The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-14

act Sult8Olc RoNcl hh''h' W. -"
ccGcd territory. OF the character ana
scope Of the measures to th"t ond
shall treat in another part OF this
message.
The Withdrawal Of the authority Of
Spain from the island OF Cuha WAS cf
f,cted BY the first OF January 80 that
the full establishment OF peace
found the rclirquishcd territory hclG
bv ~ IN trust for the inhH5itantS
maintaining under the direction OF the
| executive such government ara con
troll therein as should conserve pubic
order, restore the productive condl.
tons OF peace SO long disturbed by II"
| instability aud disorder which pre-
| vailed for the greater part OF the pre-
r,ding three decades, and build NJ
| that tranquil development OF the DO
| mcstc state whereby alone can BE- re
| allied the high purpose az proclaimed
| in the joint resolution adopted ny Tin
Congress on the l9oh OF April. 1895 by
which the United States diSclnlmcd
any disposition or control over Cuba
except for the paclGca:iCn th crcOi,
and asserted its determination when
that was accomplished TO leave I'VE
government and control OF the island
to its people. The pledge contained
| Ill VI. TtsolNtlOIl IL VI Oiit u tCtS I'h
orublc obligation ana must be sac: cd
kept.
believe that substantial progress
| has been made in this direction. All
| the administrative measures adopted
IN Cuba have aimed 10 tit for rcgcn.
Grated existence by cnf0r ing the su.
prcmncy Of law aud justice, 10y placing
wherever practicable the mach incry
! OF administration in the hands OF in
habitanto: by institutinE needed Sani-
tary reforms by sprGudinE education :;
by fostering industry and trade; by in.
culcHting public morality, and, in
shOlt by taking every rational step to
aid the Cuban people to attain to that
plane OF sclf-cOnsciOus respect and rclf.
reliant unity which fits an enlightened
community for self government within
its own sphere, while enabling It TO
. fulfill ali outward obligations.
! This nation has assumed before the
: world Is grave responsibility for the
; future gouu government Of Cuba. We
Il have accepted Is trust tbs fulfil !lmcnl
= Of which calls for honesty and integrity
. Of purposo and the exercise OF the
highest wisdom. Tho new c0mmttc &c
yc. to arise from the ashes OF the past
must ncc.s be bound to us by ties Of
singular intimacy and strength II its
enduring welfare is to be assured.
Whether these tics shall be organic or
conventional, the dcstinies OF Cuba arc
IN some righLtul form and manner
irrcvUCably linked with our own, but
: how and how far Is for tie futurc TO
determine in the ripCncss Of events
Whatever be the outcome, We mus I
; see TO it that free Cuba be arcality,
not ~ name, perfect unity, not a
hasty experiment hearing within its II
the elements Of failure.
Our mission, to accomplish which
ne took up the wages OF battle. Is not
to be fulfilled by turning adrift any
=, loosely framed common. wealth to
lace the vicissltudrs which too often
attend weaker States whose natural
' wealth and abundant resources are of
set by the inconErultles Of their pol :
tical organization and the recurring
occasions for internal rivnlrics to sap
their strength and d'ssipatc their en-.
crgics. The greatest blessing which
can come to CUBA il the rcstorati on Of
her agricultural and industrial pro-
perity, which will give employ ment
10 Idle men aud rc-cstablish the pur-
suits Of peace. This Is her chic and
Immediate need.
On the l9tn OF August, lat, an orders
was made for the taking OF the Gems us
IN the island, to be completed on the
: 9Th OF November. by the treaty of
) peace the Spanish people on the island
have until april II, 1900 10 circ,
whether they will remain citiAano OF
Spain or become citiZ:ns OF Cunu.
Until then IT cannot be dcii mite
| - asccrtalncd who shall be entitled to
| participate in The formation of the
government OF Cuba. BY that time
the results OF the census Will have been
| tabuleted and we shall proceed to pro.
vide for elections which will commit
the municipal governments Of the is.
land to the officers elected BY the p,O.
pie. The experience thus ACQUIRED
shall prove OF great value in the for
nation OF representative convention
OF the people to draft a constitution
ana establish general sy stem OF i0dc-
pendent government for the island, in
me meantime, and so long as We ex.
trclsc control over the island, the pro.
ducts OF Cuba should have Is market in
.le Cnltcd States on as good terms and
WIN as favorable rates OF duty as are
gwen to the West lnGia islands under
the treaties OF reciprocity which shall
w llIaNlc.
For the relief Of the distressed In the
Island OF Cuba, the war department
has issued Supplies TO destitute persons
through the officers Of the army, which
have amounted to 5 5,403 900 rations, at
cost OF 81 AT 55487.
10 promote the Disarmament Of the
CUBAN volunteer army and In the IN
tcrcSt OF public peace, and the welfare
OF the people the sum OF $75 was paid
TO each Cdban soldier borne upon the
authenticated rolls, on condition that
be should deposit his arms with the au-
thori.ies designed by the United States.
The sum thus distributed aggrega ed
81 SAT, 750, which W as paid from the en-
ergency fund provided for by the act
of January S, 1899, for that purpose.
Out Of the Cuban island revenues
during the six months, ending juno
80, 1899, 81 ,7l8 Ola 20 was expended for
sanitation, $293. .891 10 for charities and
hospitals, and $88, ,944.03 for aid to the
destitute.
Following the exchange OF the rati-
fications of the treaty of peace, the
two governments accredited ministers
to each other, Spain sending to Wash