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Show PRESIDENT MILTS MESSAGE. The Chief Executive Presents His Annual Budget to Congress. Hcvlcwn tlio Wnr nrtil I'rcHcnt lite Situation In Cuhn-ls Mule H.cy;nrd- Ing tlio I'll I ii ro I'olky In tlto I'ltlllpplnOH-l'ntorrt Im-renio lit Ilia Standing Army ana tlio Muntorlnn, Out of olutitccrM riflccti (Now I Ightlnn Ship In bo Unlit Dckixato In Internal tlovcnuo and (icnoral Pontal Itctiirnn Hawaiian Cinttorax. T th Finale md Hoou ot llepre-sentatlvest llepre-sentatlvest Notwithstanding the ad.1d hutdens rendered neoeeeary by th war, our ptopl rejoice in wry tallifaetory I and steadily lnfr"aln,r degree, ot proi- parity, evidenced by the largest v lume o( business ever recorded 1 very menu-faoture menu-faoture tin been prodt'ctlve. ngrlcul-turt ngrlcul-turt puriuHi have yielded abtntant return, re-turn, labor In the Helli o inJuitry Ii better rewarded, rvnu I nutation i passed by th pree-nt Congrees haa In creased tha triiiurv t rec ipta the amount ertlmated by ita authorities, tht finance of the ifvrnnint hive bten aucceeefully admlnls rrj ant Hi rrcllt advanced to the first rink, while Ha I currency haa been inilnlainad at tb I world a hlnhtt atanlard Mllltity r- I tic under a, oomnDii ill ant for r. I rlghltoua raus haa itrnatliend h j national aplrlt and aervrd t ctmvnt I mor closely than tvr Ilia fraternal , bonda between vry section of the country. A review ot ihe relttlin uf thi United Htate to othf powers, alwaya appropriate la thla )ar 'f primary lin. portanca In view of the mimentoue ', Iieues whlcJi have arlstn, lemandlnrr In i . one Instance the ulllpu-e determination I by arma, and Involving far7reachlng j conerquenclre which will requlra the earnest attention of the Congreii. DUTY TOWAIltl HP UN j In my laal annual mias-iKr, verr full I consideration was given In th qu'itlon of tha duty of the rove nment of the ! United Htalea toward Hpaln. and the I Cuban Insurrection aa being by far the l moat Important problem with whloh we I were called upon to did The con- ! alderatlona then advanct-l, aid tha ex- ' poeltlon of the view therein expressed, oiaeloscd my if nse of the extreme grav. Ity of the iltuatlon BeltlnT ailde. aa logically unfounded or .iractlcally Inid-rnlnable. Inid-rnlnable. the recognition of the Cubin insurgents aa belligerents the recognition recog-nition of the Independence of Cuba, neu-tral neu-tral Intervention to end the war by Imposing Im-posing rational comnrjmlu between the contestants. Inters entlm In favor of one or the other party tnl the forcible annexation of the laland I concluded It honratly due to our frlmlly rela-tlona rela-tlona with Hpaln that aha should be riven a reaaonable chan e lo realise her . ' -expectatlona of reform to which ihfMl " become Irrevocably committed Within few weeka rrevloua ihe hid. an- I pounced comprehensive Diana wllrn it .' waa confidently aerted would te efflcn- cloua to remedy he cvlli ro deeply ar-ftctlnr ar-ftctlnr our own country ao Injurious to the true Intereila of the niftVr conn-try. conn-try. aa well aa thoae of Cu'ji ami ao repurnan to the unUeraal aentlment of humanity . ..... The eniulnr montha broimlit little alan of real prorreaa towirl the paclfl. cation of Cuba The Atfonomiui ad-mlnlatratlon ad-mlnlatratlon Mt up In ha capital arrt wm of the rrlnrlptl lllei appeared not to mln the favor of 1'ie Inh ililionta nor to be able to exten 1 thlr Influenca to the larca extent of lernlnry held by She Iniuraente while the military arm. bvlouil unable to rope with Ihe t-t 111 ctlva rebellion continued manv of the raott objectionable and nff-ni'v prllclea. of the rnvernment that iad prcceled It 'No tangible relief waa affo-ded the vtit jiirmbfra of unhappy rec inwnlra Ins, . deaplte the relteraleJ profeianna mado tn that recard and the amount appro r ' rrlalcJ by Ppaln tn thlt nd The nrof. iered expedient or aoiwa at riilthatlon proved lllmnry Indeel no lia tracheal trac-heal nor more dluale prnnliee of auc. cor cntill well ha ben tendered 'o ,tJn cxhauited and deatltule peonle tripped of atrthat maJe ' fc and Inme dear, and herdel In a nine relon anion- iiniympathetlc trn ra htrdly leia nfceKlloua than th'in t-lv-a HTAUVIKO ItKCONCIiNTItADOa I lly the end of Pe(cmlicr