The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-23
An ULT|AATUM 70 SPAIN.
The President Notifies the DonS that
They Must Proceed at Once
to Get Out of Cuba.
GIVEN UNTIL SATURDAY TO ANSWER.
II No Answer Is Made, or IL spain's Reply
Is Unsatisfactory, the President Will at
Once Proceed to Comply with the Res
Oiution of Congress, Using the Army
and Navy.
The Die Is Cast.

The Die Is Cast.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The Cuban
resolution is now a law of the land, and
the ultimatum to Spain an accom-
plished fact. The president at 11:24
o'clock, affixed his signature to the
joint resolution of congress requiring
Spain to evacuate the island of Cuba.
The ultimatum meanwhile had been
prepared at the state department by
Assistant Secretary Day, and at 11:30
o'clock announcement was made at the
White House that it had been signed
by the president, and had been SEN to
the Spanish government.
Sent to Minister woodrord.
After the public announcement, AS
sistant Secretary Day says that the III,
timatum had beer transmitted to Mad
drid, addressed to Minister Woodford
who will deliver it to the Spanish gov
eminent. As soon as the final deter
mination to send it had been reached
and it had been started on it's way to
Madrid, Senior Polo de Bernabe, the
Spanish minister, in accordance with
diplomatic courtesies was furnished a
copy of the paper by the colored mes
senger of Assistant Secretary Day. The
minister, as soon as he received it, made
a brief reply and requested his pass
ports.
SPANS Reply Awaited.
1t was said at the White House that
the terms of the ultimatum would not
be made public here until Thursday.
1t is understood that it consists largely
of a diplomatic paraphrase of the joint
resolution of congress, concluding with
a statement that this government
awaits SPANS reply. The text of the
ultimatum will not be made public I'M
til some time Thursday. There were
present in the cabinet room with the
president when he signed the resolu-
tions Secretary Alger, Att'y.-Gen.
Griggs, Secretary Bliss, Senior Elkins
and Mr.. Charles Emory Smith.
Copy of Resolutions Sent.
The president, in his ultimatum to
the Spanish government, transmits a
copy of the resolutions passed by con-
gress, which resolutions, he states, he
has signed. He demands that Spain
withdraw her army and navy forces
from Cuban waters as required by the
term of the act of congress mo date
for the withdrawal being mentloned),
and then states that if a satisfactory
answer is not received here before Sat-
urday next, he will proceed at once to
carry the resolution of congress into
effect.
The GIst of the Ultimatum.
Although the text of the ultimatum
was no made public, it is known that
with it is transmitted to the Spanish
government, through Minister Wood
ford, a copy of the joint resolution of
congress, together with the statement
that they have received executive ap-
proyal. In compliance with their terms
the president makes a demand upon
Spain to withdraw her land and naval
forces from the island and its waters, and
in the event that a satisfactory re-
Spouse to this demand is not received
by the president by Saturday next he
will proceed, with the armed forces Of
the United States, to carry these reso-
buttons into effect. The president does
not name any hour of the day of Satur-
day prior to which Spain must make
answer, if at all, to our demands, but
a reasonable assumption is that any
time up to midnight Saturday will be
regarded as a compliance with the
terms of the ultimatum.