The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-20

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CUBAN
COMPLICATIONS OF RESOLUTIONS.
The Associated Press dispatches say:
Spain will receive official notification
of the demands of the United States to
day. She then will be informed that the
Cuban resolutions passed by congress at
an early hour Tuesday morning are now
part of the laws of the United States,
and an ultimatum will be sent demand
ing compliance with this law and an
answer within a very short time, prob
ably twenty four hours. Compliance is
not expected, and a forward movement
on Cuba will commence the latter part
of this week, according to tho plans of
the administration. The congressional
Cuban resolution will be signed this
morning. The ultimatum to Spain will
be signed at the same time. The presi
dent early decided to make the two prac-
tically one act by a simultaneous sigma
ture of each.
Two cabinet meetings were held dur
ing yesterday the first beginning at IL
and lasting nearly two hours, and the
second lasting from 3 till $50. At their
close, announcement was made that ex-
ecutive action would be delayed until
to day. Both sessions were principally
devoted to discussion of the ultimatum
to be sent to Madrid. At the morning
session, the president rather favored al
lowing two or even three days in which
to reply to our demand, but 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 "a hours. The reason for
limiting the time to one day or even less
is said to be entirely strategic.
Army and navy experts are beginning
to take less hopeful view of an easy
and quick campaign than they enter
tanned short time ago. Months are now
mentioned instead of weeks, as the prob
able length of hostilities and one emf
nent naval officer, who had experience in
the late war, professed belief that un-
less outside pressure is brought to bear,
a war may easily drag along for year
under the existing conditions.
Apparently the powers have abandoned
open efforts in Washington to influence
the course of our government.
The senate and house both had adopted
the conference report at 2:30 Tuesday
morning, as follows:
Joint resolution for the recognition of
the independence of the people of Cuba,
demanding that the government of Spain
relinquish its authority and government
in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw
its land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters, and directing the presi-
dent of the United States to use the land
and naval forces of the United States to
carry these resolutions into effect.
| Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the island of Cuba, so near our
own borders, have shocked the moral
sense of the people of the United States,
have been disgrace to christian civil
zation, eliminating, as they have, in the
destruction of United States battle
ship, with 266 of its officers and crew,
while on friendly visit in the harbor of
Havana, and cannot longer be endured,
as has been set forth by the president of
the United States in his message to con
gress, April IL, 1898, upon which the ac-
tion of congress was invited; therefore,
Resolved, BY the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America, in congress assembled:
l. That the people of the island of
Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free
and independent.
2 That it is the duty of the United
States to demand, and the government of
the United States does hereby demand,
that the government of Spain at once
relinquish its authority and government
in the island of Cuba and withdraw its
land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters.
3. That the president of the United
States be, and he hereby is, directed and
empowered to use the entire land and
naval forces of the United States, the
militia of the several states, to such an
extent as may be necessary to carry these
resolutions into effect.
A. That the United States hereby dis
claims any intention to exercise sover
eighty, jurisdiction, or control over said
island, except for the pacifcation thereof;
and asserts its determination, when that
is accomplished, to leave the government
and control of the island to its people.
: Adopted by senate-Yeas, AZ; nays, 30.
Adopted by house-Yeas, 80; nays, 8.