me mortall- 1 ty amonr them btl fruitfully In- rreaird ConaeratUa eatlmilea fnim rlpanlih aiurcea placed the deaths tmonc theae dlatreaied pcn-l at over 19 per cent, from the lime Hen Wey-ler'a Wey-ler'a decree of reconcentnloa M u-forced u-forced With the acnulm n-n of Hpin-lih Hpin-lih authorltlea, a achrme waa adopted for relief by charlnlile cunir'hutlone i railed In thla country and tllitrlbuted pnderthe direction of Hie mul iener-11 iener-11 and tha leveral cnnauli by noble nnd rarneat Individual effort thrnui he or-ranlted or-ranlted ocenclea of the Amerlcun Ited Creia Thuuianda of Uvea were thua aavtd but many thouvandi mora were Inic-iceailble Inic-iceailble to auch form of aid The war continued on tin old footlnc wlUiout comprehenalve plan, dtvaloplne only tha aame apaimadlo encountrra barren ot atrategic remit, tint hv! marliel the eourae of tha earlier ten ireara of rebellion aa well aa the prrient (niurreotion from Ha atart Vo alterna. , live aave phyileal exhn itlot of elth- I r combatant and therewl'tnl the pnic- ! ileal ruin ot the laland. lay In ilaht. but 1 how far dlatant no one could venture yto conleclure DDSTltUCTION OP TIIR MAINK At thla Juncture, on the 15th of 1 February last. occurred the ( destruction of he lu'tlleahlp MAlne, I while rlihtfully lylnr In the harbor ot ! Havana nn a mission of International nmrtiiy and rood-will a laiatftrophe tha suiplrtoua rviture anl h rror if which stirred 'he ne '-m s heart profoundly pro-foundly It la a Btrlkiiir evidence of fhe p-Maa and aturdy an arnsn ills Mniulshlnr our rational rturarter that thla shocking; blow dilllnr uinn a sen erous people, ar idy deeply louclu-J by preoedlna; ever "s In Cuba did not pyive them to dewinrate rr c to iol &tte no Vnnrer the existence or a con Itlon of iVinger and (J'eonlor at uur noors that mide ptsalble au h a dc 1 r r-,t rr " Klnot of Justice prsmllrd and Hie ras lion anxiously awaited tha result ot khe icarchlnK Investlga Kin at once let ten foot. The finding of Ihe WW I board Icf Inquiry established that the origin 'f the explosion wua asternal by a lubmsrlno mine and on' halted hrouxh rack of positive testimony to x the responsibility of Ita authorship r All those thlncs carrlod conviction I 1 to the mt 1houhlful, even l.fore the nmllnr of the rnval court, that n crlsli lr our relalloni with Bpaln awl toward Cuba were at hand H atronst ' waa 4hla Wllef thwt It needM tiut n brief executive urs;Mtlon to 1he Con- , rress to receive Immediate amwer to the duty nf maklnir Instant provHIon for the poelble and terhti apeedlly proMlito emeraency of war nml the remarkable almost unique epefacle waa preiented of a uninlrmua ve ol both houaea on the 'th of Hrch np-proprhitln; np-proprhitln; fitly million dillara"for thi mtlorail drfepae an 1 for each and every purpose cunnocled therewith to bi exptntled at the iHwratton of the Trri-Ident." Trri-Ident." NOT llHAUr KOI! WAIt That hla net of v-ovleeon came none too soon wns dlirlceed when the application ap-plication of the fund waa undertaken. Our forts were practically undefended Our mvy needed kirite provision for Increased ammunition and aupplleannd even numbers to coe with nny sudden attack from tha navy of Hrtn which eomprlead modern veasrtf of the hlah-eat hlah-eat ype of contlnentil ptrfectlon our army also require! enlargement of men and munitions The details of the bur-ried bur-ried prersuutlon for the decided corrtln-rency corrtln-rency la told In the reports of the twrstiirles of war and ot the novy anl neM not be repeated here It Is auf-flrlerrt auf-flrlerrt w my that Ihe outbreak of war, when rt did come found our rsitlon not unnrepirel lo meet the conflict Nor was the apprehension of comlns; strife confined to our own eounry It wa fill by h contlnrenl inwere, which on Aplrl lh through their am-bsesoilora am-bsesoilora and envoy addressed to the execwtlve an expreeelon of hope that huminlty ard modenllon might mark the course of this govirnment and people peo-ple and Ibrat further negrOitlone would lend to an attempt which while eecur-Inr eecur-Inr ths malrttennnca of peace, would afllrm nil neceasary guaronteis for the re-eaflablfshment of order In Cuba In rtmpondlng In that presentation I also ehsred the hope that the envoys had