Willmar tribune., 1899-12-13

sides the provisions above me ntioned, also
guarantees US the same eFpriVile sand con-
mercial vessels in all Of the islands Of
Samoa as those possessed by Germany.
Relations to Cuba.
- OF our relations to Cuba during the year
he. recall the withdrawal Of the Spanish
garrisons andsthe esta blishment Of Ameri-
can military govern r1ent until such time
as the. people were capable of caring for
and maintaining a government of their
own; He says that our pledge to Cuba to
the highest honorable obligation and must
be sacredly kept. Of the progress being
made in the island he says:
island of Cuba the war department. has
issued supplies to destitute persons,
through the officers of the army, which
cost of s1,417, ,554.W. l.
Cuban, volunteer army, and in the interest
oeoP he 81 h Vas pad 70 OF eae
Cuban soldier borne upon the .authenti-
Gated rolls, on condition that he should
Rgnaad RS by hs ned Ta sstes hs Tho
thus disbursed aggregated 81, ,547, ,75O which
was paid from the emergency fund pro-
vided by the act of January s. 1899, for that
:. out: Of the Cuban island revenues during
the; sig. months ending June 3o,s 1885, ST.
:2ss; ISL. - Tor charities and HOSPITALS L and and
$SS. .944.0S for aid to the destitute.
!? 4 believe that substantial progress has
been made in this direction; All the admin
aimed to fit it for regenerated existence
by enforcing the supremacy of law and
justice; by placing wherever practicable
the machinery of administration in the
needed sanitary reforms: by spreading ed
ucation: by fostering industry and trade.
by inculcating public morality, and, in
short, by taking every rational step to aid
the Cuban people to attain to that plane of
self-conscious respect and self-reliant
unity which fits an enlightened community
for self-government within it's own
ward obligations.
This nation has assumed before the world
a grave responsibility for the future good
trust the fulfllment of which calls for the
sternest integrity. of purpose and the ex-
ercise Of the highest wisdom. The new
Cuba yet to arise from the ashes Of the
past, must needs be bound to us by ties of
singular intimacy and strength II it's en-
during welfare is to be assured Whether
those ties shall be organic or conventional,
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
it that free Cuba be a reality. not a name, mar e.
a perfect entity, not a hasty experiment
bearing within itself the elements of fail
took up the wages of battle, is not to be
fulfilled by turning adrift any loosely
framed comm onwea!th to face the vicissi-
tudes which too often attend weaker states
sources are offset by the incongrufties of
their political organization and the re-
curing occasions for internal rivalries to
ergies. The greatest blessing which can
come to Cuba is the restoration of her agri-
cultural and industrial prosperity, which
establish the pursuits of peace This is her
chief and immediate need.
Census Of Cuba Being Taken.
On the 10th of August last an order was
made for the taking of the census in the
island. to be completed on the 3oth Of No
people cn an HpF II
1900, to elect whether they will remain citi-
zens of Spain or become citizens of Cuba
Until then it lisa cannot h Re a., definitely ascer
in the formation of the government of
Cuba. BY that time the results of the CEN
sus will have been tabulated and we shall
proceed to provide for elections which will
commit the municipal governments of the
island to the officers elected by the people.
The experience thus acquired will prove Of
tative convention of the people to draft a
constitution and establish a general sys-
tenn of Independent government for the is
exercise control over the island the prod
ucts of Cuba should have market in the
United States on as good terms and with
the West India islands Under treaties Of Of
reciprocity which shall be made.
He says that peaceful relations have again
been resumed with Spain, and recommends
ing. out of that part Of the peace treaty
which provided for the settlement of ella inns
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
meets the realization Of earnest desires on
the part of many of the American people,
Of our particular part in this conference
the president says:
While earnestly promoting the idea of
tribunal, the delesation of the United
States was not unmindful Of the incon-
veniences which might arise from an OBJ
the ana n
historic position Of the United States by
the following declaration:
Nothing contained in this convention
United States of America to depart from
its traditional policy of not intruding upon,
interfering with, or entangliing itself in
nal admlnistration Of any foreign state:
nor shall anything contained in the said
convention be construed to imply. re.
America of it's traditional attitude toward
purely American questions"
Thus interpreted, the convention for the
pacific settlement of international conflicts
may be regarded as realizing the earnest
desire of great numbers of American cit
izens whose deep sense of justice, ex-
pressed in hume rous resolutions and memo
rials, has urged them to labor. fer this
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
of mastering out the volunteers of the
troops in compiianee s with egislation e. enaet1 aew
ed by the last congress. He commends
highly the action of the volunteers who re-
NAMED in service after the conclusion Of
our army now in the Philippines:
The force now in Manila consists of 9O5
officers and 3o57S regulars, and 594 officers
aggregate of 1,499 officers and d, 9G6 men.
When the troops now under orders shall
reach Manila, the. force in the archipelago
will comprise 2.C51 officers and &C., ,4S3 men.
The muster out of the great volunteer
army organized for the Spanish war and
the creation of a new army the transpOr-
tatlon from Manila to San Francisco of
those entitled to discharge, and the trans
portation of the new troops to take their
places have been a work of great magni-
tude well and ably done, for which too
much credit cannot be given the war de-
partment.
OF that portion of the army now serving
in Cuba and Porto Rico he says:
During the past year we have reduced
our force in Cuba and Porto Rico. In
Cuba, we now have 334 officers and 10, 796
enlisted men; in Porto Rico, 81 officers and
1856 enlisted men and a battalion Of 400
while stationed throughout the United
States are $40 officers and 1917 men, and in
Hawaii II officers and ASS enlisted men.
The Postal. Service. 49,
The work of the postal service both at
home and in the colonies is spoken Of at