Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-16
LONG EXPECTED MESSAGE
IS RECEIVED BY CONGRESS-
President Mckinley Recites the Horrors
of the Cuban Revolution and This
Country's Interest Therein.
is UNPRECEDENTED FOR CRUEL METHODS
Cites President Cleveland's Attempt to
Mediate and SPANS Absolute and
Impudent Refusal.
HISTORY OF THE AFFAIR SINCE THEN
Maine Ahair.ls Mentioned and the Whole Question Is
Placed in the Hands of Congress to Do
HISTORY OF THE AFFAIR SINCE THEN
Maine Afair.Ls Mentioned and the Whole Question Is
Placed in the Hands of Congress to Do
AS Is Deemed Best for
the Country.

The message declares in the words
OF the president last December that
recommendation was not civilized war
fare but determination. The only
peace it could beget was hat of the
wilderness and the grave. After the
fierce activity of the second year Of
war, matters settled down to a logged
struggle in which the Spanish demand
for submissions of insurgents appear
ed TO approach no nearer its realiza-
ton. This brought the matter down
TO the message of last December. The
assassination of Premier Canovas and
The change of government with a
change of policy then dealt with a
movement in the direction of granting
a measure of home rule to Cuba and
Porto Rico set forth and the promise
of Spain to conduct the wan on more
humane lines. The release of Amer
cans In prison In Cuba is noted and it
was pointed out at The end Of Novem-
Der that not an American was held ON
the island.
Help for RcConccniradOes.
The Red Cross and representatives Of
other c~ontributory organizations gen
erously visited Cuba aud co-opcrated
with the consul general and local au.
thorities to make effective the distribu.
ton Of relief collected through the
efforts OF q central committee. Nearly
5000, 600 in money and supplies have al
| ready reached the sufferers, and more
is forthcoming. Thousands Of lives
have already been saved. The ne.
| ccssity for a change of the condition
OF the rcconcentrados is recognized by
| the Spanish government. Wcyler's or
ders have been revoked. The rcconcen
trados, it Is said, will be permitted tc
return to their homes, and, aided, re
| sumo their self supporting pursuits o.
peace; public works have been ordered
and 100000 appropriated for their re
lief.
Why He INTERVIEWED.
The war of Cuba is Of such a natur,
that, short of subjugatiOn or eXtermi
nation, the final military victory O.
either side, seems impracticable. Real
ling that the alternative lies in phys
zeal exhaustion Of one or the othel
party, or perhaps both, in a spirit o
true fricndliness, no less TO Spain thar
to the Cubans, who have so much Il
lose by prolongatiOn Of the struggle
it appeared to he my duty to see t.
bringing about an immediate end o
the war. 70 this end ! submitted OF
the 9th ult., as a result of such repre-
sentation and correspondence, through
the United States minister at Madrid
proposition to the Spanish govcrnmen
| l,n1,,,pr 10 ~, n,n,iGtinn Intil (lptnhnI
for the negotiation of peace with tn
good Offices of the president. In add
ton | asked the immediate revocation
of the order of the reconcentrados.
Negotiations Closed.
The reply of the Spanish cabinet wa
received on the night Of the 3lst UT
II offers, as n means to bring abOU
peace i'm Cuba, 60 confinc the prepare
tons thereof to the insular depart
ment. it being, however, understood
that the powers reserved by The con
stitution to the central govCrnmen
was not lessened OF diminished. y
the Cuban parliament does not NEE
until May 1 the Spanish govcrnmen
would accept at once Il suspension Q
hostiIitics If asked by the insurgent
from the general in chief, TO whom
would pertain, in such. ease. TO deter
mine the duration and the condition c
the armisticC. The propositions SUI
mittcd by Woodford and the reply {
Spain were both in the form of a hrIt
memoranda, the text Of which is betol
me. and are substantially in the lar
gauge above given. While it is undeI
stood the government stands ready I
give the insular congress full power
to settle the terms of peace with til
insurgents, whether it is to be don
by direct negotiation or by means
legislation does not appear.
With this last overture in the dire
ton Of immediate peace and its disal
pointing reception by Spain, the eNec'
dive was brought to the end Of his e
fort.
against Recognizing independent
The president then quotes from h