The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-12

,oo,,,ss s., ssv commands unqualified
confidence of the government was nhani-
nous in its conclusion tnat that inc ue-
r.ruction OF the Maine was caused ny an
txter;or explosion, that ol IL submarine
,9inr. |, did not assume TO place inc
, .su5nsibilitv. That remains TO DC hxeu.
In any .,.nt the destruction oi the Maine,
,,y what-,er exterior cause, Is Il paten'
and impressive proof OF a state OF thihEs
in Cuba that is iEto.erablc. lhnt cohoi
tion is thus shown to be such thnt the
SpaniSh government cannot assure saic'v
and security to Il vessel Of the American
navy in the harbor of Havana ON II ms
sion Of Peace and rightfuliy there.
Further referring in this connection 10
recent diplomatic correspondence, Il dls-
patch from oar minister to spain, OF the
,Hth nit, contained the statement that
the Spanish minister for foreign affairs
assured him positively that Spain will do
All that the highest honor and justice re-
ouirc in the matter of the Maine. The
rcply above referred to. of the 3lst ult.,
also contained an expression OF inc rea'-
mess of spain to submit to an arbitration
all the differences which can arise IN TINS
matter, which il subsequently explained
by the note of the Spanish minister nv
Washington Of the 10th inst, as follows;
AS to the question of fact which springs
from the diversity of views between inc
representative of the American ana span
ish boards. Spain proposes ma tha' race
be aScertained by an imr"rti x inVcstlEA'
ton by experts, which de .>lon spain
accepts in advance.
To this l nave made no reply.
Words NJ President Grant.
President Grant. in 1919, after discuss
ing the phases OF the contest rs it then APP
pcared, and its hopeless and apparently
indefinite prolongation said;
In such event, l am Of the opinion that
other nations will be compelled to assume
the responsibility which dcvolvcs upon
them. and to seriously consider the only
remaining measures possible, mediation
and intervention. Owing, perhaps. 10
the large cxpanse of water separating the
island from the peninsula. the ~contendinE
parties appear to have within themselves
no depository of common confidence, TO
suggest wisdom when passion ami
excitement have their sway, and
assume Il part OF l~cacemAAtr'
In this view, in the earlier day, oi the
contest the good office, ut the United
States as II mediator We're rendered IN
good faith, without any selfish purpo>',
in the interest of humanity and in SIN
ccrc friendship for both parties, hut were
ut the time declined by spain with the
declaration, nevertheless, that at IA future
time they should be Indispensable. No
intimation 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 in.
juries to the interests OF the nirrl states
and Of Other nations. Zach party seems
quite CAPABLE of working great INJURY and
damage To the other. as well a. to all the
relations and interests dependent on the
existence of peace in the island; but they
seem incapable Of reaching any ADJUST
mcnt. and both have thus far failed OF
achieving any success whereby one parry
shall possess and control the island To he
exclusion al the other. | micr the Cit-
cunl>tanCcS the agency OF others. litEtrhy
mediation or by intervention. seems to br
the only alternative which must, snnucr
on later, he iuv,hrd for the t,lluin&tioa %
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