Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-21
EXIT POLO.
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Early III the morning the execution
of the programme for today, begn with
a conference between Assistant Secre-
Assistant Secretary Adee. in which the
wishes of the President and cabinet as
to the ultimatum were reduced to dip
lomatic form. The other events sue
ceeded each other with rapidly.
The ultimatum was sent to the Span
ish minister by Judge Days personal
messenger Edward Savoy, one Of the
trusted employees of the state depart
ment, who was appointed to his place
in 1869, by Hamilton Fish. The mes
senger was not kept waiting long 1t
the legation, but in the course of an
hour had returned to the state depart
ment with the minister's application
for his passports.
1t was not until $50 this afternoon,
that Savoy made his second trip. car
rying with him the desired papers.
This was a passport for the minist II
and his family and suite, 1t was not
in the usual form but what is known as
a special passport. In general terms it
similar to that presented to Lord Sack
willie West when that minister was
obliged to retire.
In this case it reads as follows:
United States of America, De
partment of State. To all whom
these presents shall come. Greet
ing: Know We, that the bearer
hereof, Don Luis Polo y Bernabe,
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of Spain to the
United States, accompanied by his
family and suite, is about to travel
abroad.
These are therefore to request
all officers of the United States or
any state thereof. to permit him TO
pass freely without let or moesta-
ton and to extend to him all friend
ly aid and protection in case of
need.
in testimony whereof. |. John
Sherman, Secretary of State of the
United States of America, have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal Of the department of state
to be affixed at Washington, this
Goth day of April. \. 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 re
Spouse from Minister Woodford nigh
be expected. today. Later on, however
after Judge Day had calculated tho
length of time that would be consumed
in the cabling of the ultimatum to Min
lister Woodford. its translation int
cipher and re-transation, he became
convinced that it would be practicall,
impossible, owing to the difference il
time between Washington and Madrid
to receive any response, today There
fore the following statement was post
ed at the department.:
The text of the ultmatum to Spain
will be given out by Mr.. Porter, secre
tarv to the President, at the Whit
House. some time tomorrow, prob
ably"
The next move must now be made b,
Spain, according to the department Off
: tiais II the Spanish government take
view as might possibly he conclude
from the action of its minister here, to
day. that in language and terms tn
Congressional resolution is insulting,
may promptly hand Mr.. Woodford hi
passports on receipt Of this communi
cation and thus bring the negotiation
to a crisis and cause q breach of diplo
matte relations within the next
hours. If. on the other hand, it shout
neglect to return a satisfactory ansWe
before Saturday noon. that line of 10
icy will be quite as effective as a pos
i've az 1, dS 1t Noultl ttLiydiit ~ iNi''''e
of the demands of the United States.
In such case the President WOul
proceed Immediately to use the nav:
and military forces of the Unite
States to execute the will of Congress
How this would he done, what steI
shall be first taken, whether HaVar
shall be blOckaded or whether an a
tempt shall be made to make speed
campaign by landing a large force
troops into Havana. under cover
bombardment by the fleet are all ma
tiers of mere speculation. The eXpel
of the army and navy have laid the
plans with the greatest detail for IL
future, but they say that any attem
to make those public in advance, to II
manifest advantage of Spain. would
actual treason.
The policy to be followed by this 90
eminent in the treatment of neutra
and in regard to the priVateering
contained in the following statemen
In the event of hostlities between
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