The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-26
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
,Asklnlr Congress to Formally p.elaf,
War Agaia.t spain-A short Paper, ha,


War Against spain-A Short Paper, bat
to tho Point.
WASHINGTON April e5.-rhe Pres.
tdent to-day sent Congress the follow.
Ing message, recommending declara-
ton OF war against SPAIN
To the senate and house OF repre-
sentatives OF the United States OF
America:
transmit to the Congress for It's
consideration and appropriate action
copies OF correspondence recently had
with the representative OF Spain in the
United States. with the United States
minister at Madrid. and through the
later with the government OF Spain,
showing the action taken under the
Joint resolution approved April 20. 1898,
FOR the recognition OF the %lndepend-
ence OF the people of Cuba, demanding
that the government OF Spain relln-
qulsh its authority, and government in
the island Of Cuba, and to withdraw It's
lind and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters, and directing the Presl-
dent Of the United States 10 use the
land and naval forces OF the United
States to carry these resolutions into
effect"
upon communication to the Spanish
minister in Washington the demand
which It became the duty OF the execu-
tive to address TO the government OF
Spain In obedience to said resolution,
the minister asked for his passports
and withdrew. The United States min
lister at Madrid was In turn notified by
the Spanish minister for foreign affairs
that the withdrawal OF the Spanish rep
resentative from the United States
had terminated diplomatic relations
between the two countries, and that oil
official communication between their
respective representatives ceased
Herewith.
I commend to your especial attention
the note addressed to the United States
minister at Madrid by the Spanish
minister for foreign affairs on the 2lst
instant, whereby the foregoing notifca-
ton was conveyed. It will be perceived
therefrom that the government OF
Spain having c%ognizance OF the Joint
resolution OF the United States Con-
gress. and in view of the things which
the President Is thereby required and
authorized 10 do. responds by treating
the reasonable demands Of this gov
eminent as measures of hostility; fol-
lowing with the instant and complete
severance of relations by It's action,
which, by the usage of nations, accom-
panies an existant state OF war.
The position of Spain being thus
made known, and being thus denied
with a complete rupture OF internal
course, by the act OF Spain, !, have been
constrained in exercise OF the POWER
conferred upon me by the resolution
aforesaid, to proclaim underN date OF
April %. 1898, n blockade OF certain
ports OF the north corst ceE"u -.
ing between cardenas and Bahia
Fonda and OF. tn
on the south coast Of Cuba; and further,
In exercise of my constitutional poWg.s
and using-the authority conferred upon
me by the act OF Congress approved
April 90. 1898, calling for volunteers
In, order to carry into effect the said. res
olutlon of April 20, 1888, copies of
these proclamations are hereto APP
pended.
In view of he measures so taken,
and with a view to the adoption of
such other measures as may be necesS
carry to enable me to carry out the eX-
pressed will of the Congress of the
United States in the premises, / now
recommend to your honorable body the
adoption of . joint resolution declaring
that a state OF war exists between the
United States and the Kingdom of
Spain, and I urge speedy action
thereon, 10 the end that the definition
of the international status OF the
United States as n belligerent power
may be known. and the assertion OF all
It's rights and the maintenace OF all It's
duties in the conduct of a public war
may be assured.
(Signed) WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington, April
Is, 1895.