously consider the only remaining
measures possible. mediation and interview
ton. owing perhaps TO the large expanse OF
water separating the island from the peninsula,
the contending parties appear to have within
themselves no depository OF common conf
dence to suggest wisdom when passion and ex-
element have their sway and assume
the partt OF peaccmnkcr. In this view
In the earlier days of the contest
the good offices Of the United States as me
diator were rendered In good faith, without any
| selfish purpose, In the interest OF humanity
yyere a, mo zinc doniino5 he Snajn' ,,,,h the
declaro,ion nover,hcless maj AZ :, ,,,,,re ,ir,e
| thor ,ro,,ld ho inJisn,,,..,nio ~ t,,in,o,ia,
has been received that In the opinion Of Spain
| that time has been reached. And yet the strife
! continues with all its dread horrors and all its
| injuries TO the United States and OF
| capable of working great injury and
| damnpe In tho other ne VOL as
to all the relations and interests dependent on
the existence of peace in the island. but they
seem incnpable of renchinp nny adjustment
and both have inns far failed of nchtevinv my
success whereby one Marty shall nosscss and
| control the island In The exclusion Of the other
| Under the cirpu,nstnnres rho nycncv of others
| either by mediation or by intervention. seems
to be the only alternative which must sooner
or later be invoked for the term nation of the
strife"
President Cleveland quoted.
In the last annual message OF my immediate
| predecessor during the pending struggle. it
/ was said: when the inability of Spain to deal
successfully with the insurrection has become
manifest and Il is demonstrated that her
sovereignty is extinct I'm Cuba for All purposes
OF it's original existence, and when a hopeless
struggle for its re-establishmcnt has degen-
Grated into a strife which means nothing more
than the useless sacrifice OF human life and the
utter destruction OF the very subject matter of
.
which our obligations to the sovereignty of
/ Spain will be supersedpd nv higher obliga.
tions which we can hardly hesitate TO recog-
nize and discharge"
What MIR. Mckinley Previously Stated.
In my annual message 10 congress. December
last snoniIin, "a this ,,ostinu / s,id. ,,Tbs
ncnr futurr win demonstrnte ,vbeth,r thc in
! disnopsnhlo condition az q, rigbtenu, ne,,a i,,.t
nIilie Ia tba Cubnns and "a Snnip ns ,ven ms
oouttnble IN nh our interests "a intimoteIv in =
voIved in the welfare Of Cubo il lu,elv 10 he
attained II moi tho oxigcnrv NJ further and
other action nv the IJnited states win remain
20 be taken. When that time comes that action
will be determined In the line of indisputable
right and duty. II will be faced without mis-
giving or hesitancy In the light Of the
obligation this government owes to Itself,
to the people who have conhded to
It the protection Of their interests
and honor, aud to humanity Sure OF the right,
keeping free from all ofense ourselves, actu-
atcd only by upright and patriotic consdera-
tons, moved neither by passion nor selfish