exprened tht peace mlfh b pre-erved pre-erved In a mnnr to terminate the chronic condition of dltnrbunci In Cuba, ro Injurious and menacing to our Interests and tranquility, aa well aa allocking to our aentlmenta of humnnl-ly, humnnl-ly, and while appricla-tlngrfhe humanitarian humani-tarian and dlelirterestid clrvracter of the nrmmunlcatlon tiny had adopted on bebnlf of the powers, It hid stated the confidence of thla governmmt. on Ho pant that equal appreciation wouhj be ehown for K earnest and umelflsh endmvors to fulfill a duty of humsnl-ty humsnl-ty by ending a iltuatlon, the InderinHe prolongation of which had baoonw In-auffernble ItnCOQNITION OP CUI1A. Btlll animated by tho bono of a peace-ful peace-ful solution and obeying tho dlctalea ol duly, no effort waa relaxed to bring I about a speedy ending ot the Cuban atruggle Negotiation! to thla effect continued actively wtm the government govern-ment of Bpaln looking to the immMlati conclusion of a six montha" urmlallci m Cuba wllh a view to effect the rerug-rdtlon rerug-rdtlon of her people'e right to Independence Indepen-dence IlMldee this the Inetant raw-cation raw-cation of the order of reconcentntlon waanskel, ao that the sufferers return Ing to thrlr home and aided by united unit-ed American nnd Ppinlsh effort might be put In a way to support themselvei and by orderly resumption of Ihe well nigh deatroyrd prolurtlve energlea nl the laland, tvrt rlbtite to the reatoratloc of Ita tranquility nnd well-being Nrjro. flatlora continued for come little Hm at Midltd resulrtrg In eiffera by tht Spanish govcrrmeTt which could not but be regarded ns Inadequate It wai proposed to ronfl I ho prerortHm ol pcaro to the liwulnr parliament yei to be convened under the inrtono-noui decree of November 1MT but wi'houl Impairment In nnv wire of tlio tnU-lirtlonal tnU-lirtlonal powers of tha Sfalrtd rovern-men' rovern-men' which to tint end would grant on armistice If solicited by the Insurgents Insur-gents for uch time as the general In chief might see fit to fix How nnl with what itftopo of dlacrethinary rowera Ihe Insular parllotnent expected lo et alioul Ihe preparation" nf peace dM rot apemr If II was 1n be by ne-gctlallon ne-gctlallon with the tmtirrents 'he Issue seemled to rest on the all with a lolv chen hy that faction of the eleci'-s In the dlslrlcls under Spsnlah control and oti the ohw w'th the Insurgent population hoi line the Interior country coun-try imrepreaented In the M-cilled parliament par-liament and defiant at the auggeatlon of suing for peace bpain 's CAMOunvnna Orlevrd and disappointed at thla barren outcome of my alnccre endeavor endeav-or to teach a practicable rilutkm I felt It my duty to remit Ihe whole quratvm to the Congrei In the message mes-sage nf April II. 1191. I annuueed that with thla 1at overture In the direction of Immidlate peace In Cuba and Its disappointing receprlnn by fpan, the effort of the executive waa brought to an end I araln reviewed the alterna-live alterna-live courm of action which I had pre-parrd, pre-parrd, concluding lhat Ihe only consonant conso-nant with irvtermllorHl policy and com. patlhle with our firm-set historical trail1 tra-il1 Urns waa Intervention a a tieulral to stop the war and check the hopeless arraflce of life even though that resort Involved 'hoslllo constraint upon both lh partlea tn Ihe contest aa well to enforce en-force a truce as to guide the eventual lettlement " INTnttMSTS OF IIUMANITT Tlio grounds Justifying that Btep were tho trrtereot of humtnMy the duty to protect Hfe and property nf our rtti sens In Cuba tha right to check tnju y to nur commerce nd people thruugn the devaitatKin of Ihe laland and mojt Important the need of removing at once and forever he mtwtant menace and the burdens entailed up"n our g v crnrmnt by the unowtalnttes uiid perils ii.. -ii ii..II.I.