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tional policy of our government IL 1t
is to accord with the precept laid down
by the founders of the republic and re-
ligiously observed by succeeding ad-
ministrations to the present day.
The present revolution is but the
successor of other similar instructions
which have occurred in Cuba against
the dominion of Spain, extending over
a period of nearly half a century, each
of which during its progress has sub
jected the United States to great effort
and expense in enforcing it's neutrality
laws, caused enormous losses to the
American trade and commerce, caused
irritation, annoyance and disturbance
among our citizens, and by the exer-
cises of cruel, barbarous and uncivilized
practices of warfare, shocked the sensi-
bilities and offended the humane SYM
pathies of our people.
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ry FIRE AND SWORD.
Fertile Domain of the island Ravaged for
Three Years.

Three Years.
Since the present revolution began in
February, 1895, this country has seen
the fertile domain at our Threshold
ravaged by fire and sword in the course
of a struggle unequalled in the history
of the island and rarely paralleled as
to the number of the combatants and
the bitterness of the contest by any
revolution of modern times where a
dependent people, striving to be free,
have been opposed by the power Of the
sovereign state. Our people have be-
held a once prosperous community re-
duced to comparative want. its COM
merce virtually paralyzed, its excep-
tional productiveness diminished. its
fields laid waste, it's mills in ruins. and
it's people perishing by tens of thou
sands from hunger and destitution. We
have found ourselves constrained. in
the observance of that strict neu-
trality which our laws enjoin and
which the law of nations commands, to
police our own waters and watch our
own seaports in prevention Of any un-
lawful act in aid of the Cubans. Our
trade has suffered; the capital invested
by our citizens in Cuba has been large
ly lost, and the temper and forbearance
Of our people have been so sorely tried
as to beget a perilous unrest among our
own citizens, which has inevitably
found its expression from time to time
in the national legislature, so that is
sues wholly external to our own body
polite engross attention and stand ir
the way Of that close devotion to do
nestle advancement that becomes
self-contented commonwealth whose
primal maxim has been the avoidance
of all foreign entanglements. All thi'
must needs awaken and has, indeed
aroused the utmost concern on the par
Of this government. as well during m,
| predecessors as my own.
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utive was oroush' to the end Of his ef-
UNTRIED MEASURES
President Quotes from His Message Of Last
December.

In my annual message or December
last / said: "Of the untried measures
there remain: Recognition OF the In
dependence OF Cuba; neutral interven-
ton; to end the war by imposing
rational compromise between the con-
testants and the intervention In favor
of one Of the other party"
/ speak not of forcible annexation, for
that cannot be thought OF. That, by
our code Of morality. would be criminal
aggression. Therefore / reviewed these
alternatives. in the light of President
Grant measured words. uttered In 1875.
when after seven years of sanguinary,
destructive and cruel barbarities in Gu
ba he reached the conclusion that the
recognition of the independence of Cuba
was impracticable and indefensible;
and that the recognition of belligerence
was not warranted by the facts accord
ing to the tests of public law. / COM
mented especially upon the latter as
pect of the question, pointing out the
inconvenience and positive dangers or
a recognition of belligerency which,
while adding TO the already onerous
burdens of neutrality within our own
Jurisdiction, could not in any way ex-
tend our influence or effective offices
in the territory of hostilities. Nothing
has since occurred to change my view
In this regard-and recognize as fully
now as then that the issuance or
proclamation OF neutrality, by which
process the so-called recognition OF bel
ligerence Is published, could. or itself
and unattended by other action, accom-
plish nothing toward the one end for
which we labor, the instant pacification
of Cuba and the cessation of the misery
that affiicts the island.
Turning to the question or recogniz-
ing at this time the independence or the
present insurgent government in Cuba.
we find safe precedents in our history
from an early day. They are weii
| summed up in President Jacksons mes
sage to congress Dec. 21, 1886, on the
| subject of the recognition of the inde-
pendence of Texas. He said: I'm all
| the contests that have arisen out or the
| revolution Of France, out or the ols-
| putes relating to the crews OF Portugal
| and Spain out of the separation or the
| American possessions of both from the
| European governments and out OF the
| numerous and constantly occurring
struggles for dominion In Spanish
American so widely consistent with our
Just principles has been the action OF
| our government that we have under
| the most critical circumstances avoided
all censure and encountered no otheI
evil than that produced by a transient
estrangement OF good will In those
against whom we have been by force
of evidence compelled to decide. 1t mas
thus made known to the world that the
uniform policy and practice OF the
| United States is to avoid all interfer-
ence in disputes which merely relate &c
the internal government OF other ma
tions, and eventually to recognize the
authority of the prevailing party with
( out reference to our particular interests
and views OF to the merits or the
original controversy.
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ZONES or CULTIVATION.
They Proved nlusory as Remedy for the
Suffering.

