The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-20
To Allow That Much Time But State
Considerations Prevailed.
NO FURTHER HOPE FOR PEACE,
Unless Spain Gives Up-Formal Declar-
alton of War Would Ncutralize the
Powcrs-Army and Navy Experts
Not So Certain Now rs To the
Duration Of Hostilitics.
May Last Year.

WASHINGTON, April lo.- Spain viii
not receive Official notification OF the de-
mands of tho United States before to-
morrow. She then VIII be informed that
the Cuban resolutions passed by Congress
at an early hour this morning are now
part of the laws of the United States and
an mtlmaum win be sent demanding
cmpHance with this law and an answer
within a very short time. probably TWEEN
ty-four hours. Compliance is not eX-
pectcd and a forward movement on cuba
will commence the latter part of this
week according 90 The plans oil the ad-
mlulstrItion.
sIAuLTANEOUS SIGNATURE.
The Congressional Cuban Resolution
will not Doe signed until tomorrow morn
ing. The ultmatum TO Spain Will be
siencd 40 the same time. The President
early decided 10 make the TWO practically
one act by a simultaneous signature OF
each.
Two Cabinet meetings were held during
the day. The first began at IL O'Clock
and lasting nearly two hours and the sec
ond lasting from 3 until $3.50 O'Clock. AZ
their close announcement that executive
action was delayed until tomorrow was
madc.
Both Cabinet sessions were devoted
princiually to discussion Of the ultimatum
10 be sent to Madrid. At the morning
session the President rather favored al
lowing the Madrid government two or
even three days in hich 90 reply 10 our
demands. but since that time he las
changed his views somewhat and IT - now
believed to be his purpose TO require an
answer within n very short time, prob
d. f.s F..rr
son for limiting the time To- one day or
even less. is said to bee entirely strategic
otherwise two or even three days would
have been allowed.
SHORT AND POINTED.
The ultimatum Itself will Doe short ana
10 the point DO Will rocitc the nam iea-
turcs of the resolutions prepared by
Congress and demand a compliance there
with.
So far as could be learned there VIII
not he a meeting Of the Cabinet before me
president signs the two documents when
IL Is believed unquestiOnahly VIII pre-
cipate war. 10 is likely that the Fresi-
don't and Assistant Secretary Day VIII
again go over the message Whicn Is 10
he sent 10 Madrid and make any changes
which may be thought desirable NaNihs
the final act Of signing the consTessi,ol''
resolutions and the ultimatum unll TO-
morrow morning II probably VIII not
be made nubIic here until notice IS re-
coivod that it is in the hands or me
Spanish government. diplomatic etquel'c
recurring this. r..
mo cuban resolution passed by Con-
,,roes arrived at tho White House al I'D
n little over an hour having peeh con
sumod bv the formalitlcs of attaching
ne siouatiires of Speaker Reed and Vice
President Hobart in open session ana lt3
dellyorance at the white House by Rep
rcsontativc Hagcr. of Iowa. chairman OF
tho Committee on Enrolled Blls, ana
Rcprcscutative Ovcrstreet Of Indiana
DELAY -oSAitf.
II was expected that the resolution
would bc aicucd Immediately IL reached
the President. and this was Mr. Mckin-
.y's intention. but certain state reasons
rendered it advisable that both the reso-
lution and the ultmatum 20 Spain should
be signed simultaneously. and time was
needed 10 draw up the ultimatum IN diplo-
matte form.
Tho fact that the resolution was not
Immediately signed gave rise 10 few
isuuleting reports. but It soon appeared
from the statements OF Cabinet officers
that the President had not the slightest
intention i'm Withholding his signature.
and the delay was wholly from bis desire
TO have n fulf and complete plan OF opera
fiOrs OF the government III lull sway D'-
fore he attached his signature TO the re-
solutions or uitimatum which makes the
resolutions statute. This plan was dis
cusscd at the Cabinet meetings to-day
and time was largely dev0'ed 20 questions
OF finance and military policy as well as
10 the framing OF the ulumatum Itself
So FAR as can be gathered the important
point at issue In regard 10 the ultimatum
was the question OF ti,nS TO be allowed
for a response on the part Of Spain.
The steady progress cf military ana
naval preparations indicated the convic-
ton on the part Of the administration
that peaceful solution of existing dlih-
culties is not probable.
THE COURSE OF EVENTS.
As TO the course Of events In the I'M
mediate future. the only prediction that
can he made o. one based on precedents.
According 20 these Minister Wo0dford
will notify the Spanish Government or
tho action of the Government OF the
United States. Ond should the Spanish
answer be unsatisfactory. as is expected.
tho ncxt step I'm order vii be for him
10 ask for his passports and leave Ma
drid. That would De followed instantly
by the withdrawal from Washington OF
Senior Polo. the Spanish Minister.
At this point IL can De said that the
state Department officials are confident
that the Spanish Government Will so