- 1 ir aule' uislurtuincc in t uua I iviiu im long trial baa proved that the object for -which Spain haa waged tha war nannot bo attained The fire ot tnaur rectlon rmy flame or may smoulder with varying Beaton but it haa not been and tt la plain that it cannot be axttngulahed by priaent methods Thi only hope ot reHet and repese from a condition which can no longer be. endured en-dured la the enforced pacJIlcatton of Cu ba In the rami of humanity, tn thi trame of clrtflaatlon. In behalf vt endan grred American Inlsreata, winch give ui the right and duty to apeak and to act the war w. Cuba mui atop." in view of all thi Ihe Oongreii wai naked ti authorlie and mpreT thi rmKdMit to take meaiiree o ecur n full and final termination of hostlll-tie hostlll-tie betwren Piwln and the pewle ol Cuba and lo e lire in the Islaaid thi eexablkshmeett of a alable governmeni capable of malntalnln order and ou-pervlna: ou-pervlna: Ha IrrternatkatMl obllgatlcsnei laaurkng tieace anl tranquility and thi ecurtty of lie crtltena aa well out awev. ami for the accomplishment ol tho- ends to use Ihe military are! !-val !-val force of the United Slate ai lirliht be nereasary with (Mlleil airthor-Ky airthor-Ky to continue gen-r.Mis relief to the n.arvlne: people nf Cuba VHRIUCT Ol' cnNnitrMfl The reeiwnse ef the Cngresa. after nue day of earneat drlllwiatlun, during dur-ing which Ihe almost unanlmooa ain-tlmert ain-tlmert of your body wvis developed on every pomt eve a to the expediency of coupling the pruposed action wHh u fnminl rriMmRkin of the nvubllo of Cubt aa -the true and lawful government govern-ment of that liktnd a profwl'lon wbkh failed ot adomlon the congreas, after conference iw the lmh ot April, by a vote of forty-two to thlrty-fuur In the Hinate at! 311 to six In the House of Ileprrsrrratlvts, paaied the memorable memor-able Joint rrr lutkm droUrlmt ' Klrst, tiitt the enplr ot the Island ot Cuba are and b rlslr. ouglrt to be trie and Indertndit. Cei i I ihat It la the du-ty of Ihe Uutrd faatra anl the govirnmerrt of thi fitted taints hereby dtmaiidB that the governnwrst f Hpaln at onte r-llnqulsh r-llnqulsh Me au-thortty In the Islard of Cutu and withdraw its land nnd naval forris from Cuba aiel Cuban water "Third that the I'nsldint of tho Unttld Sratrn be ard Ii hereby directed and eni'Wered to use the entire lanJ nml tMval forces of the llneitd Wai ea the mllltla of the atveral ctatra, to auch exixnt aa may be neieery to carry threi riluluIMn Into rnrrl Fourth that the Untied mates hf roll ro-ll y dliclalina tif dliHh)n or Intention Inten-tion to exercise aovetrlgrty, jurisdiction jurisdic-tion or control over aald Island, except ex-cept for the paitflratlon thtrrof, and asserts Its determination whwi triat la accomplished lo leave the goverrtneM and control ot the takual to rta people." MINIHTK1I3 WITIIDltAW. This resolution waa approvnl by the executive on the next day, April 50 A copy waa at once communicated to the Hpanlih inlnln.er at tlni NpHal, who foithwtth armouncid hla coKlnuaro In Mnahlngton hvid thereby btctmie lm-esllle lm-esllle uttX naked for hla passport., which were given him lie thereupon withdrew from Washington, liavlnc the protection of Ht.ariti HArrtste x Ihe United IMti to the French mil-t mil-t Uiseadjr and Ihe Aup ro-lluncarlan rnltualer Hlmuttancoualy with Its commuirloatloo to uie Hpansh minister tlencrai VudfocJ. the American mln-I mln-I later at Madrid, waa telrgTaphed con- flrmallon of the text of the joint rrao-liedon rrao-liedon and dlreoled to communion It to tht guvinnnxn of npaln with the formal demand that H at onct relinquish. relin-quish. Ha authority and guvsrnmont in I the Island of Cuba and -withdraw It forres therefrom, oouprua: this -Itmand wlUi announccminta of the liAentlooa I of thJa go-Mrtmnlt aa to the future of I the laland. In conformity with the fourth clause ot tht raetlutkin and r'-Inr r'-Inr Htuln uulll cruon of April SI to reply. re-ply. Tha demand, although, aa above atwwn, oniclilly mad kioan to the Hpeailsh envvjy herr.waanut day vend at I Madrid Artor the Inn-ructions tluhed UtnrraJ Woodford, on the mornlrtt ot April 11 but hofira hs could vrcseit It, the Hpanlih mnliter of s'at notliltd him that upoa Ihe l'rei'drni a upproval of the joint Issolmon, ihe Madrid gov- ernmmt, regarding thi art aa equivalent equiva-lent to an evident decMritlon of war," had ordered Ha minister In Wuehlnglon to withdraw, thinb brrakinit off clip, lomatlo relatlnji Utween the two countries!, anl o aitia ail oillcul iom-munlcatlon iom-munlcatlon Ditwovn their rcepvetlv counlnr Ueneral Woodford thereuiwn de-nunded de-nunded hla panports and quitted Madrid Mad-rid the aame day. |
