The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

Washington, April 2O.-This was a
day of events in the history of the Gu
ban question. The signing by the pres
ident of the joint resolution requiring
Intervention in Cuba: the notification
of that action to the Spanish minister
here; his demand for passports; the de-
partment's prompt reply to that de-
mand: the departure of the Spanish
minister and the transmission of our
ultimatum that Spain must evacuate
Cuba. and must make answer by Sat-
urday through Minister Woodford, fol-
lowed i'm quick 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 programme for to-day began with
a conference between Assistant Secre-
tary Day, ex-Secretary Foster and
Second Assistant Secretary Adee. in
which the wishes of the president and
cabinet as to the ultimatum We're re-
duced to diplomatic form. The other
events succeeded each other with ra-
pidity. The ultimatum was sent to
the Spanish minister by Judge Days
personal messenger. Edward Savoy,
one of the trusted employees of the state
department, who was appointed to his
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
department with the minister's appli-
cation for his passports. II was not
until $3.50 o'clock this Afternoon that
Savoy made his second trip. carrying
with him the desired paper. This was
passport for the minister, his family
and suite. 1t was not in the usual
form. but was what is known as a spe-
cial passport. In general terms il is
similar to that presented to Lord Sack
vile West when that unfortunate min
lister was obliged to retire.
At first there was some expectation
at the state department that re-
sponse from Minister Woodford might
be expected to-day. 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, its translation
into cipher and retranslation, he be-
came convinced that IL would be prac-
tically impossible, owing to the differ
ence in time between Washington and
Madrid, to receive any response to-day.
Therefore the following statement was
posted at the department: The text
of the ultimatum to Spain will be given
out by Mr. Porter. secretary to the
president at the white house. some time
tomorrow. probably"
The next move must now be made by
Spain. according to the department Of
ficials. If the Spanish government
takes the view, as might possibly be
concluded from the action of it's min
lister here to-day. that in language and
terms the congressional resolution is in
sulting. 1t may promptly hand Mr..
Woodford 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. II, on the other
hand. IL should neglect to return a sat-
isfactory answer before Saturday noon.
that line of policy will be quite as ef-
IL would amount to a refusal of the de-
mands Of the United States. In such
case The president would proceed i'm
mediately 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 blockaded.
or whether an attempt shall be made
to make a speedy campaign by hurting
a large force of troops 10 Havana under
cover OF a bombardment by a fleet. are
all matters of more speculation. Tho
experts of the army and navy 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 advance, to the manifest ad-