The herald., 1898-04-20
WHEN M'KINLfY SIGNS
SPAIN WILL BE GIVEN EARLY
NoTIFICATIoN
AN ULTIMATUM NOT PREPARED
When It Is Ready It and the Resolu
tions Will Receive the Moment
GUS Signature
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, April 19.-soon after his
signature Is affixed to the joint resolution,
which every one here expects is the pre-
lude to war, President Mckinley will no.
tify the Spanish government that he has
signed the resolution and that its provisions
require that Spain shall Immediately with
draw her land and naval forces from Cuba
| and surrender her sovereignty over the
island. His notification likewise will state
that the United States expects a prompt
compliance with It's terms. The time with
in which Spain will be required to make
answer to this ultimatum will be deter
mined upon at today's Cabinet meeting,
but 1t is not unlikely that "a or 4s hours
will be the limit. 1t is not improbable that
this final message to the Queen Regent
may be communicated through Senor Polo,
the Spanish Minister. although this point
also will be left to the decision of the Cab
met. Under any conditions 1t is thought
that an advance movement of our naval
forces will be delayed not more than two
| OF three days at longest. Every one con-
| nected with the administration realizes
that war is to be expected as the result
| Of our ultimatum and from this time forth
the President and the members of his Cab
met, 1t is said, will act as unit in the ex-
ecution of a most vigorous policy
| The President did not reach his office
until 10 o'clock.
Everything about the Executive Mansion
presented its usual quiet appearance.
There were few callers and these were not
| admitted to see the President.
The Cabinet began to assemble at II
| o'clock. Chairman Dingley of the House
Committee on Ways and Means had a
few minutes conference with the Presi-
dent.
1t Is believed that war revenue bill
has already been prepared with the last
important details and will be presented to
| the House as soon as the hostilities actu-
ally begin.
Provision for a war loan will also be
made within the next few days. 1t IS
thought the Secretary Of the Treasury
will be authorized to solicit popular SUBJ
scriptions to the amount of probably $10O
COO 900. The public will be reached through
postmasters, who will post notices in their
offices giving all of the details which the
general public will be interested in.
The subscriptions to this loan as a rule
WOulQ De IndU6 ny u6dHS OF pOSIOn1C0
money orders or certified checks The
same act, 1t is thought, will authorize an
additional issue Of $500 900 900 in the per
cent coin bonds running for a period Of
20 years. Although these are said to be
the main features of the proposition the
full details have not yet been worked out
and in the discussion of the measure by
the committee it is not unlikely that many
changes may be made even in the general
plan.
At 1880 o'clock Attorney General Griggs
left the Cabinet room to meet an engage
ment at the Supreme Court. Up to that
| time the question of an ultimatum had
not been brought up. Secretary Gage had
occupied the most Of the half hour in the
presentation of his views on the financial
situation.
| The Cabinet was in session about an hour
and half. At 1890 o'clock an adjourn
ment was taken until $3.50 o'clock after a
decision was reached to prepare an ulti-
| matum to Spain, the lr1timatum and the
Cuban resolutions to be signed simulta-
| neously. The President was Of the opinion
| that we would not be in position imme-
diately to enforce our demands, even at
the end Of forty-eight hours. The question,
however, was left open for further con-
| sideration at this afternoons session.
The complex wording Of the resolution
will make 1t a mntter of some difficulty to
frame an ultimatum in satisfactory man.
| ner and 1t may be late tonight before a
satisfactory document will be decided
| upon. 1t is understood that the resolution
will not be signed until the ultimatum is
also ready for signature, the purpose be-
ing that the two may be made one act.
The Cabinet meeting 1t was learned
practically settled the question as to how
many volunteers shall be called for to sup
plement the regular army in their opera
tions in Cuba, the conclusions 0eing ar
rived at that the President shall call for
$4,000 men of the national militia. The ad-
ditional men would still, however, be &C.
tually volunteers, and only in name part
of the regular establishment.
The law requires that in call for troops
the number required must be distributed
according to population among the several
States In anticipation of this call the De-
partment officials have prepared table
showing the number of men that would be