Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1898 — M’KINLEY IS FIRM. [ARTICLE]

M’KINLEY IS FIRM.

Tell* Europe United State* Has • Humane Duty to Fulfill. He representatives of the six powers of Europe seeking to avert war between Spain and the United a States called on President McKinley at noon Thursday. The Governments of Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Itussia and Italy were represented. The call ftf the representatives of the powers on the President was quite brief ajjd at 22:20 p. m. they went over to the State Department and made an official visit. They were headed by Sfr Julian Pauncefote, the .’British ambassador, and dean of the corps. The others included the French and German ambassadors, the Austrian minister and the charge d’affaires of Italy and Russia. They were at once shown into the diplomatic room of the State Department, where they were joined by Secretary Sherman aud Assistant Secretary Day. Sir Julian Panncefote, as representative of the powers, presented the following to the President: The representatives of Germany, Austria-llungary, France, Great Britain, Italy and Russia, duly authorized in that behalf, address, in the name of their respective governments. a pressiug appeal to the feelings of humanity and moderation of the President and of the American people, in their existing differences with Spain. They earnestly hope that further negotiations will lead to an agreement which, while securing the maintenance of peace, will afford all necessary guarantees for the re-establishment of order in • Cuba. The powers do not doubt that the humanitarian and purely disinterested character of this representation will Is* fully* recognized and appreciated by the American nation. President McKinley replied as follows: The Government of the United States recognizes the good will which has prompted the friendly communication of the representatives of 'Germany, Austria-Hun-gary, France, Great Britain, Italy and Russia, as set forth in the address of your excellencies, and shnres the hope therein expressed that the outcome of the situation in Cuba may be the maintenance of ponce between the United States and Spain by affording the necessary guarantees for the re-establish-ment of order in the island, so terminating the chronic condition of disturbance, which so deeply injures the interests and menaces the tranquillity of the American nation by the character and consequences of the struggle thus kept up at our doors, besides shocking its sentiment of humanity. The Government of the United States appreciates the humanitarian, and disinterested character of the communication now made on behalf of .the powers named, and for its part is confident that equal appreciation will be shown for its own earnest and unselfish endeavors to fulfill a duty to humanity by ending a situation, the indefinite prolongation of which has become insufferable.