Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-07

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IT. 81 january. so that the fuil rs tnr,;
-. ~ neace found the rellnquished .e,
tnrv held by us In trust for the ~" az,
Maintaining, under the direction Ol ~. .herein
acntiye such government ana coh.a s.ara The
81 should conserve public order, feStoie ~.
nroductiye conditions of peace; 50 luns hich
thnrhed by the instability and disoraet Mn and.
prevailed for the greater Rarr 81 th un tranaul
daveiopment of the domestic state wnerep ~,
aione can be realized the high purpose, ~
nroclaimed in the joint resolution auWp' ~
by the Congress the l0th or Aprll ao. m ai Is.
,,:sh,nh the United States disclaimed any us
nosition or intention to exercise sovereignty ~,
Jurisdiction or control over CuDa. eAcepl A.
the qualification thereof, ana asserleu us w -
termination when that was accompnsneo, ~
leave the government and contfol OF the ISL.
and to its people. The pledge contained IN
this resolution IS OF the highest nohorapie
obligation and must be sacredly kept.
Americas Great Responsibility.
This nation has assumed before the world
grave responsibility for the future gooo
Government Of Cuba. We have accepted
trust the fulfilment Of which calls Tor the
sternest integrity OF parpose T aa n .ng Cuba
yet to arise from the ashes or the PAST mus iss
neds be bound to us BY ties or slnsuiH,r. III ~
timacy and strength II Its enduring wel,arS
is to be assured Whether those ties snail
he organic or conventional, the destinies or
Cuba are In some rightful form and manner
irreyocably linked with our own. Dut now
in the rpeness of events Whatever De the
outcome, we must see to 1t that free Iupa
be a reality, not a name: perfect entity,
not hasty experiment lt,, bearing "'th'h ~
self the elements Of failure.
BY the treaty Of peace the Spanish people
on the island have until April III: 1900. 70
elect whether they will remain citizens q
Spain or become citizens Of Cuba. Until
then 1t cannot be definitely ascertained who
shall be entitled to participate In the Tor.
nation of the government OF CUBA ny that
time the results of the census Will nave
been tabulated and we shall proceed to pro-
vide for elections which Will commit the
municipal governments OF the island 10 me
officers elected by the people. Meantime
island the products of Cuba should have q
market in the United States on MS GOOD
terms and with as favorable rates OF duty
treaties of reciprocity which shall be made.
Diplomatic Relations Resumed.
Following the exchange OF Publications OF
the treaty Of peace the two governments
accredited minister's to each other Spain
sending to Washington the Duke OF Arcos
an eminent diplomatist. previously stationed
In Mexico. while the United states trans
ferred to Madrid Bellamy Storer, It's minis
ter at Brussels. This was followed by the
respective appointment Of cOnsuls, thereby
fully resnmng the relations interrupted by
the war.
judicial intercourse between the courts OF
Cuba aud Porto Rico and or Spain mas peen
established, as provided by the treaty OF
peace The Cuban political prisoners in
Spanish penal stations have been and are
being released and returned to their homes
In accordance with article 6 Of the treaty.
Negotiations are about to be had for defining
the conventional relations between the two
countries, which fell into allegiance by rea.
son of the war l trust that those Will In
clude favorable arrangement for CONNER
cial reciprocity under the terms Of sections 3
and Of the current tariff act.
Venezuela Boundary Award.
.fa.l att.
ton, appointed under the glo-Venezuelan
treaty of 1897. rendered an award. Oct 3
last, whereby the boundary line between
Venezuela and British Guiana ls determined
thus ending a controversy which has ex-
listed for the greater part Of the century.
The award as to which the arbltrators were
unanimous, while not meeting the extreme
contention of either party, gives to Great
Britain large share Of the interior terri
tory in dispute and to Venezuela the entire
mouth Of the Orinoco, including Barima
distance to the eastward. The decision ap-
pears to be equally satisfactory to both
parties.
Treaties Under Tariff Act.
The fourth section Of the tariff act. APP
proved July "a, 1897, appears to provide only
for commercial treaties which should be
entered into by the President and also rati
fed by the Senate within two years from
Its passage. Owing to delays, inevitable In
negotiations Of this nature. none OF the
treaties initiated under that section could
be concluded in time for ratification by the
Senate prior to It's adjournment the 4th of
March last. Some of the pending negotia-
lions, however, We're near conclusion ut that
time and the resulting conventions have
since been signed by the plenipotentiaries.
Conventions of reciprocity have been
signed during the congressional recess with
Great Britain for the respective colonies OF
British Guiana, Barbados, Bermuda, ia
maica and Turks and CaicoS Islands, ana
with the Republic of Nicaragua.
Important reciprocal conventions have
also been concluded with France and with
the Argentine Republic.
forming the international Union OF Amer can
Republics In the work Of It's organic bureau
Is evidenced by the fact that for the first
time since it's creation In 1890 all the repub
lies of South and Central America are now
represented In 1t. Its maintenance is there
fore assured for the next ten years.
Peace Congress at The Hague.
In response to the invitation Of his mai
esty the Emperor OF Russia delegates from
twenty -six countries were assembled at The
Hague May 10, as members Of Il conference
in the interest of peace. The final act of
the conference includes conventions upon
the amelioration of the laws and customs OF
war on land, the adaptation to maritime
warfare Of the principles of the Geneva con-
cial methods to international cases. The
convention for the pacific settlement of In
ternational conflicts embodies the leading
features of the American plan, with such
the great diversity of views and interests
represented by the delegates While ear
nestly promoting the idea of establishing a
permanent international tribunal, the dele.
CATION OF the United States was not unmnd-
full of the Inconvenience which might arise
from an obtrusiye exercise of mediation,
and in signing the convention carefully
guarded the historic position OF the United
States.
Increase in Army.
Since my last annual message and IN ODE.
dience to the acts of the Congress OF April
% and 20, 1893, the remaining volunteer
force enlisted for the Spanish war, consist.
ing Of "a ,S34 regulars and 11O.202 volunteers,
with over 5000 volunteer officers, has been
discharged from the military service By
the act Of March =, 1899, Congress gave a,i-
thority to increase the regular army to
maximum not exceeding $1,000 enlisted men
and to enlist force of $4,000 volunteers,
to be recruited from the country at large
BY virtue Of this authority the regular army
has been increased to the number of 81 900
enlisted men and 2,24S officers and new vol,
unteer regiments have been organized aggre.
eating 3D. $50 enlisted men and ,524 officers
Two of these volunteer regiments are made
up of colored men, with colored line officers.
The new troops to take the places Of those
returning from the Philippines have been