The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-14

itE rr.st important prufipionS
Spatn'H Withdrawal Esom Cnba.
Tho Withdrawal of the authority sf
Hpain from thu island nf Cuba was eject
"a BY the iirnl % January, 80 that th~
full rs-estaulishment Of peace found ths
Teiiuqutshed territory held by uR IN irlist
for the inhabitants, maintaining. uu iar
crsmcnt and consrri thrrrin ~ should
conserve public order, restore the pr4i-
auctiyc conditions oi peace ~ long dts
which prevailed for the EraAtgr part Of
tbs ptrcetiing decades and build up that
tranquil development Of the domestic
Etatc whereby nlOnc can b. realiEcsi the
high pnfIute, as proclaimed IN the iaint
resolution adopted by tho congress nn
lhe 18th of April. isn. hy which the unitei
Htaics diseiaimed any disposition or In.
tenacn 10 eNsrcisn eot~resgrtr, jurtssilc-
ton or control over Cuba. except for the
paciheaiton thereof. and asserted igs de-
termination. whcn that was accomplished
~ leave this government and control of
tained IN this reeolntion II af the higA-
Get honorable ohiigatinn and must be Sa-
crcdly kept.
A Graye Responsibility.
This nation has assumed before tie
world a grave FcsponHihlllty. for the To-
turo good government Cf Cuha,
uar Mln.Isa.
Our mirgian. to accomplish which, We
look up the Eagu Of battle, "a not GO be
fulfilled by turning adrift . loosely
framed commonwealth 10 face the vic'sHa.
siates whose natural wealth and sbua.
Cant resources arr uaaat by the inconerus
NeH 81 their political organization ana
the recurring occasions for Internal fSni'
their energies. Tho greatest blessing
which can come 10 Cuba h the rsst0Fg ton
Of her agricultural and industrial pros
perity witch will giyr employment 60 idleg
men and re-cHtabllsh the parsuli1 of
peace. This u her chief and inlnediatv
need.
out os the Cuban island revenues dur.
inE ,he sis months ending June 90 isui
p.fEOit20 was expended fnr 7anltaltnn,
tin. M 70 for chAriiirH and hospitals. aI.d
g. agi.gs for aid &c the destitute.
DtpIWsaasic ueintions fteSumed.
Following the exchange OF ratihcat7ns
OF The treaty q peaes The two SOFA
Bpuin sending 20 Washington the duke
oi ArroS, an eminent dipinmntlst. nrr-
viouRly stationed IA Mexico, while uio
IE'itG States transferred 10 Madrid Hon.
ndilamy 9torrr ~ minister Ht HrusFeir
This was followed hy the respective ap-
Tuintmrut or cunauiF
Commercial Treaties.
Tho fourth section ui the tariff oct ap-
proved July y, ltSL, appears TO prnvtie
only for commercial Treaties which Hhuuls
be- entered into by the president and also
ratified by tho scuutc within two years
Of itH passage. Owing Go dcinyH tuCv1ta-
bile ia nrgutiatiang OF this nature. nnna uf
she treaties initiated under that section
could be- concluded IN time for ratification
b. tho HruHtc prior 60 It's adjournment rn
the ith of March last some Of The prfI1-
ing negotiations however, wore near con.
cluslun "a that time. and the resulting
conventions have since been signed hy
the plonipotCniiaticg. Others, within hath
the third and fourth sections % the act.
are SIN under consideration.
Conventions of Reciprocity.
Conventions of reciprocity have he~n
signed during the congressional Fccssa
with Great Britain for the respective cor
onlcA uf British Guiana, iurhndneS, Bor-
islands, and With the republic uf Nicara-
qua.
Important reciprocal conventions rgyo
been concluded with France and with The
Argentine Republic,
Hur-au of American UrpubIIrn.
Tho Interest taken by the various states
fctning the International union of Ant,F.
lean rrpuhlitH IN the works uf itH ar
ruDlc bureau 81 evidenced hy the fact that
for the nrst time since tts creation. in
tral America arc now r.prtarntcd la a
The WORK of the bureau.
