The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-21
SPAIN NOTIFIED


| Washington, April 21.-Yesterday was
a day of events in the history of the
| Cuban question. The signing by the
/ president of the joint resolution re-
/ quiring Intervention in Cuba, the noti-
/ fication of that action to the Spanish
/ minister here, his demand for pass
/ ports the departments prompt reply to
that demand. the departure of the min
lister and the transmission Of our ulti-
matum that Spain must evacuate Cuba
and must make answer by Saturday,
through Minister Woodford, followed
in rapid succession. The next step is
Spain's answer, if she is to make any,
and the movement of the United States
army and navy on Cuba.
Early in the morning the execution of
the program for the day began with a
conference between Assistant Secretary
Day, eX-Secretary Foster and Second
Assistant Secretary Adee, in which the
wishes Of the president and cabinet as
to the ultinatum were reduced to dip
lomatic form. The other events sue
ceeded each other with rapidity. The
ultimatum was sent to the Spanish
minister by Judge Days personal mes
senger, Edward Savoy, who was ap-
pointed to his place in 1869 by Ham
iltOn Fish. The messenger returned in
the course of an hour with the min
ister's application for his passports
1t was not until $3.50 in the afternoon
that Savoy made his second trip car
rying with him the desired paper. This
was a passport for the minister and
his family and suite. 1t was not in the
usual form, but was what Is known as
special passport. In general terms it
is similar to that presented to Lord
Sackville- West when that unfortunate
minister was obliged to retire.
At first there was some expectation
at the state department that a response
from Minister Woodford might be ex-
pected before night Later on, how
ever, after Judge Day had calculated
the length of time that would be con-
sumed in the cabling of the ultimatum
to Minister WOodford, it's translation
into cipher and retranslation, he be-
came convinced that 1t would be prac-
tically impossible, owing to the diff
! ference in time between Washington
and Madrid, to receive a response so
soon. Therefore the following state
ment was posted at the department:
THE text of the ultimatum to Spain
will be given out by Mr.. Porter sec
retary to the president, at the White
House sometime tomorrow, probably"
Spain May Hasten Matters.
The next move must now be made
by Spain, according to the department
officials. If the Spanish government
takes a view, as might possibly be
concluded from the action of its min
lister here, that in language and terms
the congressional resolution is insult
ing, it may promptly hand Mr. Wood
ford his passports upon receipt of this
communication, and thus bring the
negotiations to the crisis and cause a
| breach of diplomatic relations within
the next "a hours. If, on the other
hand, it should neglect to return a
satisfactory answer before Saturday
noon, that line of policy will be quite
as effective as a positive act, inasmuCh
as it would amount to refusal of the
demands of the United States.
In such case the president would pro-
ceed Immediately to use the naval and
military forces of the United States to
execute the will of congress. How this
will be done, what steps shall first be
taken, whether Havana shall be block
AIDED or whether an ATTEMPT shall be
made to make a speedy campaign by
hurting a large force of troops to Ha-
Vana under cover of a bombardment
by a fleet, are all matters of mere
speculation. The experts of the army
and navy have laid their plans with
the greatest detail for the future, but
they do not hesitate to say that any
attempt to make these public in ad-
vance, to the manifest advantage Of
Spain, would be actual treason.
An outline Of the policy to be followed
by this government in the treatment Of
neutrals and the matter of privateering
is contained in the following state
ment
In the event of hostilties between
the United States and Spain, it will
be the policy of this government not to
resort to privateering. The govern
ment will adhere to the following rules:
First, neutral flag covers enemy's
goods with the exception of contra hand