Suffering.
So-called zones Of cultivation, estab-
lished within the immediate area OF ef-
fective military control about the cities
and fortified camps proved illusory as
a remedy for the suffering. The un-
fortunates, being for the most part
women and children, with aged and
helpless men, enfeebled by disease and
hunger, could not have titled the SOIL
without tools, seed or shelter, for their
own support or for the supply of the
cities. Recommendation, adopted avow-
edly as a war measure in order to cut
off the resources of the insurgents,
worked it's predestined result. AS i
said in my message of last December.
II was not civilized warfare; 1t was ex-
termination. The only peace Ii could
beget was that Of the wilderness and
the grave.
Meanwhile, the military situation In
the island had undergone noticeable
change. The extraordinary activity
that characterized the second year OF
the war, when the insurgents invaded
even the hitherto unharmed fields OF
Pinar del Rio and carried havoc and
destitution up to the walls of the city
of Havana itself, had relapsed into.
logged struggle in the central and east
ern provinces. The Spanish arms re-
gained a measure of control In Pinar
del Rio and parts Of Havana, but, un-
der the existing conditions of the rural
country, without immediate improve
ment Of their productive, situation.
Even thus partially restricted the rev.
olutionists had their own and their sub
mission, put forward by Spain as the
essential and sole basis Of peace,
seemed as far distant as at the outset.
In this state of affairs my admins
| tration found itself confronted with
| the grave problem of its duty. My mes
sage Of last December reviewed the sit
| uation and detailed the steps taken
| with a view Of relieving its acuteness
| and opening the way to some form OF
honorable settlement. The assassina-
| ton of tho prime minister, Canovas
led to a change Of government In Spain
The former administration pledged the
subjugation without concession, gave
/ place TO tndt OI - iiioiS f%asy
committed long in advance to a policy
OF reform, involving the wider princi'
pies of home rule for Cuba and Puerto
Rico. The overtures Of this govern
ment, made through Its new envoy
General woodford, and looking to ar
Immediate and effective amelioration o.
the condition Of the island, although
not accepted to the extent Of admitted
mediation in any shape, were met b,
assurances that home rule. In an ad
vanced phase. would be forthwith OF
fered to Cuba, without waiting for tn
war to end, and that more human
methods should thenceforth prevail II
the conduct Of hostilities. Incidental
iy, with these declarations, the nev
government of Spain continued an
completed the policy already begun D.
! its predecessor Of testifying friendly re
! gard for this nation by releasing Amer
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IN THE CASE OF TEXAS.

IN THE CASE OF TEXAS.
The Extreme Test which Wa Applied 10
That State.
These are the words Of the resolute
,[Continued On Page 8
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RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERING.
The Appeal to the American People fol
Contributions.

