Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-14
The MESSAGE.
The President Asks for
authority tOTdk6
Measures
To Terminate hOStiIItiGS in
Cuba and Establish a Std
bic Government.
To Use Military and Naval Force
if Necessary for Those
Purposes.
The President Is Prepared TO Carry
Out Every Obligation imposed by
the Constitution.
The Wreck Of the Maine shows That Spain
b. Not Able To Guarantee security to
Foreign Vessels In the Ports OF Cuba
Spain Suggests Arbitration.
The President Is Prepared TO Carry
Out Every Obligation Imposed by
the Constitution.
The Wreck OF the Maine shows That Spain
b. Not Able To Guarantee security to
Foreign Vessels In the Ports of Cuba
Spain Suggests Arbitration.

WASHINGTON April 1.-THE president Mon
day sent the following message 10 the congress
Nof the United States:
obedient To that prcccpt Of the constitution
which commands the president 10 gave nom
time to time the coagrc>> information of the
state Of the union. and to recommend 10 their
consideration such mCa ~urc> A. he shall judge
necessary ano CNpclicut, IL becomes my duty
TO address your body with
reeard to the grave crisis that
has arisen In the relations Of the
United States to Spain by reason Of the war
fare that Tor more than three years has RACED
In the ncighhoring island Of Cuba do ~ be-
cause Of the intimate connection 81 the cuban
question with the state OF our own union AMI
the grave relation the course which It u nov
incumbent upon the nation Ia adopt must needs
bear the traditional policy NJ our Government;
II il is TO accord with the preccpis laid down 10y
the founders OF the republic aud rrlisiuu~ly OH
served by succeeding administrations Ia the
present day.
The present revolution i but the SUCCESSOR
Of other similar ia>arrcc,ion> which have &C
CURED in Cuba against the dominion OF Spain,
extending over period Of nearly half cen
tury. each Of which. during its pros-rcSs has
subjected the United States 20 great effort and
expense in arordinc it, neutrality laws. caused
enormous losses 10 American trade and COM
mercc. caused irritation. annoyance and dis
turhance among our itizenS and by IN, cNer-
else OF cruel. harharous and uacivilized prac-
ticcs Of warfare. 81 hcSel the scnsibilitics and
offended the humane sympathles of our people.
Since the pres nj revolution began IN FchrI-
airy. 1875. this country has seen the fertile do
main az our threshold ravacel by dire and
sword in the course Of a struggle uncqualcd in
the history Of the island and rarely paralleled
to the number q the comhatants and the
bitterness OF the contest b. any revolution of
modern times where a dependent people >triv-
Ing 10 be free have been opposed by the power
Of the sovereign state. our people
have eeheid once prosperous com
munity reduced Ia comparative want. its
lucrative commerce virtually paraly zcd, it,
exceptional productivcucsS diminished. IT,
fields laid waste. it, mills IN ruins and IT, peo-
pie perishing ~ tens of thousands from hun
scr and dcS;itution. We have found ourselves
cons trained. IN the observance of that strict
neutrality which our laSs cnjoin aud which
the Law OF nations commandsto police our own
waters and watch our own ScaporI> - prevent
any unlavfu, act in all 81 the Cuban>. Our
trade has suffered. the capital invested by our
citizens in CUha has hcca largely lost
and the tcmrcr and forhcarancc Of our
people have been - Sorely tried 10 be,et 4
per;lous unrest among our own ciiize rs. which
has Inevitably found its expression from time
10 time in the national legislature 80 that is
sues wholly external to our own body polite
engross attention ami stand in the way Of that
close devotion 10 domestic advancement that
-S<imal maxim has been the avoidance Of all
foreign cntsnglsmenis. All this must needs
awaken and has indeed aroused the utmost
concern on the part OF this government. a. well
curing my predecessors term a in my own.
In April. 1850 the evils from which our coun-
try suffered through the Cuban war became ~
oncrous that my pre- ieceSsor made an effort 70
bring about . paa>e thrUu-h the mediation Of
this government in any way that might tend
10 n honorable adjustment Of the contest be-
tween Spain ami her reyolted colony on the
basis Of some effective scheme Of self-eovern-
ment for Cuba under the flag and sovereignty
of Spain.
