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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1897
Page
5
The piece argues Congress should avoid provoking war and urges a cautious approach to national policy. It expresses that if conflict is unavoidable, the fault would lie with the enemy, not the nation, and suggests possible amendments to policy to ensure duty is fulfilled.
The piece rebukes a Cleveland era rule requiring oath to obey neutrality laws for vessel clearances to Cuba as improper and discriminatory. It argues captains and collectors share equal liability, cites Monroe era belligerency precedents, and questions why sailors face harsher rules than shippers to other ports.
A British Independent Labour Party program calls for an eight hour day and full employment, pensions for the elderly, aid for orphans and widows, free schooling, and redistribution of taxes to earned incomes. The London government backs universal workers' compensation, with a bill in Parliament extending a legal right to compensation for workplace injuries.
The writer criticizes proposed social insurance extending to workers injured on the job with three years wages up to 1500 dollars and half wages during severance. They argue nations push protectionist schemes, citing America and Grover Cleveland as influences, while Wanamaker benefits from publicity.
The Philadelphia Press notes distress of Cuban exiles seeking aid from U S authorities amid reports of widespread cruelty and forced displacement of tens of thousands of Cubans from plantations. It argues the government must intervene to rescue its citizens and halt the wider cruelties imposed on the Cuban population.
The report notes Senator Maron harshly targets the British lion as diplomatic strain grows while the tail remains sprained, highlighting abrasive rhetoric in this evolving political clash.
The piece discusses a Illinois Supreme Court ruling that the state board of health cannot compel vaccination for school attendance unless the legislature makes vaccination a requirement. It notes a Springfield bill favoring vaccination certificates for all public, private, and parochial schools, and reflects on public opinion toward vaccination. It also covers Cuba policy comments, rail pooling ideas, and opinions on potential conflict with Spain, with figures like Representative Connell and General Bradley T. Johnson referenced.
W E Curtie Washington correspondent of the Chicago Record says McKinley has advanced as far in the Cuban matter as contemporary events allow and notes remarks by Walter Wellman from Washington.
A Washington Letter reprints opinions on U S aims in Cuba and annexation prospects. It mocks the idea of reconciling with Spain while noting Cuba's misery from war and urging Americans to cut expenses. It questions the dismissal of Mr Kinley and cites costs of the Cuban struggle and broader imperial tensions.
Washington May 14 A mass meeting in the Columbia theater drew many dignitaries and a crowded audience to support Cuban independence. Speakers included Senator Gallinger General Spawne and Admiral Crosby with several pastors and Congress members present as the nation united behind aid to Cuba. The crowd sang America as a show of unity and resolve amid calls for military and diplomatic action against Spain.
A large meeting in the city adopts resolutions condemning Spanish methods in Cuba and urging immediate U S recognition of the insurgents as belligerents. Senator Alten urges prompt action, calling for gunboat intervention to end the conflict and support Cuban independence.
A Washington Post letter argues for recognizing Cuba as a republic to uphold republican principles and human liberty. The writer contrasts calls for aid to Cuba with indifference to starving and oppressed peoples, urging the United States to act beyond dollars and diplomacy.
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