The Appeal to the American People for
Contributions.
While these negotiations were In
progress the increasing destitution OF
the unfortunate reconcentrados and the
alarming mortality among them claimed
earnest attention. The success which
had attended the limited measure of
relief extended to the suffering Ameri-
can citizens among them by the judi
cious expenditure through the consular
agencies of the money appropriated
expressly for their succor by the joint
resolution, approved May "a, 1897,
prompted the humane extension OF O
OF sufferers. A suggestion to this end
was acquiesced in by the Spanish au-
thorities. On the oath Of December
last / caused 70 be issued an appeal TO
the American people, inviting contribu-
tions in money or in kind, for the sue
cor of the starving sufferers in Cuba,
following this on the sth of January by
similar public announcement of the
formation of a central Cuban relief
committee, with headquarters in New
York city, composed of three members
representing the American National
| Red Cross and the religious and busi-
| ness elements of the community. The
| efforts Of that committee have been un-
| firing and accomplished much. Ar
| rangements for free transportation to
| Cuba have greatly aided the charitable
| work. The president Of the American
| Red Cross and representatives OF other
| contributory organizations have gen.
| erously visited Cuba and co-operated
| with the consul general and the local
| authorities to make effective distripu-
tion of the relief collected through the
| efforts of the central committee. Near
| ly s2OO.O0O in money and supplies has
! already reached the sufferers, and more
| is forthcoming. The supplies are ad-
I mitted duty free. and transportation to
! the interior has been arranged, so that
| the relief. Mt first necessarily confined
to Havana and the larger cities, is now
extended through most, If not all, of the
towns where suffering exists. Thou
sands of lives have already been saved.
The necessity for a change in the con-
dition of the reconcentrados is recog-
nized by the Spanish government WITH
in a few days past the orders OF Gen
eral weyler have been revoked, the
reconcentrados are, 1t is said, to be per.
| mitted TO return to their homes. ano
aided to resume the self-supportine
| pursuits of peace; public works nave
been ordered to give them employment
and sum of $500, 900 has been appro
| priated for their relief.
The war in Cuba is of such natur'
that short of subjugation or exter'
mination a final military victory fol
) either side seems 1mpracticable. The
alternative lies in the physical exhaus
tion of the one or the other party, OF
| perhaps of both-a condition which II
effect ended the ten-years' war by th'
, truce of Zanjon. The prospect OF suci
, a protraction and conclusion or th'
present strife is a contingency hardly
to be contemplated with equanimity p1
the civilized world, and least or all o.
: the United States. affected and injured
as we are, deeply and intimately by III
| very existence.
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ULrIMATUM OF THE e7th.
Time to Bring About n Termination of the
War.

Realizing this, 1t appeared to be my
duty. in a spirit of true friendliness, no
less to Spain than to the Cubans VINO
have SO much to lose by the prolonga-
ton Of the struggle, to seek TO bring
about an immediate termination or the
war. To this end / submitted on the
27th ultimo. as a result Of much repre-
sentation and correspondence, through
the United States minister at Madrid,
propositions to the Spanish government
looking to an armistice until Oct. Tor
the negotiation Of peace with the good
offices of the president.
In addition, I asked the immediate
revocation of the order Of reconcentra-
tion. so as to permit the people to re-
turn to their farms and the needy to
be relieved with provisions and supplies
from the United States, cooperating
with the Spanish authorities, so as to
afford full relief.
The reply Of the Spanish cabinet was
received on the night Of the 31st ulti-
mo. 1t offers, as the means to bring
about peace in Cuba, to confide the
preparation there to the insular depart
ment. inasmuch as the concurrence or
that body would be necessary to reach
final result, 1t being, however. under
stood that the powers reserved by the
constitution to the central government
are not lessened or diminished. AS the
Cuban parliament does not meet until
the 4th day Of May next, the spanish
government would not object. for Its
part. to accept at once suspension
OF hostilities, IL asked for by the in
surgents from the general In chief, to
whom 1t would pertain, in such case.
to determine the duration and condi-
| tions Of the armistice.
The propositions submitted by Gen.
| eral woodford and the reply OF the
| Spanish government were both in the
| form Of brief memoranda, the text of
| which are before me. and are substan-
| TALLY In the language above given. The
| function Of the Cuban parliament IN
| the matter Of preparing" peace and
| the manner Of Its doing so are not ex-
pressed In the Spanish memorandum;
| but from General Woodford's explana-
tory reports Of preliminary discussions
preceding the final conference, II Is un'
derstood that the Spanish government
stands ready to give the insular con-
gress full powers to settle the terms oi
peace with the insurgents, whether b!
direct negotiation or Indirectly by
means OF legislation does not appear.
With the last overture In that direc
ton of immediate peace and Its dis
appointing reception by Spain the exec
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IN REGARD TO MEXICO.
When This Country Recognized the he-
public and People.