It failed through the refusal OF the Spanish
government then In power. TO consider any
form Of mediation or indeed any plan OF settle
mcnt which d I'd not begin with the actual sub
mis- ion OF the Insurgents to the mother coun-
try and then only on such terms Spain her
self might see ut to grant The war continued
unabated.
The resistance Of the insurgents was in no
wise diminished.
The efforts a Spain were increased. both by
the dispatch OF fresh levies to Cuba and by the
addition 10 the horrors Of the strife OF a new
and inhnman phase happily unprecedented in
the modern history OF civilized Christian
peoples Tho policy Of devastation and con-
ccntration. inaugurated by the captain gen.
erals oando of octob 81. 1895. in the province
Of Pinar Del Rio was thence cx ended TO en-
brace all OF the island 10 which the power OF
the Spanish arms was able to reach by occu-
~r-sson or by military operations The peas
aniry including all dwelling in the open
!. aFr cultural interior were driven into the gar
,son towns or Isolated R1ccs held 10y tho
IT, Ihe raisils aud movement OF provis
ions ~ 1870 intcrdicted- The iields
were laid WASH. dwellings unroofed and fired
mills destroyed. and in short. everything that
could desolate the land and render IL unfit fol
human hahtatioh or support was commanded
by one or the other of the contending par
ties, and executed by al the powers at theii
disposal
Meanwhile the military situation in ths
island had undergone a noticeable change
The extraordinary activity that characterizet
the second year Of the war, when the in
sur-ents invaded even the hitherto unharmeC
nelds OF Pinsr del Rio and carried havoc ans
destruction up 10 the walls of the city OF Ha
vana itself. had re apsed into a logged struggle
In the central and eastern provinces. Tn,
Spanish arms reclaimed a measure OF control II
Pinar del Rio and parts of Havana. but unde
the existing conditions of the rural country
without immediate Improvement OF their pro
cuctive situation Even thus partially re
sIricted the rcvolutionists held their own an
their conquest and submission. put forwar
by Spain the essential and sole basis o
peace. seemed as Ear distant a. at the outset
In his state OF affair. my administrators
found itself confronted with the grave probler
a its duty. Ny message OF last December re
viewed the situation and narrated the step
taken with a view 10 relieving its acutenes
and opening the way to someform Of honorsbl
settlement The assassination Of the prim
minister. Canovas. led 10 a change Of govern
nent In Spain
The former administration plcdg d 10 subju
cation without CONCESSION gave place 10 that c
more liberal party. committed long in ad
Of spxrp t-fpe- f.fau
principle OF home rule for Cuba and Puert
Rico. The overtures OF this government mad
through It's new envoy. Gen woodford. an
looking 20 an immediate and effective amel Ior
alton OF the conditions Of the island. althoug
not accepted 10 the extent OF admitted media
tion in any shape, were met by assurances tina
home rule. in an advanced phase. would b
forthwith offered to Cuba. without waiting "a
the war 10 end. and that more humane method
should prevail in the conduct of hostilities-
Ma6naacse negotiations were In progress
Enrrrasing desiiiution OF the unfortunai
Concentrates and the alarming mortalit
among them claimed earnest attention. tn
success which had attended the limited mea:
urc Of relief extended t. the suffering Amer
can citizens among them by the judicious e,
pcndfturcs through the consular agencies
the money appropriated expressly for the
succor by tho joint resolution approved May ?
1897 prompted the humane extension Of
similar scheme Of aid 10 the great body of SUI
fcrs. A suggestion to this end wa
acGuiesced in by tho Spanish authorities Q
the .sth of December st caused TO be ISSUE
an a3pc I TO the American people invttir
contributions In money or in kind for the SUI
or.f the starving sufferers in Cuba followir
this on the eth & January by similar publ
announcement Of the rmation OF a oentr
Cuban relief committee. with headquarters
New York City. composed Of three membe
representing the American National Red Gro
and the religious and business elements Of n
community. The efforts OF that commits
have been untirinR and accomplished much
1he war IN Cuba is Of such nature that sho
ofsubiurntion or determination hnal militia
victory for either side seems impracticabl
The alternative lies in the physical eShaustis
Of one or the other party. or perhaps OF both
eeoRdiIioa which In eject ended the tee year