The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-12-15

guarantees us the same privileges and con-
mercial vessels ii, ali Of the Il Islands of
Samoa as those possessed by Germany.
Relations to, Cuba.
OF our relations to Cuba during the year
ne rseais the withdraMai Of the Spanish
can military government until such time
as the people, We're capable Of caring for
AND Of their
stablish an independent government is Of
the highest honorable obligation and must
be sacrediy kept. or the progress being
island os c st the War pssssa 1T has has
Trough thpep Officers of the army he whie
have amounted u TO 5,4ss,006 rationis. at" at
To promote the disarmament Of the
of public peace and the welfare of the
people, the sum of SIS was paid to each
eated ro He on Condition that att he aus shouid
deposit his arms with the authorities
designated by the United States. The sum
was paid from the emergeasy fts fund Sr pro1
vided by the act of January s. 1899. for that
Out of the Cuban island revenues during
7 d2.S i; was expended for sanitation,
$SS.s49.0s for aid to the destitute ''H'S anu
believe that substantial progress has
been made in this direction. All the admin
istrative. measures adopted in Cuba have
| by enforcing the supremacy of law and
| Justice: by placing wherever practicable
the machinery or administration in the
hands of the Inhabitants: by instituting
needed sanitary reforms; by spreading ed
| ucation by fostering industry and trade:
| by intoxicating public morality, land, in
short, by taking every rational step to aid
| Self-cOnSclOuS respect and Self-reliant
unity which fits an enlightened Community
sphere. while enabling it to fulfil all out
| ward obligations.
| This nation has assumed before the world
a grave responsibility for the future good
trust the fulfillment of which calls for the
sternes t. integrity aS Of purp9se and the
Cuba yet to arise from the ashes Of the
past, must needs be bound to US by ties Of
singular intimacy and strength if its en-
those ties shall be organic or conventional,
the destinies of Cuba are in some rightfui
form and manner irrevocably linked with
our own, but how and how far is for the fu-
ture to determine in the ripeness of events
| Whatever be the outcome, we must see to
it that free Cuba be a reality, not name,
bearing within itself the elements e Of FAIL
ure. Our mission, to accomplish which we
took up the wages of battle, is not to be
framed commonwealth to face the vicissi-
tudes which too often attend weaker States
whose natural. wealth and abundant re-
| sources are offset by the incongruities Of
! their political organization and the re-
| curing occasions fer internal rivalries to
ae e atd weh
| come to Cuba is the restoration of her asri-
cultural and industrial prosperity. which
will give employment to idle men and re-
| chief and immediate need.
Census of Cuba Being Taken.
On the 18th of August last an order was
made for the taking of the census in the
island, to be completed on the 3Oth of No
ish people on the island have until Aprii H.
1900, to elect whether they will remain cti-
7ens Of Spain or become ne citizens Of Cuba
tanned who shall be entitled to participate
in the formation of the government of
proceed to provide for elections which will
commit the municipal governments of the
The experience thus acquired will prove Of
great value in the formation of represen-
tative convention Of the people to draft a
tenn Of Independent government for the is
land: In the meantime. and SO long as we
| ucts of Cuba should have a market in the
United States on as good terms and with
as favorable rates of duty as are given to
the. West India islands under treaties of
He says that peaceful relations have again
been resumed with Spain, and recommends
that Lee egis t that viii permit the garry
which provided for the settlement Of claims
Of American citizens against Spain by this
| government be enacted.
| The Peace Congress-.
Our connection with the peace congress
is reviewed at length, and the president
says that the results of the conference
part the Of aa2 of f desires
the president says:
establishing a permanent. International
tribunal. the delegation. of the United
States was not unmndful of the incon-
trusive exercise of mediation, and in sign
Ing the conyention carefully guarded the
the following declarations:
Nothing contained in this convention
shall be- 50 construed as to require the
United States Of America to depart from
interfering with, or entangling itself tn
the political questions or policy or inter-
nal admnistratiGn Of any f9regn state
Establishment by the United States Of
Thus interpreted, the convention for the
pacific settlement Of interna t!onal conflicts
desire Of great numbers of American cit
liens whose deep sense of justice, ex-
pressed in numerous resolutions and memo
noble achievement. The general charac-
ter of this convention, already signed by
the delegates of more than 20 sovereign
able action OF the senate of the United
States, whose ratification it still awaits
The War Department..
A history Of the operations Of the war
department. is given, including the work
Spanish war and the organization of new
troops in compliance with legislation enact
ed by the last congress-. He commends
NAMED in service after the conclusion Of
the treaty of peace with Spain: and says of
b arm foyc now IN It the PhppneS
officers and 3O,57S regulars, and 594 officers
and 1888 of the. volunteers, making an
aggregate of 1,49s officers and 1896 men.
| When the troops now under orders shall
will comprise 2,o51 officers and 60, 4S3 men.
my ea for Of th the tb
tation from Manila to San Francisco Of
those entitled to discharge, and the trans
places have been work of great magni-
| tude well and ably done, for which too
much credit cannot be given the war de-
Of that portion of the army now serving
| in Cuba and Porto Rico he says:
forge the e Pat have reduced
Cuba, we now have 1874 officers and 1O,796
! enlisted men; in Porto Rico, 81 officers and
1856 enlisted men and battalion of 400
while stationed throughout the United
| States are 80 officers and II, BIT men, and in
| Hawaii II officers and ASS enlisted men,
| The Postal Service.
The work Of the postal service both at
length, and the operations of the depart.
| ment in both places pronounced satisfac-
| tory. OF the service in the colonies he says:
| The appointment of director general of
posts of Cuba, was given to an expert who
had been chief post Office inspe ctor and as