The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-20

washing ApIll 1S.- Inc ultima
tum,'' said one member of the cabinet,
after the meeting today, has been
agreed upon in substance, but has not
yet been formally drawn up. It's prep
aration has been entrusted to Assistant
Secretary Day of the state department.
1t will be sent TO Spain tomorrow and
viii reach Madrid in the evening, the
difference in time between this coun-
try and Spain being about six hours
/ think you are safe in saving that
Spain will be given IS hours, that is
until Friday evening to submit her
reply. In accordance with the terms
of the resolution, the president will
demand that Spain shall evacuate the
island. The demand for this will be
flat-footed and absolute, and no tenta-
tive or halfway reply will satisfy the
president; nor Will any compromise
that contemplates the withdrawal of
SPANS troops from the island and the
:, subsequent establishment of Span
Il ish control or the raising of the Span
ish flag over the country be accepted
by the administration. Possibly it may
be suggested that the matter has been
referred to the cortes, which meets to-
morrow. for Its consideration, and this
might be instrumental in postponing
for brief time the putting into effect
OF the congressional resolution but the
president is disposed not to brook any
further delay. 1t is only fair that in a
great crisis like this reasonable time
shall be given.
BLOCKADE OF CUBA.
IF Spain refuses to evacuate Cuba,
prompt measures will be adopted 10
put in force the congressional resolu-
ton. a blockade of Cuba will, so far
as at present understood be begun at
c1lff al
in the vicinity to make this effective.
/ think such supplies as the Spaniards
now control will not last them more
than a month Then steps will be
taken with a view OF increasing the
equipment of Gomez's soldiers. and
by furnishing them with sufficient hard
tack for food. Will enable them to
harass the Spaniards from the rear,
which viii materially assist in bring
ing them to terms. My own individ-
ual idea is that it will probably take
two months to bring about the results
which will compel the Spaniards to
evacuate and enable the island to be
occupied by the United States without
Inolestation.
NO PRIVATEERING.
mo. the United States government
will not issue any letters of marQue
and reprisal, or coUntenance privateer-
ing but if the Spanish government
chooses TO enter upon this line of war
fare, she Will have to deal with the
nations of Europe, with whose COM
rnerce she seeks to interfere
TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
The congressional Cuban resolution
will not be signed until tomorrow. The
ultimatuTn to Spain will be signed at
the same time. The president early de-
. cided to make the two practically one
act by a simultaneous signature OF
each.
Compliance of Spain is not expected,
and a forward movement on Cuba will
commence the latter part of this week,
according to the plans of the admins
tration.
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TWO CABINET MEETINGS.
Two cabinet meetings were held dur
ing the day, the first being at II and
lasting nearly two mOurs, and the sec
ond lasting from 3 until $50 o'clock.
At their close, announcement that ex-
ecutiye action was delayed until to-
morrow was made Both cabinet ses-
sions were devoted principally to dis
cussion of the ultImatum to be sent to
Madrid
At the morning session the president
rather favored allowing the Madrid
government two or even three days in
since that time he has changed his
views somewhat, and it is now believed
to be his purpose to require an answer
within a very short time, probably
within "a hours. The reason for limit
ing the time to one day, or even less,
is said TO be entirely strategic, other
wise two or even three days would
have been allowed.
ULTIMATUM.
The ultimatum itself, it is believed,
is short and to the point. 1t will re-
cite the main features of the resolution
PASSED by congress and demand COM
pliance Herewith. So far as could be
learned there viii not be a meeting
of the cabinet this evening or tomorrow
morning before the president signs the
two documents, which it is believed,
Enthusiastically will precipitate war.
II is likely that the president and
Assistant Secretary Day viii again go
over the message which is about to be
sent to Madrid and make any changes
. which may be thought desirable, leav-
ing the final act of signing the con-
eressionai resolution and the ultimatum
until tomorrow morning. 1t probably
will not be made public here until no.
tice is received that it is in the hands
of the Spanish public, diplomatic ETH
ouette requiring this.
PRESENTED BY HAGER.
The Cuban resolution passed by con-
eress arrived at the White House at
:15 O'Clock, a little over an hour hav-
ing been consumed in the formalities of