.Rut on this. as on every other trying
occasion. safety is to be found in a rig
id adherence to principle. In the con-
test between Spain and the revolted
colonies we stood aloof and waited not
only until the ability of the new states
TO protect themselves was fully estap-
Iished. but until the danger OF their
being again subjugated had entirely
passed away. Then, and not until tnen'
were they recognized. Such was our
course in regard to Mexico herself.
"It is true that with regard to Texas
the civil authority of Mexico had peen
expelled, it's invading army defeated
the chief of the republic himself capt
ured, and all present power TO controi
the newly-organized government OF TO-
dav annihilated within its confines.
But on the other hand, there Is In ap-
pearance at least, an immense dispar-
ity of physical force on the SIDE OF
Texas. The Mexican republic, under
another executive Is rallying Ns
forces under a new leader, and menac-
ing a fresh invasion to recover Its lost
dominion. -
Upon the issue of this threatened In
vasion the independence of Texas may
be considered as suspended, and were
there
of the United States and Texas our ac-
acknowledgement of it's independence at
such a crisis could scarcely be regard
ed as consistent with that prudent re-
serve with which we have hitherto held
ourselves bound to treat all similar
| questions"
Thereupon Andrew Jackson proceed
| ed to consider the risk that there might
| be imputed to the United States mo-
| tiyes of selfish interests in view or the
| former claim Of our part to the terri
| tory of Texas and of the avowed pur-
| pose of the Texans in seeking recogni-
| ton Of independence as an incident to
| the incorporation OF Texas In the Un-
ion, concluding thus:
| prudence, therefore, seems to die
tate that we should still stand aloof
| and maintain our present attitude, IL
| not until Mexico itself, or one OF the
great foreign powers, shall recognize
the independence of the new govern
| ment, at least until the lapse OF time
or the course OF events shall have
proved beyond cavil or dispute the abil-
| ity of the people OF that country 10
| maintain their separate sovereignty
and to uphold the government consti-
tuted by them. Neither Of the contend
ing parties can Justly complain Of this
course. BY pursuing 1t we are but car
rying out the long-established policy
of our government, a policy which has
secured TO us respect and influence
abroad and inspired confidence at
home"
IN THE CASE OF TEXAS.
/
The Extreme Test which Was Applied b
That State.
These are the words Of the resoluts
| [Continued On Page g.
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lean citizens held under one charge or
another connected with the insurrec-
tion. so that. by the end Of November.
not single person entitled In any way
to our national protection remained in
a Spanish prison.
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EFFoRTs At PEACE.

Spanish Government Would Only Consider
One Form of Settlement.
In April, 1896, the evils from which
our country suffered through the Gu
ban war became so onerous that my
predecessor made an effort to bring
about a peace through the mediation
of this government In any way that
might tend to an honorable adjustment
of the contest between Spain and her
revolted colony, on the basis OF some
effective scheme of self-government for
Cuba under the flag and sovereignty OF
Spain. 1t failed through the refusal OF
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A PECULIAR FACT.
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Its Worst Form and do not Know 1t.

IDOuSdlluS Oh 1cOIhe nave DgSpCpoi" IA
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4 weak stomach is the cause of about
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cases the wrong thing is treated and the
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This is because weak digestion pro-
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TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.

Trinity. y. c.. March 3.-(Special.) >
The Trinity High School commencement
on May 24th promises to be a fitting
sequel to the most successful year in
the history of the school. The man
ayers are: Chief. J. w. Williams. ]. w
Mann, w. II. Mann. II. y. Williams, l.
y. West. and the other one has not been
elected. The marshabs are: G. II. Stale
chief; Bruce Craven. ]. X. Turner, r. f.
Blair, l.. G. Stale and l.. II. Gibbons.
The declaimers for commencement are
Messrs. l.. Ii. Gibbons, r. r. Blair. Il
G. Weeks. J. W. Mann. w. II. Brown
w. A. Lambeth, |. Il. McRoy and Bruc
Craven.