The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-06


"a Trhe flre az lnsurrection may flame
~ may smouider with varying SEASON. J.
INT II mas not been, and Il Is plain tnAt
n can not Be cEtingulshed by present
yoethoda. The only hope OF RELIEF ana
Tepoge from o condition which can no
IonRed be endured Il the enforced paein ?
cation Of Cuba. In the name OF h9iaHn-
sly. IN the name OF clylllEaiioIn ~ -
half Of endangered American interests.
which give. US the duty and right 10
Gpeak and 10 acf, the war In Cuba must
IN vIew OF all this. the Congress was
asked 10 authorize and empower the
President TO take measures 70 secure q
full and final termination OF nostlIlSlss
between Spain and the people or Cuga'
and 10 secure in the island the estab-
itabr1e,t ~ 4. stable government, capa-
No Of maintaining order and Observing
~ International obligations. insuring
Teaer and tranquility, and the security
a m citizens, as well as our own, and
Tor the accomplishment OF those ends
10 use the military and naval forces or
the United States as might De neces-
sary; with added authority to continue
generous relief TO the starving people OK
Cuba. a., -.
days OF earnest elaboration, during
which the almost unanimous sentiment
81 your body was developed on every
point. save as to the eTpediency OF coup
ling the proposed action with q formal
recognition OF the republic OF Cuba 40
the true and lawful government OF that
tslnnd-a proposition which failed OF
aduptlon-the Congress, after CONFER
ence, on the 18th OF April, by vote or
AZ to IS In the senate, and 81 TO 6 In the
house OF representatives. passed the
memorable Joint resolution declaring:
First, that the people Of the Island OF
Cuba are, and OF right ought to be,
free and independent.
Second, That II Is the duty Of the
United States to demand, md the gov
eminent OF the United States does here
by demand, that the government OF
Spain at once rellnqulsh Its authority
and government in the island Of Cuba.
and withdraw Its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third. That the President OF the Unit
cd States be, and he hereby r., directed
and empowered to use the entire land
and naval force OF the United States.
and TO call Into the actual service Of
the United States the militia OF the sew
eral states, to such extent as may be
necessary to carry these resolutions Into
eject.
Fourth. That the United States here
bydlsclalms any disposition or intention
10 exercise. sovereignty, jurisdiction or
control OF said island. except for the pa
clhcation thereof. and asserts Its de-
termination when that Is accomplished
TO leave the government aud control OF
the island to Its people"
This resolution was approved by the
Executive on the next day, April 20. A
copy was at once communicated to the
Spanish minister at this capital, who
f0FfhNfyffh nnNnnRrad fhaf t1fo rnnttnrt.
ance in Washington thereby became
impossible. and asked for his passports,
whtchc were given him. He thereupon
withdrew from Washington. leaving the
protection OF Spanish interests in the
United States to the French ambassador
and the Austre-Huhgarian minister.
simultaneously with its Communication
to the Spanish minister here. General
Woodford. the American minister at
Madrid. was telegraphed confirmation
OF the text Of the joint resolution, and
directed to communicate 1t to-the gov
eminent OF Spain, with the formal de-
mRnd that It at once relinquish It's au-
thority and government In the island OF
Cuba, and Withdraw Its forces there
from. coupling this demand with the
announcement OF the intention OF this
government as 20 the future OF the Is
land. in conformity with the fourth
Spain until noon of April % to reply.
That demand. although. as above
shown, officially made known to the
Spanish envoy here. was not delivered
at Madrid. After the instruction reach
ed General Woodford on the morning
OF April 81. but before he could present
It. the Spanish minister OF state notl-
ned him that upon the Presidents ap-
proyal OF the Joint resolution the Ma
dridS government, regarding the act as
equivalent to an evident declaration OF
war" had ordered is minister In
Washington 20 withdraw. thereby
breaking of diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries Fnd ceasing all
oficial Communication between their re-
spectlve representatives,. General
woodtoFd thereupon demanded his
passports, and quilted Madrid the same
day.
Spain having thus denied the demand
OF the United States and Initiated that
complete form of rupture or relations
which attends state OF war. the execu-
1ive powers authorized by the resOiu-
ton were at once used By me to meet
the enlarged contingency OF actual war
between sovereign states. on April q.
proclaimed a blockade OF the north
coast OF Cuba, Including ports on said
coast OF Cuba; and on the 23rd called
for volunteers to execute the purpose o.
che resolution, By nY message of April
%, the Congress was informed OF the
situation, and recommended formal
declaration OF the existence OF a stale
of war between the United States and
Spain. The Congress accordingly voted
on the same day the act approved April
IS, 1888, declaring the existence OF such
war from and including the 21st day OF
April, and re-enacted the provision OF
the resolution OF April 20, directing the
President to use all the armed forces Of
the nation 70 carry that act Into effect.
Due notification OK the existence OF war
as Aforesaid, was given April p, by tel
egraph, to all the governments with
which the United States maintain rela-
tons, IN order that their neutrality
might be assumed during the war. The
various governments responded with
prociamations OF neutrality, each after
Its own methods, II Is not among the
least gratifying Incidents Of the strug-
Gle that the obligations OF neutrality
were impartiallg discharged by all. Of
ten under delicate and difficult circum-
stances.
In further fulhllment OF international
duty, l issued. April &c. n proclaim
ton announcing the treatment propos-
cd 10 be accorded 10 vessels and their
carsOes as to blockade, contraband the
exercise OF the right OF search. and the
immunity Of neutral flags and neutral
goods under the elemy's flag. \ similar
proclamation was made by the Spanish
government. In the conduct OF hostlit-