The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Those Who Have Seen IL Say That war
Is Inevit able.

Is IneyttaDie.
New York, April "a special to the
World from Washington a the
high privilege OF seeing the p~residents
message has been accorded to only four
persons outside the cabinet, all lead
ing men in the national government,
and il Is most significant that each OF
these -four men now expresses his per-
sonal belief that war Is inevitable.
Having seen what the president VIII
communicate to congress-. they declare
no other result Is possible. The open
ing part of the message is devoted 10
a terse review of the whole Cuban IN
surrection. II is shown 1t directly con-
Germs the people of the United states.
their interests in the island and on the
high seas. The patience of our people,
what they have done and what they
forebode to do, is pointed out.
The president then recites specific
acts. showing the origin and spread OF
anarchy in the island. He refers IN
detail to the devastation OF plantations
and starvation of inoffensive people as
a result of anarchy. The theme or
anarchy. i'm fact, runs through all the
message. Anarchy is the whole his
tory of the Cuban war, as the president
himself terms il. 1t is against this
anarchy the forces of the United states
are to be promptly used IL the Spanish
government at the final hour does not
grant concessions absolutely necessary
to remove and destroy it,
There are two counts in the indict-
ment drawn by the president, both due
to Spain's complete failure to main
tain law and order. The first count is
a menace to the of the world.
and particularly to that part supported
by the United states and supported by
it's Tag. But 1t is on the second u
the president describes TO the people
of the United States the terrible results
of his lawlessness under Spanish iule.
He deals with the destruction OF the
Maine in plain, but forcible
The president declares the blowing up
of the battleship was the direct result
of the failure of the Spanish, Cuban or
any other government to al
minister laws i'm the island OF Cuba,
TO suppress the condition OF anarchy
existing there. For Spains protest
against being held responsible for the
loss of the battleship, the president
treats that as a simple diplomatic prop
osition having no tangible edidence To
support IL.
The message does not contain a sim
gle encouraging word for the s~o-callrd
republic of Cuba. The president
does not uggest any recognition OF
the republic of Cuba. He does not
know tina the people of Cuba are In
full accord with the so-called republic.
This is a matter. he thinks. for them To
settle for themselves. without reference
TO the United States or interference by
the United States.
The president most vigorously sets
forth his position as not intending that
a declaration of war shall imply a wal
of conquest. This. he declares, accord
ing to our code of morals, would be a
crime. There is no desire on the pari
of the American people to profit by tbs
misfortunes of Spain. The presidents
treatment of the annexation PROPOSE
ton is not encouraging to it's promot-
ers. The United States, he declares
does not desire to acquire territory.
The message furnishes no definite
conclusion as to the next step to be-
taken. 1t merely suggests facts which
the president sets forth to justify i'm
mediate action by congress. The mes
sage itself bears evidence the president
has purposely refrained from makins
direct and specific recommendations.