The purely International character af
th. wurk bsiug done by the bureau ana
the apprcciation u rs value are furthct
emphasized by tho active cooperation
which the various governments OF thr
Latin-AmeFican republics and their dipjp.
matte representatives ia this capital are
now exhibiting, nud the Enaioua uudcHV-
ors they are making 90 extend Its nciJ
OF usefulness.
The Tnn-AmrrIraH Exposition.
The net iu encourage tho holding 81 tho
Fan American exposition an thc Niagara
frontipr within The county of Erie OF Ni
RPura. In the state ~ New York. in tie
year 1901. WAS approved On March J. itt1
rhig exposition, which will b. held IA tho
ciiS OF Buffalo Ia the vicinity OF the grCat
Journey OF witch reside forty mln.Sn of
our people, VIII br confined entirely 10
the western hemisphere.
Thc Government Exhibit.
The law provides an appropriation Of
Eda 100 for the purpOar of making an cM.
hlhit at the exposition by the govltn-
ment of the United States frnm its cxecti.
i've department and from the Smithsun-
lab Institution and national museum, he
United States commission of iish and iish-
er,pE, the department of iFb0r and tho
bureau Of the American republics, To So
cutu complete and harmonious arrange.
ment OF this government exhibit, b'sf~d
OF nanagrmcnt has already b.cn created
and charged with the selection. purchase.
preparation. transportation, aTrnngetS m
teFiuls to- be exhibited.
The ESPart Exposition.
In accordance with the act Uf congress.
approved December n, isss, and under
tb9 aunpIcea of the Phlisdriphia ComIner-
cLli museum. a r1cEt interesting and v4.u-
MblC exposition of products and mHnufa.
lures especially adapted to export Tn ,ie.
WAS held In Philadelphia from the ilfh
ag September 10 thc LIST OF December. iSss
The representative character of the ex-
hibits and the widespread interest mani.
Tested IA the special objects OF the under
taking afford renewed encouragement 90
thors who look confidently to the steady
growth of orr enlarged ezpor'a,ion "
.HNNNF FHNaH r
Tbe Raaue Conference.
In response to the invitetlons Of his
majesty, the emperor OF Russia, dnietf1tes
from twenty-gix countries were aMActnbica
at The Hague on the lsth ot MAY. -
az peace. The commission from tsan
United Etates consisted OF Hon Anlraw
D. White, Hon. Seth Low, Hon. Stanford
United States navy. Capt. Wm T. Gro.
sier, of the United States army. and Hon.
Frederick ". Hollis, secretary. The oc.
sssSn sssms 70 be sPpsrss nss S ISr ,s ,ss
pacific adjustment Of international diff. r.
encea, a subject IN which the American
Veopie have been deuply Interested for
many yeaFs aud deanite project fo' n
permanent international tribunal was In
clude,l w the Instructions 10 the delegates
Thc Wsdsasisa Provided Fer.
The mediation provided for By the con-
NN3itfNn ~ RAtNtt hHA stNf7NA
and IN Intended 20 avoid amy invassf.E Or
limitation Of the sovereign rights Of the
acscrinn states
Gnnrasd Oar Historic Position.
whilo earnestly promoting the idea of
esiabliss.ag A permanent international
tribunal the dccrutinn af ,ho Unttec
Statez WAS not uumsndful of the tncnn-
yenlencts which might arise from an 'Is-
trtfive exercise uf mediation ana IN sign.
lnx the convention carefully guarded tho
rfsfoffc 1,esntffar of tne limited HtatmA 5y
the following declaration
Nothing contained I'm sA!s convention
shuit be 50 construed aa 10 require ins
United States Of America 30 depart from
sts traditional policy Of no4 iHtfudtng
npen. interfering with rf cntangiing tt-
seif IN the political questions or policy ~
International ADMINISTRATION OF any gtata /;
nor shall anything contained IN the asld
convention be construed TO imply re-
Iis.quiehnent by the tinltsd States Of
America Of It's traditional attitude toward
purely American qace,tons,"
THE voItSrEEH ARMY.