The American-Spanish war; . ; not because I would appre-hend any particular trouble from it, but because it is not wisepolicy to take in any people of foreign tongue and training, andwithout any strong guiding American element. The fear that iffree the people of Cuba would be revolutionary is not so wellfounded as has been supposed, and the conditions for good self-government are far more favorable. The large number of edu-cated and patriotic men, the great sacrifices they have endured,the peaceable temperament of the people, whites and blacks, thewonderful prosperity that would surely come wi
The American-Spanish war; . ; not because I would appre-hend any particular trouble from it, but because it is not wisepolicy to take in any people of foreign tongue and training, andwithout any strong guiding American element. The fear that iffree the people of Cuba would be revolutionary is not so wellfounded as has been supposed, and the conditions for good self-government are far more favorable. The large number of edu-cated and patriotic men, the great sacrifices they have endured,the peaceable temperament of the people, whites and blacks, thewonderful prosperity that would surely come with peace andgood home rule, the large influx of American and English immi-gration and money, would all be strong factors for stable institu-tions. But it is not my purpose at this time, nor do I consider it myprovince, to suggest any plan. I merely speak of the symptomsas I saw them, but do not undertake to prescribe. Such remedialsteps as may be required may safely be left to an American Pres-ident and the American APPENDIX. Message of the President of the United States to Congress ON THE Relations of the United States to SpainBY reason ofWarfare in the Island of Cuba. To the Congress of the United States : Obedient to that precept of the Constitution which commandsthe President to give from time to time to the Congress informa-tion of the state of the Union and to recommend to their consider-ation such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient, itbecomes my duty now to address your body with regard to thegrave crisis that has arisen in the relations of the United Statesto Spain by reason of the warfare that for more than three yearshas raged in the neighboring island of Cuba. I do so because of the intimate connection of the Cuban ques-tion with the state of our own Union and the grave relation thecourse which it is now incumbent upon the nation to adopt mustneeds bear to the traditional policy of our Government if it is toaccord with the precepts laid down
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