The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-04-23
Full Text Of His Message on the
Subject OF the Situation in
Unhappy Cuba.
L: Is o??,sed to Recognition of
-. Government Established
BY The Insurgents.
EIp:.s.aa .! the Maine Cited as Evil
dercs Il SPANS Inability to Pro
tset Vessels IL Cuban Waters.
After an Exhaustive Review OF Facts,
he Commits the Question Of
Our lcIiUn to Congress


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Al,E4ay sent Tie t,!!-"!As A!tss"se "
tie rohETsss 81 iAa Ch.tvu Stase'' ,t,,,-
o"r4o"t 10 ma F!'I,tr ~ ~. t', ~, ~,
t t, WIN" S go Is FSe sss'li nforat.6H
OF tho state u inc uh,gi.' any 70 l,LU ,,,
menl 20 tIrN gohasotIeUgM sGS" ,tya1 i,' 90
becomes my au,y ~" l" -, $1,000 IN IN,
body with reSatd 10 NE EEaFS tt.siS t,,hi
has arisen II me Te'1l2Hs % SnP y Ill., ny ~
states 10 Slai ~ 'I@SIV ~, wv vsrS Tas
that for more Yam tASSS cars Af ms t.4S
II% essass 59o Pilm ;5 Goqns9 &c dIS1
OF the 'indH question: WIN l1'G SNnt $500, "a 80 ~,
OWL union aua mo STAY lei it ~ 80
course "n'Ih 10 nov iT n.rJS bar 10
TIE traditions! p9sI oil ,S Ser Icy EoTI In Isi
II 1t IS 10 ACCORD "llh 'me fsrN' Pff tt tt
down ~, i!f loui.uI - " I' IL :, ,Id,Iir
istruttoEs 70 the pr,SrpI day p.
thciElhAeu wanna
The present revolution Is pGt the suG,
have occurred In CUBA against the 90,
minOn OF ,sGain, extending oNtr q petioa
during us progress hass, subjoeted the Unit
ed States TO great enorL~and expense In
enforcing Its neutrality laws, caused cnor,
NOUS losses to the American trade and
commerce, caused irritation. annoyance
and disturbance among our citizens. and
by the exercise OF crHe!. harharous ana
the sensibiiities and offended the humane
sympathies OF our people.
H",nged by Fire and sword.
Since the present revolution began In
February, 1875, this country has seen the
fertile domain at our thresho!d raVaged
by fire and sword IN the course OF
Islands, and rarely paraueled as to the
number OF the combataEts and the bitterness
OF the contest by any revolution OF mod
ing to be free, have been opposed by the
power OF the SOVEREIGN state. our peo-
y hayH SsGf to %G its
merce virtually paraiyzed, its exceptional
product!vencss Diminished. IL. fields laid
pcrishing 10y tens Of thousands from hum
ger and restitution. We have found our
selves CONSTRAINED; In the Observance OF
that strict neutrality which our laws en-
Join. and which the law Of nations com
mands TO police our waters and watch our
own seaports IN prevention OF any unla lawful
dtt III alu OF tue IuDaHs' our trade mas
huils'Tt,I' C !np ehnitat lnVSsteu py our c!t,
iZehs ~ ,upa mas Deen largely lost, and
nIe bss hen a.a so or ,rI OF opE peo-
PIE hds pSsn 50 soIey FIed as 10 beget
IrIIuus uHrest among our own cltzens,
s,nn , mas ,tn "a iounu its expres,
is0h TON sms 20 , time IN the national
90 our own DOdy polltlc ensross attention
ana ana stang IN ne way OF that close deyo-
Zones Zones "a se't,eohtehted commonwealth
whose pr m ANA maxim has been the avoid
~. .nus I, needs awsken' and has Indeed aroused
Sne utmost concern on the part OF this gov
s sdrIiept, as wei during my predecessors
administrator as my own. .
Efforts for Peace.
In April. 1896. the evils from which our
country suffered through the Cuban war
made an effort to bring about a peace
through the mediation OF this goyernment
IN any way that might tend to an honor
sDIe adjustment OF the contest between
SPain ana her reNolted colony on the
s spnnrePd Tor SrDa under the flag and
the refusal of the Spanish. government then
IN IN Power power, TO consider any form Of mediation
not begin with the actual submission Of
me Insurgents to the mother country, and
then, then only on such terms as Spain herself
unabated. The resistance Of the insurgents
was In no wise diminished.
TIL. ero SS" " s"a, ,,.ra An ,nIs
By the addition to the horrors Of Of the are
precedented In The modern bistorYp ply ~ c IN
llized Christian peoples. The policy Of
tober Il, 1896 in the Province Of Pinsr G 1si
Rio, was thence extended 10 embra 90 na ali net
ish arms was 10 tne power OF me span
by military operations The peasantrV IN.
tural Interior. were driven into thn tsrrisa
The raising and m pSees hfa py 6ne troops
ali Kinds We're interdjcted Srha 0iS OF
laid waste. dwellings unroofnd end c MeLe
that could desoIate The Ia "a "a Eyer dnihg
UNIT for human habItati"n or anu snn rerder !.
tendina na rtjss o"u - .ne o,ner OF the con-
nowers ~ tbcIr disn u rNiecu'eo Dy all the
SI,., u.aposal
NJ 80 ~ ~ e'r H9o.
TOOK once year ago, reconcentration-so-
ta ., neeh made effective over the
petter part OF the four Genital and west
yonaP ond III ., suH it lara, Matanzas Ha-
nont,latiop ,n he ei a n,E, ne AGRICULTURAL
b $751; ,io", 70 tue estimated number OF
ooSv,vUU OF more; was herded within the
.tS anu theIr immediate vicinage, de-
8sNtttnu,oi tne means OF support. rendered
usst1ute OF shelter' lett poorly clad and
eNPos.u 70 Ine MOST unsanitary conditions.
,bs ene seairS,'y or food Increased with