Evening journal., 1898-04-21
The Cuban Resolution Re-
CeiVeS the Approval
Of the President.
ULTIMATUM In MADRID,
To Be Delivered to the Spanish
Cabinet Today.
BERNABE LEAVES WASHINGTON.
Diplomacy Has Played It's Part, and the
Army and Navy Now Occupy tho
Stage-spain Has No Inten-
tion of Yielding.

ti0n of Yielding.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Yesterday
was a day OF events In the history OF
the Cuban question. The signing by
tho president of the Joint resolution re-
Quiring intervention In Cuba, the notl-
fication OF that action to the spanish
minister here. his demand for passports
the state departments prompt reply TO
tho 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
SPANS answer, II she is to make any,
and the movement of the United States
army and navy on Cuba.
Barly In the morning the execution OF
the programme 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 ultl-
matum We're reduced to diplomatic
form The other events suocSeded each
other with rapidlty. Tho ultlmatum was
sent to the Spanish minster by Judge
Days personal messenger, Edward Sa-
state department, who was appointed
to hls place in 1869 by Hamilton Fish.
The messenger was not kept waiting
long at the legation, but In the course
OF an hour had returned to the state de-
partment with the minister's applica-
tion for his passports 1t was not until
half-past o'clock yesterday 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 suit It was not in the
usual form. but was what is known as
n special passport In general terms 1t
Is similar to that presented TO Lord
Saclsville-West when that unfortunate
minister was Obliged to retire. In this
case II reads as follows:
United States of America,
Department Of state.
''To all whom these presents shall
come-Greeting:
Know ye that the bearer hereof, Don
Luis Polo Y Bernabe, envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipoteutiary OF
Spain 10 tho United states. aocompa-
MED by his family and suit. Is about
TO travel abroad.
These are therefore to request all Of
fcerx Of the United States, or OF any
stats thereof to permit him TO pass
freely without let or molestahon, and
TO extend to him all friendly aid and
protection in case OF need.
I'm testimony whereof /, John Sher-
man, secretary of state OF the United
States OF America, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the de-
partment OF state to be affixed at Wash
ington this Goth day OF April. A. D. 1898,
and OF the independence OF the United
States OF America the 122d."
At first there was some expectation
at the state department that a response
from Minister Woodford might be ex-
pected last night Later on, however.
after Judge Day had calculated the
length Of time that would be consumed
In the cabling OF the ultlmatum 70 Min
lister Woodford, It's translation into
cipher and retranslation. he became
convinced that II would be practically
impossible owing to the difference IN
time between Washington and Madrid
TO receive any pesponse before today.
Therefore the following statement was
posted at the department:
THE text Of the ultimatum 20 Spain
will be given out by Mr. Porter, score
tary to the president. at the White
House some time today probably"
Spain. according TO the department OFF,
cials. II the Spanish Government takes
view, as might possibly be concluded
from the action of its minister here
yesterday, that in language and terms
the congressional resolution is insult
ing, II may promptly hand Mr.. Wood
ford his passports on receipt of this
communication and thus bring the no
gotiations to a crisis and cause a
breach Of diplomatic relations within
the next "a hours II, on the other
hand, Il should neglect 70 return sat
isfactory answer before Saturday noon,
that line of policy viii be quite as ef-
fective as a positive act. inasmuch as Il
would amount to refusal Of the demands
of the United States. In such case the
president would proceed Immediately to
use the naval and military forces of the
United ctates to execute the win Of
congress. How this shall be done,
what sters shall be first taken, whether
Havana shall be hlockaded or whether
an attempt shall be made TO make a
speedy campaign by hurling large
force of troops into Havana under cover
Of a bombardment by a fleet are all
matters of mere speculation. The ex-
perts 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 20 make these
public in advance, to the manifest adj
vantage 70 Spain, would be actual
treason.
One OF the policies TO be followed by
this government in the treatment of
neutrals and privateerng is contained
in the following statement; In the
event of hostilities between the United
States and Spain, 1t win be the policy
OF this government not TO resort to pri-
watering. The government viii adhere
70 the following rules:
First neutral flag covers enemy's
goods with the exception OF contraband
OF war; second, neutral goods not con-
traband Of war are not liable TO con
hscation under enemy's flag; third.