The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-11
FdRCAST OF MESSAGE.
Probable Contents of a Most I'm.
portant Document.
REVIEW OF THE RESURRECTION.


Called Government of the Republic Of
Cuba-says the Condition of Affairs on
the Island Is the Result Of Anarchy
Also the Cause of the Blowing Up OF the
Battleship Maine.
New York, April ia special from
Washington says: The high privilege
Of seeing the presidents message has
been accorded to only four persons out
side the cabinet-all leading men in the
national government-and 1t is most
significant that each of these four men
now expresses his personal belief that
war is inevitable. Having seen what
the president will communicate to con-
gress, they declare that no other result
is possible. The opening part of the
message Is devoted to a terse review of
the whole Cuban insurrection. 1t Is
shown that 1t directly concerns the peo-
pie of the United States. their inter-
ests in the island and on the high seas.
have done and what they have forborne
TO do, is pointed out.
The president then recites specific
anarchy in the island. He refers, in
detail, to the devastation of fertile plan
tations He points out the starvation
of an innocent and inoffensive people
as a result of this anarchy, which the
Spanish government has never been
able to quell, and In which, recently
Spanish officers have participated.
Justification for Intervention.
This theme of existing anarchy, In
fact runs through all the message
anarchy is "the whole history of the
Cuban war" as the president himself
terms II. II Is against this anarchy
that the forces of the United States
are to be promptly used If the Spanish
government, at the final hour does not
grant the concessions absolutely neces-
sary TO remove and destroy 1t. The
president points out the justification
for interference by the United States
In his opinion, plainly and explicitly
expressed, this interference should take
the form of forcible Intervention. so
that the anarchy and lawlessness now
existing shall have an immedftee end.
There are two counts in the indict-
ment drawn by the president, both due
to SPANS complete failure to main
tain law and order.
The first count is the menace to the
commerce of the world, and particularly
to that part which is supported by the
United States and protected by it's flag.
The president gives specific instances
of the depreciation of American COM
merce with the West Indies since the
virtual overthrow of civil government
In Cuba was accomplished by the crea-
tion of a government which has its
foundation in anarchy.
Terrible Results of LawIessness.
1t is in the second count that the
president describes to the people Of the
United States the terrible results of
this lawlessness under Spanish rule.
Here he deals with the destruction of
the Maine. In plain, forcible language
the president declares that the blowing
up of the battleship in Havana harbor
was the direct result of the failure of
the Spanish, the Cuban or any gov
ernment claiming to administer laws
in the island of Cuba to suppress the
condition of anarchy existing there.
Then there is set forth this note
worthy fact: The Spanish government
has not, since the day the Maine was
either through its diplomatic
In Washington or through
the American representative In Madrid,
disavowed the responsibility for that
destruction. The president points out
as evidence of the discourtesy of Spain
the failure of the government to estab-
lish the innocence Of it's agents in con-
nection with the loss of so many lives
on the ship Of friendly nation within
the jurisdiction of its own alleged gov
ernment. AS for Spain's protest against
being held responsible for the loss Of
the. battleship the president treats that
as simple diplomatic protestation,
having no tangible evidence to sup
port 1t.
No Encouragement for the Republic.
The sole declaration in the protest OF
Spain at all worthy of consideration In
the presidents opinion, Is the assump-
tion that the cause of the explosion was
Internal, but he insists that the Spanish
government has not presented a single
fact to justify this theory. The mes
sage does not contain single encour-
aging word for the so-called govern
ment Of the republic of Cuba. He says
ne does not know that the people of
Cuba are in full accord with the So
called republic. That is matter. he
thinks. for them to settle for them
selves, without reference to the United
States or to interference by the Unit
ed States.
The president most vigorously sets
forth his position as not intending that
q declaration of war shall imply a war
Of conquest. This, he declares. accord
ing to our code OF morals. would be a
crime. There Is no desire on the part
of the American people to profit by the
of Spain.
Say Victoria Goes To he " shriven.'