Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-28

One Minute and Forty-one Seconds
Senate Acts Almost as Quickly.
On Monday, in response to a message
from the President recommending tbo+
such action be taken, Congress By mani.
nous vote passed formal declaration Of
war. The declaration was preDarcd h,
the attorney general and the date named
April q, 1893, as the day upon which
Spain is held to have begun the war Nv
breaking off diplomatic relations with tha
United States.
The choosing Of this date vaHdates the
captures made by the United States sbips
of war and the legality of which might
have been questioned. The declaration
made is also necessary to abr0gate orr
treaties with Spain and to give formal NO.
tice to all the world that war actually ey
lists.
1t took the House just one minute and
forty-one seconds to pass the BILL and
the Senate acted almost as quickly. The
measure is brief and follows:
"A bill declaring that war exists be-
tween the United States of America and
the kingdom of Spain.
''Be it enacted, etc:
81. That war be and the same is hereby
declared to exist and that war has existed
since the 21st day of April, 4. D. 1895,
including said day, between the United
States Of America and the kingdom of
Spain.
so. That the President of the United
States be and he hereby is directed and
empowered to use the entire land and ma
val forces of the United States and to call
into the actual service of the United
States the militia of the several States to-
such extent as may be necessary to carry
this act into effect"
Mckin1ey's Message.
The text of the message calling forth
the above declaration is here given:
To the Senate and House of Representa-.
tives Of the United States of America;
/ transmit to Congress for its cOnsidera-
ton and appropriate action copies Of CORE
spondence recently had with the representa-
tive of Spain in the United States with the
through the latter with the Government of
Spain, showing the action taken under the
joint resolution approved April 20, 1898, "f0r
the recognition Of the independence of the
people Of Cuba, demanding that the Govern
ment Of Spain relinquish its authority and
government in the island Of Cuba and to
withdraw it's land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters. and directing the
President of the United States to carry these
resolutions into effect"
Upon communicating with the Spanish
minister in Washington the demand which it
became the duty Of the Executive to address
to the Government of Spain in obedience to
said resolution, the said minister asked for
his passports and withdrew. The United
States minister at Madrid was in turn nou-
fed by the Spanish Minister for Foreign Al
fairs that the withdrawal of the Spanish
representative from the United States had
terminated diplomatic relations between the
two countries, and that all official communl-
cations between their respective representa-
tives ceased Herewith.
/ recommend to your especial Afternoon
the note addressed to the United States MN
lister at Madrid by the Spanish Minister FOR
Foreign Affairs on the DIST inst WHEREBY
the foregoing notification was conveyed II
will be perceived therefrom that the Govern,
ment Of Spain, having cognzance of the joln5
resolution Of the United States Congress, anu
in view of things which the President ~
thereby required and authorize to uo' IT,
spends by treating the representative ut
mands of this Government as measures u
hostility, following with that instant anu
complete severance of relations by us actioh
whereby the usage of nations Accompanies
an existent state of war between sovereign
powers. .,o
The position of Spain being thus laue
known, and the demands of the Unteu
States being denied, with a complete lupII
ture of intercourse by the act OF SPAN, =
have been constrained, in exercise Oh ' hr
power and authority conferred upon me , y!
the joint resolution aforesaid, to procJia'm nf
under date of April p, 1898, DIoch"I rnb U
certain ports on the north coast OF Nup
lying between Cardenas and Bahai Hoh o.h
and of the port of Cienfug0s Oh the Soue oF
coast of Cuba; and further III eNefCls' ~
my constitutional powers, anu using tue r ON
thority conferred upon me by me att VI my Wv
gress approved April y, lS9S, 70 lS IEtnr for
proclamation dated April %, lSS, calling no tUa
volunteers In order to carry ln'o elleG ia. Of
said resolutions Of April 20, l69>' CI iI
these proclamationS are hereto apPtHu'u and
In view of the measures SO lahtH' . %
with view to the adoption Oh 'u'h ilo mo
measures as may be neceSsaT! u 4%o Com
to carry out the expressed Wlll OIL 'ne %I
gress Of the United States in the P[eHhh" odv
/ now recommend to your honofaP Iaa,a yJn
the adoption of joint resolution a 4ha 1ni
that a state of war exists DtLNreil ai Of
ted States of America and the hllSuo onnon
Snain, and I urge the speedy action thereon thereon
to the end that the definition OF tHe !" hnIig
tional sta tus of the United States as d ~ the
erent power may be made kho"n' nantr-
assertion of all it's rights ana tlg TIN M" If a
nance Of all its duties in the cop"N''
puO''' wal -'' WILLIAM M'KlNLbi'
News of Minor Note.
The Madrid cabinet has decided TO a idh
ono of tho steamers Of the SPANS"