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Show l'ltKSIDKNTSMKSSAGK CHIEF eXECUTIVR RE A90N FOR CALLINO SPECIAL SESSION. Oeelaraa Lagialation to Carry Out Tarroa of Commarclal Treaty With Cuba la Demanded by Our Inter-tat Inter-tat aa Well aa by Our Honor. I'realilent Hooioveira mcnaaxa, pre anted lo the aenuto and houno of rep roaenlatlva on Tuoadajr, la aa fnl.owa: To the Henaie and Ilouaa of Ilrpreaan tallvra: I havo i onioned ih" ronaroaa that It may ronalib-r tho bmlalntlnn ne-r ary to put lino npi-intlon tho commor elnl treaiy lih I n' a, lil h waa raM fled by tho nie nt Ita lnt aonalon and auhne'pieiiilv by thn Cuban oy-ornment. oy-ornment. I ileoin am h lealalallon do-mamled do-mamled not only by our Inlereal bill by our honor. We nitwit with Propriety Pro-priety abandon tho cotirae upon which wo havo lwy embarked. When thn eeeeplHlieo of llio I'lnlt aniendlllelil waa reipilrod fiom Cuba by tho ac Inn of tho ronxreaa of tho United Hlnlca, tlna lovi-rnno-nt Iheroby rtort-nltely rtort-nltely roimnllled lltie'f to tha policy nf trentli a Cuba a oci-upylnit a unique polilon n reennia Hila lountry. It waa provided tlat hen the lalend becatno a freo nn-l Intb pendent ro public, aha ahoiibl aland In auch rlnao relation! with ua it a In certain ro- lieela to romn wlt'.iln our aralein nl liiiernniliuial polity -. ami It m-oea-ar-lly followeil Hint rhn inuat alto to certain deareo lieioinn Included with In llio llnea of our eeononilc po Icy Hlfuaioi) aa Cuba la. It would not ho wlao for thla country to permit tho irnitollr Bhu.e of thn laland by anr forolun military power. It li for thla ronaoii Unit rertnln llmltntlnna havo heon Inipoaed iifHin her llnaiiclnl policy, pol-icy, and that rami "tatlona have bee i conceded by her to Ihe Clilted Hlntea Tho nouotlnUoiia aa to the detail of theao naval atntloiia arn on tho evo of completion. They aio ao altnnted aa tn prevent any Idea that tlicro la th Intention ever lo iiho them nualnat Cuba, or otherv,lae ibnn for the pro tection of Culii from tho aaaiiHa of forelirn foea und for tlio lietter anfe-Kiiardlna anfe-Kiiardlna of Atnerlian Intereata In the wmera aotilh of ua Theao Intereata have been largely lnrreed by tho cotiai iitence of tha war with Bpnln nt d will bo mill further fur-ther lucrea-ed ly tho htllblltiK of tho lathmlnn rnnal. They aro both military mili-tary and economic. The granting tn ua by Cuba of tho naval at nl lone above alluded to la of tho utinont Importitncn from a mllltniy aiiiuiliuilnt. and la proof of the aood fntlh with which Cuba la trontlim ua. Cuba haa mado (treat prorroaa allien her Independence waa oaialill4ied. Who haa advanced toacllly In every way. Hho already atamla IiIkIi anionir her alater rcpuh-llca rcpuh-llca of tho new world Hho la loyally obaervhu her ohllKiitlnna to ua; and he la entitled to like treatment by ua Thn treaiy aiibtnltted to you for approval ap-proval aecurea to the United Hlnlca economic advnntnaca aa ureal aa thea i alven tn Cuba Not an America In-lereal In-lereal la aneildr-d by 1ho treaty a lara Cuban mnrket la aecured lo our prodiirera. It la a market which Ilea at our diaira which la already Inrue, w hich la unable of arent etpannlun. and which la o.peilnlly Imiairtant to tho development of our import trade It would hn Indeed idinrtxlKlrtod for ua tn refnie to tnl.n ndvaninK of auch opportunity and In fou-o Cuba Into niaklim arranaemeiiia with other roun- trlea to lllir dlandvanlllKe. Thla rei Iproi Ity treaty itamla by Itaolf. If la demanded on ronaldera-tlon ronaldera-tlon of broad national policy aa well aa Iit our -conoinlc Interont. It la In the Inter- .f our people aa a whole, both borai. of Ha linportanco from tho hnind aland-' !.il of International policy and heca ir i i I'onomlcally It Intimately In-timately rom erna ua lo develop and aecuro tho rich Cuban market for our farmera, artlaana. merrhanta and man-tifartiirera. man-tifartiirera. Klnally, It la dealrnhle aa a Kiiarnnty of the Rood faith of our nation toward our young alater republic, repub-lic, whoao welfare mint evor he cloae-ly cloae-ly bound with oura. We gave her liberty. We aro knit lo her by tho mnmorlna of t It a blind and tho courage cour-age of our aiildlera who fnuaht for her In war: by tho meniorlea of the wla-dom wla-dom and luterrlty uf our admlnlatra tnni who aaved her In pence and who atnrted her an well on the dlftlcult path of eclf-novnrniiicnt. Wo luiiai help her onward nnd upaard: and In holnhiK hor wo ahull help ouraelvoa. The foreaoliiK coimldernilona camo-l tho neuotlatlnn of the tronty with Cuba and Ua ratification by tho aen ato. They now with equal force aiiiv port the leaialntlon by the enngreae which by thn terina nf tho tnnty l neceaanry In render It operatlvo, a failure tn enact auch leglalatlnn would romo perlloualr near a repudiation ol tho pledced faith of tho nation. I trannnlt herewith llio treatv a mended by tho aetinlo and rat I fled by tho Cuban iiovemnient. TIIKt II initio lUHiHKVrn.T. White llouno, Nov. H. l'JU3. |